This Week in Gaming: The Outer Worlds 2, ARC Raiders, and Every Must-Play Release (October 27–November 2, 2025)

October is going out with a bang. As we slide into November, the last week of the month is stacked: a big-ticket RPG sequel, a flashy new extraction shooter, a classic JRPG glow-up, and a nostalgia play for fighting game fans. And because it is spooky season, a few smaller horror-leaning releases are lurking too.

The Outer Worlds 2

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam on PC
Release date: October 29, 2025
Price: $69.99

Obsidian is back with a full-fat sequel, and this time you are heading to Arcadia, a shiny new corner of space where the economy looks great and the social fabric is very much not. Factions run the show, and your custom character can be as virtuous or as gloriously awful as you feel like playing. The studio’s still leaning into player-driven chaos, and the returning flaw system keeps things honest: the more you min-max into a space god, the more odd little debuffs can latch on and complicate your life in funny, sometimes brutal ways. It is the kind of mechanic that makes playthroughs feel personal, messy, and memorable.

ARC Raiders

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Epic Games Store, Steam on PC
Release date: October 30, 2025
Price: $39.99

Embark Studios is taking a swing at the extraction shooter with a twist. You drop in as a Raider to scavenge lost tech, upgrade your kit, and get out alive. It is not just other players gunning for you; the world is crawling with hostile robots, each with different behaviors that force you to improvise. The kicker: fighting those machines is loud. Engage a big bot and you basically ring the dinner bell for rival squads. It is tense, it is noisy, and it is designed to make every decision feel like a gamble.

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Steam on PC
Release date: October 30, 2025
Price: $59.99

Square Enix is giving the first two Dragon Quest games the full HD-2D treatment: classic turn-based battles intact, modernized controls, and that diorama-meets-pixel-art look that actually fits these stories like a glove. You start as a descendant of Erdrick on a mission to push back the evil swallowing Alefgard, then jump forward years later as new kingdoms rise and a fresh darkness creeps in. It is the original blueprint for the series, just dressed for 2025.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Platforms: PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Steam on PC
Release date: October 30, 2025
Price: $44.99

Atari (yes, Atari) is publishing a compilation of the classic Mortal Kombat entries for modern systems. You pick which legacy game you want right from the jump and dive in. There is also added lore context baked in to help newcomers make sense of who decapitated whom and why. For anyone curious about the roots of the series or looking to relive couch battles, this is a tidy on-ramp.

Outbreak Island

Platforms: Steam on PC
Release date: October 28, 2025
Price: TBD

New survival sandbox, new nightmare. You are dropped on a huge, hostile island where scavenging is your lifeline. Build out a base, rig up and customize your vehicle, and try to stay one step ahead of whatever is prowling after dark. There is a mystery to piece together if you can keep breathing long enough to investigate, but the game clearly wants you earning every clue.

Also out this week

• Mimesis (Steam on PC) — October 27, 2025 — Price TBD. Co-op horror where communication is everything, except there is an entity that can mimic your voice and behavior to sow chaos among the team. While you are sorting out who to trust, other monsters are hunting you. The goal is simple on paper: stay alive and fix the tram.
• Dispatch — Episodes 3 and 4 (Steam on PC, PlayStation) — October 29, 2025 — $26.99. A narrative, choice-driven superhero story from AdHoc Studios (with Telltale veterans on board). You play a dispatcher trying to reclaim what made them a hero in the first place. After episode 2’s cliffhanger, the next two chapters drop together this week, with momentum building around the Phoenix Program and the evolving dynamic between Robert and Blonde Blazer.
• Dark Moon (Steam on PC) — October 29, 2025 — Price TBD. Survival strategy set on the Moon where the sun itself is a threat. You gather resources, keep the Mechaplex humming, and fend off enemies while managing a crew that responds to your decisions. Make smart calls or risk mutiny-level consequences.

That is the week of October 27 through November 2, 2025. Big sequels, smart remakes, some experimental weirdness, and plenty to play while pretending your doorbell is not ringing for the fifth time.