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 PS5 games to play in May

From the silly to the serious

A shot from Dark Souls 3 at the end of the game featuring the player holding out heir arm towards Fillianore and her egg.
10 years on, Dark Souls 3 remains a work of art that refuses to fade

The flame lives on, even as it flickers

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3 great new games hit Xbox Game Pass this month

Spring is blooming with some great games on Xbox Game Pass

A screenshot from a cutscene in Split Fiction showing the two characters with small dragons on their backs.
The best local co-op games to play right now

Two-player, couch co-op vibes

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The 25 best PlayStation 5 games

Got a PS5? Here’s what you should play

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Xbox Game Pass loses a much-loved Dragon Ball game next week

Time travel shenanigans abound in Xenoverse 2

Brett suits up in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 should learn from Xenoverse 2’s biggest flaws

Xenoverse 3 could learn a lot from its predecessor

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Melinoe, the protagonist of Hades 2, attacks Prometheus, one of the bosses in the game.
3 great Xbox Game Pass to play this weekend

Hades 2 is now on Game Pass, so now everyone can die against Chronos time and time again

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Sentenced to Be a Hero owes a lot to this forgotten combat flight simulation game

Both titles explore the morally gray area of war in very different ways

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The 25 best games on Game Pass

Here’s what you should be playing on Xbox and PC

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Hades 2 is out on PS5 and Xbox now, so everyone can enjoy 2025’s best game

It’s the best roguelike around, and you don’t even have to have played the first one to enjoy it

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A retro rally car sweeps through a snowy corner in Super Woden: Rally Edge
3 racing games to play while you wait for Forza Horizon 6

Including one total banger

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3 great games on we can't wait to play this weekend on Xbox Game Pass

Sell books or shoot spaceships, your choice

A document appears on a computer screen in TR-49.
One of the year’s best puzzle games just landed on Nintendo Switch

TR-49's code-cracking deduction will keep you up at night

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Mario and Luigi introduce Yoshi, a small green dinosaur, to Toad, a short guy with a mushroom hat, in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
5 games to play if you loved The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Follow up Mario's latest movie with some of his best games

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Zau, in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, dodges a blue blast of light from a massive birdlike spirit
3 great games on we can't wait to get back to playing this weekend

Holiday weekend means more time for gaming

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is secretly a Mass Effect game

And it's 85% off right now

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5 unmissable Steam games to play this April

Shooters, builders, gods, and mice

Sentient pots pose together in Kiln.
5 great Xbox games to play this April

A new cyberpunk thriller and multiplayer pottery battles headline Xbox's April

Some Miis jump for joy in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
7 great new Switch 2 games to play in April

Spring has sprung a pretty interesting crop

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