If you stop anyone right now, and ask them what game they’re looking forward to in 2026, at least five out of 10 will say Grand Theft Auto VI. Over 10 years in the making, with a lot of money invested in it (reportedly $2 billion), there’s no doubt that it will be the biggest release of the decade. Although it will eclipse everything else being released, here is a list of games you should also keep an eye on:
Resident Evil: Requiem
Release date: February 27, 2026
is stylized as Re9uiemIt is the ninth installment of Capcom’s Horror Fest, resident Evil It features a really scary monster that chases you and the return of Leon S. Kennedy, who has to investigate a post-nuclear Raccoon City with Grace Ashcroft. Coincidentally, this being the 30th anniversary of the series, tying the narrative back to the site of the first game could be a refreshing way to move forward.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T54OWinnymM
control resonator
Release date: Sometime in 2026
As a follow-up to the unprecedented progress, this should be at the top of your list ControlHere comes a sequel that promises to be bigger and better. Control was a mind-bending action game where paranormality meets government dystopia. The sequel was recently unveiled at The Game Awards and it follows a new protagonist, Dylan Fanden, as he uses some metal sticks that turn into swords and hammers to melee across an infected Manhattan. expect something supernatural Dandiya In Control the resonator.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1_eZyFM5-4
marvel’s wolverine
Release date: Sometime in 2026
After creating one of the best superhero games ever with Marvel spider man Insomniac is now turning all its attention to bringing another superhero, Wolverine, to life. A more grounded character than Spiderman, wolverine As expected, the focus seems to be on action, featuring some very bloody combat with decapitation, dismemberment and buckets of blood.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ATosyT-4s
Phantom Blade Zero
Release date: September 9, 2026
A scene from Phantom Blade Zero
The first offering from Chinese studio S-Game, Phantom Blade Zero Is surprising the world with every next trailer of its development cycle. Now with a confirmed release date, excellent battle mechanics, and some incredible acrobatics, this could be the game to revive Devil May Cry-Like action game genre. Especially if you have always wanted to destroy monsters using the Drunken Master battle style.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayGk_auu5tk
Saros
Release date: April 30, 2026
Housemarquee is known for its blistering-bullet hell games and their latest look is even more hellish. Saros It follows Arjun Devaraj, played by Rahul Kohli, an enforcer on a lost off-world colony stuck in a time loop. Every death here resets the playing field, adding a more evil twist to the giant monsters that shoot all kinds of weird energies at you that are the hallmark of any good Bullet Hell game.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5cY54AHFZ0
007 first light
Release date: March 26, 2026
Who better to make a James Bond game than the people behind it Hitman, Agent 47 series? Known for its large sandbox levels that hide countless ways to assassinate your target, first light It’s an origin story for 007 as we see a younger and more adventurous James Bond going on missions a little more shaken and less agitated. It stars Gemma Chan and Lenny Kravitz as potential targets or help that you encounter in your first spy mission.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUoIyTMw0Q
Onimusha: Path of the Sword
Release date: Sometime in 2026
2026 will be the year we finally get a new OnimushaThe last part of which was released in 2006. A supernatural samurai action game, way of the sword It features a new protagonist who now wields the powerful Oni Gauntlet, an artifact that grants the power to slay all types of demons known as Genma. It will be interesting to see how Capcom adapts the signature samurai combat into the realm of today’s gameplay mechanics.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf1cAQIKpWA
published – December 29, 2025 07:30 PM IST