Polygon has published a preview of the biggest video game releases expected this autumn, framing the period as unusually packed because publishers are reportedly scheduling titles around November's release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is expected to dominate attention. The list highlights 15 major games, mixing established franchises with new intellectual property, and serves as a guide to what the outlet considers the standout releases before the year's biggest launch arrives.

Among the titles featured are Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games, Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Switch 2, Remedy's genre-shifting sequel Control Resonant, Konami's Silent Hill: Townfall, Ubisoft's remake Rayman Legends Retold, and Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, alongside further entries including new Castlevania, Final Fantasy and Gears of War instalments and the new IP Phantom Blade Zero. The article notes several games take creative departures from their series' norms, such as Control Resonant moving towards hack-and-slash combat, while others, like Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, are tipped as potential Game of the Year contenders.