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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PlayStation 5 officially has 5 GOTY contenders coming in September
The flood of new must-play games has begun
Xbox Game Pass just got one of 2025's weirdest and most irresistible platformers
You can't make an omelette without breaking... a lot of eggs
This driving survival roguelike is one of the great video game mash-ups
Pacific Drive, on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, is a banger in more ways than one
Steam's most intriguing slow-burn adventure game takes 400 real-world days to finish
Time, patience, and a very lonely goblin.
Steam’s trippiest game in years deserves a second shot before GTA 6 buries everything
Empathy via shapeshifting into a tuba (naturally)
The 10 greatest Soulslikes of the past 10 years, ranked
At least from studios not named FromSoftware
The best dog game you've never played is waiting patiently for you on PS Plus
Because sometimes you just need a good cry
Diablo 3 is still the best Diablo and I will die on this hill
On console, it's also one of the best local co-op games of all time
7 criminally underappreciated Final Fantasy games
There are way more of them than you probably realize
Wild Steam RPG about insurance claims might just out-flirt Baldur's Gate 3
Deny claims. Save the world. Flirt constantly.
2024's chillest RPG is 75% off, so you have no excuse to miss it
Want a Hawaii vacation? Sega's got you covered
Steam's latest great Stardew Valley clone completely reimagines the farming sim
Swap your watering can for a tarot deck
2024’s most captivating roguelike is a must-play on Game Pass
The indie smash elevates that cheatin' feeling into high art
Marvel Tokon's rocky launch is the perfect excuse to return to Dragon Ball FighterZ
It's one of the best Dragon Ball games around