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Code Vein II

PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S

Release · Jan 30, 2026

Publication score1 publications · /100

An action RPG about a Revenant Hunter trying to prevent the world’s collapse alongside Lou. Her time-travelling power makes it possible to revisit the past and alter the fates of people connected to the disaster. Combat combines reading enemy attacks, choosing weapons and using abilities fuelled by drained blood. Partners can fight independently beside the Hunter or merge their strength with the protagonist, supporting different character builds.

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Cairn

PCPlayStation 5

Release · Jan 29, 2026

Publication score1 publications · /100

Cairn follows climber Aava as she attempts to reach the summit of Mount Kami. Players choose their route across the rock rather than following a fixed climbing path. Progress depends on careful movement and managing limited equipment and supplies. The ascent connects its survival systems with a story about the personal cost of Aava’s ambition.

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Perfect Tides: Station to Station

PCNintendo Switch

Release · Jan 22, 2026

Publication score1 publications · /100

Perfect Tides: Station to Station follows eighteen-year-old Mara through a year in the city as she develops relationships and searches for her place in the world. This point-and-click adventure involves exploring locations and collecting objects, names and conversation topics. Nonlinear exploration and branching outcomes shape her experience of young adulthood.

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Arknights: Endfield

PCPlayStation 5iOS / Android

Release · Jan 22, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

An RPG set in the Arknights universe takes players to Talos-II. Leading Endfield Industries, you explore dangerous territory and command a squad of Operators in real-time battles. Combat abilities sit alongside automated production lines. Industrial facilities support exploration and expansion, while developing your team creates new tactical possibilities.

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MIO: Memories in Orbit

PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SNintendo SwitchNintendo Switch 2

Release · Jan 20, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

Android MIO awakens aboard a derelict spaceship and explores its overgrown corridors. Traces of the past reveal the vessel’s mysteries. This science-fiction metroidvania combines precise platforming with dynamic combat. New abilities and modifiers open hidden routes and offer different ways to face dangerous machines.

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2XKO

PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S

Release · Jan 20, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

League of Legends champions meet in a free-to-play tag-team fighter. Control a pair of fighters alone or share the team with a partner. Assist attacks and character switches form the basis of combinations. Cross-platform matches and shared progression connect PC and consoles. The console launch was January 20, 2026; PC Early Access began October 7, 2025.

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Hytale

Release · Jan 13, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

Hytale combines a procedurally generated world with building, crafting and combat. Exploration Mode lets you establish a home, grow crops and travel with friends. Creative Mode and mod support provide tools for player-made projects. The game launched in Early Access; the listed date does not represent a finished full release.

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Pathologic 3

Release · Jan 9, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

Physician Daniil Dankovsky arrives in a town facing a mysterious epidemic. He has only twelve days to try to save its inhabitants. This psychological horror game combines diagnosing patients with decisions about the town’s survival. Revisiting earlier events lets players reconsider their actions, but every choice carries consequences.

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StarRupture

Release · Jan 6, 2026

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Publication score0 publications · /100

On a planet reshaped by recurring disasters, you gather resources and build an industrial base. Open-world exploration combines production automation with first-person combat. Play alone or with up to four players in online co-op. The listed release date marks the start of Early Access rather than the finished 1.0 release.

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Nintendo Switch 2

Release · Nov 6, 2025

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Publication score0 publications · /100

A Zelda action spin-off set during the Imprisoning War associated with Tears of the Kingdom. Play as Zelda and her allies, fight large enemy armies and combine characters’ abilities across the battlefields of ancient Hyrule.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Nintendo Switch 2

Release · Jun 5, 2025

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Publication score0 publications · /100

An enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Link’s open-world adventure. It adds improved resolution and frame rate, HDR support, faster loading and access to ZELDA NOTES through the Nintendo Switch App.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Nintendo Switch 2

Release · Jun 5, 2025

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Publication score0 publications · /100

An enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 edition of the adventure across Hyrule, its skies and depths. Improved resolution and frame rate, HDR support, faster loading and ZELDA NOTES accompany the original building and exploration systems.

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