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What players think of new games

We read player reviews of every notable launch and track the share that recommend each game, day by day. We never use critic scores.

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Out 28 October · Game report

Phantom Blade Zero

93%of 79,163 player reviews recommend it

Players call Phantom Blade Zero’s combat some of the most spectacular they’ve played, with fluid combos and parries that flow into counters, and they praise its bosses, its weapons and its art.

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Best of

October 2026’s best, ranked by players.

The full list

  1. 1Final Fantasy Resonance96% of 5,135 reviews recommend it
  2. 2Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 295% of 1,054 reviews recommend it
  3. 3Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival93% of 8,621 reviews recommend it
  4. 4Phantom Blade Zero93% of 79,163 reviews recommend it
  5. 5Star Wars: Galactic Racer86% of 7,319 reviews recommend it

Research

How launches land, read in depth.

GuideGTA 6 map: every place in Leonida Rockstar has shown, and when the official map arrivesRockstar posts an official map of Leonida as a free download on 19 November. Until then it has named six places, from Vice City to Mount Kalaga National Park. What it has shown of each, who lives there, and how to get the map.GuideOcarina of Time on Switch 2: what’s new, and what players say after launchOcarina of Time on Switch 2 is rebuilt from the ground up, with new visuals, voiced cutscenes, orchestral music, a jump button and an ocarina you can hum into. Everything Nintendo added, and what players praise and question after launch day.GuideThe Olympus Guild addon: how to install it, join Olympus and use itThe Olympus Guild addon shows every Olympus guild in WoW Forever in one window. How to install it, how its Join Olympus screen gets you in, how to reach Asmongold’s layer, and every command.

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    Trailers, character reveals, store pages and announcement beats tested with core players before they go public, with a risk report and specific fixes.

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    How it works: Pre-launch reception audits

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