I saw a video on spawnwave that talked today about what games people are enjoying in 2026 right now. And the different reactions of different social media/sites.

I personally am loving Wild Blue Skie s. Its just starfox. Thats what I want to play!

BALL x PIT is a whole lot of fun. I didn't think it would be but it keeps getting better and better.

I also liked FTL back in the day so I picked up Void War . Its like warhammer + FTL and its fantastic.

EDIT: You all are great! Keep them coming! So many games (video games and otherwise) in this list!

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[–] 33 points 1 month ago

I'm currently playing "It Takes Two" with my wife. Super fun co-op game!

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  • [–] 28 points 1 month ago

    Slay the Spire 2. No matter how hard I try to escape, all roads lead back to the spire.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    Playing The Witcher 3 for the first time. I bought the original when it first came out and just never played it. But they went to all the trouble to be super exceptional people and release the remaster for free so now I have to play it.

    What the fuck was 10 years ago me thinking? This game is so fucking good.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I've got a deck of cards in my coffee table that I like to play solitaire on. I keep tweaking the house rules to make it more fun.

    Actually I'm not sure I'd call it "fun" so much as "relaxing." But I do enjoy myself.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    I'm struggling my way through Dark Souls right now, just got to Blighttown. Souls-like games weren't ever my jam previously but I just got into them recently after beating Mortal Shell 2 and figured I'd play my way through the Fromsoft catalogue in order.

    I'm also playing Lies of P and that game is fantastic. Before that it was a lot of Hades and Pathogenic, which I still go back to for breaks from dieing in Dark Souls lol

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Both are incredible games, with incredible DLC's. enjoy! (Also Blightown is not as bad as it's made out to be.)

    We have a nice and cozy souls-like community, (and Matrix /discord channels) if you'd like to join and share about your playthroughs

    !soulslike@lemmy.zip, hope to see you there. :D

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    I just finished GTA IV on the PS3. For a game that's satirical of America's love of guns and violence, it makes some very poignant statements of war and the bitterness one gets from having to live through it. I still have The Ballad of Gay Tony and Lost & Damned to play through so I'm looking forward to the themes the story has there.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Rimworld grabbed me by the balls and isn't letting me go. I asked for a 2 week vacation at work and spent pretty much the entire 2 weeks playing rimworld.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    I've picked up Nine Sols again. I like parry games and this is sort of like Hollow Knight meets Sekiro. I couldn't get into Hollow Knight but almost instantly got into Nine Sols, for whatever reason.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    This one is on my radar. I loved Sekiro and I’m currently enjoying the crap out of Sifu

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    Grim Dawn. A new DLC came out, which is pretty neat.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    Deadlock has been incredible. I have been playing since day one of the closed beta. It completely got me off of Overwatch which had been a ten year long experience.

    Fire Emboem Fortunes Weave has been quite fun. My first FE since the GBA games.

    Star Wars Zero Company, ZCOM. Perfect SW XCOM skinned game.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Control: Resonant

    I think I'm 25-30h in and I don't want to put it down. Idk how long it is, but all the Remedy Universe games are such a treat, I don't want it to be over. I'm enjoying the melee-focused combat more than the first game's TPS combat, I think.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I also just started this! I got 100% completion on Control - I loved the lore and little details, finding myself reading every note and watching every video.

    Resonant seems to be following the same vibe for me.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    I think I spent probably 20+ hours playing Control Resonant this weekend. Crazy good game.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Currently I'm addicted to Dressmaker. It's chill, creative and without pressure that it's perfect to decompress and relax after work.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I am enjoying Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries. Ended up restarting the campaign when I went bankrupt in game. Turns out keeping 75% of all the mechs I salvaged was a poor choice. This time I've kept my mech inventory focused, and it is paying off.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Currently obsessed with Blue Prince even after "completing" it as I'm trying to figure out some of the remaining unsolved mysteries. Could possibly be that everything is solved but I'm a believer there is still more to be found.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I have found myself incurably addicted to the surf mini game found within Counter Strike Source. It is a $10 game that is over 20 years old and I have over 600 hours in it already with still a lot to learn. The skill cap is crazy high and it takes so long to master it but when you start getting decent, it's so incredibly satisfying to hit a smooth run and beat your previous PB. You can even compete against other players in your country or globally to earn bragging rights for being one of the best!

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom (the OG not the remaster)

    Love just cruising through the game with speedrunning strategies and modding it.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I've picked up my original Skyrim save game from 2012. I still haven't beaten the game.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Never finished Outer Wilds so decided to pick it uo again, start over, and get through it. Such a great game.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I tried it too, the parts I played were done very well, but fair warning: If you have anything like thalassophobia, it's not going to be fun. I couldn't do the water planet and even the fog stuff was too much for me. I need to be able to SEE where I'm going. Way too scary, that sutff.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I really enjoyed that game, but I found the final iteration to be such a pain in the ass, that I eventually gave up and uninstalled it without finishing. Maybe I'll try it again eventually. Still well worth playing, regardless.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Hollow Knight, but I am taking a break since I just cannot seem to beat the Traitor Lord boss. Every boss before that I managed in a couple tries but this one really beats me. Even got the top nail upgrade now, still hard. I'll get him eventually...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    This one is quite hard iirc, i too struggle with it for some times. Mantis and their erratic movement always catch me offguard. The same as Nosk.

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  • I totally admit that I "cheesed" Nosk a bit. Probably already a strategy written down online somewhere but I managed to figure out myself that if you stand right next/under the platform he cannot hit you well with this bubble attack and often just walks over you without damaging you, which when you can easily hit him.

    When he goes into the ceiling for his drop attack stay at the entrance door where he cannot hit you, dashing away as soon as he does his skreech before falling on you.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    i keep getting SO CLOSE to beating hornet and she kicks my ass every time.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Is that before or after Traitor Lord? I already fought her like 3 times!

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  • Pillars of Eternity with the new turn based combat! I've been waiting for it for a long time!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    I’m not and that makes me very sad. To much real life going on and I’m in desperate need of the escapism.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    I picked up Metaphor re: fantazio on the steam sale and it's been pretty fun so far. It's scratching that turn based Japanese itch.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Dressmaker! I love making my mostly hideous dresses with one or two very lovely dresses thrown in! And it's nice you can undo cuts unlike irl where gg, wasted fabric. Love you magic game fabric!

    I'll likely get some mods soon and just go wild adding a bunch of new fabrics!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Ace Combat 8. Although my computer requires that it be set to potato mode.

    Freelancer. Old but always enjoyable.

    Battletech. HBS put out an absolute banger.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    American Truck Simulator with the new road car DLC is making me relive all those trailers of Need For Speed: The Run back in the day.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    My buddy talked me into no mans sky and I gotta say, its really fun.

    Its got bugs for sure, and some stuff that is irritating like having to hold E for every action or the stupid notification that happens every time you warp to a system or station that requires you to hold tab to skip but there are mods that help.

    I love being able to build a ship and a base on different planets, own my own space fleet, destroy pirates, be a pirate, etc. Its far from perfect but I'm into it now. Its fun as hell.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    It is really fun! Been playing it for years, and I come back to it regularly. They're still doing so many updates, big updates multiple times a year. Came back when Cosmos hit.

    Oh, btw, if you find nice things (ships, multitools, whatever), you could share them at No Man's Sky Glyph Exchange. And yes, I guess I have been 'spamming' there (again) the past 2 weeks. :D

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Holding E is optional but heavily encouraged to be kept on. I only turned it off for bulk repetitive tasks, but realistically it protects you from screwing up and accidentally acting on something you didn't want to act on.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Theres only one setting I found and it only works for menu actions. Any where you have to hold E for harvesting plants, opening refiner menu, interacting with NPCs, its still there.

    I'd rather make mistakes than be forced to wait every time I want to interact with something you know what I mean? Its just irritating. Thankfully I found a mod for that which makes the hold function almost instant for everything else.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    It has been two years since I did a perfection run on Stardew Valley so why not do it again - this time heavily modded with the most downloaded extended mod pack that I customized even further.

    I've also tried to play Where Winds Meet but Stardew has my attention nine days out of ten.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    American Truck Simulator!

    It's exactly what it sounds like. You drive a truck. You make deliveries. Beautiful scenery, relaxing drives, plus some challenge when it comes time to back up to the loading dock. It's really chill and it's awesome.

    (There's also Euro Truck Simulator 2 which is literally the exact same game but in Europe, if that's more your thing.)

    -- Frost

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I played the VR games "I Expect You To Die" 1-3. They were the first VR games that actually hooked me and the intros are absolutely phenomenal. When I started with the first one and saw the intro I thought to myself that the intro went way too hard for a VR game. And the next two only went harder. The gameplay is very fun and engaging.

    Then I played through Goodnight Universe in one evening. It was a beautiful experience. I even shed a few tears. Highly recommend.

    Currently I am playing the Gothic Remake. It's not very beginner friendly and I'm not sure if I like it yet.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Currently bouncing between Space Station 14 and Elite: Dangerous. SS14 when I'm feeling social, Elite when I need to just disappear into space in my very own ship where nobody can bother me

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    noita, beamng, binding of isaac are my regular rotation.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I just 100%ed vampire crawlers, and jumped over to cobalt core. Crawlers resonated more with me than the original survivors game, the mechanics are really neat and the game is not afraid to let your power levels grow beyond ridiculous levels.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Vampire Crawlers

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I'm playing Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. I played through the first one and loved it, and I'm loving the second one. A lot of love got put into this and I love medieval history, and the game is long. And hard. But in the way you have to slowly hone your skills and really learn the mechanics. But I kind of enjoy how it's for a slower pace, and I'm really getting my money's worth with this series.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I played crow country and i loved it! Right now i dread to install more games because i had a lot of things to do.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I'm playing Majora's Mask using 2 Ship 2 Harkinian. It's quite nice.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    i've been playing Broken Age and I'm really enjoying it. just started the second act.

    Also started ghostrunner 2 But that first boss is unforgiving.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Original Metroid 2 on GB. It's short, but I'm having a lot of fun doing a few metroids each morning.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Stellaris and CS2

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I'm mainly playing 3 games right now.

    I'm slowly but surely making my way through Valheim 1.0 with a friend who's mostly only available during the weekends. Very fun, despite the two of us having very different gameplay styles. He enjoys looking up guides and cheesing things using tips from pros, while I like to figure out things naturally and will avoid cheese like I'm lactose intolerant. He's the builder this time around, so things have gone mostly his way. I'd probably have more fun alone, but I know damn well I could never sit down and finish a game as long and grindy as Valheim by myself.

    I've also been playing a lot of Helldivers 2 with a group of friends. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this game. There's 5 of us now (which has been problematic in a 4-player game), and yet somehow NONE of us are ever together unless its something really tough like a flag raising objective. We just don't really have the team play part of the game down yet (despite having several hundred hours in it), which leads to us often getting a bit tilted in the moment.

    Alone, I've really been enjoying Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. The second chapter came out recently, so I finally pulled it out of my backlog to play. This is VERY different from my normal games (first ever JRPG, aside from the original Pokemon games), but I've been having a lot of fun with it. I really like running around and seeing all of the NPCs' own little personal stories evolving in between each quest. I'm playing on the hardest difficulty, and I'm pretty glad I am, because I'm hardly struggling outside of boss fights. Which is strange to me, because I tried the demo for this game when it first game out like a year or two ago on the same difficulty and remember finding it incredibly difficult.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Transport Fever 3 just came out. I just sunk 12 hours and plan to sink even more. They perfected the tycoon genre.

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    Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is my current game I'm spending the most time in. It's Fire Emblem but now has little dungeons! They don't add too much, honestly, but they break up the straight strategy combat with a simplified turn based RPG style. Something new, so that's fun. Looks great; plays great.

    I do like the story of my character Leda so far. It's more "mature" than I expected as it often talks about murder and revenge. I'm eager to see what the other paths are like.

    Silent Hill: Townfall is next. My friends and I always play a scary game together during the season, so this came out at a perfect time. About halfway through it, and I like it a lot!

    Final Fantasy XIV: I mean, this is the goat. I'm always playing this. Eager to clear up any side activities before the new expansion in January.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    looking forward to the ball x pit dlc soon

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    Project zomboid

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    I've been playing X4: Foundations recently. I'm about 30 hours in and haven't progressed very far, but it seems pretty good :-) Also picked up Brazilian Drug Dealer 4, which is great fun!

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    I’m really enjoying the creativity of Sandustry, available in steam and GOG. Turning sand into gold and excavating with different tools has been fun.

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    Been enjoying Going Medieval for single player, it's the perfect little castle builder fantasy, though building an actual castle takes a very long time when you're still learning the game. But! That incentivises starting out small, feels like you get to see actual historical development rather than just arriving at the big final castle.

    Multiplayer it's Big Walk, what an absolute delight! Loving that the intro is so gentle, but there's clearly a lot of depth.

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    I played through BrokenLore: LOW recently. I thought it would be another one of those crappy horror games made in an hour, but this one was actually alright. I even went ahead and platinum'ed the achievements.

    I've also enjoyed making chemicals in Alembic. Making a big canister of fluorine gas and dropping pure cesium into it is fun.

    I also played through the demo of Misohagi Crossing recently. The dev is a Japanese person branching into the Western market, so I gave it a look.

    I signed up for the Undershroom Playtest. I found the idea of being chased by those jaw figurines dentists have to be hilarious.

    I've also dabbled in playing some AI games and H games recently. Most of the AI games are simply crap, though I did play a demo of one that showed promise.

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    Dune: Awakening, doing singleplayer because I have nobody to play online servers eoth and enjoying it a lot

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    I've been enjoying Wasteland 2 on my Xbox, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on my phone.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Going through LocoMoto. A small Sweedish game. Came out in 2025, and thr studio was promptly closed.

    Cute game. You, a legitimate anthropomorphised animal, drive a train around, kinda like Zelda Spirit Tracks. Do quests, cart people around in your train, solve mysteries... really chill music as well.

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    Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. I am going really slowly and playing one chapter of each story at a time before switching to the next one. I like the map exploration aspect a lot.

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    Playing a bunch of remastered Witcher 3

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    Driving Rogue has been my goto this last two weeks. Just something I can sink like 20 minutes into for a full run.

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3088700/Driving_Rogue/

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