Best Action games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of Action releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 127 games analyzed, 4,751,246 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.

#1

Shelldiver

November 16, 2025 · 15,628 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

Dispatch

October 22, 2025 · 179,439 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

Öoo

August 7, 2025 · 6,350 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

Dead as Disco

May 5, 2026 · 11,779 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

July 4, 2026 · 23,675 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Hades II

September 25, 2025 · 120,896 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

July 22, 2025 · 13,000 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Resident Evil Requiem

February 26, 2026 · 178,548 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

April 21, 2026 · 18,060 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

PRAGMATA

April 16, 2026 · 49,798 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#11

Slime Rancher 2

September 23, 2025 · 49,013 reviews

95/100 · Very Positive

#12

Palworld

July 9, 2026 · 427,126 reviews

94/100 · Very Positive

#13

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

September 17, 2025 · 8,249 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

Rhythm Doctor

December 6, 2025 · 26,641 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Cairn

January 29, 2026 · 20,217 reviews

95/100 · Very Positive

#16

Abiotic Factor

July 22, 2025 · 56,861 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

Far Far West

April 28, 2026 · 34,897 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Shape of Dreams

September 10, 2025 · 19,669 reviews

94/100 · Very Positive

#19

LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight

May 22, 2026 · 12,339 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#20

Stick It to the Stickman

August 18, 2025 · 7,964 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#21

Megabonk

September 18, 2025 · 103,842 reviews

92/100 · Very Positive

#22

PIGFACE

September 18, 2025 · 2,424 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

Cleared Hot

November 20, 2025 · 3,736 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

March 19, 2026 · 24,785 reviews

92/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

Cheese Rolling

August 19, 2025 · 6,922 reviews

93/100 · Very Positive

#26

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

April 16, 2026 · 14,040 reviews

92/100 · Very Positive

#27

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

September 19, 2025 · 4,287 reviews

93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#28

Species: Unknown

October 23, 2025 · 9,944 reviews

92/100 · Very Positive

#29

007 First Light

May 26, 2026 · 40,521 reviews

91/100 · Very Positive

#30

Hollow Knight: Silksong

September 4, 2025 · 413,706 reviews

90/100 · Very Positive