Our ranked tier list of the best games released before November 2026 — Forza Horizon 6, Pokémon Pokopia, Mewgenics, Resident Evil Requiem, Subnautica 2, and more.
Highest-rated game of 2026. Set in Japan.
New era for Pokémon.
Edmund McMillen's cat genetics sim.
Capcom's horror legacy continues.
The underwater survival sequel launches in early access, adding four-player co-op for the first time in the series.
A ground-up remake of 2001's Halo: Combat Evolved campaign, launching on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Anime-inspired Marvel fighting game with 20 launch fighters, team-based mechanics, and rollback netcode.
Falcom's remake of Trails in the Sky SC is the best-reviewed game of 2026 so far.
IO Interactive's Bond.
Fan-favorite pirate adventure rebuilt.
Housemarque's Returnal follow-up.
Infinity Ward's Korean-peninsula campaign. 89 on PS5, the best-reviewed CoD in 15 years; #1 in the UK at launch and the first CoD on Switch 2.
Charming indie adventure.
S-GAME's kung-fu action game. 88 Metacritic (IGN 9) for outstanding combat and bosses; the story is a muddle.
Team Ninja's Soulslike returns.
The Coalition's best-reviewed Gears: 87 on Xbox, a darker tone and a great Horde Siege. Series-record Steam peak.
Capcom's MH RPG spinoff.
"A remarkable achievement" (IGN 9). The fastest Ace Combat to 1M sold, second-best-reviewed after AC4.
Star Fox 64 rebuilt for Switch 2.
Keen Games' survival action RPG leaves early access with a 1.0 launch and lands on PS5. Xbox follows in 2027.
A coming-of-age adventure following teenage friends on their last night before graduation, set to a licensed soundtrack.
The acclaimed second chapter of the FF7 Remake trilogy arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S.
The annual college-football sim returns, adding a modern PC release alongside PS5 and Xbox.
Free-to-play monster-raising RPG with pixel art, Tamagotchi-style Digivolution, and 3v3 battles.
MGS4 finally freed from PS3 exclusivity, plus Peace Walker and Ghost Babel.
Rebel Wolves' vampire RPG from the Witcher 3 director. Strong writing and a clever 30-day timer; combat gets repetitive. 1M sold in 3 days.
Capcom's first new Onimusha in 20+ years. Superb parry combat (IGN 10/10); repeated mini-bosses hold it back.
Intelligent Systems' Switch 2 debut for the series. One of the year's best-reviewed games.
Iron Gate's Viking survival hit leaves early access with a full 1.0 launch on every platform.
Mojang's co-op dungeon crawler gets a full sequel on every platform.
Beautiful narrative adventure.
Cult of the Lamb expanded.
Unique climbing simulation.
Capcom's new IP.
Beaver city builder.
Square Enix's HD-2D action-RPG.
EA's MMA franchise returns.
Tribute Games (Shredder's Revenge) returns to the Scott Pilgrim universe with a new story by Bryan Lee O'Malley. 78 Metacritic — gorgeous pixel art and a great soundtrack, light on mechanical surprises.
Fuse Games' arcade racer from ex-Burnout devs. One of the best-rated Star Wars games ever; light on tracks and no split-screen.
The first HD-2D Final Fantasy. Combat, visuals and soundtrack shine; the story plays it safe.
Evil Empire's 2D Castlevania. Critics call it the best in 20 years; PC launch bugs left Steam reviews Mixed.
Jonathan Blow's (Braid, The Witness) huge puzzle game. 96% positive on Steam.
The fifth Dark Pictures Anthology entry strands a colony-ship crew against a shapeshifting alien threat.
An Astroneer spinoff launches in early access, expanding the space-exploration and base-building formula.
A single-player, story-focused Splatoon spin-off built exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
The acclaimed Digimon RPG (450+ Digimon, time-travel story) arrives on Nintendo Switch. Originally 79 MC on PS5.
XCOM-style tactical combat in the Star Wars universe, from the studio founded by XCOM developers.
The soulslike sequel expands on the original's shell-possessing mechanics with a larger world.
Lovecraftian detective horror returns with a new investigation in a flooded, corrupted city.
Insomniac's Logan is great and the combat bites, but critics found it linear and dated. Lowest-rated PlayStation Studios game on PS5.
Remedy's melee-driven sequel starring Dylan Faden. Great setting; combat thins out in the back half.
First-person horror set in Scotland. Thick atmosphere, clunky stealth and harsh checkpoints.
The annual football juggernaut. New Grounds mode splits fans; monetization gripes as usual.
Kairosoft's pixel-art restaurant sim with 400+ One Piece characters. Barely reviewed.
A 2D Avatar: The Last Airbender fighter with a canon story mode, cross-play and rollback netcode.
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