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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Ballest. It’s track mania but with a marble. Time trial courses. Small-ish community so world records are kinda possible to achieve. And it’s like 3 bucks or something and being updated.
Slay the Spire 2. No matter how hard I try to escape, all roads lead back to the spire.
Lately I’ve been playing Dicevaders. It’s a pretty unique spin on Balatro, essentially. The best one I’ve seen.
I played the VR games “I Expect You To Die” 1-3. They were the first VR games that actually hooked me and the intros are absolutely phenomenal. When I started with the first one and saw the intro I thought to myself that the intro went way too hard for a VR game. And the next two only went harder. The gameplay is very fun and engaging.
Then I played through Goodnight Universe in one evening. It was a beautiful experience. I even shed a few tears. Highly recommend.
Currently I am playing the Gothic Remake. It’s not very beginner friendly and I’m not sure if I like it yet.
Wardogs
Stellaris and CS2
Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom (the OG not the remaster)
Love just cruising through the game with speedrunning strategies and modding it.
Res Evil: Requiem - Rare for me to enjoy a AAA title, esp in the year its released (i usually get them years later at deep discount) but this has all the best elements of the franchise with a formula that feels so damn effortlessly good to play. I dont feel cheated at 70 bucks, and thats saying something in 2026
I’m struggling my way through Dark Souls right now, just got to Blighttown. Souls-like games weren’t ever my jam previously but I just got into them recently after beating Mortal Shell 2 and figured I’d play my way through the Fromsoft catalogue in order.
I’m also playing Lies of P and that game is fantastic. Before that it was a lot of Hades and Pathogenic, which I still go back to for breaks from dieing in Dark Souls lol
I’m currently playing “It Takes Two” with my wife. Super fun co-op game!
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…
noita, beamng, binding of isaac are my regular rotation.
I’m always playing at least one game. On days where I work and I don’t have as much time as I’d like (I work very little anyway so I still have plenty) I’m playing GTA V Enhanced and Link’s Awakening DX HD. On days I’m off I’m playing GTA V Enhanced and No Man’s Sky. I love all of these games dearly. I unintentionally am playing 3 of my favourite games of all time rn lol.
I have found myself incurably addicted to the surf mini game found within Counter Strike Source. It is a $10 game that is over 20 years old and I have over 600 hours in it already with still a lot to learn. The skill cap is crazy high and it takes so long to master it but when you start getting decent, it’s so incredibly satisfying to hit a smooth run and beat your previous PB. You can even compete against other players in your country or globally to earn bragging rights for being one of the best!
Deadlock has been incredible. I have been playing since day one of the closed beta. It completely got me off of Overwatch which had been a ten year long experience.
Fire Emboem Fortunes Weave has been quite fun. My first FE since the GBA games.
Star Wars Zero Company, ZCOM. Perfect SW XCOM skinned game.
