Maybe it's just me, but 2026 looks pretty dull for PC gaming.
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These probably mostly are the consensus most anticipated games of 2026, but I'll throw a few of the ones I'm most excited for in here.
If you like fighting games, this is looking to be a great year. We've got Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (which may still be a working title?), and the one I'm personally most excited for, Invincible Vs.
I love Batman Arkham combat, and if you do too, you should keep your eye on Dead as Disco.
The FPS genre has largely disappointed me in the past decade, but despite the absence of any multiplayer modes, Mouse: P.I. for Hire looks to be delivering what I haven't been getting from this genre for years. We should also, finally, presumably, maybe, see a release for Judas.
Similar disappointment has followed racing games, but the indie scene has been trying to pick up the slack, and we've got a AA endeavor from racing game veterans that looks cool, complete with a story mode, called Screamer.
In the survival space, both Palworld and Enshrouded are set to leave early access in 2026.
For metroidvanias, I've got Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement and the beautifully animated The Eternal Life of Goldman on my radar.
And in the RPG space, I've got my eye on Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn coming up, both from Owlcat. Like The Expanse, Exodus is also planning to fill the Mass Effect void, because it's unlikely that a new game called "Mass Effect" will do so.
For arcade racing games, keep an eye on iRacing Arcade. It is a small roster of licensed cars and tracks, but seems to have a good single player mode(need to see more), and should have good online racing as well. Demo was excellent and I believe it is still available.
That might be a solid recommendation for others, but speaking for myself, licensed cars and tracks do nothing for me and in most cases will probably put some drag on my enjoyment, because real racing asks you to do things like "not checking the car next to you" that would put real people in harm's way; and damaging licensed cars in video games is generally frowned upon by the licensors. And also speaking for myself, the store page says it has no local multiplayer, which is my primary use case for a racing game, so its omission is a deal-breaker. Most of the genre has gone this way in recent years, catering to the crowd that likes licensed cars and real tracks, and that's why I haven't had as many racing games to play of late. There's still some stuff for me, though.
IO making a bond game is intriguing. No idea what to expect there, having played and loved hitman 1 and 2
Unfortunately IO gave Conor McGregor, a grade-A asshole, a big bag of money for some dumb DLC appearance. So they never gonna get my money ever again. Who knows which asshole they are going to give it to next.
Sucks that the ONLY game on that list I'm looking forward to is a PS5 exclusive that won't come to PC for years. I mean, I'll probably also have to wait for GTA6, but I'm looking forward to that less and less as time passes.
Genuinely stoked for Cairn and Witchbrook.
Cairn looks like a prettier Jusant
It's quite different from Jusant. I found Jusant to be to arcade racers what Cairn is to simulation racers. Jusant was like a puzzle game with a climbing aesthetic, whereas I found Cairn to be truly about the climbing.
Can't say I'm "stoked," but those two looked the most interesting in a list full of AAA licensed franchise garbage.
I played the demo for Cairn and genuinely can't remember the last time I had a sense of accomplishment in a game that compared to teaching the top of the demo climb... And then the reveal of how much farther you'd go in the full game. It was very exciting for me. A very novel, interesting experience for me.
As for Witchbrook, I love Stardew Valley and magical fantasy, so that is looking like a no brainer.
I have been waiting for Witchbrook as well. It looks really fun. Never heard of Cairn but dam does it look really interesting as well.
Only one I'm really looking forward to is the new Lego Batman game. Besides that, I'm just waiting to see what new indie stuff does well.