What to Play

Many games are huge. Others are endless. Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most innovative, and most intriguing games on every platform, so you can spend less time searching, and more time playing.

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20 years later, this 10/10 JRPG cult classic is the perfect holdover for Square Enix's new Zelda-like

There's another action RPG for you to enjoy before Elliot comes out

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Queen Alexandra stands against a purple background in Lost In Random Eternal Die key art
Xbox Game Pass is losing one of the best Hades clones in years

Lost In Random: The Eternal Die is the rare isometric roguelike that stands out

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Xbox Game Pass just quietly got one of the most influential multiplayer horror games

Before friendslop, there was Escape the Backrooms

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Cloud and Sephiroth stand on a dark night with dramatic lighting in a screenshot for the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo.
5 most anticipated Xbox games to play in June

It's a big month for RPG fans and train enthusiasts

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6 most anticipated new Switch 2 games to play in June

It's going to be a busy month for Nintendo players

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Final Fantasy’s final pixel-art game finally comes to Game Pass this week

You can punch a train and a giant octopus

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5 most anticipated PS5 games to play in June

Including kick-flipping trains and a time-traveling RPG hero

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3 must-play May hidden gems you might have missed between 007 and Forza

It's been a busy month for games, but don't let these bangers slip through the cracks

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A closeup of a table tennis player getting ready to hit the ball. Their face isn't visible
We wouldn't have GTA 6 without this obscure 2006 ping-pong game

20 years ago, Rockstar Table Tennis seemed like a weird diversion for its maker — but it was the start of a new era

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Xbox Game Pass added 3 great games this week

Watch Backrooms, then escape from the Backrooms

A Porsche driving underneath the cherry blossom trees in Forza Horizon 6.
Xbox Game Pass quietly had one of its best weeks in months

Go fast and furious in the new Forza

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Xbox Game Pass got 3 great new games this week

Subnautica 2 made waves this week

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5 free Steam games to play this weekend
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And they're all on sale too

The main characters of Call of the Elder Gods stand together.
You only need 6 hours to beat Xbox Game Pass' chilling new puzzle game

Lovecraft meets Indiana Jones in Call of the Elder Gods

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Raiden charges his hands with electricity while Kung Lao poses in a screenshot from Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat and all the other great games we're playing this weekend

Go watch some fatalities in the theater, then perform some at home

Lana and Mui looking at an ominous spacecraft in the distance in a screenshot from the first Planet of Lana
Before it leaves Xbox Game Pass, play one of the most under-appreciated sci-fi games in years

And then dive into its new sequel

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Ariane stands dramatically in front of an explosion in Aphelion
3 great new games just hit Xbox Game Pass

They just keep comin'

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Yoshi and some other Yoshis look to the sky on their island
5 most anticipated Switch 2 games to play in May

A new Nintendo platformer! A major AAA adventure!

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5 most anticipated new Xbox games to play in May

Well, Forza and four others

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5 most anticipated PS5 games to play in May

From the silly to the serious

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