September Is So Busy For Games That One Of Them Just Got Delayed To Avoid The Others (And GTA 6)
Overview & Key Takeaways
With GTA 6 launching in November, developers are trying to line up their releases in the months before and after it, and that's made September 2026 very busy. One September release is now shifting to October due to the pileup of September games.
Developer One More Level has announced that Valor Mortis is being delayed from September 24 to October 13 because "September has become absolutely stacked with incredible-looking games."
"We want to give Valor Mortis (and your wallet) some room to breathe," the statement went on.
The developer said it knew Valor Mortis could be delayed some time ago. However, because it was featured in the Xbox Games Showcase, the studio had to show a date it couldn't necessarily commit to because "dates get locked weeks in advance."
“When we picked September 24th, it looked like a very, very clear date,” Blake Rochkind, the head of Valor Mortis publisher Lyrical Games told Game File.
After Remedy announced during the June 2 State of Play that Control Resonant would also release on September 24, "We knew were were moving the date [for Valor Mortis]," he added.
One More Level said the 19-day delay also gives the studio even more time to improve the experience. A free demo for Valor Mortis is available now on Steam.
Valor Mortis is a first-person action souls-like. You play as William, a former soldier of Napoleon's army, who rises for the dead to fight monsters. French actor Vincent Cassel plays Napoleon.
Valor Mortis is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. It will also be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Here are some of the other games releasing in September 2026:
- The Blood of Dawnwalker (September 3)
- Marvel's Wolverine (September 15)
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (September 17)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV (September 17)
- Control Resonant (September 24)
- Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24)
- Minecraft Dungeons II (September 29)
With GTA 6 launching in November, developers are trying to line up their releases in the months before and after it, and that’s made September 2026 very busy. One September release is now shifting to October due to the pileup of September games.
Developer One More Level has announced that Valor Mortis is being delayed from September 24 to October 13 because “September has become absolutely stacked with incredible-looking games.”
“We want to give Valor Mortis (and your wallet) some room to breathe,” the statement went on.
The developer said it knew Valor Mortis could be delayed some time ago. However, because it was featured in the Xbox Games Showcase, the studio had to show a date it couldn’t necessarily commit to because “dates get locked weeks in advance.”
“When we picked September 24th, it looked like a very, very clear date,” Blake Rochkind, the head of Valor Mortis publisher Lyrical Games told Game File.
After Remedy announced during the June 2 State of Play that Control Resonant would also release on September 24, “We knew were were moving the date [for Valor Mortis],” he added.
One More Level said the 19-day delay also gives the studio even more time to improve the experience. A free demo for Valor Mortis is available now on Steam.
Valor Mortis is a first-person action souls-like. You play as William, a former soldier of Napoleon’s army, who rises for the dead to fight monsters. French actor Vincent Cassel plays Napoleon.
Valor Mortis is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. It will also be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Here are some of the other games releasing in September 2026:
- The Blood of Dawnwalker (September 3)
- Marvel’s Wolverine (September 15)
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (September 17)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV (September 17)
- Control Resonant (September 24)
- Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24)
- Minecraft Dungeons II (September 29)
