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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5 most-anticipated new PlayStation 5 games to play in August

Too many games, too little time

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2023's most overlooked RPG is better than ever on Switch 2

And its expansions are free now, too

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A puzzle screen appears in Lumines Remastered on mobile.
One of the best PSP games ever just got a killer surprise mobile port

You can get one of the best puzzle games of all time on your phone

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The 10 hottest board games you should play at Gen Con before they sell out

Pick up games based on Lord of the Rings, Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere, and Star Trek

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Marvel’s most underrated game of the past 5 years could have revealed the MCU’s next era

A glimpse at the Blade that could've been

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse suit in the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales video game
The 10 best Marvel video games of all time

They're just super!

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10 games where every level is a masterpiece

Who has time for filler?

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Steam's coolest new game combines Avatar with Into the Spider-Verse

Waterbending, meet dimension-hopping

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Path of Exile 2 is secretly a great cozy game

All you need is a strong build and something good to drink

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Third level island in Cat Isle, featuring several tea shops.
Steam’s coziest new game is a perfect way to beat the summer heat

Complete with a fishing minigame

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A character jumps in the air in Poinpy key art.
Poinpy, the fantastic Netflix game that disappeared last year, is back and available for free

2022's best mobile game is back and as charming as ever

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Detective Grimoire and Sally stand in front of a cauldron in The Mermaid Mask art.
The funniest game of the year is also one of the best reviewed

The Mermaid Mask is a murder mystery full of lovable goofballs

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5 criminally underappreciated Final Fantasy games

There are way more of them than you probably realize

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's 2026 film, The Odyssey.
10 games to play if you loved The Odyssey

Games based on Greek mythology aren't as common as you might think, but there are some bangers

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Twenty years later, the weirdest FF7 game is still one of Square Enix’s boldest experiments

Sometimes the weirdest ideas, like an action shooter starring Vincent Valentine, can become the most memorable

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A character looks at a broken window in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
5 puzzle games that are secretly the best co-op games

Sometimes single-player games make for the best multiplayer games

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Ascend to Zero hero leaps toward a cube in Ascend to Zero key art
Xbox Game Pass just got the best Vampire Survivors clone in years

Ascend to Zero knows how to make number go up

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7 games to play while you wait for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Tactical RPGs to tide you over

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Art of Zagreus from Hades. He’s standing in front of a red background and wields a large sword on his shoulder.
The makers of Hades owe everything to a beloved 15-year-old action RPG

Kidding around is loads of fun even now

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The 7 best games to play like Avowed

No sequel is promised, so find your own fun.

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