Don't Skip These Video Games: 13 Hot Titles You Should Buy in September

• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 4, 2024

• Rating: E

Age of Mythology: Retold combines the best elements of the adored Age of Mythology series with modern, real-time strategy conveniences (and notably overhauled graphics). Choose your gods from a roster of classic mythologies. Develop resources and people via divine intervention. Ravage your foes with supernatural disasters. Secure your domain, command monsters and gods, and crush all who oppose you.

• Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One

• Release Date: September 6, 2024

• Rating: T

This month, both Ace Attorney Investigations titles come bundled in one remastered collection. You play as prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, and step outside the courtroom to look into various crimes. Collect evidence, interrogate persons of interest, and use your wit to crack tough cases. Both adventure games feature a graphical facelift, but you can go old-school with pixel art if that's your preference. The collection adds many options, including chapter selection, autoplay, and story mode difficulty.

• Platforms: PS5

• Release Date: September 6, 2024

• Rating: E10

In Astro Bot, Sony's adorable robot mascot and his crew have been scattered across the stars. So you must venture across 50 planets packed with collectibles, danger, and hijinks. Hop across platforms, punch baddies, and topple bosses in this cute and varied action platformer as you journey to find your robot buddies.

• Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 6, 2024

• Rating: E

This year's iteration of NBA 2K comes with numerous improvements across the board. The classic card-collecting mode, MyTEAM, is back, and it features new competitive modes. Likewise, you can lead a new generation of WNBA stars in The W mode. 2K25 lets you manage an NBA franchise or just up your on-court game with fresh movement and sports-sim tech.

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 9, 2024

• Rating: M

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 sees you play as a legendary Ultramarine in third-person shooter action. In it, you continue Lieutenant Titus' story, and enjoy an action-packed campaign in either solo mode or three-person, multiplayer campaign. Mow down hordes of relentless alien Tyranids with your big guns or brutally execute them with fantastic finishers.

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 12, 2024

• Rating: M

Juliet is a cheerleader born into a family of zombie slayers. The undead overruns her high school, and it falls to her to cut them down. This remaster improves the game's graphics and tightens the gameplay to speed up projectiles and chainsaw attacks.

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 13, 2024

• Rating: T

Funko Fusion is a multi-brand mashup action game that lets you play with some of your favorite characters from across comics, games, movies, and TV. Mow down enemies, solve puzzles, discover secrets, and unlock more than 60 playable characters.

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: September 17, 2024

• Rating: M

Final Fantasy XVI blends iconic series elements with brutal political intrigue to create a distinctly dark and beautiful entry in the long-standing franchise. It features true action-driven combat and streamlined RPG elements that take the game in a fresh and fun direction. Previously exclusive to the PS5, it arrives on PC this month.

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 19, 2024

• Rating: M

The ridiculous, zombie-bashing mall romp is back with a glamorous coat of paint. The Deluxe Remaster is a complete graphical overhaul that modernizes the graphics for current-gen consoles. It also features fully voiced dialogue, autosaves, and other improvements to enhance the gameplay experience.

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: September 19, 2024

• Rating: M

God of War Ragnarok improved upon everything the 2018 reboot established, delivering an emotion-packed story and thrilling action combat. Kratos and Atreus set out across the nine realms in search of answers about the coming end of the world. Along the way, they cross paths with angry gods, vicious monsters, and many friendly faces. Ragnarok was previously a PS5 console exclusive but, like Final Fantasy XVI, arrives on PC this month.

• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: September 20, 2024

• Rating: M

In Frostpunk 2, you play as a city steward, ensuring the town's survival. However, an apocalyptic blizzard has ravaged Earth, so you must manage resources to appease the aggressive factions within the Council Hall.

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: September 26, 2024

• Rating: E10

Mysterious rifts have appeared across Hyrule, causing people to disappear. The series' iconic hero, Link, has also gone missing, and it falls on Princess Zelda to rescue him and undo the foul magic assailing the country. Use the magic TriRod to create echoes of objects and enemies you find in the world, and use them to fight, explore, and solve puzzles in this creative new Legend of Zelda vision.

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5

• Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Rating: T

Rogue wizard Marin and Officer Sari butt heads, battling one another in a world where magic is real, but feared. As a result, you must hide your magical identity and avoid law enforcement that would apprehend you for your powers. The stylish melee combat is reminiscent of the action found in the Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts RPGs.

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