The definitive review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Infinity Ward closes the rebooted Modern Warfare saga with its strongest campaign in years, a grounded 20-map multiplayer suite, and a DMZ extraction mode that steals the show.
Games reviewed with a point of viewHardware tested where it mattersRumors separated from reportingCulture stays in the conversation
Graphics report // September 2026Featured technology
DLSS 5 Is Here, and the Realism Is Unreal
NVIDIA dropped DLSS 5 on September 3, 2026, and it is the biggest leap in real-time graphics since ray tracing. The new 3D-Guided Neural Rendering does not just upscale frames. It feeds the AI direct access to a game's geometry, materials, and lighting data, then rebuilds the image with photoreal lighting and detail. Skin, sweat, hardwood reflections, arena lighting in NBA 2K27, the first game to ship with it, look genuinely real.
Developers get three AI models to swap in real time plus per-object masking, so artists control exactly where the magic lands. It runs at up to 4K on a single RTX 50-series GPU, with 15 more games confirmed including Starfield, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Resident Evil Requiem. RTX 40 support is coming later this fall.
The catch: early testing shows a real frame rate cost, up to 50 percent in some scenes. But what you get in return is the closest games have ever come to reality.
3D-Guided Neural RenderingRTX 50 SeriesUp to 4K
Release desk // October 2026 edition
New Releases Out Now
Reviewed + scored
7.5 / 10Valor Mortis
A first person Soulslike in Napoleonic Europe; brutal, divisive, and impossible to ignore.
8.2 / 10Echo Weaver
A time loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not abilities, opens the map.
7.7 / 10Forever Ago
A quiet road trip about grief, photography, and finishing the journey that mattered.
8.1 / 10Neon Abyss 2
Four player roguelike chaos; the Abyss, polished and louder than ever.
8.6 / 10Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Evil Empire brings Castlevania back; the highest rated entry in the series since 2005.
8.5 / 10Planet Zoo 2
Frontier's zoo sequel adds aquariums and aviaries; the best zoo sim ever made.
7.0 / 10Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
Pinhead returns in a faithful, rough edged survival horror from Boss Team Games.
8.7 / 10Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
A spectacular aerial campaign with razor-sharp dogfights and blockbuster confidence.
7.5 / 10End of Abyss
Atmospheric sci-fi horror and tightly layered exploration make this an October essential.
7.5 / 10Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Classic crowd-clearing action returns with modern polish and its scale intact.
9 / 10Ghost of Yotei: Echoes of Sekigahara
A focused PS5 expansion with cinematic combat and an emotionally precise closing chapter.
7 / 10MXGP 26
Authentic dirt, demanding lines, and enough rough edges to keep it from the podium.
9 / 10Star Wars: Galactic Racer
High-speed spectacle, exacting handling, and a galaxy that finally feels built for racing.
Deals
Price-drop trackerSample deal board for the October 2026 concept. Prices and end dates below are illustrative, not live or verified offers.
Deal of the day · Example
Helldivers 2
PC · Steam$39.99$19.9950% OFF
Example offer · Meta Quest StoreResident Evil 4 VR
Meta Quest$39.99$23.9940% OFF
Example launch offer · PlayStation StoreNBA 2K27
PlayStation 5$69.99$62.9910% OFF
Example pre-order bonus · XboxStar Wars: Galactic Racer
Xbox Series X|S$59.99BONUS
Example launch offer · Nintendo eShopDynasty Warriors 3 Remastered
Nintendo Switch 2$49.99$44.9910% OFF
Latest Reviews
Four verdicts
8.5The Blood of Dawnwalker
A bold day-night RPG whose ticking clock turns every choice into pressure.
8.0Minecraft Dungeons II
Smart co-op, stronger builds, and a colorful loop that keeps the whole squad moving.
8.0EA Sports UFC 6
The series’ sharpest stand-up and its most readable path for new fighters.
10Forza Horizon 6
Japan becomes the series’ most magnetic open road yet, familiar in rhythm and exceptional in execution.
News
Top stories // November 3, 2026
Top story, Modern Warfare 4
The Warzone roadmap is here: Warzone launches on Switch 2 on Friday, Verdansk returns later in the season, and Avalon is not mentioned at all
Activision published the full Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 blog on Monday, November 2, the post yesterday's package was waiting on. Season 1 goes live at midnight Eastern on Friday, November 6 with the new Hajin and Zodiac maps, and it marks the launch of Warzone on Nintendo Switch 2. Verdansk and Rebirth Island both return later in Season 1, not at launch. The blog answers the playlist and mode questions from yesterday and never mentions Avalon or Black Ops Royale anywhere in its text.
News
Top stories // November 3, 2026Today's top ten stories from across the major game sites, written our way. The homepage stays lean: one lead story, everything else lives here.
Top story, Modern Warfare 4
The Warzone roadmap is here: Warzone launches on Switch 2 on Friday, Verdansk returns later in the season, and Avalon is not mentioned at all
Activision published the full Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 blog on Monday, November 2, the post yesterday's package was waiting on. Season 1 goes live at midnight Eastern on Friday, November 6 with the new Hajin and Zodiac maps, and it marks the launch of Warzone on Nintendo Switch 2. Verdansk and Rebirth Island both return later in Season 1, not at launch. The blog answers the playlist and mode questions from yesterday and never mentions Avalon or Black Ops Royale anywhere in its text.
Zelda, Switch 2
The first Ocarina of Time remake review is in, and its verdict is superb, streamlined and safe
NPR published the first full review of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on Tuesday, November 3, two days before the Switch 2 launch. Reviewer James Perkins Mastromarino calls it a lavish, painstaking remake that enshrines the 1998 classic for a new generation, and also the safest of safe bets, a game that left him oddly bereft even as he praised it. NPR does not score reviews, and no scored review from the major outlets had appeared in the coverage checked at draft time.
GTA 6, launch prep
GTA 6 preload is official for November 12, and the reported 210GB is still only a report
GameRant reported at 6:07 AM Eastern on Tuesday, November 3 that Grand Theft Auto 6 preloads begin on Thursday, November 12, exactly one week before the Thursday, November 19 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, with TheDailyGame carrying the same confirmation the same morning. The game stays locked until its regional midnight unlock. Rockstar has still not published a file size; the roughly 210GB figure remains a report from store data trackers, not a confirmed specification.
Xbox, leadership
Xbox's first chief operating officer breaks her silence, and she disputes almost everything reported about her exit
Helen Chiang, the 21 year Microsoft veteran who ran Minecraft for eight years and became Xbox's first chief operating officer in July, published a LinkedIn post on Monday, November 2 titled Clarity is Kindness. She denies that she was fired for a policy violation, denies leaking, denies leaving for a competitor or over being passed over, and says she has serious concerns about how the standards she believes in were applied in her case. She left Microsoft on October 23, three months into the role. Microsoft has not commented on the statement.
Xbox, Compulsion Games
South of Midnight's director says he probably would not have funded his own game, and that Xbox's money era was always going to end in a shock
In a MinnMax interview with Ben Hanson, South of Midnight creative director David Sears said he was always worried about Xbox's development funding money tap, warned colleagues somebody would close the floodgates one day, and answered yeah, probably when asked whether he would have turned the tap off earlier himself. Kotaku carried the interview on November 2, and VGC, IGN and Wccftech followed by Tuesday morning. Compulsion Games, which made the game, was spun out of Xbox in this year's reset.
Pokemon, Nintendo
The Pokemon Company is counting down in hours to November 30, and nobody outside the company knows why
Three posts on The Pokemon Company's Japanese X account carry numbers that decrease by exactly the hours elapsed between them: 1,025 under a Bulbasaur logo on October 18, 843 under Goodra on October 26, and 676 under Teddiursa on Monday, November 2. Serebii webmaster Joe Merrick did the arithmetic in public: the countdown reaches zero at 2 PM UTC, 9 AM Eastern, on Monday, November 30. The newest post adds a phrase that translates as Continue with Pokemon. The leading guess is a Pokemon Winds and Waves reveal. It is a guess, and this article labels it as one throughout.
Playable today, subscriptions
Playable today: November's PS Plus trio is claimable, Pit of Goblin leaves early access on Game Pass, and Zero Parades reaches consoles
Tuesday, November 3 is the month's first big service day. PlayStation Plus members can claim Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2 from today through Monday, November 30, with the rollout reported as already underway. On Xbox, Pit of Goblin launches its 1.0 release day one on Game Pass and the Football Manager 27 Launch Preview opens on PC, while ZA/UM's Zero Parades: Director's Cut arrives on consoles as a purchase. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered and the ArcheAge Chronicles early access launch round out the day.
Alien Isolation 2, preview
Alien: Isolation 2 keeps the faith: one alien is enough, a new hero named Blake, and a planet called LV-921
IGN sat down with creative director Al Hope and project art director Ana Sopikova at the Lucca Comics and Games Festival and published the interview on November 2. The sequel, due in 2027 from Creative Assembly, stays pure survival horror in the window of the 1979 film. Amanda Ripley is not the protagonist this time: players are Blake, a Weyland-Yutani manager who has never met the creature, arriving on planet LV-921 to find the laboratory Amanda jettisoned from Sevastopol, with the same xenomorph from the first game inside it.
Dead by Daylight, community
Dead by Daylight's second apology moves to the main account: the gifted content is revoked and the creator rules are being rewritten
Behaviour Interactive posted a long follow up statement on the main Dead by Daylight account on Tuesday, November 3, after its November 1 apology on the much smaller DbD Pulse account drew criticism for its placement. The studio now says the content gifted to streamer TheBurntPeanut during a Halloween weekend stream has been removed, that the gift happened quickly, without due diligence or the usual team discussion, and that its internal guidelines for creator interactions are being rewritten. VGC and Insider Gaming both carried the new statement on November 3.
Borderlands, Gearbox
Borderlands passes 100 million copies, and Gearbox is asking fans where the series goes next
2K and Gearbox announced on Monday, November 2 that the Borderlands franchise has officially crossed 100 million units sold worldwide, from the first game through Borderlands 4 and everything in between. With Borderlands 4's Year 1 roadmap wrapped, the studio confirmed more content is coming in 2027, that Weekly Activity refreshes and Community Challenges continue, and that it is taking a bigger look at the franchise as a whole, asking players directly which characters and stories they want next. The community charity event The Hunt begins Friday, November 6 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
PS5 Reviews
83 reviewed games · newest firstThe complete PS5 review catalog, separated from the homepage for focused browsing.
9 / 10Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Roguelike arcade racing from Criterion veterans; early reviews call it a blast with 12-player cross-platform multiplayer.
8.7 / 10Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Franchise-best entry; spectacular 30-sortie campaign and the series' first cross-platform multiplayer.
8.1 / 10Neon Abyss 2
Roguelike shooter sequel; four player co-op chaos and snowballing item synergies.
7.7 / 10Forever Ago
Annapurna road trip about grief and photography; a short, beautiful drive north.
8.2 / 10Echo Weaver
Time loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not abilities, opens the map.
7.5 / 10Valor Mortis
Napoleonic soulslike FPS from the Ghostrunner studio; brutal parry duels in a plague drowned Europe.
7.5 / 10End of Abyss
Atmospheric sci-fi survival-horror metroidvania from ex-Little Nightmares devs; great exploration, rough day-one launch.
7.5 / 10Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Faithful modern revival of the PS2 classic; basic by modern standards, but that is the point.
6 / 10MXGP 26: The Official Game
A worthy UE5 reboot baseline for the series; thin content and weak AI mean it is not the complete package yet.
7.5 / 10Minecraft Dungeons II
The game the original was trying to be; open world, 12 gear slots, and the brand-new Sift dimension.
7.5 / 10EA Sports FC 27
Authentic Gameplay 2.0 won critics over; Ultimate Team monetization kept the user score in the gutter as usual.
7.5 / 10Marvel's Wolverine
Critics underwhelmed by familiar Insomniac formula, but players love it; brutal, cinematic Logan.
6 / 10NHL 27
Reworked physics and smarter AI praised; AI-generated commentary and stale legacy modes criticized.
8.5 / 10Halloween: The Game
Deeply divisive asymmetric horror from the Friday the 13th devs; faithful Haddonfield, technically rough everything else.
7.5 / 10NBA 2K27
Sharp on-court upgrades undercut by the same microtransaction story; the biggest critic/user split in sports.
8 / 10The Blood of Dawnwalker
Ex-Witcher 3 devs' vampire RPG with a standout 30-day time-budget system; clunky combat is the one real complaint.
8 / 10Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
50v50 chain-of-command warfare transplanted to Vietnam; not Battlefield pacing, and that is the selling point.
7.5 / 10Madden NFL 27
The new Persona Engine and rebuilt Franchise mode earned real praise; online issues and MUT kept fans skeptical.
7.5 / 10EA Sports College Football 27
Best on-field college football EA has ever made; the launch microtransaction backlash forced EA to backpedal.
7.5 / 10EA Sports UFC 6
Best UFC game since EA took over; fighters finally feel distinct, but launch online issues and monetization backlash hurt.
8.5 / 10Saros
Housemarque's best game ever; Returnal's bullet-hell brilliance with a friendlier roguelite loop.
8.5 / 10Resident Evil Requiem
One of the best-reviewed games of 2026; the next mainline Resident Evil that lived up to the hype.
8 / 10Battlefield 6
The Battlefield comeback after 2042; stellar multiplayer dragged down by a forgettable campaign.
8.5 / 10Ghost of Yotei
A gorgeous samurai epic that improves on Tsushima in every way except an open world that feels slightly dated.
9 / 10Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Kojima weirdness with massively improved combat and traversal; the sequel the first game deserved.
8 / 10Doom: The Dark Ages
Medieval Doom with a shield saw and dragons; heavier and slower than Eternal, but the combat remains formidable.
9 / 10Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A 33-person French studio's debut that became the best-reviewed game of 2025; turn-based RPG perfection with soulslike parries.
8 / 10Assassin's Creed Shadows
Feudal Japan finally done right by Ubisoft; a strong sendoff chapter closed its two-year run.
8.5 / 10Split Fiction
Hazelight's co-op follow-up to It Takes Two; best-reviewed game of early 2025 and EA's first 90+ in thirteen years.
8.5 / 10Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom's fastest-selling game ever (8M in 3 days) with a divided PC player base; the hunt itself is the best it has ever been.
8.5 / 10Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The gritty medieval sim done right this time; doubled the world, kept the soul, sold millions.
8 / 10Helldivers 2
The co-op phenomenon that refuses to die; 22.9M+ players and counting, with a film announced for 2027.
8 / 10Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The best Call of Duty in a decade per critics; omnimovement revived multiplayer and the campaign surprised everyone.
8.5 / 10Silent Hill 2 (2024 remake)
Bloober Team silenced the doubters with a faithful, expanded remake of the survival-horror classic; players rated it even higher than critics.
9 / 10Astro Bot
The definitive PS5 platformer, pure joy in every level.
9 / 10Black Myth: Wukong
China's first AAA blockbuster; sublime boss fights and visuals held back by bland exploration and launch tech issues.
8 / 10Stellar Blade
Slick character-action combat carries a thin story; the people's champion of 2024.
9 / 10Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
The globe-trotting FFVII remake trilogy's middle chapter fulfilled the promise of classic Final Fantasy in AAA form.
9 / 10Tekken 8
The best Tekken since Tekken 3; the Heat system made the king of 3D fighters welcoming to newcomers.
9 / 10The Last of Us Part II Remastered
The definitive version of Naughty Dog's divisive masterpiece, with the No Return roguelike mode as the headline addition.
9 / 10Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Insomniac's bigger, faster, Venom-powered sequel; the ultimate superhero power fantasy on PS5.
9.5 / 10Baldur's Gate 3
Larian's D&D epic set the new bar for RPGs; still the benchmark everything gets measured against.
8.5 / 10Diablo IV
Blizzard's fastest-selling game ever with a huge critic/user split; strong campaign, contentious live-service endgame.
9 / 10Street Fighter 6
The complete package Street Fighter V never was at launch; the fighting game renaissance starts here.
9 / 10Resident Evil 4 (2023 remake)
Capcom's remake gold standard; one of the best-reviewed games of 2023 and the blueprint every remake chases.
9 / 10God of War Ragnarok
The Norse saga finale that nearly matched Elden Ring's crown; Santa Monica at its storytelling peak.
8.5 / 10The Last of Us Part I
A lavish ground-up remake of a classic that nobody asked for but everyone respected.
8.5 / 10Gran Turismo 7
Critics call it the definitive console driving sim; players revolted over the grind economy.
9 / 10Elden Ring
FromSoftware's open-world masterpiece; the game that defined Game of the Year 2022.
8.5 / 10Horizon Forbidden West
Bigger, prettier, better sequel to Zero Dawn; one of the best-looking open worlds on the console.
8.5 / 10Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
The complete samurai package with the Iki Island expansion; the essential PS5 version of a PS4 classic.
8.5 / 10Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The first true next-gen showpiece; dimension-hopping action that still shows off the PS5 SSD.
8.5 / 10Returnal
Housemarque's brutal roguelike shooter that doubles as the ultimate DualSense showcase; Saros is its friendlier successor.
9 / 10Demon's Souls (2020 remake)
Bluepoint's ground-up remake of the FromSoftware original that started the Soulslike genre; still the PS5's defining launch showcase.
Coming SoonThe Wolf Among Us Remastered
Telltale's noir Fables classic returns remastered. Review pending.
8.5 / 10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The year's biggest shooter; first Call of Duty on a Nintendo platform in 13 years (native Switch 2 build).
Coming SoonFinal Fantasy Resonance
The first HD-2D Final Fantasy; details thin in sources. Review pending.
8.6 / 10Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Evil Empire's Metroidvania revival; the highest rated Castlevania since 2005.
8.5 / 10Planet Zoo 2
Frontier's zoo sim sequel; aquariums, aviaries, and the deepest management loop in the genre.
8.5 / 10Planet Zoo 2
The best zoo simulation ever made; fully aquatic and flying species headline the sequel.
8.5 / 10Planet Zoo 2
Frontier's zoo sim sequel; aquariums, aviaries, and the deepest management loop in the genre.
7.5 / 10Valor Mortis
Napoleonic soulslike FPS from the Ghostrunner studio; brutal parry duels in a plague drowned Europe.
7.0 / 10Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
Extreme gore survival horror from Boss Team Games; Doug Bradley returns as Pinhead.
8.5 / 10Gears of War: E-Day
The prequel that reminds you why Gears mattered; a UE5 showpiece with a darker, horror-tinged tone.
9 / 10Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Roguelike arcade racing from Criterion veterans; up to 12-player cross-platform multiplayer.
8.7 / 10Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Franchise-best entry; a spectacular 30-sortie campaign with the series' first cross-platform multiplayer.
8.1 / 10Neon Abyss 2
More Abyss, done better, with company; addictive run based shooting.
7.7 / 10Forever Ago
Narrative adventure about finishing the trip a loved one could not.
8.2 / 10Echo Weaver
One of the smartest Metroidvanias in years; knowledge as progression.
7.5 / 10End of Abyss
Atmospheric sci-fi survival-horror metroidvania from ex-Little Nightmares devs; launch bugs mostly fixed by the day-one patch. Halloween-season pick.
7.5 / 10Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
A faithful modern revival of the PS2 classic; basic and repetitive by modern standards, and that is the point.
6 / 10MXGP 26: The Official Game
A real UE5 reboot with dynamic track deformation; thin content and rough edges mean it is a baseline, not a finished package.
7.5 / 10Minecraft Dungeons II
The open-world sequel the original was trying to be; deeper gear, bigger world, despite familiar ideas.
7.5 / 10EA Sports FC 27
Authentic Gameplay 2.0 won critics over; the Ultimate Team economy keeps user reviews split.
6 / 10Samson: A Tyndalston Story
The Just Cause creator's rough, technically rough brawler; a genuine redemption arc in progress with 12+ patches.
6 / 10NHL 27
Reworked physics and smarter AI; the AI-generated commentary (EA confirmed, with consent) was widely criticized.
8.5 / 10Halloween: The Game
Faithful 1978 Haddonfield recreation from the Friday the 13th team; sharply divisive asymmetrical horror.
7.5 / 10NBA 2K27
Great on-court action with 7,000+ new animations; same old microtransaction story off the court.
8 / 10The Blood of Dawnwalker
The ex-Witcher 3 devs' vampire RPG; the 30-day time-budget system is the standout mechanic, clunky combat the weak link.
8 / 10Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
The 50v50 chain-of-command formula transplanted to Vietnam; brutal learning curve, not Battlefield pacing.
7.5 / 10Madden NFL 27
The Persona Engine and rebuilt Franchise mode make it the best Madden in years; launch online issues and MUT remain the concerns.
9 / 10Palworld
"Pokemon with guns" that became a phenomenon; the indie survival hit that survived a Nintendo lawsuit and kept growing.
7.5 / 10EA Sports College Football 27
The best college football EA has made; launch MTX backlash got review-bombed, then EA walked the controversial monetization back.
7.5 / 10EA Sports UFC 6
The best UFC since EA took over; fighters feel distinct, but the ground game still needs a revamp.
9 / 10Forza Horizon 6
Highest-rated game of 2026; Japan is the series' biggest and most beautiful map ever.
8.5 / 10Resident Evil Requiem (RE9)
Leon Kennedy + newcomer Grace Ashcroft's dual-horror epic; the best mainline RE since RE4 (2005).
8 / 10Doom: The Dark Ages
The Slayer goes medieval; heavier stand-and-fight combat divided Eternal purists, but the shield-saw combat sings.
8 / 10The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
UE5 remake of the 2006 classic; the most popular Game Pass title of 2025, 4M+ players in days.
8 / 10Assassin's Creed Shadows
Feudal Japan done right; the free Black Tides update closes Naoe and Yasuke's story as support winds down.
8 / 10Avowed
Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity action RPG; plays it safe, but the worldbuilding shines.
8.5 / 10Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Highest-rated Xbox console exclusive of 2024; the best Indy adventure since the LucasArts days.
8 / 10Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
A short, brutal, beautiful descent into psychosis; niche but unforgettable.
9 / 10Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese mythology boss-rush epic; jaw-dropping bosses and visuals, uneven level design between them.
8 / 10Helldivers 2
Co-op chaos with friendly fire always on; 22.9M+ players across platforms, PS Plus Extra since Aug 2026.
7.5 / 10Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Ambitious career mode and streamed landscape tech, marred by a server-plagued launch; the flight-sim gold standard when it works.
9 / 10Tekken 8
The best Tekken in decades; the Heat system makes it the most approachable entry yet without losing depth.
9.5 / 10Resident Evil 4 (remake)
The gold standard of remakes; Leon's rescue mission remains one of the decade's best action games.
9.5 / 10Baldur's Gate 3
2023 Game of the Year; the new gold standard for CRPGs, with split-screen co-op on Series X.
8.5 / 10Forza Motorsport
Turn 10's sim return; gorgeous and welcoming, but launched lighter on content than fans wanted.
8.5 / 10Starfield
Bethesda's biggest RPG in space; vast, ambitious, and divisive, with Game Pass doing the heavy lifting.
8.5 / 10Diablo IV
The darkest, most cinematic Diablo yet; critics loved it, players fought over monetization.
9 / 10Street Fighter 6
Capcom's full comeback; World Tour, Battle Hub, and the Drive Gauge make it the complete fighting package.
8.5 / 10Hi-Fi Rush
Tango Gameworks' rhythm-action surprise; 2023's most joyful out-of-nowhere hit.
8.5 / 10Pentiment
A medieval murder mystery in illuminated-manuscript art; Xbox's highest-rated first-party release of 2022.
8 / 10Grounded
Obsidian's tiny survival gem; Honey-I-Shrunk-The-Kids co-op at its best.
9 / 10Elden Ring
FromSoftware's open-world masterpiece; the 2022 Game of the Year and the genre's new benchmark.
8.5 / 10Halo Infinite
The best Halo campaign in years; open-world Zeta Halo won the series back.
9 / 10Forza Horizon 5
Mexico's festival racer; the joint highest-rated new game of 2021, still heavily played.
8.5 / 10Sea of Thieves
Launched thin, grew into Xbox's most beloved co-op sandbox; years of updates turned it around completely.
8.5 / 10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The first Call of Duty on a Nintendo platform in 13 years; a native Switch 2 build (84.9 GB) with Mads Mikkelsen as the antagonist.
7.7 / 10Forever Ago
Annapurna road trip about grief and photography; a short, beautiful drive north.
8.2 / 10Echo Weaver
Time loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not abilities, opens the map.
Coming SoonNintendo Switch Sports Resort
Tennis, badminton and new beach sports return; reviews pending launch.
Coming SoonFinal Fantasy Resonance
The first HD-2D Final Fantasy ever; late-October RPG priority.
9 / 10Resident Evil 2 (Deluxe Edition, Switch 2)
The survival-horror remake gold standard, now native and portable on Switch 2.
8 / 10Resident Evil 3 (Switch 2)
Short but intense; Nemesis stalks the Switch 2 natively.
9 / 10Resident Evil 4 (Gold Edition, Switch 2)
The definitive modern action-horror experience; Gold Edition bundles Separate Ways, Mercenaries and all extras.
9 / 10It Takes Two (Switch 2 port)
Josef Fares' co-op masterpiece finally arrives on Nintendo hardware.
8 / 10The Crew Motorfest (Switch 2 port)
Ubisoft's open-world racer comes to Switch 2; reception of the port pending.
8 / 10Hell Is Us (Switch 2 port)
Rogue Factor's eerie drone-assisted action adventure lands on Switch 2; port reception pending.
7.0 / 10Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
Boss Team Games' first-person survival horror take on Pinhead's mythos; a Halloween-season priority.
8 / 10Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (Switch 2 port)
The 2024 Warren Spector remake comes to Switch 2; port reception unverified.
8.5 / 10Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 (Switch 2 ports)
Two of the best HD-2D JRPGs arrive on Switch 2 in one package.
7.5 / 10Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
A faithful revival of the PS2 classic; basic by modern standards, but that is the point.
7.5 / 10Minecraft Dungeons II
The game the original was trying to be; an interconnected open world, deeper gear, and the new Sift dimension, held back by uneven balance and late-game frame freezes.
7.5 / 10EA Sports FC 27
Authentic Gameplay 2.0 and Career Mode innovations win critics over, but Ultimate Team monetization keeps players divided.
7.5 / 10NBA 2K27
Smooth on-court play and 7,000+ new animations, sunk by the ever-present microtransactions and a big critic/user split. Cover athletes: Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, Derrick Rose (Ultra).
7.5 / 10Madden NFL 27
The new Persona Engine and rebuilt Franchise mode earn cautious praise, but launch online issues and MUT monetization keep fans skeptical.
8.5 / 10Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2 Edition)
The cozy-life sim that defined 2020 gets its biggest update ever, five years later.
8.5 / 10Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Deeply divisive; either Samus's triumphant return or a diluted open-world misstep.
8 / 10Octopath Traveler 0
A bold reinvention of the HD-2D formula with town building and a focused narrative; arguably the series' best.
8.5 / 10Marvel Cosmic Invasion
A love letter to 90s arcade beat 'em ups with 15 playable Marvel heroes; the Switch 2 port is the weakest version technically.
8.5 / 10Kirby Air Riders
Chaotic racing-combat that critics mostly enjoyed and EDGE hated; a sharply divisive game.
7.5 / 10Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Musou mayhem in the Zelda universe; exactly what it says on the tin.
7.8 / 10Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Delivered for Pokemon fans and saved the Switch 2's holiday, without transforming the formula.
6 / 10Little Nightmares III
A solid but unadventurous sequel; the new co-op is welcome but the Supermassive entry splits critics and fans.
9.5 / 10Hades II
Supergiant's first sequel perfects the roguelike formula; bigger, deeper, and the best-reviewed game of 2025.
8 / 10Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Sega's fastest, most fan-pleasing Sonic racer ever, though it sold below Sega's expectations against Mario Kart World.
7.5 / 10Cronos: The New Dawn
Bloober Team's original time-travel survival horror; intense and atmospheric, with combat that never quite escapes its Dead Space inspirations.
6 / 10Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion
Fast, deep, open-world mecha action with outrageous customization; the Switch 2 version runs rough in big battles.
9 / 10Hollow Knight: Silksong
The long-awaited sequel lived up to the hype; a brutally hard, beautifully crafted new metroidvania gold standard.
8 / 10Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2)
The patched, DLC-complete Gold Edition redeemed the divisive 2024 original; the best-reviewed version is on Switch 2.
9 / 10Donkey Kong Bananza
The Switch 2's showcase title; destruction-driven 3D platforming at its most joyful.
8.5 / 10Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
A largely successful remake of two all-time classics, slightly dinged by THPS4's reworked career and soundtrack licensing gaps.
9 / 10Mario Kart World
Dazzling but not as full-bodied as 8 Deluxe yet; the system seller.
9.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch 2 Edition)
Still one of the greatest games ever made, now running at its best on Switch 2.
9.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch 2 Edition)
Nintendo's most sublime sequel, now the definitive version with boosted visuals, performance and Zelda Notes support.
8.5 / 10Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
A benchmark Switch 2 port of one of the best action RPGs of the decade, Phantom Liberty included.
8.5 / 10Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition
The most complete version of Capcom's genre-peak fighter, running a stable 60fps on Switch 2.
8.5 / 10Split Fiction
Hazelight's co-op masterclass; one of 2025's best games, portable with GameShare support.
8.5 / 10Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
The definitive version of the series' best entry, with new cutscenes, English dub and co-op mode.
8 / 10Hogwarts Legacy (Switch 2)
The definitive portable version of the Wizarding World hit, finally with nothing to envy other platforms.
8 / 10Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster
The 3DS JRPG classic rescued and polished; the launch-window sleeper pick alongside Mario Kart World.
8 / 10Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
The best Rune Factory yet; farming sim meets action RPG in a gorgeous Japanese-inspired setting.
8 / 10Sid Meier's Civilization VII
The boldest reinvention of Civ's formula in decades; divisive at launch but a deep strategy foundation, now with mouse controls on Switch 2.
8.5 / 10Hitman World of Assassination: Signature Edition
The complete Agent 47 trilogy goes portable, but the port is compromised by frame-rate wobbles and a game-key card.
7 / 10Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet
The weakest-launching mainline Pokemon ever, now finally the game it should have been on Switch 2.
8 / 10Splatoon 3
The definitive team ink-shooter with an active online scene and the well-received Side Order expansion.
9 / 10Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
60+ fighters and 100+ stages; the ultimate Nintendo crossover, still the benchmark party fighter.
9.5 / 10Super Mario Odyssey
A joyous, densely packed 3D platformer that remains tied with Breath of the Wild as the highest-rated Switch game.
7.4 / 10Emio: The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
A small town murder mystery with a grinning suspect; Nintendo’s darkest detective revival.
9 / 10Super Mario Bros. Wonder
2D Mario's wildest reinvention; every Wonder Flower is a surprise.
8.1 / 10Neon Abyss 2
Roguelike shooter sequel; four player co-op chaos and snowballing item synergies.
8.5 / 10Pikmin 4
The coziest, biggest Pikmin ever; Oatchi the space dog steals the show.
9.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Built on BotW's foundation and soared past it with Fuse, Ultrahand, and three layers of Hyrule.
9 / 10Metroid Prime Remastered
The GameCube classic rebuilt with reverence; proof Samus never left.
8.5 / 10Bayonetta 3
Over-the-top witch action with kaiju summons; divisive story, incredible combat.
9 / 10Persona 5 Royal
The definitive edition of one of the greatest JRPGs ever, finally portable.
8.5 / 10NieR: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition
Yoko Taro's genre-defying masterpiece, miraculously running on Switch.
8 / 10Splatoon 3
Nintendo's freshest shooter; Turf War remains unmatched multiplayer chaos.
8.5 / 10Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Monolith Soft's emotional epic; the series' storytelling peak.
8.5 / 10Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby's first real 3D adventure; Mouthful Mode is pure joy.
8 / 10Triangle Strategy
Tactics Ogre's spiritual successor; choices that genuinely fork the story.
8.5 / 10Metroid Dread
Samus's triumphant return to 2D after 19 years; the E.M.M.I. are terrifying.
8.5 / 10Monster Hunter Rise
The hunt perfected for portable play; Wirebugs changed everything.
8.5 / 10Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
The Wii U gem polished plus an entirely new open-world Mario experiment.
9 / 10Ori and the Will of the Wisps
A heartbreaking, gorgeous metroidvania that runs like a dream on Switch.
9.5 / 10Hades
Supergiant's roguelike that made dying feel like progress; an instant classic.
8.5 / 10Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
The Wii classic remade with a new epilogue; the definitive way to play Shulk's story.
9 / 10Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The cozy island escape that defined the 2020 lockdown era; 75K+ Amazon ratings.
8 / 10Alien: Isolation
The scariest game on Switch; a technical marvel of a port.
8.6 / 10Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi's haunted hotel is Nintendo's most charming adventure; Gooigi co-op is genius.
8.5 / 10The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
The "impossible port" that proved the Switch could do anything.
9 / 10Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
The definitive version of a JRPG classic, with orchestral music and 2D mode.
8.5 / 10Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
The first Ori's painterly platforming; a tearjerker with flawless controls.
8.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Game Boy classic rebuilt as a gorgeous toy diorama; 24.5K Amazon ratings.
9 / 10Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
The deepest tactical RPG ever made, miraculously playable on a handheld.
8.5 / 10Astral Chain
Platinum's neon-soaked action RPG; dual-character combat like nothing else.
8.5 / 10Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Strategy RPG meets Hogwarts drama; three houses, three completely different wars.
8.5 / 10Dragon Quest Builders 2
Minecraft meets Dragon Quest RPG; the rare builder with a real story.
8.5 / 10Super Mario Maker 2
Infinite Mario levels from the community plus a real story mode this time.
8.5 / 10Slay the Spire
The deck-building roguelike that spawned a genre; dangerously addictive.
8.5 / 10Cuphead
1930s cartoon visuals meet brutally hard boss rushes; a miracle port.
8 / 10Katana Zero
One-hit-kill neo-noir action with a time-rewind twist; style for days.
8 / 10Tetris 99
99-player battle royale Tetris; the best free game on the system.
9 / 10Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Everyone is here. The biggest crossover in gaming history, and it plays beautifully.
9 / 10Undertale
The indie RPG where nobody has to die; humor, heart, and one of gaming's best soundtracks.
8.5 / 10Dead Cells
Roguelike meets metroidvania with endlessly replayable combat.
8 / 10Octopath Traveler
HD-2D before it was cool; eight stories, gorgeous pixel art, Bravely-style combat.
9 / 10Inside
Playdead's bleak, wordless masterpiece; one of the eeriest games ever made.
9 / 10Hollow Knight
The indie metroidvania all others are measured against; Hallownest is unforgettable.
9 / 10Bayonetta 2
Platinum's witch at her most stylish; the Switch port of a Wii U essential.
9 / 10Celeste
A brutally precise platformer about climbing a mountain and facing yourself.
8 / 10Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Divisive gacha-blade systems aside, an epic JRPG with an unforgettable ending.
8 / 10The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The definitive portable version of a timeless RPG; Zelda amiibo gear included.
9.5 / 10Super Mario Odyssey
Mario's globe-trotting masterpiece; Cappy might be Nintendo's best new mechanic in decades.
8.5 / 10Stardew Valley
One dev's farming sim that became a phenomenon; endlessly replayable.
8.5 / 10SteamWorld Dig 2
Digging-based metroidvania perfection; better than the original in every way.
8.5 / 10Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
XCOM meets Mario, and it somehow works brilliantly.
9 / 10Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The definitive kart racer; the Booster Course Pass made it endless.
9.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The open-world revolution that redefined the genre and launched the Switch.
9 / 10Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
The complete Shovel Knight saga; a love letter to the NES era done right.
Coming SoonPhantom Blade Zero
Late-month action priority; review pending.
8.5 / 10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The year's biggest FPS launch, first COD on a Nintendo platform in 13 years.
8.5 / 10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Infinity Ward's saga finale on PS5: a 16-mission campaign, 20 multiplayer maps and the DMZ extraction mode.
8.5 / 10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The full package on Steam: the campaign, grounded 20-map multiplayer and DMZ, with cross-play and cross-progression.
8.6 / 10Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Whip cracking Metroidvania from the Dead Cells studio; a top five Castlevania, full stop.
8.6 / 10Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
The series returns in 2D; the Switch version runs at 30 fps with softer visuals.
8.6 / 10Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Evil Empire's Metroidvania revival; whip traversal and tarot spells in 1499 Paris.
7.5 / 10Valor Mortis
First person Soulslike in Napoleonic Europe; a flawed swing that connects more than it misses.
7.0 / 10Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
First-person survival horror from Boss Team Games; divided critics, devoted players.
7.0 / 10Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
First-person survival horror from Boss Team Games; an authenticity win wrapped around a rough game.
9 / 10Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Roguelike arcade racer from Criterion vets with up to 12-player cross-platform multiplayer.
8.5 / 10Gears of War: E-Day
The UE5 prequel that reminds you why Gears mattered, with punishing PC hardware demands.
8 / 10Aion 2
NC's UE5 MMO revival; stunning but carrying mobile-era baggage.
8.7 / 10Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Franchise-best entry with a spectacular 30-sortie campaign and first cross-platform multiplayer.
8.1 / 10Neon Abyss 2
Roguelike shooter sequel; four player co-op chaos and snowballing item synergies.
7.7 / 10Forever Ago
Annapurna road trip about grief and photography; a short, beautiful drive north.
8.2 / 10Echo Weaver
Time loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not abilities, opens the map.
7.5 / 10Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Faithful modern revival of the PS2 classic, best way to play it; repetitive by modern standards, but that is the point.
7.5 / 10End of Abyss
Atmospheric sci-fi survival-horror metroidvania from ex-Little Nightmares devs, with launch bugs mostly fixed by day-one patch.
6 / 10MXGP 26: The Official Game
A real UE5 reboot with dynamic track deformation, but thin content and weak AI.
7.5 / 10Minecraft Dungeons II
The open-world dungeon crawler the original was trying to be, polished but low on originality.
7.5 / 10EA Sports FC 27
Authentic Gameplay 2.0 won critics, but Ultimate Team monetization split players from critics.
8.5 / 10Halloween: The Game
Faithful 1978 Haddonfield with a real Myers story mode, but divisive jank and balance issues.
7.5 / 10NBA 2K27
Slicker on-court play with 7,000+ new animations, but microtransactions sank user scores to 3.8.
8 / 10The Blood of Dawnwalker
Ex-Witcher devs' vampire RPG with a standout 30-day time-budget system, held back by clunky combat.
8 / 10Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
The brutal 50v50 chain-of-command formula transplanted to Vietnam with helicopters, tunnels, and full crossplay.
7.5 / 10Madden NFL 27
The Persona Engine and rebuilt Franchise mode won critics over, but online issues and MUT monetization kept user scores low.
7.5 / 10EA Sports College Football 27
Best on-field college football EA has made, marred by a launch microtransaction backlash EA later walked back.
9 / 10Forza Horizon 6
Highest-rated game of 2026; Japan is the series' biggest and most beautiful map ever.
6 / 10Samson: A Tyndalston Story
Technically rough and unfinished at launch, but a genuine redemption arc with 12+ patches and rising Steam reviews.
9.5 / 10Schedule I
A solo dev's drug-dealing sim that beat every AAA game on Steam's 2025 charts.
9.5 / 10R.E.P.O.
Physics-chaos co-op horror; Lethal Company energy with its own deranged identity.
8 / 10Assassin's Creed Shadows
Ubisoft's feudal Japan epic, generally favorable and well supported with free updates through its final June 2026 chapter.
8 / 10Helldivers 2
The live-service co-op shooter that keeps giving, with the Illuminate faction and PS Plus inclusion driving 2026.
8.5 / 10Silent Hill 2 (2024 remake)
Bloober Team silenced the doubters with a faithful, terrifying modern retelling.
9 / 10Black Myth: Wukong
Spectacular boss-rush action RPG and Steam's second-biggest launch ever (2.2M peak CCU), with bland level design between the boss fights.
8 / 10Manor Lords
The medieval city builder of a generation, built by one dev; deep, gorgeous, still growing.
9.5 / 10Content Warning
Landfall's April Fools' co-op horror that filmed scary stuff all the way to 2.2M copies sold.
9 / 10Tekken 8
The king of 3D fighters at launch, now fighting its own Season 2 balance war.
9.5 / 10Lethal Company
Solo-dev co-op horror that outsold and outrated everything in late 2023 on pure chaotic energy.
8.5 / 10Counter-Strike 2
The PC-only king of tactical shooters; the competitive standard-bearer that still tops Steam's player charts.
9.5 / 10Baldur's Gate 3
The gold-standard modern CRPG; player freedom unmatched.
8.5 / 10Diablo IV
Critics praised the lavish campaign while patch backlash and endgame gripes split the player base.
9 / 10Street Fighter 6
Capcom's complete fighter: World Tour, Battle Hub, and netcode that finally delivers.
9.5 / 10Resident Evil 4 (remake)
The gold standard survival-horror remake, still selling years later and now native on Switch 2.
9 / 10Elden Ring
The open-world genre landmark that redefined FromSoftware and dominated 2022's awards.
8.5 / 10Total War: Warhammer III
The epic conclusion to the Warhammer trilogy; Immortal Empires made it the definitive fantasy strategy sandbox.
8.5 / 10Cyberpunk 2077
One of gaming's great redemption arcs; 2.0 and Phantom Liberty made Night City the game it promised to be.
9.5 / 10Phasmophobia
The co-op ghost-hunting standard that defined a genre; still in early access six years in.
9 / 10Crusader Kings III
Grand strategy's dynasty simulator at its most approachable; scheming, marrying, and murdering your way through centuries.
9 / 10Factorio
The automation gold standard; the factory must grow.
9 / 10Half-Life: Alyx
VR's killer app and one of the best games ever made; bundled with the 2026 Steam Frame.
8.5 / 10Apex Legends
Respawn's movement shooter remains genre-defining, but years of server and patch friction sit at Mixed on Steam.
8.5 / 10RimWorld
The AI storyteller colony sim that generates better stories than most scripted games.
7.5 / 10Fortnite
The cultural phenomenon that reinvented itself into a platform; critics loved it, the player base argues forever.
8.5 / 10Stardew Valley
One developer's labor of love that surpassed the entire farming genre.
9 / 10Dota 2
The deepest MOBA ever made, still pulling half a million concurrent players 13 years on.
8 / 10Terraria
The 2D sandbox with free updates 15 years on; dig, fight, explore, build.
Not ScoredARC Raiders
Embark's extraction shooter broadened the genre and cleaned up at award season.
9.5 / 10Deltarune
Toby Fox's follow-up with the highest rating on this entire list.
9.5 / 10Schedule I
A solo dev's sim that beat every AAA game on Steam's 2025 charts.
9.5 / 10R.E.P.O.
Physics-chaos co-op horror with its own deranged identity.
Not ScoredPeak
The co-op climbing game Steam voted the most fun with friends.
9.5 / 10Hades II
Supergiant did it again; the best-reviewed game of 2025.
Not ScoredHollow Knight: Silksong
Six years of waiting, twenty dollars, seven million copies; the sequel that broke storefronts.
8.5 / 10Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom's fastest seller ever; the hunt at its best, the PC port at its worst.
Not ScoredDelta Force
The tactical shooter quietly holding six figures daily.
Not ScoredBuckshot Roulette
Russian roulette with a shotgun; fifteen minutes of dread, endlessly replayable. [flag: verify Steam rating %]
Not ScoredMarvel Rivals
The hero shooter that exploded out of nowhere, then bled 85% of its players within a year.
Not ScoredPath of Exile 2
Grinding Gear's ARPG sold 1M supporter packs before launch and out-peaked Marvel Rivals on day one.
9 / 10Black Myth: Wukong
China's first AAA blockbuster; Steam's second-biggest launch ever.
Not ScoredManor Lords
The medieval city builder of a generation, built by one dev.
9.5 / 10Content Warning
Landfall's April Fools' co-op horror that filmed its way to 2.2M sold.
9.5 / 10Balatro
The poker roguelike that ate 2024; one dev, infinite jokers.
Not ScoredHelldivers 2
The live-service co-op shooter that keeps giving.
9 / 10Tekken 8
The king of 3D fighters, now fighting its own balance war.
9 / 10Palworld
"Pokemon with guns" broke Steam and survived Nintendo's lawsuit to hit 1.0.
9.5 / 10Lethal Company
Solo-dev co-op horror that outsold everything in late 2023 on pure chaotic energy.
8.5 / 10Counter-Strike 2
The king of Steam; the competitive standard-bearer that still tops the charts daily.
9.5 / 10Baldur's Gate 3
The gold-standard CRPG; player freedom unmatched.
8.5 / 10Dave the Diver
Dive by day, run a sushi bar by night; the 2023 indie that outsold everything.
8.5 / 10Diablo IV
Blizzard's fastest seller ever with the biggest critic/user split on this list.
9 / 10Street Fighter 6
Capcom's complete fighter with netcode that finally delivers.
9.5 / 10Vampire Survivors
The $5 bullet-heaven that spawned a genre and beat AAA at the BAFTAs.
9 / 10Elden Ring
The open-world landmark that redefined FromSoftware.
8.5 / 10Total War: Warhammer III
The definitive fantasy strategy sandbox.
Not ScoredLost Ark
Amazon's MMO phenomenon; one of the biggest Steam launches ever.
8.5 / 10Cyberpunk 2077
Gaming's great redemption arc; 2.0 made Night City the game it promised.
9.5 / 10Phasmophobia
The co-op ghost-hunting standard that defined a genre.
9.5 / 10Hades
Supergiant's roguelike perfection; the run-based game all others chase.
9 / 10Crusader Kings III
Marry, murder, and scheme your way through centuries.
9 / 10Factorio
The automation gold standard; the factory must grow.
9 / 10Half-Life: Alyx
VR's killer app and one of the best games ever made.
8.5 / 10Apex Legends
Respawn's movement shooter remains genre-defining, but years of server friction sit at Mixed on Steam.
8.5 / 10RimWorld
The AI storyteller that generates better stories than scripted games.
8.5 / 10Rust
Brutal survival that refuses to die; streamers keep it breaking records a decade on.
Not ScoredPUBG: Battlegrounds
The game that invented battle royale and still holds Steam's all-time player record.
9.5 / 10Hollow Knight
The indie metroidvania that set the bar Silksong had to clear.
9.5 / 10Stardew Valley
One developer's labor of love that dethroned Portal 2 as Steam's king.
9.5 / 10Undertale
The RPG where nobody has to die, and everybody remembers it.
9.5 / 10The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The open-world RPG benchmark; a decade on, still the standard.
Not ScoredGrand Theft Auto V
Twelve years old and still outdrawing most new releases.
9 / 10Dota 2
The deepest MOBA ever made, still pulling half a million concurrent 13 years on.
9.5 / 10Terraria
Fifteen years of free updates; dig, fight, explore, build, repeat.
9.5 / 10Portal 2
The puzzle masterpiece that ruled Steam's ratings for over a decade.
9.5 / 10Left 4 Dead 2
The co-op zombie shooter that never left Steam's most-played lists.
9.5 / 10Portal
Three hours long, perfect, and still quoted daily.
9.5 / 10Half-Life 2
The most influential FPS ever made, still played by tens of thousands daily.
8.5 / 10Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo's sharper, faster hybrid. The 7.9 inch 120Hz display makes portable play feel properly next generation.
9 / 10Steam Deck OLED
The complete handheld PC experience. Brilliant OLED color, excellent controls, and software that stays out of the way.
7.5 / 10ROG Xbox Ally
The approachable Xbox handheld. Comfortable controls and Game Pass access beat its modest base-model power.
8.5 / 10ROG Xbox Ally X
The premium Xbox portable. Strong performance and an 80Wh battery, but the four-figure price is hard to ignore.
8 / 10Lenovo Legion Go S
A console-like SteamOS alternative with a roomy 8 inch display. Heavier than the Deck, but refreshingly simple.
8.5 / 10Lenovo Legion Go 2
The big-screen powerhouse. Its 8.8 inch OLED and detachable controls are excellent, while the size and price demand commitment.
7 / 10MSI Claw 8 AI+
The Intel powered option. 8 inch 1200p 120Hz screen.
7 / 10PlayStation Portal
Streams your PS5 to an 8 inch screen. Great when your network is.
8 / 10AYN Odin 2 Portal
The Android emulation monster. Retro gaming powerhouse.
8 / 10Retroid Pocket 5
The retro champion. Old school gaming done right.
8.3 / 10Detroit: Become Human
Quantic Dream's android drama turns every conversation into a loaded choice, and it still asks questions most games avoid.
9.6 / 10Bloodborne
FromSoftware's gothic nightmare rewards aggression, punishes hesitation, and remains the PS4 era's defining exclusive.
9.3 / 10Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Naughty Dog closes Nathan Drake's story with the series' best set pieces and its most human heart.
7.4 / 10Days Gone
A rough-edged biker epic whose freaker hordes and slow-burn story earned it a loyal second life.
7.9 / 10Until Dawn
A slasher movie you direct with a controller, where every teenager's fate sits on your quickest decisions.
8 / 10Infamous Second Son
Sucker Punch's neon-soaked Seattle playground still shows off what a superhero sandbox should feel like.
9 / 10Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla traded killzones for robot dinosaurs and built one of PlayStation's most complete open worlds.
8.8 / 10Marvel's Spider-Man
Insomniac nailed the swing, the city, and the man behind the mask in one definitive superhero run.
8.5 / 10Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
A tighter, warmer Spider-Man story that made Miles a headliner in his own right.
8.4 / 10Death Stranding
Kojima's delivery odyssey is divisive, meditative, and unlike anything else PlayStation has published.
8.7 / 10Nioh 2
Team Ninja's yokai-slaying sequel deepens the stance combat into one of the finest action RPG systems ever made.
8.5 / 10Nioh
A bruising Sengoku soulslike that proved Team Ninja could out-punish the genre's founders.
9 / 10Shadow of the Colossus
Bluepoint's reverent rebuild keeps sixteen giants and every ounce of the original's lonely grandeur.
7.8 / 10The Last Guardian
Trico behaves like a real animal, equal parts breathtaking and stubborn, in Ueda's long-awaited fable.
8 / 10Gravity Rush 2
Gravity-defying traversal and hand-drawn charm carry this sequel well beyond its modest sales.
7.8 / 10Gran Turismo Sport
Polyphony's online-first racer traded bulk for precision and laid the track for GT7.
8.4 / 10Dreams
Media Molecule's creation suite turned players into developers and produced a library that never stops surprising.
7.9 / 10Sackboy: A Big Adventure
A joyful co-op platformer that trades creation tools for pure, polished running and jumping.
8.9 / 10Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix rebuilt Midgar into a full game and made every fan argue about the ending again.
8.7 / 10Final Fantasy XVI
A dark, Eikon-sized Final Fantasy that bets everything on spectacle and one man's revenge.
7.6 / 10Rise of the Ronin
Team Ninja's open-world samurai epic is scrappy, sprawling, and better in a fight than almost anything.
7.3 / 10Killzone Shadow Fall
The PS4 launch shooter still looks sharp, even if its story never matched its hardware flex.
8.4 / 10Ratchet & Clank
A movie tie-in that outplayed the movie, rebooting the duo with Pixar-grade shine.
7.6 / 10Concrete Genie
Pixelopus paints a small town back to life in one of PlayStation's gentlest, prettiest exclusives.
8.1 / 10Tearaway Unfolded
A papercraft world built around the DualShock 4, charming enough to forgive its camera quirks.
9.2 / 10Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Six Halo campaigns in one package, finally fixed and still the best value in Xbox history.
8.2 / 10Halo 5: Guardians
343's sharpest multiplayer wrapped around the series' most argued-about campaign.
8.7 / 10Gears 5
Kait's story gives Gears real heart, and Horde remains the co-op gold standard.
8.3 / 10Gears of War 4
The Coalition's first swing keeps the chainsaws loud and the new generation likable.
7.6 / 10Halo Wars 2
Real-time strategy that actually works on a controller, with a Banished villain worth the price.
8.3 / 10Sunset Overdrive
Insomniac's hyperactive open world treats traversal like a skate run through a soda commercial.
7.7 / 10Quantum Break
Remedy's time-bending shooter doubles as a TV experiment, ambitious even where it stumbles.
7.2 / 10State of Decay 2
Permadeath, scarce fuel, and your own bad decisions make this zombie sim sting.
9.2 / 10Forza Horizon 4
Britain through four seasons, hundreds of cars, and the festival formula at its peak.
8.4 / 10Forza Horizon 2
The Mediterranean road trip that proved Horizon belonged beside Motorsport, not beneath it.
8.3 / 10Forza Motorsport 7
A giant garage of a racer, generous even where its loot boxes annoyed.
8.6 / 10Rare Replay
Thirty Rare classics in one loving museum, from Jetpac to Banjo, at a price that felt like theft.
8.2 / 10Killer Instinct
Iron Galaxy's combo-crazy revival turned a launch fighter into a lasting esports favorite.
6.3 / 10Crackdown 3
The Agency is back, the orbs are back, and the destruction never quite matched the trailer.
8.8 / 10Titanfall
Respawn's wall-running debut redefined shooter movement before battle royales took the crown.
6.8 / 10Ryse: Son of Rome
Crytek's Roman launch title is thin on game and thick on spectacle, a beautiful tech demo with a sword.
7.6 / 10Dead Rising 3
Thousands of zombies, endless combo weapons, and the series at its most forgiving and fun.
6.9 / 10ReCore
A charming robot-companion adventure let down by loading screens and launch-era rough edges.
8.7 / 10Psychonauts 2
Double Fine's return to the Psychonauts is funnier, kinder, and more inventive than the cult original.
8.3 / 10Age of Mythology: Retold
Gods, monsters, and god powers rebuilt for modern machines, exactly as nostalgic players wanted.
7.6 / 10As Dusk Falls
An interactive crime drama built for couch co-op decisions, told in striking painted frames.
7.2 / 10Super Lucky's Tale
A bright, gentle 3D platformer that aims young and lands sweet.
8.2 / 10Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
The 2006 classic rebuilt shot for shot, chainsaw bayonets intact.
7.4 / 10Fable Anniversary
Albion's hero-or-villain sandbox in a fresh coat, still carried by its charm and chicken kicking.
8 / 10Ashen
A soulslike about companionship, where passive co-op strangers feel like old friends.
6.4 / 10Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
A polished museum of Switch 2 secrets that should have been in the box for free.
6 / 10Drag x Drive
Dual-mouse wheelchair basketball is a clever control experiment looking for a bigger game.
8 / 10Fast Fusion
Shin'en's anti-grav racer is the Switch 2's early speed fix, lean and blisteringly quick.
6.8 / 10Survival Kids
Konami's co-op survival-lite strands friends on an island built for gentle teamwork.
8 / 10Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Capcom's tower defense action hybrid finds its natural home on Switch 2's mouse controls.
8.4 / 10Sonic x Shadow Generations
Two generations of hedgehog speed in one package, with Shadow's campaign stealing the show.
8.6 / 10Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Level-5's cozy life-sim RPG finally lands, and the wait built it a very happy island.
6.9 / 10Tamagotchi Plaza
Bandai Namco's minigame collection is pure nostalgia bait, sweet in short sessions.
6 / 10Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
The puzzle crossover returns with mouse-mode party tricks and the same unbeatable core.
8 / 10Suikoden I & II HD Remaster
Konami's beloved JRPG pair returns with the respect, and the war-table politics, intact.
7.8 / 10Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Atlus revives its action-leaning Devil Summoner spin-off with a welcome modern polish.
7.4 / 10Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
Koei Tecmo's grand strategy marathon is dense, demanding, and perfect for history obsessives.
7.5 / 10Wild Hearts S
Omega Force's monster hunter gets a second hunt on Switch 2, karakuri and all.
8 / 10Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
Level-5's soccer RPG odyssey finally kicks off after one of gaming's longest delays.
7.8 / 10Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer
The 1993 arcade original, preserved properly, drift and all.
8.8 / 10Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
The definitive tactics RPG returns with full voice acting and its political teeth sharpened.
8.4 / 10Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
The Erdrick saga's opening chapters in gorgeous HD-2D, essential homework for JRPG fans.
8.2 / 10Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
The handheld farming favorite returns with a windmill, a bazaar, and endless cozy chores.
8.7 / 10Persona 3 Reload
Atlus rebuilt its darkest Persona for modern hardware, and the Dark Hour still hits hard.
8.2 / 10PowerWash Simulator 2
More grime, more nozzles, same deeply satisfying clean.
7.8 / 10Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
The 2002 platformer returns with a fresh coat and its cherry-chasing charm intact.
7.6 / 10Once Upon a Katamari
The Prince rolls again at last, and the King of All Cosmos remains gloriously unreasonable.
7.7 / 10Madden NFL 26
Madden's Nintendo return after a decade arrives with the full feature set finally in hand.
8 / 10EA Sports FC 26
EA's football machine on Switch 2 keeps the modes and trims the compromises.
8 / 10WWE 2K25
The Bloodline runs this year's squared circle, the series' biggest roster yet on Nintendo hardware.
8.5 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Zelda finally headlines her own adventure, solving Hyrule with echoes and imagination.
7.4 / 10Princess Peach: Showtime!
Peach takes ten starring roles in a charming stage show pitched at younger players.
7.7 / 10Mario & Luigi: Brothership
The brothers set sail again in a warm, funny RPG that restores the series' spark.
7.7 / 10Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
The 3DS haunt gets a deserved second showing, Professor E. Gadd's calls and all.
8.8 / 10Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The best Mario RPG, rebuilt beautifully and still sharper written than most games since.
7.7 / 10Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Retro's punishing platformer returns portable, mine carts, rocket barrels, and bruises included.
8.8 / 10Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
The Wii U's stranded epic finally escapes, skells, sprawling Mira, and all.
8.3 / 10Fire Emblem Engage
Emblem rings bring back the heroes, even if the story cannot match Three Houses.
8.4 / 10Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Game Freak finally let players hunt Pokémon in the wild, and the series changed for good.
7.9 / 10New Pokémon Snap
Twenty-two years later, the photography safari is still pure, gentle joy.
8 / 10Pokémon Sword
Galar's gyms and Wild Area pointed Pokémon toward the open future it later claimed.
8.2 / 10Mario Party Superstars
A greatest-hits board collection that remembers Mario Party is best with old friends and older boards.
8.4 / 10Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Three generations of Mario in one cartridge, a celebration with an expiration date it never deserved.
8.2 / 10The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
The Wii's most divisive Zelda, freed from motion controls and better for it.
7.4 / 10Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Sinnoh returns in chibi form, faithful to a fault and still a solid gym run.
7.6 / 10WarioWare: Get It Together!
Microgames meet co-op chaos as the whole cast becomes playable at once.
8 / 10Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
A storybook prequel that swaps spectacle for wonder and mostly pulls it off.
8.3 / 10Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
WayForward rebuilds Nintendo's tiny war with big charm and online play at last.
8 / 10F-Zero 99
Ninety-nine racers, one track, and Nintendo's battle royale experiment at its best.
7.7 / 10ARMS
Spring-loaded boxing with real depth, the Switch launch year's most underrated fighter.
7.9 / 10Mario Tennis Aces
Camelot remembered the story mode and gave Mario Tennis its swing back.
7.9 / 10Yoshi's Crafted World
A cardboard diorama platformer so cute it nearly gets away with being this easy.
8 / 10New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Two full 2D Mario campaigns in one, the safest great platformer on the system.
8.3 / 10Ring Fit Adventure
The fitness game that respects your time and still leaves your legs burning.
7.8 / 10Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Team Ninja's co-op brawler is a comic book toybox, messy and joyful in equal measure.
8.7 / 10Europa Universalis IV
Paradox's four-century sandbox remains the grand strategy benchmark everything else chases.
8.3 / 10Hearts of Iron IV
World War II as a production spreadsheet and a war game, endlessly moddable and endlessly deep.
7.8 / 10Stellaris
Paradox's galaxy generator tells emergent stories no script could match.
8.5 / 10Cities: Skylines
The city builder that buried SimCity and still wears the crown a decade on.
8.1 / 10Age of Empires IV
Relic modernized the classic RTS without sanding off what made it timeless.
9.2 / 10Dwarf Fortress
The deepest simulation in gaming, now with graphics and the same glorious chaos.
8.8 / 10Satisfactory
First-person factory building that turns conveyor belts into architecture.
9 / 10Kerbal Space Program
Rocket science taught through spectacular failure, one stranded Kerbal at a time.
8.8 / 10Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Districts and leaders gave the one-more-turn formula its boldest redesign.
8.8 / 10XCOM 2
Guerrilla tactics and permadeath heartbreak, the strategy sequel that improved everything.
8.9 / 10Pillars of Eternity
Obsidian's Infinity Engine revival proved the classic CRPG still had a soul to sell.
8.9 / 10Disco Elysium
A detective RPG where your own skills argue with you, and the writing outclasses nearly everything.
7.2 / 10ARK: Survival Evolved
Punch trees, tame dinosaurs, lose everything to a raid at 3 a.m.
9 / 10Valheim
Viking survival with friends, the early access phenomenon that earned every player.
7.8 / 10The Sims 4
A decade of expansions deep, still the life sim nobody has managed to dethrone.
8.4 / 10Football Manager 2024
The database is the game, and no sports sim knows football better.
9 / 10Total War: Warhammer II
The trilogy's sweet spot, where the Vortex campaign and Mortal Empires both sing.
8.5 / 10Deep Rock Galactic
Four dwarves, endless caves, and co-op shooting polished to a shine.
8 / 10Escape from Tarkov
The extraction shooter that started the genre's gold rush, brutal and unmatched in tension.
8.8 / 10Final Fantasy XIV
The MMO redemption story, with an expansion run few single-player RPGs can rival.
8.6 / 10Old School RuneScape
The 2007 time capsule that outgrew its modern successor through sheer community will.
9 / 10Warframe
Space ninjas, endless builds, and a free-to-play model that respects its players.
8.8 / 10Path of Exile
The skill tree that launched a thousand builds, still the ARPG depth king.
8.2 / 10Hunt: Showdown
Bayou bounty hunting where one bullet, one mistake, and one extraction define every match.
8.4 / 10Planet Coaster
Frontier's theme park sandbox lets you build the coaster of your dreams, then ride it.
8.6 / 10The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Edmund McMillen's roguelike rebuild became the genre's replayability benchmark.
8.7 / 10Enter the Gungeon
A bullet-hell dungeon where every gun is a joke and every dodge roll is life or death.
8.5 / 10Risk of Rain 2
The 3D leap that should have failed and instead became a co-op essential.
7.8 / 10Dead by Daylight
Asymmetric horror where four survivors, one killer, and five generators make endless stories.
8.4 / 10Among Us
The social deduction phenomenon that turned crewmates into suspects everywhere.
8 / 10Fall Guys
Sixty jellybeans enter, one crown leaves, and the game show chaos still charms.
8.6 / 10Rocket League
Rocket-powered football, the simplest idea in esports and still one of the best.
7.6 / 10War Thunder
Thousands of war machines in one free hangar, grind and all.
6.2 / 10Destiny 2
Bungie's looter shooter on Steam, gorgeous gunplay wrapped in a decade of lore.
8.4 / 10American Truck Simulator
The open road as meditation, one delivery at a time.
8.8 / 10BeamNG.drive
Soft-body physics make every crash a tiny masterpiece of destruction.
9 / 10Bloons TD 6
Ninja Kiwi's tower defense is deeper, sillier, and more updated than games ten times its price.
8.4 / 10Geometry Dash
One-button rhythm platforming at its most masochistic and most creative.
8.6 / 10Cookie Clicker
The idle game that ate the genre's homework and kept clicking.
8.6 / 10Brotato
A potato, a hundred weapons, and arena-survivor energy in twenty-minute runs.
8.4 / 10Dredge
A fishing game that slowly becomes a Lovecraft story, and it is better for both.
9 / 10Inscryption
A card game that keeps escaping its own rules, and its own room.
8.8 / 10Monster Train
The deckbuilder that defends a train to hell with two-floor tactical cardplay.
8.6 / 10Halls of Torment
Diablo-flavored horde survival with retro grit and modern hooks.
7.4 / 10Liar's Bar
Bluffing, revolvers, and table talk, the viral card room of 2024.
8.6 / 10People Playground
A physics sandbox with a dark sense of humor and endless workshop toys.
7.8 / 10Naraka: Bladepoint
Melee battle royale with grappling hooks, parkour, and real martial arts flair.
9.2 / 10Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
FromSoftware's parry-or-die masterpiece, the purest test of timing in the genre.
9 / 10Dark Souls III
The Souls trilogy's grand finale, faster, sadder, and full of callbacks earned.
7.8 / 10Star Wars Battlefront II
The redemption arc is complete: a gorgeous Star Wars toybox that finally respects players.
8.1 / 10Victoria 3
Paradox turns the nineteenth century into an economic machine you can bend, break, or industrialize.
8.4 / 10Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
The RTS king rebuilt with new campaigns and endless updates, still unbeaten at its own game.
8.1 / 10Anno 1800
Industrial supply chains have never looked this pretty or demanded this much planning.
8.4 / 10Frostpunk
A city builder where keeping people alive means deciding who is expendable, and it hurts.
8.6 / 10Oxygen Not Included
Klei's colony sim turns plumbing, gas, and germs into the most charming survival puzzle on PC.
8.3 / 10Prison Architect
Build the facility, manage the riots, and confront the system you are simulating.
8.4 / 10Project Zomboid
This is how you died: the deepest zombie survival sim ever made, still growing after a decade.
8.4 / 10Kenshi
A squad-based wasteland where you start as nobody and the world could not care less.
7.8 / 10Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Raise armies, trade, scheme, and charge in first person across a medieval sandbox of your own making.
8.8 / 10Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Obsidian takes its CRPG to sea and delivers the genre's finest pirate-era adventure.
8.6 / 10Desperados III
Real-time tactics in the Wild West, where every perfectly chained ambush feels like a heist.
8.3 / 10Grim Dawn
Crate's dual-class ARPG is the Diablo alternative that respects your intelligence and your loot hunger.
8.2 / 10Foxhole
A persistent war where every bullet, bandage, and bridge exists because a player made it happen.
8.7 / 10Caves of Qud
Mutate, clone, and bargain with bears in the strangest, deepest roguelike science fantasy ever written.
9 / 10Subnautica
Survive a gorgeous alien ocean where every dive deeper trades beauty for dread.
8.6 / 10Euro Truck Simulator 2
The most relaxing job on PC, hauling cargo across a lovingly rebuilt Europe.
8.3 / 10Diablo II: Resurrected
The genre defining action RPG, faithfully rebuilt with modern graphics and the same old hunger for loot.
8.5 / 10Europa Universalis V
Five centuries of grand strategy, deeper and denser than any map game before it.
7.9 / 10Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
The Zone returns meaner and stranger, a survival shooter where every anomaly wants you dead.
6.5 / 10The Order: 1886
Ready at Dawn's steampunk London is still gorgeous, even if the shooting never matches the scenery.
7 / 10Knack 2
Knack returns bigger in every sense, with co-op brawling that fixes most of the original's stumbles.
6.8 / 10MediEvil
Sir Dan rises again in a faithful remake whose charm survives its creaky camera and combat.
7.8 / 10Everybody's Golf
Clap Hanz's cheerful golf opens up into a social playground without losing its three-click soul.
8.5 / 10Wipeout Omega Collection
Three anti-grav classics at blistering speed, the sharpest argument that Wipeout deserves a comeback.
7.9 / 10Alienation
Housemarque's twin-stick alien purge mixes arcade reflexes with loot RPG hooks to great effect.
7.1 / 10Bound
A dancer glides through a fractured family memory in one of PlayStation's most graceful experiments.
6.3 / 10Destruction AllStars
Lucid's car-combat arena has real style and on-foot twists, even if the mayhem thins out fast.
8.6 / 10Webfishing
A tiny chatting-and-fishing hangout that became Steam's coziest multiplayer surprise.
8.7 / 10MiSide
A cute virtual companion game that peels back into one of the smartest horror twists in years.
8.4 / 10Bopl Battle
Slimes with combined ability chaos make every round of this party fighter end in shouting.
7.2 / 10Chained Together
Four friends, one chain, and a climb out of hell that tests friendships better than any co-op exam.
8.2 / 10Dome Keeper
Dig below, defend above, and lose hours to the cleanest mining-defense loop on Steam.
8.4 / 10Stacklands
A village built from cards, where dragging one idea onto another keeps inventing new ones.
8.7 / 10Cobalt Core
A charming spaceship deckbuilder whose positional cardplay outthinks most of the genre.
8.3 / 10Trombone Champ
The world's first trombone rhythm game is a comedy instrument that demands real, terrible skill.
8 / 10Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
The biggest Mario Party gets camera and microphone modes that finally justify the upgrade edition.
8.3 / 10Yakuza Kiwami 2
Kiryu's Dragon Engine return hits Switch 2 with Kamurocho intact and Majima's saga in tow.
8.5 / 10NBA 2K26
Full-fat 2K basketball finally runs on Nintendo hardware without the old feature cuts.
7.2 / 10SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
SpongeBob and Patrick swap on the fly through a ghostly Bikini Bottom built for young co-op fans.
8 / 10Goodnight Universe
From the Before Your Eyes team, a psychic baby and a family story told with real invention.
8 / 10Two Point Museum
Curating cursed exhibits and dinosaur bones is the management series at its most charming.
8.7 / 10Ball x Pit
Breakout meets horde survival in an upgrade blender that is very hard to put down.
6.9 / 10Shadow Labyrinth
Pac-Man reimagined as a dark metroidvania, a strange swing that lands more often than it misses.
8.1 / 10Borderlands 4
Gearbox's seamless open world and four new Vault Hunters give the looter shooter its swagger back.
8.1 / 10Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
The Budokai Tenkaichi arena returns with a roster so large it borders on unreasonable.
7.8 / 10Yooka-Replaylee
Playtonic rebuilds its collectathon with the lessons learned, and the duo finally shines.
8 / 10Skate Story
A demon made of glass kickflips through the underworld in Sam Eng's stylish odyssey.
8 / 10The Rogue: Prince of Persia
Evil Empire's roguelite gives the Prince wall-running parkour and a death loop worth mastering.
7.8 / 10No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files
Date returns for a stranger, funnier case that keeps the series' escape-room heart beating.
9 / 10Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Falcom rebuilds its beloved starting point into one of the finest JRPG remakes ever made.
8.6 / 10Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
The Baker house drags Resident Evil into first-person terror and saves the series doing it.
8.4 / 10Resident Evil Village
Ethan Winters tours a gothic funhouse of horrors in the series' most varied entry.
8.8 / 10No Man's Sky
The endless space exploration epic, rebuilt by years of free updates into something truly special.
7.8 / 10Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
A loving museum of early Mortal Kombat, packed with arcade classics and rich behind the scenes history.
8.1 / 10Dynasty Warriors: Origins
One warrior against thousands, with the biggest and smoothest battlefield crowds the series has ever had.
8.2 / 10Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Feudal Japan finally gets its Assassin’s Creed, with two heroes splitting stealth and steel.
7.9 / 10Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
The Wii co-op classic returns with the Magolor Epilogue and the friendliest four-player platforming anywhere.
7.5 / 10WarioWare: Move It!
Two hundred motion microgames make this the series' best party trick since Smooth Moves.
7.3 / 10Another Code: Recollection
Two gentle mystery adventures return in one package, rebuilt with warmth and full voice acting.
7.7 / 10Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
The Danganronpa creators trade the class trial for rain-soaked mystery dungeons and death gods.
8.5 / 10The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Sherlock-era courtroom drama at its sharpest, finally localized and worth every objection.
8.1 / 10Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
A turn-based Monster Hunter with real heart, built for riders who prefer friendship to hunting.
8 / 10Neo: The World Ends with You
Shibuya's Reapers' Game returns with tag-team combat as stylish as its soundtrack.
7.8 / 10Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
The Demi-fiend's brutal Tokyo vortex still punishes beautifully, Dante cameo and all.
7 / 10Cruis'n Blast
Raw Thrills' arcade racer is loud, dumb, and joyfully allergic to realism.
8 / 10Snipperclips Plus
Cutting your friend into shapes remains the purest co-op idea on the system.
7.7 / 10Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit
Cardboard pianos and fishing rods prove Nintendo still thinks like a toy company, in a good way.
8.2 / 10Antonblast
A demonic Wario Land tribute that smashes everything, including your sense of restraint.
8.7 / 10Super Mario RPG
Mario's first RPG returns in a faithful, funny remake that still feels one of a kind.
8.4 / 10Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Mario and the Rabbids return for bigger, bolder tactical battles across a whole galaxy.
7.7 / 10Mario vs. Donkey Kong
The classic puzzle platforming rivalry returns, with Mario chasing one very stubborn Donkey Kong.
8.5 / 10Chained Echoes
A modern JRPG love letter with turn-based combat that never stops adding ideas.
8.3 / 10Pikmin 1+2
The first two Pikmin adventures in one package, still strategy gaming at its most charming.
7.6 / 10D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
Swery's time-traveling detective serial is gloriously odd, a cult mystery only he could have made.
7.5 / 10Tell Me Why
Dontnod's Alaska homecoming trades supernatural spectacle for a quiet, honest story about family memory.
7 / 10Below
Capybara's island descent is beautiful, brutal, and deliberately unwilling to explain itself.
6.8 / 10The Falconeer
One developer built this ocean-world dogfighter, and its lonely skies are worth the turbulence.
8.2 / 10Jusant
Climb a tower of water and memory in a quiet, beautiful ascent.
8.7 / 10Cocoon
Carry whole worlds in your hands in this wordless puzzle marvel.
7.8 / 10Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
A ghost hunter and his lover fight the dead and their own grief together.
8.2 / 10Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Skyfaring anime action with boss fights built for four player crews.
8.1 / 10Rollerdrome
Roller skates, slow motion gunplay, and style points for every execution.
7.9 / 10Tchia
Soul jump into crabs, birds, and ukuleles across a sunlit island adventure.
7.7 / 10Season: A Letter to the Future
Ride out on a bicycle to record a world before it washes away.
6.4 / 10Foamstars
Square Enix foam party shooter pops bright and fades fast.
8 / 10Planet of Lana
A girl, a creature, and a painted world worth saving twice.
7.7 / 10Ara: History Untold
Turn based history from Oxide asks why empires really fall.
7.4 / 10Ravenlok
A storybook adventure that reads better than it plays.
7.2 / 10Creatures of Ava
Save the creatures instead of catching them in this gentle safari.
7.6 / 10WWE 2K26
The squared circle gets another polished year of body slams.
7.9 / 10RoboCop: Rogue City
Part man, part machine, all fan service for the 1987 classic.
7.1 / 10Splitgate 2
Portals and jetpacks in a louder second shot at the arena crown.
7.6 / 1033 Immortals
Thirty three damned souls raid heaven in one huge co-op brawl.
7.4 / 10Warriors: Abyss
Koei Tecmo musou meets roguelite in short, hungry runs.
7.8 / 10Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection
Draw your own maps through three dungeon crawling classics.
7 / 10Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer
Your Switch becomes a patient, tireless boxing coach.
8.6 / 10Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi, a vacuum, and a haunted hotel full of Nintendo charm and cowardice.
7.2 / 10Pokémon Scarlet
Paldea open world ambition outruns its technical manners, but the adventure still sings.
7.4 / 10Sonic Frontiers
Sonic goes open zone, messy and heartfelt, with speed finally given room to breathe.
8.1 / 10Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Zack Fair gets the remake he deserved, slots and all, in this loving PSP revival.
8.4 / 10Star Ocean: The Second Story R
The PS1 cult classic rebuilt in gorgeous 2.5D, dual heroes and deep crafting intact.
7.9 / 10Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Psaro tames monsters instead of slaying them in a charming, grind friendly spinoff.
8 / 10Famicom Detective Club
Two Nintendo murder mysteries from 1988, lovingly rebuilt for today.
6.9 / 10Endless Ocean Luminous
A slow dive into a shared ocean that asks little and gives calm.
7.9 / 10Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Three Houses goes musou and the students finally get their war.
7.4 / 10Game Builder Garage
Nintendo teaches you to make games by making you make games.
6.8 / 10Detective Pikachu Returns
A coffee loving Pikachu solves gentle mysteries for young detectives.
7.3 / 10Mario Golf: Super Rush
Speed golf turns the fairway into a footrace with clubs.
7.5 / 10Miitopia
Your friends become the heroes in a silly, sweet RPG road trip.
7.2 / 10Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
Brain training grows a party mode and a rivalry with your family.
7.4 / 10Mario Strikers: Battle League
No referees, no mercy, just five a side chaos.
7.8 / 10Sons of the Forest
Cannibal island survival that is prettier and nastier than dad promised.
8.2 / 10V Rising
Raise a gothic castle and hunt by night in this vampire survival hit.
8.4 / 10Abiotic Factor
Half Life survival crafting where the scientists finally fight back.
8.3 / 10Core Keeper
Dig, farm, and boss hunt in an underground world that keeps growing.
7.9 / 10Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
The colonial chapter gets its due in a generous remaster.
7.4 / 10Company of Heroes 3
The RTS classic returns to Italy with a few dents in the armor.
6.8 / 10Nightingale
Gaslamp explorers hop realms in a beautiful, empty frontier.
7.9 / 10The Forest
Plane crash, cannibals, and a bunker you will never forget.
8.8 / 10Against the Storm
A city builder where the rain itself is the final boss.
8.2 / 10Necesse
Top down Terraria energy with villages that run themselves.
8.3 / 10Wartales
Mercenary life is mud, hunger, and contracts gone wrong.
8.4 / 10Timberborn
Beavers build dams, districts, and a drier tomorrow.
8.1 / 10The Riftbreaker
Base building, tower defense, and a mech with anger issues.
8 / 10Northgard
Viking clans settle a cold island one winter at a time.
7.9 / 10Luck be a Landlord
A slot machine roguelite about paying rent one spin at a time.
8.2 / 10Dicey Dungeons
Dice, decks, and a game show host you will love to beat.
8.3 / 10Songs of Conquest
Heroes of Might and Magic spirit in pixel form, with towns, armies, and songs of power.
7.0 / 10Mafia: The Old Country
Hangar 13's story-first prequel; a polished Sicilian crime saga that puts narrative over systems.
7.0 / 10Mafia: The Old Country
Hangar 13's story-first prequel; a polished Sicilian crime saga that puts narrative over systems.
7.0 / 10Mafia: The Old Country
A linear, cinematic return to the series' roots in 1900s Sicily.
8.0 / 10Mycopunk
Devolver's fungal co-op shooter; 587 upgrades, a robot crew, and a grind that asks for patience.
8.0 / 10Mycopunk
Devolver's fungal co-op shooter; 587 upgrades, a robot crew, and a grind that asks for patience.
8.0 / 10The Midnight Walk
MoonHood's clay-sculpted dark fantasy; a short, stunning walk built entirely by hand.
8.0 / 10The Midnight Walk
MoonHood's clay-sculpted dark fantasy; a short, stunning walk built entirely by hand.
8.0 / 10The Midnight Walk
A handmade stop motion world of fire and darkness, now on Switch 2.
8.5 / 10Dino Crisis 2
Capcom's dinosaur action classic; the Premium catalog return fans asked for.
8.5 / 10Dino Crisis 2
Capcom's dinosaur action classic; Regina and Dylan hunt in the Cretaceous.
8.0 / 10RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition
Frontier's genre-defining park builder, complete with both expansions.
8.0 / 10RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition
Frontier's genre-defining park builder, complete with both expansions.
8.0 / 10RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition
Build it, then ride it; the Coaster Cam classic with Soaked! and Wild! included.
8.0 / 10RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition
Frontier's genre-defining park builder, complete with both expansions.
7.5 / 10Monster Rancher Advance
Tecmo's word-powered monster raising sim; generate, raise, fight, breed.
7.5 / 10Monster Rancher Advance
Tecmo's word-powered monster raising sim; generate, raise, fight, breed.
8.0 / 10Metal Slug Advance
SNK's handheld run and gun; the Neo Geo spirit, faithfully shrunk.
8.0 / 10Metal Slug Advance
SNK's handheld run and gun; the Neo Geo spirit, faithfully shrunk.
8.0 / 10Kururin Paradise
Eighting's spinning maze puzzler; Japan-only for 24 years, finally worldwide.
8.0 / 10Kururin Paradise
Eighting's spinning maze puzzler; Japan-only for 24 years, finally worldwide.
7.5 / 10Chained Beasts
Co-op gladiator roguelike where your squad fights chained together, and every injury follows you home.
7.5 / 10Chained Beasts
Co-op gladiator roguelike where your squad fights chained together, and every injury follows you home.
7.5 / 10Chained Beasts
Co-op gladiator roguelike where your squad fights chained together, and every injury follows you home.
7.5 / 10Chained Beasts
Co-op gladiator roguelike where your squad fights chained together, and every injury follows you home.
8.0 / 10Deep Dish Dungeon
A handcrafted first-person dungeon crawler where what you cook is how you level up.
8.0 / 10Deep Dish Dungeon
A handcrafted first-person dungeon crawler where what you cook is how you level up.
7.0 / 10Bluey's Happy Snaps
Bluey and Bingo build scrapbooks with their dad's old camera; a gentle, faithful trip into the show.
7.0 / 10Bluey's Happy Snaps
Bluey and Bingo build scrapbooks with their dad's old camera; a gentle, faithful trip into the show.
7.0 / 10Bluey's Happy Snaps
Bluey and Bingo build scrapbooks with their dad's old camera; a gentle, faithful trip into the show.
7.0 / 10Bluey's Happy Snaps
Bluey and Bingo build scrapbooks with their dad's old camera; a gentle, faithful trip into the show.
7.0 / 10Bluey's Happy Snaps
Bluey and Bingo build scrapbooks with their dad's old camera; a gentle, faithful trip into the show.
8.0 / 10Beyond These Stars
A deep city builder on the back of Kewa, a sentient space whale with moods of her own.
8.5 / 10Sandustry
Factorio logic on a fully simulated planet where every pixel of sand, water and ice is a resource.
8.0 / 10Dodo Duckie
A platformer living in 2D and 3D at once; swap dimensions with one button to rewrite the level.
8.0 / 10Dodo Duckie
A platformer living in 2D and 3D at once; swap dimensions with one button to rewrite the level.
7.5 / 10Scramble Knights Online
An MMO-lite action RPG where knights-in-training quest, conquer dungeons and forge gear together in the shared online kingdom of Terracott.
7.5 / 10Scramble Knights Online
An MMO-lite action RPG where knights-in-training quest, conquer dungeons and forge gear together in the shared online kingdom of Terracott.
9 / 10The Séance of Blake Manor
A gothic detective mystery where every action spends time from a 48-hour clock, and the manor's guests keep their own schedules.
9 / 10The Séance of Blake Manor
A gothic detective mystery where every action spends time from a 48-hour clock, and the manor's guests keep their own schedules.
9 / 10The Séance of Blake Manor
A gothic detective mystery where every action spends time from a 48-hour clock, and the manor's guests keep their own schedules.
9 / 10The Séance of Blake Manor
A gothic detective mystery where every action spends time from a 48-hour clock, and the manor's guests keep their own schedules.
7.0 / 10Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2
Mommy Long Legs turns the Game Station into a bargain: survive three minigames and earn the train code out of Playtime Co.
7.0 / 10Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2
Mommy Long Legs turns the Game Station into a bargain: survive three minigames and earn the train code out of Playtime Co.
7.0 / 10Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2
Mommy Long Legs turns the Game Station into a bargain: survive three minigames and earn the train code out of Playtime Co.
7.0 / 10Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2
Mommy Long Legs turns the Game Station into a bargain: survive three minigames and earn the train code out of Playtime Co.
7.0 / 10Monster Energy Supercross 25
Milestone's Unreal Engine 5 rebuild: the full 2025 season, dynamic ruts that evolve every lap, and no mercy for casual riders.
7.0 / 10Monster Energy Supercross 25
Milestone's Unreal Engine 5 rebuild: the full 2025 season, dynamic ruts that evolve every lap, and no mercy for casual riders.
7.0 / 10Monster Energy Supercross 25
Milestone's Unreal Engine 5 rebuild: the full 2025 season, dynamic ruts that evolve every lap, and no mercy for casual riders.
8.0 / 10Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition
The complete Arise package: the acclaimed 2021 JRPG plus the 20-hour Beyond the Dawn epilogue, in one catalog download.
8.0 / 10Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition
The complete Arise package: the acclaimed 2021 JRPG plus the 20-hour Beyond the Dawn epilogue, in one catalog download.
8.0 / 10Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition
The complete Arise package: the acclaimed 2021 JRPG plus the 20-hour Beyond the Dawn epilogue, in one catalog download.
8.0 / 10Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition
The complete Arise package: the acclaimed 2021 JRPG plus the 20-hour Beyond the Dawn epilogue, in one catalog download.
7 / 10Terrible Lizards
A first-person horror game with one rule: you cannot fight back, so you had better be fast. Run, jump and wall run through a Route 66 dinosaur park where the exhibits are hunting you.
7 / 10Terrible Lizards
A first-person horror game with one rule: you cannot fight back, so you had better be fast. Run, jump and wall run through a Route 66 dinosaur park where the exhibits are hunting you.
7 / 10Terrible Lizards
A first-person horror game with one rule: you cannot fight back, so you had better be fast. Run, jump and wall run through a Route 66 dinosaur park where the exhibits are hunting you.
7 / 10Terrible Lizards
WDR Studios' first-person dinosaur horror runs on pure parkour, and the free demo that has been live on Steam since September is still the honest way in.
7.5 / 10Pit of Goblin
Six goblins, one bottomless King Queen, and a haunted pit full of grub: the chaotic co-op dungeon crawl that sold 200,000 copies in Early Access, out in 1.0 today and day one on Game Pass.
7.5 / 10Pit of Goblin
Six goblins, one bottomless King Queen, and a haunted pit full of grub: the chaotic co-op dungeon crawl that sold 200,000 copies in Early Access, out in 1.0 today and day one on Game Pass.
7.5 / 10Pit of Goblin
Six goblins, one bottomless King Queen, and a haunted pit full of grub: the chaotic co-op dungeon crawl that sold 200,000 copies in Early Access, out in 1.0 today and day one on Game Pass.
7.5 / 10Pit of Goblin
Friendly Foe's chaotic co-op dungeon crawl leaves Early Access after 200,000 copies and a Very Positive player record: feed the King Queen, or become the meal.
Meta Quest VR
48 scored Quest games · 100-game catalog in progressDedicated Quest coverage with category filters for classics, major releases, horror, shooters, fitness, and new arrivals.
Forty-eight scored games across Meta Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest 2, from landmark adventures to competitive shooters and serious fitness. Upcoming releases now live in the Coming Soon tab.
Quest 3 · Quest 3S · Quest 2
New7.2 / 10
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
The stealth series returns, and this time your own hands do the thieving.
$29.99
New7.8 / 10
Into the Radius 2
Back to the Zone: deeper guns, meaner anomalies, and four-player co-op dread.
$39.99
New9.0 / 10
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR)
A decade and 600-plus guns later, VR's deepest firearm sandbox is finally 1.0.
$19.99
New8.0 / 10
Reach
Leap, climb and swing through a lost world in VR's boldest full-body adventure.
$39.99
New8.8 / 10
Roboquest VR
The roguelite shooter rebuilt for VR, and named PC VR game of the year.
$29.99
New8.2 / 10
GERONIMO
Breach, clear, communicate: tactical room-clearing with real discipline.
$19.99
New7.8 / 10
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
The nightmare at eye level: the best VR horror game in years.
$29.99
New8.3 / 10
Bootstrap Island
Shipwrecked with nothing, on an island that does not care if you live.
$24.99
New7.9 / 10
CONVRGENCE
A solo dev's extraction shooter where nightfall makes you the hunted.
$24.99
New7.6 / 10
TMNT: Empire City
First-ever TMNT VR game; one of the best casual beat 'em ups in VR.
$24.99
New7.2 / 10
Fixer Undercover
Terrific escape room spy adventure; Duuro's best VR game of 2026 so far.
$14.99
Classics9.2 / 10
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
The classic VR tabletop RPG evolved into official D&D; co-op dungeon crawling around a virtual table.
$29.99
New8.9 / 10
Forefront
32-player 16v16 warfare with vehicles, from the Breachers devs.
$28
New9.6 / 10
Ghost Town
Haunting supernatural detective adventure from Fireproof Games.
$29.99
Aaa7 / 10
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Facehuggers and xenomorphs in VR; genuinely terrifying.
$39.99
New9.8 / 10
Arken Age
One of the best single-player VR games of 2025 per Road to VR.
$29.99
Aaa7 / 10
Metro Awakening
Atmospheric horror shooter set in the Metro universe.
$39.99
Aaa8.5 / 10
Batman: Arkham Shadow
You are the Batman; origin story, Quest 3/3S only.
$49.99
Shooters8.3 / 10
Contractors Showdown
VR battle royale done right; now centered on ExfilZone extraction.
$19.99
Horror9.6 / 10
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
Jumpscares feel more intense when you're inside the pizzeria.
$39.99
Classics8 / 10
Arizona Sunshine 2
Zombie co-op shooter with your dog companion.
$49.99
Shooters9 / 10
Breachers
Rainbow Six-style tactical breaching with ranked play added 2026.
$19.99
Shooters8 / 10
Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
Action roguelite space combat in the Stellaris universe; command the Aurora.
$19.99
Aaa8.2 / 10
Ghosts of Tabor
Extraction shooter; 2023 VR Awards GOTY.
$24.99
Shooters8.5 / 10
The Light Brigade
Roguelike WWII shooter with light magic; spiritual successor to In Death.
$24.99
Horror7.8 / 10
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Weaker than Chapter 1 but more New Orleans zombie survival.
$39.99
Aaa8 / 10
Among Us VR
Social deduction in VR; trust no one. (Note: brand extending toward "Among Us 3D"; verify Quest store title.)
$9.99
Classics9.2 / 10
Bonelab
Experimental physics action from Stress Level Zero; a modder's paradise.
$39.99
Classics8 / 10
Red Matter 2
Quest's best-looking sci-fi adventure; Cold War in deep space.
$29.99
Classics9.8 / 10
Moss: Book II
Guide the tiny mouse Quill through a storybook adventure; perfection.
$19.99
Fitness9 / 10
Les Mills Bodycombat
The best VR workout; one-time purchase, no subscription.
$29.99
Classics8.6 / 10
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad
Physics-driven medieval combat sandbox; swords have real weight, bodies flop.
$29.99Classics9.4 / 10
Resident Evil 4 VR
Capcom's classic rebuilt for VR; fastest-selling Quest game ever at launch.
$39.99
Classics9.6 / 10
Puzzling Places
Photorealistic 3D jigsaw dioramas from real-world scans; wonderfully chill.
$14.99
Horror7.5 / 10
Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife
Atmospheric ghost horror for ten bucks.
$9.99
Shooters8.2 / 10
Pavlov Shack
The Counter-Strike of VR with 65+ weapons and community mods.
$19.99
Classics8.8 / 10
Gorilla Tag
Arm-powered tag; VR's biggest viral phenomenon, 1M+ players.
Free
Classics7.5 / 10
The Climb 2
Crytek's vertigo-inducing climbing across skyscrapers and peaks; D.I.C.E. sports nominee.
$29.99
Shooters8 / 10
Contractors
The original VR military shooter; Quest top-25 rated.
~$20
Classics8 / 10
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Brutal zombie survival RPG in New Orleans; 2020 Quest GOTY.
$39.99
Shooters9.4 / 10
Until You Fall
Neon sword-fighting roguelite from Schell Games; still the cleanest melee combat on Quest.
$24.99
Classics9 / 10
Walkabout Mini Golf
The safest recommendation in VR; social mini-golf perfection with endless DLC courses.
$14.99
Classics9.6 / 10
Cubism
Elegant minimalist 3D block puzzles; a quiet masterpiece.
$9.99
Shooters8.4 / 10
Onward
Milsim tactical shooter; 2.0 update released 2026.
$24.99
Shooters8 / 10
In Death: Unchained
Roguelike bow-shooter through Heaven, Purgatory and Hell; Fall 2026 season live, free on Horizon+.
$29.99
Fitness8.8 / 10
Supernatural
Premium VR fitness. IMPORTANT: Meta version closes Dec 3, 2026; independent relaunch $20/mo. The Meta version closes December 3, 2026.
subscription
Horror7 / 10
Lies Beneath
Comic-book survival horror from Drifter; current rating unverified.
$30 launch
Classics9.2 / 10
Eleven Table Tennis
The most realistic table tennis physics in VR, period.
$19.99
Classics9.6 / 10
Pistol Whip
John Wick meets rhythm game; dual-wield through music-driven shootouts.
$29.99
Fitness9.5 / 10
Synth Riders
Dance through synthwave; 77 licensed tracks plus Kendrick Lamar DLC.
$24.99
Horror8 / 10
Dreadhalls
Classic procedurally-generated dungeon horror; effective scares done right.
$9.99
Classics9 / 10
Beat Saber
The iconic VR rhythm game; slice blocks to the beat. $200M+ lifetime sales.
$19.99
Classics9 / 10
Superhot VR
Time moves only when you move; the most innovative shooter in VR.
$24.99
Classics9.6 / 10
Moss
The original pint-sized adventure that started it all.
$19.99
Classics9.6 / 10
I Expect You To Die
Seated spy escape rooms; "the most fun I've ever had in VR" (Wired). Series has 3 entries.
$24.99
Classics8.6
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Schell Games' spy-room sequel sharpens the puzzles and the comedy in equal measure.
Classics8.4
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
The trilogy closes with its cleverest traps and the same deadly desk job.
Classics8.8
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Fireproof's tactile puzzle boxes make it VR's finest locked-room mystery.
Classics8.2
Job Simulator
Owlchemy's robot-run workplace remains the first VR game to show anyone, and still one of the funniest.
Classics8
Vacation Simulator
The robots return, this time demanding you relax incorrectly.
Classics8
Population: One
VR's battle royale proves climbing and gliding beat camping every time.
Classics8.8
Demeo
A tabletop dungeon crawl that captures dice-night magic in virtual reality.
Classics7.8
Vader Immortal: Episode I
A short, sharp lightsaber story that puts you face to face with Vader himself.
Classics7.4
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
Black Spire Outpost expands into a solid blaster adventure with real Star Wars texture.
Classics6.8
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Respawn's WWII epic aims high and lands unevenly, with multiplayer as its saving grace.
Classics8.2
Rec Room
The social VR clubhouse where quests, paintball, and player-made rooms never close.
Classics8
VRChat
Chaotic, creative, and entirely community-built, the metaverse that actually happened.
Classics8.6
The Thrill of the Fight
The most honest boxing sim in VR, and a workout that will humble anyone.
Classics8
The Climb
Crytek's free-solo heights still deliver VR's best vertigo.
Classics8.8
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
One headset, one paper manual, endless friendship-testing bomb disposal.
Classics7.8
Creed: Rise to Glory
Arcade boxing with real sweat and a Rocky story wrapped around your fists.
Classics7.6
Marvel's Iron Man VR
Camouflaj finally made flying like Iron Man feel as good as it looks.
Classics8.2
Little Cities
The coziest city builder in VR, built for short, satisfying island sessions.
Classics8.4
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
The original animatronic collection remains the scariest way to step inside the pizzeria.
Classics9
Real VR Fishing
Photoreal lakes and patient pacing make VR's most relaxing pastime.
Classics8.4
Into the Radius
A lone stalker, a ruined zone, and VR's most convincing argument for slow, careful survival.
Classics8.2
Red Matter
A Soviet mystery on Saturn's moon that still sets the bar for Quest visual atmosphere.
Classics7.9
Robo Recall: Unplugged
Ripping robots apart with your hands remains the most gleefully physical shooter on Quest.
Classics7.9
A Fisherman's Tale
A lighthouse keeper puzzles through copies of himself in VR's cleverest use of scale.
Classics7.9
Waltz of the Wizard
Grab, mix, and unleash spells by hand in a wizard tower built for experimentation.
Classics8.6
Dungeons of Eternity
Four-player dungeon crawling with physics combat that feels built for Quest from the ground up.
Classics8.4
Ancient Dungeon
A voxel roguelite dungeon where every run reshuffles the dark and your sword arm does the rest.
Classics7.7
PowerWash Simulator VR
The internet's favorite cleaning meditation, now with your actual hands on the nozzle.
Classics8
Ragnarock
Hammer drums, race longships, and let Viking metal carry your rhythm game to glory.
Classics8.2
Thumper
A chrome beetle, a pounding track, and rhythm violence that feels even better untethered.
Classics7.9
Arizona Sunshine
The zombie road trip that proved full shooters belonged on Quest, wisecracks included.
Classics7.1
Stranger Things VR
Play as Vecna, invading dreams and memories on a dark, story led trip through Hawkins.
Classics7.4
Jurassic World Aftermath
Hide, run, and hold your breath as raptors stalk you through a ruined research facility.
Classics8.3
Myst
The classic island of puzzles, rebuilt for VR with atmosphere to spare.
Classics7.6
Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
Slingshot physics in first person, short, silly, and perfect for new VR players.
Classics8.2
The Last Clockwinder
Clone yourself with time loops to solve clever, cozy automation puzzles.
Classics7.5
Human: Fall Flat VR
Wobbly physics comedy with friends, now with your actual arms doing the flailing.
Classics7.8
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
Parkour, hidden blades, and leaps of faith rebuilt for your own two hands.
Classics7.7
Skydance’s Behemoth
Colossal boss fights and heavy VR swordplay from the Saints and Sinners team.
Classics7.3
Green Hell VR
The Amazon survival sim gets sweatier with your own two hands.
Classics7.4
Hubris
A gorgeous space mystery that shoots as good as it looks.
Classics8.7
Vertigo 2
A solo made fever dream that out Half Lifes most shooters.
Classics6.9
Crossfire: Sierra Squad
Arcade military shooting with a friend and a lot of brass.
Classics7.8
Another Fisherman's Tale
Take yourself apart to solve the sequel to VR cleverest puzzle box.
Classics8.8
Asgard’s Wrath 2
A gods sized RPG that proves Quest can carry a saga.
Classics7.5
Deadpool VR
The merc with a mouth, now with your hands on the katanas.
Fitness update: Supernatural's Meta version closes December 3, 2026.
Release Calendar
October 2026 to 2027
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
PS5 · Xbox Series · PC · Switch 2 · Halloween priority
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
PS5 · Xbox Series · PC · Switch
Resident Evil 2 / 3 / 4
Native Switch 2 ports
Final Fantasy Resonance
All platforms · First HD-2D Final Fantasy
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
PS5 · Xbox Series · PC · Switch 2 · First COD on Nintendo in 13 years
Phantom Blade Zero
PS5 · PC
Modded Controllers
10 competitive buildsPro-grade pads built around faster inputs, rear controls, drift-resistant sticks, and deeper tuning. Platform support and feature tradeoffs matter as much as the price.
SCUF Gaming
SCUF Instinct Pro
Xbox Series X|SXbox OnePCMobile
- Four embedded, remappable rear paddles
- Adjustable instant triggers and three onboard profiles
- Interchangeable thumbsticks with performance grip
From $199.99 Custom designs cost more
SCUF Gaming
SCUF Reflex Pro
PS5PC
- Four remappable rear paddles with profile switching
- Adaptive triggers and haptic feedback retained
- Interchangeable sticks and high-performance grip
Last listed at $249.99 Reflex line discontinued
Microsoft
Xbox Elite Series 2
Xbox Series X|SXbox OnePCMobile
- Four rear paddles and three-stop trigger locks
- Adjustable-tension sticks with swappable parts
- Up to 40 hours of battery life, dock and case included
$159 to $199.99 Street price to MSRP
Sony Interactive Entertainment
DualSense Edge
PS5PC
- Two remappable rear buttons and trigger stops
- Replaceable stick modules and three custom profiles
- DualSense adaptive triggers and haptics retained
$199.99 Standard retail price
Razer
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro
Xbox Series X|SXbox OnePC
- Six remappable inputs with four rear paddles
- Hall effect sticks and mouse-click HyperTriggers
- 2.4GHz wireless plus 1000Hz wired PC mode
$159.99 to $199.99 Sale range to MSRP
Victrix / PDP / Turtle Beach
Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded
PS5PS4PC
- Reversible modules plus a six-button fight pad
- Hall effect sticks and five-stop hall effect triggers
- Four mappable rear buttons and 20-hour battery
$209.99 Reloaded model
Nacon
Nacon Revolution 5 Pro
PS5PS4PC
- Hall effect sticks and triggers with trigger blockers
- Four rear buttons, swappable caps and adjustable weights
- Bluetooth headset audio and PC or Mac tuning app
$129.99 to $199.99 Deal range to MSRP
AimControllers
AimControllers PS5 Pro
PS5PC
- Four remappable paddles and TMR drift-resistant sticks
- Digital Smart Triggers and Smart Bumpers
- Custom designs, interchangeable AIMSticks and lifetime warranty
$180 to $299 Build-your-own to FPS builds
HexGaming
HexGaming Rival Pro
PS5PS4PC
- Four mappable rear buttons with on-pad remapping
- Hall effect sticks and short-travel hair triggers
- Eight interchangeable thumbstick options
From $169.99 Wireless Rival Pro
Battle Beaver Customs
PS5 Pro Pick
PS5PC
- Rear-button layouts with optional increased stick tension
- Smart Triggers with a short mouse-click response
- Optional Magneto Mechs TMR sticks and rumble removal
Builds from $128.99 Options raise the total
Price snapshot: October 4, 2026. Sale prices and custom-build totals can change. The SCUF Reflex line has since been retired by SCUF.
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