The best of 2026
A short guide to the games worth your evenings and the films worth the ticket this year.
Top games 2026
Critics’ favourites across platforms
- Resident Evil RequiemSurvival horror
- 007 First LightStealth action-adventure
- Forza Horizon 6Open-world racing, set in Japan
- SarosSci-fi action
- PragmataSci-fi action-adventure
- MixtapeMusic-driven coming-of-age story
- CairnMountain-climbing survival
- Pokémon PokopiaCozy life sim
- Big WalkCo-op puzzle adventure
- Grand Theft Auto VIOpen-world actionOut 19 Nov
Top movies 2026
Box-office hits and critical picks
- Project Hail MaryScience fiction
- Disclosure DayScience fiction
- Toy Story 5Animation, family
- The Devil Wears Prada 2Comedy-drama
- ObsessionHorror
- The Super Mario Galaxy MovieAnimation, adventure
- MichaelMusic biopic
- 28 Years Later: The Bone TempleHorror
- HoppersAnimation, comedy
- SupergirlSuperhero