Play & Watch

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

  1. Resident Evil RequiemSurvival horror
  2. 007 First LightStealth action-adventure
  3. Forza Horizon 6Open-world racing, set in Japan
  4. SarosSci-fi action
  5. PragmataSci-fi action-adventure
  6. MixtapeMusic-driven coming-of-age story
  7. CairnMountain-climbing survival
  8. Pokémon PokopiaCozy life sim
  9. Big WalkCo-op puzzle adventure
  10. Grand Theft Auto VIOpen-world actionOut 19 Nov

Top movies 2026

Box-office hits and critical picks

  1. Project Hail MaryScience fiction
  2. Disclosure DayScience fiction
  3. Toy Story 5Animation, family
  4. The Devil Wears Prada 2Comedy-drama
  5. ObsessionHorror
  6. The Super Mario Galaxy MovieAnimation, adventure
  7. MichaelMusic biopic
  8. 28 Years Later: The Bone TempleHorror
  9. HoppersAnimation, comedy
  10. SupergirlSuperhero