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The upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive Saros from Housemarque received its first critic reviews, and the game is said to be one of the best titles in 2026.

Poncle's deckbuilder spinoff translates Vampire Survivors into turn-based combat with depth buried behind slow pacing.

The first reviews of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred are here, and they claim Blizzard has made a decent DLC.

Mega Crit rolls a month of beta work onto Slay the Spire 2's main branch with patch v0.103.2.

High Above launches on PC as a timer-free rooftop sandbox builder from solo developer DVision Games, priced at £8.50.

KuloNiku: Bowl Up! blends cooking simulation with life-sim mechanics, competitive Meatball Brawls, and custom orders in a small town built around food.

Regions of Ruin: Runegate sends dwarves through mysterious portals to rebuild civilization in a 2D hack-and-slash RPG with town-building mechanics.

Minos casts players as the Minotaur, building deadly labyrinths and crushing Greek heroes in a roguelite tower defense from Artificer and Devolver Digital.

Gecko Gods blends cozy platforming with open island exploration, but technical problems and thin puzzles limit the trip.

A Storied Life: Tabitha packs up a dead woman's house and asks players to rewrite her memoir from whatever fits in a single cardboard box.

Dragonkin: The Banished brings a dragon-focused action RPG experience to consoles with deep customization and massive maps.

Softstar Entertainment brings the Taiwanese horror hit to consoles with Incantation, a first-person survival experience.

Beyond Words blends Scrabble mechanics with roguelike card systems but stumbles on pacing and visual polish.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire launches April 16 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, blending 1930s cartoon noir with first-person shooter action.

Sad Cat Studios launches REPLACED, a cyberpunk platformer set in an alternate 1980s America where organ harvesting fuels a corporate dystopia.

Ice-Pick Lodge delivers a time-looping medical mystery that ranks among the decade’s most compelling narrative adventures.

Outerloop Games releases Dosa Divas on April 14, 2026, for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, releasing on April 16, gets first reviews from critics - and the game is mostly praised.

New title Replaced, developed by Sad Cat Studios, is receiving its first reviews - and it's quite positive.

Capcom's sci-fi shooter blends hacking puzzles with gunplay and a surprisingly tender father-daughter story set on a ruined moon base.

Pokémon Champions brings free-to-play competitive battling to Switch and Switch 2 with 187 Pokémon and ranked online play.

Bandai Namco's final My Hero Academia game covers the Final War Arc with a 68-character roster and new Team-Up Mission mode.

DALOAR's debut horror game sends a paranormal investigator to a cursed island of ghosts, cults, and occult puzzles.

South of Midnight arrives on PS5 with gorgeous visuals and Deep South folklore but familiar gameplay that rarely surprises.

New Super Lucky's Tale arrives on PS5 five years after its PS4 debut with 4K, 120fps, and DualSense support, but no new content.