Most Anticipated Game of 2026 - Article
by Mark Nielsen , posted on 26 January 2026 / 4,236 Views
If 2025 has taught us anything it's that the games you look forward to don't always end up as your big winners, due in part to only three games from last year's shortlist actually releasing and in other part to some big sleeper hits stepping up to the plate. But, of course, that won't stop us from looking forward just the same. Here are the most promising titles of 2026, that we know of.
The Shortlist:
Resident Evil Requiem
Marvel's Wolverine
Grand Theft Auto VI
Saros
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
The Runner-Up:
Grand Theft Auto VI
For the second year in a row Grand Theft Auto VI has to settle for being the second Most Anticipated Game here on the VGChartz. The industry might scoff at that, but we all have our quirks. Regardless of who you are there's no denying that this is the game all eyes are on next year. The only question is how many sales records it will break both before and after it releases. That is, if Rockstar doesn't delay the game again to get another shot at the Most Anticipated title. You know they want to.
The Winner:
Resident Evil Requiem
Leon Kennedy is back; need I say more? Well, alright, if you insist: Resident Evil Requiem is looking to blend old and new for a series that has been praised for both. The dark atmosphere of newer titles is being mixed with the addition of a third person perspective and glorious hair from days of yonder, and if that isn't something to be excited about I don't know what is.
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Anyone remembers that "Most Anticipated Game of 2025" was Metroid Prime 4? lol, voters here have a very, unique.. vision of the world.
TBF the original Metroid Prime trilogy is considered among the greatest in all of gaming. Additionally, only people who own and are active on PS5 will be interested in GTAVI in 2026, meanwhile RER is a major release on all platforms (with emphasis on NS2, receiving Amiibo and two other RE games to accompany it).
Sure.. that is why all publishers out there are trying to release their games as far away as possible from RER this year; just like they all tried to get away from Metroid last year... Facepalm..
What Publishers? I love the Resident Evil franchise, but I don't know of any studios moving around release dates due to reqiuem
I was being sarcastic, lol. And yes, no publisher cares about RER release date; but hey, don't let that distract you from the fact that it is the "most anticipated game" this year; you know, just like Metroid was last year. I mean, PS, Xbox, and PC owners were waiting for that game by the minute..
It was announced in 2017 and the first Metroid Prime game since 2007. Few games capture the word "anticipation" as well, even if the hype died down a bit for many closer to release.
smacks you
let the sales do the talking!
Yea, winner is gta VI
Are you stating your opinion, or did you skip the results?
*Runner-up is GTA VI
Not on this forum but outside that bubble yes. Personally I could not give less of a fuck about GTAVI.
The only explination for GTA 6 not winning is that VGChartz is disconnected from the wider gamer space. it is what it is.
VG chartz choices...
Last year they said that a game that will be lucky to sell 5 million copies LT was more anticipated than a game that is sure to hit +100M copies LT and is likely to make +10M on day one...
Yeah, I'm gonna need a recount on this one.
GTA6 slow burn azz wait is making everyone restless, while re9 is closer than u think so it makes sense but at the end of the day gta6 will sell 50 mil at end of the year 2026
Fable tho
RE, GTA, Fire Emblem all great too.
OK, that's actually a surprise. I guess it shouldn't be though if that was also the case last year.
