Summer Game Fest 2026 - Best Announcements and What Are You Actually Going to Play

[PhilippeMercadal]

Summer Game Fest, the PlayStation State of Play, and the Xbox Games Showcase have all happened in June. Gothic 1 Remake was one of the most anticipated, Solarpunk launched as a cozy eco-conscious crafting game with enormous wishlists, 33 Immortals went live as a large-scale cooperative roguelike, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth arrived on Xbox Series X and Switch 2 for people who had been waiting.

The second half of 2026 has GTA 6 console launch in November as the unmissable calendar event. What did you pick up from the showcase announcements and what are you actually playing this week?

[HitmanMatt53]

33 Immortals is the one I am most interested in. Large-scale cooperative roguelikes are a design space that does not get explored often enough and the 33-player ceiling is an interesting constraint

[Shane96]

Solarpunk was wishlisted for months and launched well. The eco-conscious crafting sandbox genre has not had a flagship title and this seems like it might be it

[CantComplain12]

Gothic 1 Remake was always going to be divisive between people who wanted a faithful recreation and people who wanted modernised mechanics. The combat feedback from previews was mixed

[Glenn84]

GTA 6 in November is the one that genuinely restructures the gaming calendar. Everything between now and then is what you play while you wait

[Maxximus]

The World Cup is winning the attention war for me this month. Gaming falls back when there is live sport I care about

[Brittle Ronan]

FF7 Rebirth on Switch 2 is the one I am most pleased about. Having a demanding JRPG running on handheld hardware at that quality level is remarkable

[Kieran_44]

The reveal content was more interesting than the available games for June specifically. Summer is always lighter and the showcases compensate with things coming later