So many video games, so little time! 2026 is already shaping up to be a big year in terms of gaming. With back-to-back releases, here are the video games hitting your stores this week.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard (4/21)
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC
Vampire Crawlers is a first-person roguelike deckbuilding dungeon explorer that involves the same characters and setting from Vampire Survivors. In this game, you build decks, explore familiar dungeons from the series, and attack enemies using various combos until you escape. Combinations in every run is crucial as the player gets access to a variety of power-ups and weapons in this fast-paced game as combat is a lot more focused on smaller group of enemies.
Masters of Albion (4/22)
Platform: PC
From the creator of Fable, Masters of Albion is described as a “god-simulator.” Players take control of a new living world with people in order to shape and experience it through a real-time strategy town management system. The game emphasizes that “there is no single solution,” and as the player steps into the role of God, they can build their town, guide their people, and kill whoever or however they want.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes (4/24)
Platform: Quest, PC VR, PSVR2
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a standalone game within the Little Nightmares franchise that can be enjoyed by both new and returning players alike. You play as Dark Six who is searching to reunite with Six in order to become whole. Typical of a Little Nightmares game, Altered Echoes promises to give the players a good spook through its dark and atmospheric setting where there are puzzles to be solved and secrets to be discovered but this time, in virtual reality.
Other video games worth checking out: Typing Farmer, Tides of Tomorrow, Vending Machine Co. and Kiln
