Top 3 Games To Look Out For In September 2025

September 2025 is looking stacked. Between zombies, bugs, and loot, these three games promise to deliver exactly what we’re craving. Whether you want survival horror, Metroidvania exploration, or shooter madness, Dying Light: The Beast, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Borderlands 4 are the ones to watch. These are our personal favorites and we are heavily biased towards the Dying Light franchise just saying.

1. Dying Light: The Beast

Release Date: September 18, 2025
Platforms: PC (Steam & Epic), PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S at launch; PlayStation 4 & Xbox One coming late 2025.

Techland’s newest entry resurrects Kyle Crane after years of rumors. Originally conceived as a DLC for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, The Beast evolved into a full standalone survival horror game. I personally love the franchise. And I know for a fact so does my boss. This game is so close to my heart, I could be having the worst day of my life and I play this game and it could make me smile, it’s just a very weird feeling because I associate this game a lot with nostalgia. I was always happy when I played the games and I loved the soundtrack, story, setting, voice acting and overall support for the game from the devs.

What We Know

Setting is Castor Woods, a dense forest region haunted by new horrors and anomalies. You’ll face zombies again, but the environment itself is more central here: ambushes, dark woods, and survival tools feel more important.
Story picks up after years of Crane being captured and experimented on by a villain known as “The Baron”. Expect psychological touches, darker tones, more horror-leaning sequences than the previous entries.
Gameplay remains rooted in what made Dying Light strong: parkour, visceral combat, dynamic movement. But there are tweaks. Techland has polished animations, UI, physics, and there’s more emphasis on horror mechanics: sound design, scare moments, tension in exploration.

Why You Should Care

It hit over one million pre-orders, which pushed Techland to move the launch one day earlier (from September 19 to September 18) as a thank-you to fans. That shows confidence.
Fans of Dying Light 2 will appreciate returning themes and continuity. New players can jump in thanks to its standalone structure.
If you love survival horror with mobility, this might be the tightest mix yet in this franchise. Techland seems to have balanced pacing, fear, and action more deliberately. Early feedback suggests it nails immersion.

2. Hollow Knight: Silksong

Release Date: September 4, 2025
Platforms: PC (Steam, GOG), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2

After a long silence, Silksong finally drops. Team Cherry has been quietly shaping this sequel for years, and hype is off the charts.

What We Know

You play Hornet, a fierce and agile character from the first game. She is captured then transported to Pharloom, a new kingdom rich with bugs, beasts, secrets and verticality in movement.
The design builds on Hollow Knight’s strengths: precision combat (needle-based attacks), demanding boss fights, platforming, exploration and world design. But there are additions: new traversal tools, more diverse environment biomes, and a quest system that gently guides discovery.
Price is affordable (around $19.99 USD), which feels like a steal compared to modern AAA games. Day-one Game Pass inclusion adds more value.

Why It’s a Big Deal

Silksong has been among the most wish-listed games on Steam. That level of demand means people are ready, expectations are high.
Platform breadth means almost everyone gets in at launch: handhelds, consoles, PC. That widens the fanbase. The fact that digital storefronts crashed due to demand tells you people care.
The difficulty is still high. It’s typical of the genre and the previous game. Some praise it, some want more forgiving options. Team Cherry appears to have included more accessibility tweaks without compromising the core challenge.

3. Borderlands 4

Release Date: September 12, 2025 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S); Nintendo Switch 2 version arrives October 3, 2025

After several trailers and previews, Borderlands 4 is finally here. The signature cel-shaded gun-mayhem is still intact, but Gearbox pushed a few boundaries.

What We Know

New planet named Kairos, moody environments, vaults, puzzles, and more vertical traversal like hover bikes, grappling hooks and gliding. Game feels like it spread out a bit more rather than being confined to tight zones.
Story trajectory looks more grounded than previous entries. Players are resisting the tyrant known as the Timekeeper. The humor is still wild, but being refined. Characters feel slightly more serious, with emotional beats that land harder.
Loot variety is bigger, weapons have more unique traits and art direction is sharper. Movement improvements matter: double-jump, gliding, better traversal so fights are more mobile. Combat still chaotic in a good way.

What’s Being Fixer-Upped & Early Feedback

Performance issues are cropping up, especially on PC. Some users report frame drops, occasional stutter, menu lag and issues in multiplayer. If you have top-tier hardware, you’ll fare better. Some players say bugs are blemishes at this time but the core gameplay is enough to forgive a lot of it.
Switch 2 version is being watched closely. Because the hardware is less powerful, people wonder how well the visuals and performance will hold up.
Endgame content and story-packs: Borderlands 4 has post-launch roadmap already planned. Story Pack DLCs included in some editions, extra Vault Hunters teased at Tokyo Game Show late September.

TL;DR

You’re getting three very different flavors in one month:

Dying Light: The Beast scratches the survival horror itch with parkour and ambient threats. Expect darker moods, more tension, haunted woods, and a protagonist you already care about.
Silksong is more introspective, precise, built around discovery, skill and a haunting world. If you like challenging platformers, Metroidvania style, or deep lore, it should satisfy more than just nostalgia.
Borderlands 4 is loud, messy, joyful, and ambitious. If you want loot, co-op blasting, bigger world, and chaos with polish, this might be the purist’s pick.

Fans expect Beast to feel more polished than previous entries in the series, Silksong to bring visuals and challenge with more fairness, and Borderlands 4 to finally level up in movement and story without losing its identity.

September 2025 is a golden month for gamers. If you want to pick just one, go for Hollow Knight: Silksong… if you love games that demand patience, precision and exploration. Want action, fear, and dark woods? Dying Light: The Beast. Need co-op chaos, loot, and massive guns? Borderlands 4.

You’ll find all three on Gamers-Outlet.net with pre-orders, legit CD keys, and deals worth watching. Whatever your mood, you’ll be locked in month-long. Just like that retarded kid we talked about earlier in another post. Hehe