Most Anticipated Games of the Rest of 2026

[Isaac80]

We are at the midpoint of the year and the release calendar for the second half is becoming clearer. GTA 6 on console in November is the unmissable event for most people, but there is a lot between now and then.

Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol 2 arrives in August, Star Wars Zero Company in August, Plague Tale Legacy Resonance in August. The Switch 2 has a strong second half lineup. And the showcase reveals from June have added several more dates to watch.

What are you most looking forward to, and is GTA 6 genuinely the biggest release in years or just the most hyped?

[Rob98]

GTA 6 is legitimately the biggest release in years and the hype is proportionate. The gap since GTA 5 is extraordinary and the trailer footage suggests Rockstar have actually done something ambitious rather than just iterating

[CMPunk88]

Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol 2 is the one I am personally most excited about. Having Snake Eater on modern hardware with current performance is something I have wanted for years

[Oscar_75]

Star Wars Zero Company is interesting because it is an original story rather than a tie-in. If IO Interactive can do for the Star Wars universe what they did for Hitman the results could be something genuinely different

[BitSus]

The Switch 2 second half lineup is being underreported. The console launched well and the software support is building properly. Monopoly Star Wars is not the headline but the hardware has proven itself

[BigDog]

Project Hail Mary as a game adaptation is the thing I did not know I wanted until I saw it announced. The source material is perfectly suited to a certain kind of game and if they get it right it could be something special

[TristanFenwick]

I am deliberately staying away from GTA 6 information until I can play it. Every spoiler is a subtraction from what should be the biggest single player experience of the decade

[Sandra_29]

The honest answer is that the second half release calendar creates a spending problem. Three or four games I want released within weeks of each other in autumn is a familiar but unwelcome situation

[Ava12]

ftw GTA6 end game!