I saw a video on spawnwave that talked today about what games people are enjoying in 2026 right now. And the different reactions of different social media/sites.
I personally am loving Wild Blue Skie s. Its just starfox. Thats what I want to play!
BALL x PIT is a whole lot of fun. I didn’t think it would be but it keeps getting better and better.
I also liked FTL back in the day so I picked up Void War . Its like warhammer + FTL and its fantastic.
EDIT: You all are great! Keep them coming! So many games (video games and otherwise) in this list!
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My games on the go at the moment are Baldur’s Gate 3, Kingdom Hearts 2 and Nier Replicant.
Good set!
Control Resonant is absule cinema
Only have time for social gaming so friendslop like stonewards, but been enjoying myself more and it reminds me of how games should be like when I was a kid. Also threw the older gaming rig with a gpu up as a server so I am limited to games that work on integrated graphics which work fine.
Haven’t even made good use of the servers GPU yet, had grand visions of buying poe cams but I think that’s a while out.
For me there is quite a lot I am enjoying.
Star Wars Galactic Racer is the new hotness, fantastic pod racer follow up. And really enjoyed what they did with the story mode(rogue lite inspired), my current main criticism is how little colour options you have for shade.
Started Witcher 3 recently but I am not enjoying the combat so far, it feels exceptionally terrible. So may end up dropping it if I can’t click with it.
Now the longer term games:
Still enjoying Forza Horizon 6, but 500 hours in and I am rocking through the motions and just keeping up with the play lists. Looking forward to seeing what the expansions are going to be now.
The Finals has been an incredible amount of fun, have been mostly playing their “rush” inspired game mode this season, 8v8 with loads of destruction and chaos. Ticks a whole bunch of tick boxes for me to keep me interesting and having fun.
Sim Racing is also a big part of my game time as well, mostly split between Le Mans Ultimate and Assetto Corsa. Throw in some others as well for good measure(wreckfest, PMR, AC Rally, etc) in-between league races.
Right now I’m constantly switching between:
Starsand Island - game like animal crossing
No Man’s Sky - everyone knows it I assume
Sephyria - really great roguelite with bunnies
I just started Mortal Shell II. Earlier in the year I quite enjoyed Slay the Spire 2. (I’ve also played Ravenswatch and Shape of Dreams. But those aren’t big name games or even ones released this year; they just happened to be what I played with my friend to socialize.)
But very recently I’ve heard really good things about Control: Resonant.
Just started Morrowind first time. I browsed the mod section in GOG and saw that there is Tamriel Rebuilt and OpenMW available as one click mods. Then I saw that I own Morrowind (Prime deal) even though the GOG store says I don’t own it. I downloaded all 3 (plus Tamriel HD textures) and just clicked Tamriel Rebuilt play button and the modded version works well. Also you can change the small fonts bigger in the Tamriel Rebuilt settings (openmw launcher). Modding has never been easier.
I’m currently playing “It Takes Two” with my wife. Super fun co-op game!
Slay the Spire 2. No matter how hard I try to escape, all roads lead back to the spire.
I think I spent probably 20+ hours playing Control Resonant this weekend. Crazy good game.
Control: Resonant
I think I’m 25-30h in and I don’t want to put it down. Idk how long it is, but all the Remedy Universe games are such a treat, I don’t want it to be over. I’m enjoying the melee-focused combat more than the first game’s TPS combat, I think.
I also just started this! I got 100% completion on Control - I loved the lore and little details, finding myself reading every note and watching every video.
Resonant seems to be following the same vibe for me.
I loved the lore in Control! I didnt even the mind the gameplay, i was just looking forward for more lore!
Playing The Witcher 3 for the first time. I bought the original when it first came out and just never played it. But they went to all the trouble to be super exceptional people and release the remaster for free so now I have to play it.
What the fuck was 10 years ago me thinking? This game is so fucking good.
Never finished Outer Wilds so decided to pick it uo again, start over, and get through it. Such a great game.
I really enjoyed that game, but I found the final iteration to be such a pain in the ass, that I eventually gave up and uninstalled it without finishing. Maybe I’ll try it again eventually. Still well worth playing, regardless.
Yeah, it does get a bit annoying at the end, I agree, but still think the ending was worth it.
Beautiful game. Still would like to play the DLC.
I tried it too, the parts I played were done very well, but fair warning: If you have anything like thalassophobia, it’s not going to be fun. I couldn’t do the water planet and even the fog stuff was too much for me. I need to be able to SEE where I’m going. Way too scary, that sutff.
I gotta give that another try. I played it for a bit back when I had Game Pass, but it never really clicked for me
I’ve got a deck of cards in my coffee table that I like to play solitaire on. I keep tweaking the house rules to make it more fun.
Actually I’m not sure I’d call it “fun” so much as “relaxing.” But I do enjoy myself.
It counts!
Haha thanks, I did double check this wasn’t just about video games first. :9
I was hoping to get some physical games here too.
Hollow Knight, but I am taking a break since I just cannot seem to beat the Traitor Lord boss. Every boss before that I managed in a couple tries but this one really beats me. Even got the top nail upgrade now, still hard. I’ll get him eventually…
Yeah, the Traitor boss is a bitch.
I believe you have to have shadow dash to fight him. You can dash through every attack he does because he takes long enough between them.
Have tried it, just need to work on my rhythm, I think. Does take a long time like that.
This one is quite hard iirc, i too struggle with it for some times. Mantis and their erratic movement always catch me offguard. The same as Nosk.
I totally admit that I “cheesed” Nosk a bit. Probably already a strategy written down online somewhere but I managed to figure out myself that if you stand right next/under the platform he cannot hit you well with this bubble attack and often just walks over you without damaging you, which when you can easily hit him.
When he goes into the ceiling for his drop attack stay at the entrance door where he cannot hit you, dashing away as soon as he does his skreech before falling on you.
i keep getting SO CLOSE to beating hornet and she kicks my ass every time.
Is that before or after Traitor Lord? I already fought her like 3 times!
Before. If you fought her where she throws the spikeballs that’s the last time
Ah yes, did that already. Phew!
