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.

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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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    40 minutes ago

    playing fallout 4 again. i already loved it when it had came out, but it is honestly even better than i remember. too many people focus on what the game isn’t and completely miss the masterpiece that it is

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    1 hour ago

    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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    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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    2 hours 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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    I started playing Ember Knights with some friends after seeing it on the Steam sale on a whim

    It was a hit! I spent more time this weekend with this group of friends than I have in quite a while just running through the game.

    At $7 and $14 with DLC that seems to double the content, it’s very much worth it for a game that’s basically couch coop “Hades at home”.

    It also supports Remote Play Together fwiw, but we’ve had mediocre luck using it

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    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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    4 hours ago

    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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    6 hours 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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    6 hours 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.