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2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures
On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that's a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we've gathered the best PC games you can play right now and a running list of the 2026 games that are launching this year.
Steam page Release: February 25Developer: Crimson Dusk
Homura Hime is a third-person action game the way they used to make them 20 years ago. Protagonist Homura has been tasked with defeating "five extremely powerful demon girls", and the ensuing violence looks like a mash up of Devil May Cry with Nier's bullet hell inclinations. It's a pretty straightforward slash and dodge 'em up wrapped in an anime skin, and if you miss the days when games like this were basically the norm, it's probably $23 well spent.
Steam page Release: March 6Developer: Wishfully
The first Planet of Lana was a sumptuous, hand painted cinematic platformer in the style of Inside and Another World. I really enjoyed it, and this sequel seems to develop on the original mostly in the direction of tonal variety: this one has "frozen peaks, deep oceans and forgotten ruins", which points to a more varied colour palette than the original's splendid bright blues and greens. Lana is also older and thus moves with more certainty, though overall you can expect something fairly similar to the first: a carefully paced experience blending platforming, puzzles, and some occasional stealth.
Steam pageRelease: March 4Developer: Original Fire Games, iRacing
iRacing is one of the most beloved "serious" racing sims but it's certainly not for everyone. Not everyone wants to pay attention to safety rules and, frankly, not everyone wants to have to brake around corners. iRacing Arcade is an answer to that: it's basically a casual, lightly cartoon-y take on the main game with some management sim aspects as well. It's been put in safe hands: the creators of Ci...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures
On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that's a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we've gathered the best PC games you can play right now and a running list of the 2026 games that are launching this year.
Steam page Release: February 25Developer: Crimson Dusk
Homura Hime is a third-person action game the way they used to make them 20 years ago. Protagonist Homura has been tasked with defeating "five extremely powerful demon girls", and the ensuing violence looks like a mash up of Devil May Cry with Nier's bullet hell inclinations. It's a pretty straightforward slash and dodge 'em up wrapped in an anime skin, and if you miss the days when games like this were basically the norm, it's probably $23 well spent.
Steam page Release: March 6Developer: Wishfully
The first Planet of Lana was a sumptuous, hand painted cinematic platformer in the style of Inside and Another World. I really enjoyed it, and this sequel seems to develop on the original mostly in the direction of tonal variety: this one has "frozen peaks, deep oceans and forgotten ruins", which points to a more varied colour palette than the original's splendid bright blues and greens. Lana is also older and thus moves with more certainty, though overall you can expect something fairly similar to the first: a carefully paced experience blending platforming, puzzles, and some occasional stealth.
Steam pageRelease: March 4Developer: Original Fire Games, iRacing
iRacing is one of the most beloved "serious" racing sims but it's certainly not for everyone. Not everyone wants to pay attention to safety rules and, frankly, not everyone wants to have to brake around corners. iRacing Arcade is an answer to that: it's basically a casual, lightly cartoon-y take on the main game with some management sim aspects as well. It's been put in safe hands: the creators of Ci...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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