Showcase Best looking games of 2026 so far

[Brad P]

My picks: Stalker 2 patched, Avowed, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. What are yours?

 

[Ferdinand]

Stalker 2 after patches looks unbelievable. The Zone at sunrise is something else.

 

[Corey]

How are you finding the Secretlab chair? Been thinking about one.

 

[Tyler]

Clean build. Keychron boards are really good value.

 

[Oliver]

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is the right answer if you're talking about something that actually runs at the same time as it looks impressive. Bohemia managed something most big studios haven't — a visually dense open world without the slideshow. STALKER 2 post-patches has atmosphere that most games can't buy with a larger budget. Avowed looked good in screenshots but felt oddly flat in motion to me, which is a shame given the obvious effort in the art direction.

 

[Jake]

RDR2 still holds up better than half the stuff releasing now. I know it's a few years old but I fired it up again last week and it still looks ridiculous. STALKER 2 I'll give credit to — some of those outdoor areas are genuinely striking.

 

[Tyler]

Doom: The Dark Ages for me if that counts as 2026. The art direction alone is something else. Every enemy looks like it was pulled from a heavy metal album cover and I mean that as a compliment. Combat feels different from Eternal but the visuals more than hold up.