“A bold, faithful resurrection of one of the PC RPG's most influential cult classics. Gothic 1 Remake nails the brooding atmosphere, merciless freedom and hand-built world that made the 2001 original a legend - but a punishing opening and a rough technical launch (especially on PS5) mean it asks for patience before it rewards you. Meet the Colony on its own uncompromising terms and it's one of the most rewarding RPGs of the year.”
System Era Softworks and Devolver Digital launch STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions into Early Access on June 11, 2026 - a crossplay co-op sandbox of expeditions to the planet Tephra, on Game Pass day one across PC, Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 for $29.99.
Unrailed 2: Back on Track exits Early Access on June 11, 2026, launching its 1.0 version on PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC for $19.99 with six biomes, bosses, Terrain Conductor custom maps and an 8-player Versus mode.
Lost Castle 2 hits its 1.0 launch on June 11, 2026, leaving Early Access after 700,000-plus sales. Hunter Studio's hand-drawn beat 'em up roguelite adds the Final Story Ending, Ethereal Nightmare 4 and 5 difficulties and Third Layer Resonance for Inscriptions.
Gran Turismo 7's free Update 1.70 arrives June 11 with five new cars - including the Ferrari 499P, Porsche 963, BMW M Hybrid V8 and Peugeot 9X8 Hypercars - plus a new menu and Le Mans circuit events.
The medieval survival town-builder Bellwright hit PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 9, 2026, adding the new 10 sq km Halmare Isles map, fresh quests and a Loyalty and Faction system. It remains in Early Access.
Firefly revealed Stronghold 4 at the PC Gaming Show - a back-to-basics Unreal Engine 5 prequel with a voiced 22-mission campaign, 8-player multiplayer and a free Steam demo on June 23.
Atlus' award-winning fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio launches on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 12, 2026, with a new trailer and a limited Steelbook Edition.
Capcom is bringing Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition to Nintendo Switch 2 - digitally on June 23 and physically on August 28 - running at 60fps with the Vergil DLC and bonus content bundled in.
Nintendo has announced a full ground-up remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2, launching in 2026 as a console exclusive. Revealed at the June 9 Nintendo Direct, the narrated teaser shows a redesigned young Link and a wholesale visual overhaul of the N64 classic.
Square Enix gave Kingdom Hearts IV a major new gameplay trailer at the June 9 Nintendo Direct, showing Sora battling a giant Heartless in the rain-soaked, Shibuya-like city of Quadratum. The game will launch simultaneously on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with native Switch 2 collections of the older titles arriving October 8, 2026.
Deltarune Chapter 5 launches June 24, 2026 at 11:00am EDT as a free update for owners of the paid game, across Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, PC and Mac. Revealed at the June 9 Nintendo Direct, the trailer also teased that Chapter 6 is already in development.
Monolith Soft revealed Xenoblade Genesis at the June 9 Nintendo Direct - a brand-new entry set in the Anima-shaped world of Leukos, billed as a fresh start for the series and launching exclusively on Switch 2 in 2027.
FromSoftware's ELDEN RING comes to Switch 2 on August 28, 2026 as Tarnished Edition - bundling the base game, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, two new starting classes, fresh armor and weapons, and three new looks for Torrent.
Capcom confirmed at the June 9 Nintendo Direct that Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen - an expanded version adding the new snowy region of Norgan - lands on Switch 2 on October 9, 2026, with the new content also coming to PS5, Xbox and PC as DLC.
Revealed at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026, Trine 6: Together in Time reunites Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius with two new heroes for 1-4 player co-op, launching September 17 on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2.
Spotlighted at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026, Into the Fire from The Invincible studio Starward Industries is a high-risk extraction survival game about rescuing survivors from a collapsing volcanic island before time runs out. Steam Early Access arrives before the end of 2026.
Review
A bold, faithful resurrection of one of the PC RPG's most influential cult classics. Gothic 1 Remake nails the brooding atmosphere, merciless freedom and hand-built world that made the 2001 original a legend - but a punishing opening and a rough technical launch (especially on PS5) mean it asks for patience before it rewards you. Meet the Colony on its own uncompromising terms and it's one of the most rewarding RPGs of the year.
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Moonsigil Atlas is one of the most genuinely inventive deckbuilders in years: trading energy for board space turns every turn into a satisfying spatial puzzle, and its deep card-reshaping toolkit gives that puzzle near-endless permutations. A thin three-mage roster and unlock-gated progression keep it from greatness, but the core idea is so strong that no roguelike deckbuilder fan should miss it.
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The Bond games drought is officially over. 007 First Light is the most confident, most cinematic, and most fully-realized James Bond video game since GoldenEye 007 - a twenty-five-hour single-player action-spy thriller that respects its license, its player, and the medium it lives in.
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Bonsai Collective's first-person bullet-hell FPS is the most confident shooter to launch in 2026 to date - a tight, eight-hour, no-filler movement game with the best art direction of the year and six boss fights that justify the entire build.
Action / Adventure / Open World
Action / Adventure / Open World
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Action RPG / Soulslike / Open World
Action / Roguelike / RPG
Roguelike / Deckbuilder / Card Game
3D Platformer / Action / Adventure
Action / Adventure / Hack and Slash
