Top picks for 2026

The Midnight Walkers (PEGI 18) Platform: PC Release: January 29

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This game was pushed back from a November release, but should be coming to early access at the end of January.Developed by Oneway Ticket Studio, the extraction survival game is set in a world overrun with zombies.

Stuck in a mega complex, you make your way through the various floors clearing the undead as you go.

The thing is, it’s not just zombies you have to be worried about as poison gas is also spreading through the building.

You'll scavenge gear to craft better weapons and armour, collect valuable loot to purchase upgrades and fight off other survivors.

Alongside the solo campaign, you can also play with up to two other players hoping there’s strength in numbers.

As you'd expect, this survival horror features combat, investigations, puzzles, and resource management, with gameplay allowing you to freely switch between first and third-person views to face the horrors in a way that suits your playstyle.

007 First Light

(PEGI 16) Platforms: PS5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2, PC Release: May 27

Anyone who has read Charlie Higson’s Young Bond series will have been excited about the potential of a James Bond “origin” story.

This game may reimagine the future 00 agent's roots, but it allows fans to take on the role of the audacious young hero as he sets out to become the best MI6 has to offer.

First Light is the first official Bond game since 2012's 007 Legends, which proved such a flop publisher Activision never made another Bond game.

Alongside a young James, there's characters such as M, Q and Moneypenny, all reimagined to reflect their roles in shaping the burgeoning agent.