ROLLA has a gloriously messy premise and good-looking destruction, but relentless attacks and repetitive runs make it hard to enjoy for long.

Gears of War: E-Day delivers astonishing presentation and a devastating look at Emergence Day, though its familiar, drawn-out firefights wore me down.

The Ultrahuman Ring AIR makes sleep and recovery tracking easy to live with, thanks to its barely-there fit, useful app and no required subscription.

Silver Pines blends survival horror, interconnected exploration, and a wonderfully strange mystery into one of the year's best games.

VMX makes BMX, mountain biking and scooter tricks feel surprisingly natural in VR, though its wild motion can upset even experienced players.

Tiny Flock is a charming, inventive VR puzzler with gorgeous dioramas and adorable sheep, though its 21 levels leave me wanting more.

RetroSpace is a funny, creepy space station immersive sim with memorable exploration and clever tools, held back on PS5 by uneven performance and bugs.

Control Resonant is Remedy at their absolute finest, taking Dylan Faden through an impossible, gravity-bending New York with phenomenal, crunchy melee combat.

Meta officially unveiled its $1,300 VR Glasses at Connect 2026. Here is everything you need to know about the specs, compute puck, and spring 2027 launch.

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The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival is a great-looking pixel-art brawler with satisfying early combat, but relentless gunmen, wonky hitboxes, and no co-op make its novelty wear thin.

Roboquest VR brings the frantic cel-shaded roguelite shooter to Meta Quest 3 with blistering movement and huge build variety, despite a few VR interaction quirks.

Blackwood shows flashes of John Wick-style gun-fu brilliance and phenomenal takedown animations, but tedious retail padding, erratic cameras, and thin Act 1 content hold it back.

Glitch Protocol looks tiny and harmless, then spends 200 handcrafted rooms doing everything it can to kill you. It worked on me completely.

Blades & Battles delivers a functional Golden Axe-inspired beat 'em up, but shallow heroes, awkward hit detection, and no progression make it forgettable.

The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline looks fantastic from inside its central cathedral, but a thin story, a puzzling structure, and uneven voice acting hold this brief descent back.

PengPong combines bullet-heaven chaos with ricocheting weapons and excellent roguelite synergies, but its three repetitive missions feel unfinished.

Cost of Hope is a fantastic return to the Zone, with two stunning new areas, memorable missions, and a far smoother S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Xbox Series X.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a masterful revival with a fantastic cast, spectacular presentation, and some of the most satisfying sword combat ever made.

Cosmo Tales is a gorgeous and immediately fun space shooter, but thin Early Access content, shallow combat, and uneven handheld performance hold it back.

SPRAWL zero combines excellent old-school gunplay, disposable weapons, gravity gloves and brutal abilities into an intoxicating FPS combat loop.

Fear The Timeloop is an ambitious budget survival horror game with a clever time-loop hook, great atmosphere, satisfying combat, and some rough presentation.

Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior looks and sounds like a heavy metal fever dream, but its short demo left me cold where it matters most: the gameplay.

Vapor World: Over The Mind pairs stunning hand-drawn environments with punishing boss fights, though its deliberately heavy movement could use more polish.

1666: Amsterdam has a fascinating supernatural story, a wonderfully strange version of the city, and clever investigation ideas, but its Early Access build is far too rough.

Lou's Lagoon is a vibrant and satisfying cozy adventure built around gathering, crafting, exploration, and tool upgrades, although its tiny inventory creates far too much unnecessary hassle.

The Sinking City 2 is a phenomenal Lovecraftian survival horror game with a gripping love story, excellent exploration, clever investigations, and deeply satisfying Resident Evil-style design, even if...

Below the Stone combines mining, crafting, and extraction roguelike tension into an addictive handheld adventure, though its Early Access roughness still shows.

Box Knight has a fun office-fantasy premise and a charming cartoon style, but shallow combat and dull upgrades make its roguelike loop hard to enjoy.

Future Knight turns the ROG Xbox Ally X into a wonderfully strange retro-futuristic handheld with gorgeous LCD visuals and satisfying run-and-gun action.

Choppa: Rescue Rivals is a charming, responsive rescue game with creative tools, vibrant cel-shaded visuals, and excellent performance on ROG Xbox Ally X.

Duskfade is a gorgeous love letter to classic 3D action platformers, with excellent movement, smart exploration, and a clockwork world that is a joy to uncover.

Akatori looks beautiful and has clever boss fights, but shallow exploration, repetitive combat, and uneven handheld performance keep its promising ideas apart.

Doloc Town makes farming work brilliantly as a 2D side-scroller, combining vertical farm building, platforming, exploration, and drone combat in a wonderfully strange post-apocalyptic world.

MineGeon: Renegades combines fast twin-stick shooting with a satisfying mining and extraction loop, but its weak gadgets stop most runs from becoming truly exciting.

Sephiria combines wonderfully smooth combat, distinct weapons, and a clever artifact inventory system to become one of the best roguelites I have played recently.

SENARA: The Sacrament builds excellent survival horror aboard a claustrophobic cult ship, but an action-heavy second half trades too much of that tension for repetitive combat.

Turnip Mountain turns an awkward dual-stick climbing idea into a wonderfully rewarding physics platformer packed with clever obstacles, fair challenges, and plenty of charm.

Farlands turns Stardew Valley-style farming into a charming space adventure, but slow progression and poor tutorials bury its best ideas under hours of grind.

Denshattack! is a wildly creative mix of Tony Hawk and Subway Surfers, pairing demanding train tricks with gorgeous Japanese levels, fantastic music, and flawless ROG Xbox Ally X performance.

The Caribou Trail is a short and moving World War I narrative adventure with wonderful characters, excellent voice acting, and simple gameplay that occasionally overstays its welcome.

Wall World 2 has a strong mining loop and gorgeous pixel art, but its slow, stilted progression makes the climb feel more like a grind than an adventure.

The best VR games of 2026 so far, based on Duuro reviews and standout new releases across Quest, SteamVR, and PSVR2.

DigWorld has a simple roguelike digging loop with a clear upgrade chase, but its early grind feels too slow to become properly satisfying.

Hell Clock is a fantastic action roguelite that makes every run feel fast, violent, overpowered, and absurdly satisfying, even when the ROG Xbox Ally X struggles under the chaos.

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The Midnight Walk is a visually stunning claymation adventure, light on mechanics but rich in mood, imagination, and strange little stories.

The King Got Too Much Gold is a tiny, stripped-back incremental game that turns cleaning up coins into a weirdly satisfying automation spiral.

Moldwasher is a tiny, cozy, wonderfully charming cleaning game with lovely pixel art, satisfying tools, and a simple loop that works beautifully on ROG Xbox Ally X.

007 First Light is a spectacular James Bond origin story, blending IO Interactive's stealth craft with cinematic action, sharp writing, excellent performances and stunning PS5 presentation.