# Upcoming game releases you're looking forward to (2026-) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 18, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820 "2025-12-18T10:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/1 "2025-12-18T10:50:18Z")
Anyone have upcoming games that you are are looking forward to? For me it’s the upcoming Bond game: it looks basically like a reskinned Hitman, which is fine by me. Also the recently announced Tomb Raider games for 2027. I loved the rebooted trilogy and am excited to see how they will develop it further. Now it’s just hoping that they will work on a Steam Deck and/or Mac, or if need be on an older Windows PC. I won’t buy new hardware just for these games. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/2 "2025-12-18T11:58:56Z")
> [@Tusculan](#): > > the recently announced Tomb Raider games for 2027 I did not know about this. Thanks for the heads-up. I don’t really pay attention to the new-and-upcoming slate. I’ve got such a backlog of stuff to finish I try not to disrupt my progress through the pile by adding new titles. Tomb Raider, though… that’s a longtime favorite. Long, long time. I’ll keep my eye on that. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/3 "2025-12-18T12:47:12Z")
The one game that really has my attention is [Exodus](https://www.exodusgame.com/en-US). It’s being made by former (good) Bioware employees, including Drew Karpyshyn. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/4 "2025-12-18T15:40:43Z")
Larian, the studio behind BG3, announced a new Divinity game, leaving D&D behind and going back to their own fantasy setting: [Divinity: A human overview of Larian's next major RPG | PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/divinity-guide/) As much as I enjoy D&D, I always thought 5e made for a poor turn-based CRPG adaptation unless you were one of the classes with extra actions. Original Sin 1&2’s action point system was much more flexible and made each turn more meaningful and tactical. Hoping the new game will have something like that. And no real-time parry (ahem, Expedition 33). Also pretty excited about the new Steam Machine (mid-range SteamOS PC) and Steam Frame (VR goggles). I’m hoping Valve can seriously challenge Microsoft’s PC gaming monopoly. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/5 "2025-12-18T15:41:35Z")
Ooh, nice. “Former Bioware” seems somehow much more hopeful than real Bioware these days 😂 Wishlisted. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/6 "2025-12-18T16:14:22Z")
Total War: Medieval 3 and Total War: Warhammer 40k were both announced the other day and both look epic. They’re finally updating Total War’s engine again. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/7 "2025-12-18T18:19:19Z")
I saw the Total War: Warhammer 40k and am pretty excited about that. Didn’t see Medieval 3, but now I’m excited about it too. I’ve played the Total War games since the original Medieval Total War back in like 2002 or so, and only really skipped the Shogun ones. I’m also cautiously excited about Warhammer 40k:Dawn of War IV. Played 1 and 2 like a fiend, but skipped 3 because it sounded more like a MOBA set in the 40k universe, not a DOW game. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/8 "2025-12-18T20:18:29Z")
Total War: Warhammer 40K. TW:WH3 is my favorite game of all time; based on the developer discussion Creative Assembly put on YouTube a couple days back, I am absurdly excited for 40K. I watched the game awards only to see that trailer; the Divinity trailer was an unexpected bonus. Looking forward to Dawn of War 4 and Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy as well. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/9 "2025-12-18T21:36:54Z")
Side question: What would be the best Total War to try first, for someone who’s never played any of them? Can be any setting. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/10 "2025-12-18T23:00:54Z")
Subnautica 2. I’m still excited for it despite all the behind-the-scenes drama. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/11 "2025-12-19T04:22:57Z")
If you like fantasy, Warhammer. (Might be expensive to get into for the sheer amount of dlc, but regularly goes on sale, at least four times per year.) The old games are great, but a lot of progress has been made in the UI. If you would prefer a historical setting, the latest was Total War: Pharaoh (bronze age Egypt). Three Kingdoms for China in the Warring States period. Shogun 2 (feudal Japan) is GREAT, but is definitely showing its age. Aside from minor bug fixes as such, currently only Warhammer is still being actively worked on. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/12 "2025-12-19T04:57:40Z")
Too late to edit: Warhammer is the only currently-released game being actively worked on; as in, receiving new content. If you are into modding, medieval 2 has a full Lord of the Rings overhaul (I last played that like… ten years ago now); I believe Total War: Attila does as well, though I’ve never played that one. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/13 "2026-01-29T23:23:15Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > If you would prefer a historical setting, the latest was Total War: Pharaoh (bronze age Egypt). Pharaoh shipped as a very narrow Egypt vs Assyria Bronze Age Collapse game but it also had a soft reboot as Total War Pharaoh Dynasties which includes the Greek factions from Total War Troy, some Mesopotamian factions, and some additional playable minor factions from the original Assyrian and Egyptian lineups of Pharaoh. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820/14 "2026-02-04T18:07:50Z")
_Styx: Blades of Greed;_ third in a series of games where you play as the snarky, sneaky, stabby goblin Styx. I’ve always enjoyed stealth games in general and the Styx series in general, and it’s nice for a new one to come out after (checks) 8 years.