10 games I'm looking forward to the most in 2026

2025 Report Card: From last year's list, only three and a half of the games actually came out (Heart of the Machine was only released in early access this year). I didn't get around to Bye Sweet Carole, but its reception seemed pretty lukewarm anyway. Both of the games that came out which I played - Doom Dark Ages and The Outer Worlds 2 - were pretty good. Mass Effect 4 was clearly never going to actually come out this year. That's okay, as it turns out, I think what I really wanted was a Mass Effect game that was new to me (Andromeda, that is). I went into that game with my expectations at rock bottom, and I ended up having a blast with it. Sadly, the failure of Andromeda means that the next Mass Effect game will likely be very much on the safe side with all your favourite trilogy characters returning again - for no good reason. And, as per usual, Xenonauts 2 is still in a seemingly endless state of being stuck in early access... Also, it's hard to believe, but Routine actually finally came out!! I first had Routine on one of these lists over a decade ago. Flash forward to 2025, I definitely enjoyed my time with it, but I'm not exactly sure it was actually worth the wait. Anyway, now for the games I'm most looking forward to most next year: