The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – October 10, 2025

Perhaps the biggest release of the week, Battlefield 6 is finally out! After various betas and server tests that were both successful and reignited a passion among a fanbase burned by 2021’s Battlefield 2042, the final game has launched. Though the campaign might not deliver the same highs found in its multiplayer suite, Battlefield 6 is still a blast to play. I’ve only just begun my time with it and I can’t wait to learn the maps and rotations, find my favorite weapons, and figure out how to get my K/D up. 

Be sure to check out Game Informer’s Battlefield 6 review for an in-depth look at what works, what doesn’t, and what you need to know about it before jumping in this weekend. 

One of the best cooperative brawlers of recent years just launched, and it should be on your radar if you like fantasy, roguelites, or you’re just a fan of great, precise action games. Absolum features an evocative cartoon-esque art style, stirring adventure music, and compelling world-building. But it’s the roguelite loop of runs through a multi-branched map of levels, enemies, and bosses that will keep you (and a friend, if desired) playing for hours and hours. 

Find more details in my full Absolum review, but if you’re simply looking for an easy recommendation for a great beat ’em up game to start this weekend, you can’t go wrong with this one.

I loved the way that 2017’s Battle Chef Brigade imagined Iron Chef battles in an anime tournament arc setting, with all the style and spirit of the Toonami block shows I’d watched growing up. It shouldn’t be a surprise, then, that Battle Suit Aces is nailing the early hours by mixing pieces of Star Trek, Mobile Suit Gundam, and many other episodic sci-fi series with a card-battling RPG.

Even early on, the drive to unlock new characters through specific “episodes” and learn about the world in the process is compelling. Trinket Studio’s art never misses, making for a quickly endearing cast on-board my traveling ship. The card battles are approachable and even surprisingly challenging early on; not enough to bounce players off, but just enough to encourage a pause and quick consideration of my options, rather than auto-piloting through turns. If you’ve been wanting a more story-driven approach to deckbuilding, which ties characters and their growth into the cards you play, Battle Suit Aces is making for a very cozy fall retreat to the stars.

Supermassive Games, the Until Dawn studio that took over development of the series after original developer Tarsier Studios left it to work on Reanimal, released Little Nightmares III this week, and if you’re looking for something spooky to play, you should check it out. I reviewed it for Game Informer, and though Supermassive’s new additions to the series’ formula feel underbaked and the gameplay sometimes repetitive, I still rolled credits with chills down my spine – despite issues, Little Nightmares III delivers the unique, Tim Burton-esque spookiness these games are known for. Just a warning, though: it only features online co-op (with a Friend’s Pass that allows one friend who doesn’t own the game to play it with you); there is, sadly, no couch co-op here. 

For more about my thoughts on the game, read my Little Nightmares III review.