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Best PC Games 2026

56 Mighty-tier games on PC for 2026.

This list tracks the best reviewed PC games released in 2026 so far. As more 2026 releases get OpenCritic reviews, rankings can change.

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Mythmatch cover

1. Mythmatch

OpenCritic: 93/100 (6 reviews)

Arcade Puzzle Simulator Single player Multiplayer
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter cover

2. Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter

OpenCritic: 92/100 (52 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Single player
Dave the Diver: In the Jungle cover

3. Dave the Diver: In the Jungle

OpenCritic: 91/100 (38 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Single player
Mina the Hollower cover

4. Mina the Hollower

OpenCritic: 91/100 (129 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Forza Horizon 6 cover

5. Forza Horizon 6

OpenCritic: 91/100 (166 reviews)

Arcade Racing Simulator Single player Multiplayer
Schrödinger's Call cover

6. Schrödinger's Call

OpenCritic: 90/100 (39 reviews)

Adventure Indie Visual Novel Single player
Valheim cover

7. Valheim

OpenCritic: 90/100 (18 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Lost and Found Co. cover

8. Lost and Found Co.

OpenCritic: 90/100 (20 reviews)

Indie Point-and-click Puzzle Single player
Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations cover

9. Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations

OpenCritic: 89/100 (46 reviews)

Shooter Single player
Resident Evil Requiem cover

10. Resident Evil Requiem

OpenCritic: 89/100 (235 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Shooter Single player
Well Dweller cover

11. Well Dweller

OpenCritic: 89/100 (29 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Mewgenics cover

12. Mewgenics

OpenCritic: 89/100 (65 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Desktop Explorer cover

13. Desktop Explorer

OpenCritic: 89/100 (7 reviews)

Adventure Indie Puzzle Single player
Hermit and Pig cover

14. Hermit and Pig

OpenCritic: 89/100 (8 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Sovereign Tower cover

15. Sovereign Tower

OpenCritic: 89/100 (14 reviews)

Indie Role-playing (RPG) Visual Novel Single player
Esoteric Ebb cover

16. Esoteric Ebb

OpenCritic: 88/100 (52 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve cover

17. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

OpenCritic: 88/100 (46 reviews)

Arcade Shooter Simulator Single player Multiplayer
Big Walk cover

18. Big Walk

OpenCritic: 88/100 (40 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player Multiplayer
TetherGeist cover

19. TetherGeist

OpenCritic: 88/100 (10 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar cover

20. Schrodinger's Cat Burglar

OpenCritic: 87/100 (6 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Single player Multiplayer
Denshattack! cover

21. Denshattack!

OpenCritic: 87/100 (135 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
007 First Light cover

22. 007 First Light

OpenCritic: 87/100 (184 reviews)

Adventure Shooter Single player
Opus: Prism Peak cover

23. Opus: Prism Peak

OpenCritic: 87/100 (47 reviews)

Adventure Indie Single player
Onimusha: Way of the Sword cover

24. Onimusha: Way of the Sword

OpenCritic: 87/100 (173 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Single player
DragonSword: Awakening cover

25. DragonSword: Awakening

OpenCritic: 87/100 (12 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times cover

26. Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times

OpenCritic: 87/100 (4 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Single player
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven cover

27. Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven

OpenCritic: 86/100 (21 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Indie Single player Multiplayer
Pieced Together cover

28. Pieced Together

OpenCritic: 86/100 (7 reviews)

Indie Puzzle Single player
Servant of the Lake cover

29. Servant of the Lake

OpenCritic: 86/100 (13 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
The Mermaid Mask cover

30. The Mermaid Mask

OpenCritic: 86/100 (26 reviews)

Adventure Indie Puzzle Single player
Pragmata cover

31. Pragmata

OpenCritic: 86/100 (220 reviews)

Adventure Shooter Single player
Demon Tides cover

32. Demon Tides

OpenCritic: 86/100 (41 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Tombwater cover

33. Tombwater

OpenCritic: 86/100 (11 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Cairn cover

34. Cairn

OpenCritic: 86/100 (105 reviews)

Adventure Indie Simulator Single player
Super Bomberman Collection cover

35. Super Bomberman Collection

OpenCritic: 86/100 (31 reviews)

Puzzle Single player Multiplayer
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs cover

36. ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

OpenCritic: 86/100 (24 reviews)

Indie Simulator Single player
Elementallis cover

37. Elementallis

OpenCritic: 86/100 (9 reviews)

Adventure Indie Puzzle Single player
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope cover

38. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope

OpenCritic: 86/100 (23 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Shooter Single player
Nioh 3 cover

39. Nioh 3

OpenCritic: 85/100 (170 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Shards of Order cover

40. Shards of Order

OpenCritic: 85/100 (6 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls cover

41. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

OpenCritic: 85/100 (128 reviews)

Fighting Single player Multiplayer
Lost Castle 2 cover

42. Lost Castle 2

OpenCritic: 85/100 (5 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
TerraTech Legion cover

43. TerraTech Legion

OpenCritic: 85/100 (7 reviews)

Shooter Single player
Wax Heads cover

44. Wax Heads

OpenCritic: 85/100 (35 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection cover

45. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

OpenCritic: 85/100 (150 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Titanium Court cover

46. Titanium Court

OpenCritic: 85/100 (12 reviews)

Indie Puzzle Strategy Single player
Mixtape cover

47. Mixtape

OpenCritic: 85/100 (125 reviews)

Adventure Indie Music Single player
Star Wars Zero Company cover

48. Star Wars Zero Company

OpenCritic: 85/100 (117 reviews)

Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS) Single player
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced cover

49. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

OpenCritic: 85/100 (216 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform Single player
The Blood of Dawnwalker cover

50. The Blood of Dawnwalker

OpenCritic: 84/100 (158 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Toem 2 cover

51. Toem 2

OpenCritic: 84/100 (24 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
World of Warcraft: Midnight cover

52. World of Warcraft: Midnight

OpenCritic: 84/100 (28 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Control Resonant cover

53. Control Resonant

OpenCritic: 84/100 (98 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Single player
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight cover

54. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

OpenCritic: 84/100 (144 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Single player Multiplayer
Kaz cover

55. Kaz

OpenCritic: 84/100 (7 reviews)

Arcade Indie Single player
The Incident at Galley House cover

56. The Incident at Galley House

OpenCritic: 84/100 (15 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Visual Novel Single player