Best games of 2026

What are the best games of 2026 so far? This list follows the year in real time: the highest rated 2026 releases by critics and players, updated along with our catalog of more than 20,000 games.

The 25 best 2026 games

1. 1

   Pragmata (2026)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

   91
2. 2

   Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (2026)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

   91
3. 3

   Esoteric Ebb (2026)

   PC

   90
4. 4

   Cairn (2026)

   PlayStation · PC

   90
5. 5

   Saros (2026)

   PlayStation

   90
6. 6

   007 First Light (2026)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

   87
7. 7

   Mewgenics (2026)

   PC — Steam ↗

   86
8. 8

   Paralives (2026)

   PC

   86
9. 9

   Life is Strange: Reunion (2026)

   PC

   86
10. 10

    Gothic 1 Remake (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    85
11. 11

    Mina the Hollower (2026)

    PC

    85
12. 12

    Romeo is a Dead Man (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    85
13. 13

    Mixtape (2026)

    PC

    84
14. 14

    Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (2026)

    PC

    84
15. 15

    Enshrouded (2026)

    PC

    83
16. 16

    Crisol: Theater of Idols (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    83
17. 17

    Resident Evil 9: Requiem (2026)

    PlayStation · PC — Steam ↗

    81
18. 18

    Forza Horizon 6 (2026)

    PC

    81
19. 19

    Crimson Desert (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    81
20. 20

    Replaced (2026)

    PC

    81
21. 21

    MIO: Memories in Orbit (2026)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    80
22. 22

    No Rest for the Wicked (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    78
23. 23

    Pathologic 3 (2026)

    PC

    78
24. 24

    Nioh 3 (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    77
25. 25

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (2026)

    PlayStation · PC

    76

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.