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Pillars of Eternity
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire launched eight years ago today, sending Obsidian's revived CRPG series into a seafaring world of gods, factions and uneasy politics.
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Hydroneer launches May 8 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, six years after its original Steam release. The console version brings the mining sandbox's digging, automation and couch co-op systems to a new audience.
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Xbox One S All-Digital launched seven years ago today, arriving as an odd late-generation experiment that made the disc-free console future feel real.
Steam
Alabaster Dawn starts Steam Early Access on May 7, giving CrossCode fans a first substantial look at Radical Fish Games' next action RPG. The launch build covers roughly 10 hours, with a longer Early Access road ahead.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil Village reached Steam five years ago today, carrying Ethan Winters from Resident Evil 7's intimate horror into a louder, stranger gothic nightmare.
Roundup
The Nintendo 64's biggest sellers show exactly what carried the console: Mario's leap to 3D, Rare's golden run and Nintendo's strongest couch multiplayer hits.
Steam
Farever launches May 6 in Steam Early Access for PC, giving Shiro Games a new online co-op RPG test after Northgard, Wartales and Dune: Spice Wars.
Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein 3D launched on MS-DOS 34 years ago today, turning shareware PC action into the blueprint for Doom, Quake and the shooter boom that followed.
Steam
In The Black launches May 5 in Steam Early Access after more than a decade of development. Impeller Studios' hard-science space combat sim is aimed at players who miss cockpit dogfighting with real weight behind it.
Prey
Prey launched nine years ago today, sending players into Talos I and turning Arkane's sci-fi horror into a cult immersive-sim favorite.
Huntdown
This week's most interesting new releases lean into personality, from a cozy-punk record shop and a chainsaw parkour game to Shiro's co-op RPG, a dice city builder and a crab evolution roguelite. Here are the games worth keeping on your radar from May 4 to May 10, 2026.
Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine now has a September 15, 2026 release date for PlayStation 5, with Insomniac framing Logan's solo game as a brutal globe-spanning thriller about his past. The biggest remaining questions are how deep the gameplay reveal will go, whether a PC version follows later and how the game handles its wider X-Men cast.
