The Playcritik Index
Best Games of 2026
The best games of 2026, ranked by the Playcritik Index.
| # | Game | Index | Ours | Steam | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil Requiem | 9.3 | 9.1 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 2 | Fields of Mistria | 9.2 | 9.0 | 98% | Indie | 2026 |
| 3 | PRAGMATA | 9.1 | 8.8 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 4 | Mina the Hollower | 9.0 | 9.0 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 5 | Big Walk | 9.0 | 8.8 | 94% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 6 | DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | 9.0 | 8.8 | 95% | Action | 2026 |
| 7 | Schrödinger's Call | 9.0 | 8.7 | 97% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 8 | Denshattack! | 9.0 | 8.6 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 9 | Far Far West | 8.9 | 8.5 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 10 | Sandustry | 8.9 | 8.5 | 98% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 11 | Dead as Disco | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 12 | Omelet You Cook | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 13 | Forza Horizon 6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 86% | Racing | 2026 |
| 14 | Mewgenics | 8.7 | 8.5 | 91% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 15 | Die in the Dungeon | 8.7 | 8.4 | 93% | Indie | 2026 |
| 16 | Onimusha: Way of the Sword | 8.7 | 8.4 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 17 | OPUS: Prism Peak | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 18 | Palworld | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 19 | Creature Kitchen | 8.7 | 8.2 | 100% | Casual | 2026 |
| 20 | IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator | 8.7 | 8.2 | 99% | Action | 2026 |
| 21 | VHOLUME | 8.7 | 8.2 | 98% | Casual | 2026 |
| 22 | 007 First Light | 8.6 | 8.4 | 91% | Action | 2026 |
| 23 | Cairn | 8.6 | 8.3 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 24 | DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | 8.5 | 8.3 | 88% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 25 | Cropdeck | 8.5 | 8.0 | 95% | Casual | 2026 |
| 26 | How to Fish | 8.5 | 8.0 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 27 | Moss: The Forgotten Relic | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 28 | ODDCORE | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 29 | Puppergeist | 8.5 | 8.0 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 30 | ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Indie | 2026 |
| 31 | Stonewards | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 32 | Twisted Tower | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 33 | Nioh 3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 81% | Action | 2026 |
| 34 | Mortal Shell II | 8.4 | 8.4 | 85% | Action | 2026 |
| 35 | Luna Abyss | 8.4 | 8.2 | 88% | Action | 2026 |
| 36 | Ledgerbound | 8.4 | 8.0 | 92% | RPG | 2026 |
| 37 | Oaken Tower | 8.4 | 8.0 | 93% | Strategy | 2026 |
| 38 | Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | 8.4 | 8.0 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 39 | Slay the Spire 2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 92% | Indie | 2026 |
| 40 | In Falsus | 8.3 | 8.3 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 41 | Rhythm Heaven Groove | 8.3 | 8.3 | – | Music | 2026 |
| 42 | STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT | 8.3 | 8.3 | 90% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 43 | Mixtape | 8.3 | 8.2 | 85% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 44 | ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies | 8.3 | 8.1 | 87% | Indie | 2026 |
| 45 | Fogpiercer | 8.3 | 8.0 | 90% | RPG | 2026 |
| 46 | The Sinking City 2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 91% | Action | 2026 |
| 47 | Garden of Witches | 8.3 | 7.8 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 48 | Little Chef: Cozy Cooking | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Casual | 2026 |
| 49 | Planet of Lana II | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 50 | Shift At Midnight | 8.3 | 7.8 | 94% | Indie | 2026 |
| 51 | Subnautica 2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 52 | STAR WARS Zero Company™ | 8.2 | 8.3 | 78% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 53 | Gallipoli | 8.1 | 8.0 | 83% | Action | 2026 |
| 54 | FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE | 8.1 | 7.8 | 88% | Action | 2026 |
| 55 | Moonlight Peaks | 8.1 | 7.8 | 89% | Casual | 2026 |
| 56 | Coffee Talk Tokyo | 8.1 | 7.7 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 57 | Ova Magica | 8.1 | 7.6 | 93% | Casual | 2026 |
| 58 | GwenBlade Witcheresque | 8.0 | 8.0 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 59 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | 8.0 | 8.0 | 81% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 60 | Project P.I.T.T. | 8.0 | 7.8 | 86% | Action | 2026 |
| 61 | Anomaly President | 8.0 | 7.5 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 62 | MECCHA CHAMELEON | 8.0 | 7.5 | 91% | Casual | 2026 |
| 63 | Tears of Metal | 8.0 | 7.4 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 64 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition | 7.9 | 7.6 | 86% | Action | 2026 |
| 65 | Crimson Desert | 7.9 | 7.5 | 87% | Action | 2026 |
| 66 | The Lantern of the Laughless Saint | 7.9 | 7.5 | 87% | Action | 2026 |
| 67 | Cat Mail Co. | 7.9 | 7.2 | 95% | Indie | 2026 |
| 68 | Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand | 7.8 | 7.8 | 67% | Action | 2026 |
| 69 | Intravenous 3: Borderline | 7.8 | 7.8 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 70 | Funnel Runners | 7.8 | 7.5 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 71 | Static Dread: The Submarine | 7.7 | 7.5 | 83% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 72 | Akatori | 7.6 | 7.6 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 73 | Heave Ho 2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 88% | Casual | 2026 |
| 74 | Planet Zoo 2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 75% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 75 | Hand of Fate: Hordes | 7.6 | 7.3 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 76 | Fractured Worlds | 7.5 | 7.5 | – | Action | 2026 |
| 77 | Gurei | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 78 | Hearth and Hamlet | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100% | Casual | 2026 |
| 79 | States of Power | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 80 | Gothic 1 Remake | 7.5 | 7.0 | 85% | Action | 2026 |
| 81 | Sister Other Paranoia | 7.5 | 7.0 | 87% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 82 | Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game | 7.4 | 8.0 | 60% | Action | 2026 |
| 83 | Halo: Campaign Evolved | 7.4 | 7.6 | 69% | Action | 2026 |
| 84 | BeaterCore | 7.4 | 7.4 | 95% | Indie | 2026 |
| 85 | METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 70% | Action | 2026 |
| 86 | Tormentum II | 7.4 | 7.4 | 100% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 87 | D-topia | 7.3 | 7.3 | 90% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 88 | Half Sword | 7.3 | 7.3 | 72% | Action | 2026 |
| 89 | Mistfall Hunter | 7.3 | 7.2 | 74% | Action | 2026 |
| 90 | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | 7.3 | 7.0 | 81% | Action | 2026 |
| 91 | Lured In | 7.2 | 7.2 | 100% | Casual | 2026 |
| 92 | Beast of Reincarnation | 7.1 | 7.5 | 61% | Action | 2026 |
| 93 | Battlefield™ 6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 66% | Action | 2026 |
| 94 | Directive 8020 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 66% | Action | 2026 |
| 95 | City States: Medieval | 7.0 | 7.0 | 83% | Indie | 2026 |
| 96 | DUAL PROTOCOL: The Case of Eva & Miles | 7.0 | 7.0 | 76% | Casual | 2026 |
| 97 | Marvel's Wolverine | 7.0 | 7.0 | – | Hack and slash/Beat 'em up | 2026 |
| 98 | Deep Reach | 6.9 | 6.9 | – | Adventure | 2026 |
| 99 | Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core | 6.9 | 6.8 | 71% | Action | 2026 |
| 100 | Disconnect 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | – | Action | 2026 |
| 101 | Outbound | 6.7 | 6.3 | 77% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 102 | Hell Let Loose: Vietnam | 6.6 | 6.8 | 60% | Action | 2026 |
| 103 | EA SPORTS™ College Football 27 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 39% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 104 | Chessferatu | 6.4 | 6.4 | – | Casual | 2026 |
| 105 | No More Room in Hell 2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 57% | Action | 2026 |
| 106 | CODE VEIN II | 6.1 | 6.0 | 64% | Action | 2026 |
| 107 | EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 53% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 108 | Disgaea Mayhem | 6.0 | 6.0 | 45% | Action | 2026 |
| 109 | Forensics: Crime Scene Detective | 5.9 | 6.0 | 58% | Simulation | 2026 |
| 110 | Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call | 5.8 | 6.3 | 46% | Action | 2026 |
| 111 | Echoes of Aincrad | 5.8 | 6.0 | 54% | Action | 2026 |
| 112 | MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | 5.6 | 6.3 | 40% | Action | 2026 |
| 113 | Low-Budget Repairs | 5.5 | 5.5 | 56% | Indie | 2026 |
| 114 | The Carcass | 4.5 | 4.5 | 17% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 115 | The Left Behind | 3.8 | 3.8 | 19% | Action | 2026 |