I played dozens of retro games this year, and these are the ones I still whole-heartedly recommend going into 2026

Dust off your DOS, reinstall those ROMs, and party like it's 1999.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 and Pentiment: Two Games That Reignited the CRPG Landscape

Did ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ you understand that the CRPGs – the crunchy, text-heavy, choice-based computer role-playing games from the past – are once again in vogue? Perhaps, it might seem to you that you ...
Polygon

We're getting a new game in the best Star Wars series ever made, led by a Mass Effect dev

Star Wars fans are hardly bereft of choices when it comes to great video games featuring lightsabers, but the world imagined by George Lucas is more than a playground for combat. Few series have ...
VideoGamer

Best RPG games – Immersive, player-driven stories to thrill and delight

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and ...