Wallet threat level: May 25, 2026

After its long and uneven history, the James Bond license to videogame finally lands with IO Interactive. The studio releases 007: First Light on Wednesday. Will it usher in a new era of Bond games? Is it a wallet threat for Hitman fans, or just for James Bond fans? 

Other notable releases this week include the early access release of Paralives, a potential competitor for Electronic Arts’ Sims. There’s not one, but two Forklift games coming on Thursday. Nickelodeon offers their alternative to Mario Tennis. Nintendo is releasing Warioware-type mini-game collection Pictonico, which incorporates the photos on your phone. And the developers of Shovel Knight are releasing a retro Zelda-type action-adventure called Mina the Hollower.

Monday (5/25/26):

• Paralives (PC Early Access) – “Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?”
• Enter The Chronosphere (PC Early Access) – “Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.”
• Feed the Queen (PC) – “Gather food to grow your colony. Evolve and upgrade specialized worker types. Discover and combine interesting synergies. Optimize your production, customize your strategy and feed the Queen ever-increasing amounts of food!”
• Slot or Not (PC) – “Slot or Not is a turn-based slot machine battling adventure. Fight evil fruits alongside your battle buddy slot machine to save your village. Spin your destiny and grab the precious loot in a fast-paced, colorful adventure.”

Tuesday (5/26/26):

• World of Tanks: HEAT (PC free to play) – “World of Tanks: HEAT is the first ever hero-driven tank action game. Choose your Agent, personalize your tank, and combine skill and strategy to dominate the battlefield.”
• Birushana: Winds of Fate (Switch) – “Fifteen years after the Heiji Rebellion, the Heike clan has reached the height of its power, while the Genji clan remains devastated by defeat. Hidden deep within the mountains of Kurama lives Shanao, the youngest surviving male heir to the Genji name. However, Shanao harbors a deep secret known to very few…The youngest heir to the Genji name is no man.”
• LumenTale: Memories of Trey (Switch, PC) – “LumenTale: Memories of Trey is a captivating Monster Collector RPG set in a beautiful and enchanting world. Follow Trey as he embarks on an adventure to recover his missing memories and make new ones with the Animon.”
• Stonemachia (PC) – “Fight, Zefiro! Arm yourself with the power of chess and explore Medhelan, a land haunted by the Plague of Angels, in a dark action-adventure with soulslike elements. Will you be able to return to Heaven?”
• Town To City (PC) – “Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.”
• Mecharrior 5 Mercenaries DLC Chaos Reign – “Three years have passed since the victory against the Clans and the truce of Tukayyid came into effect. Even still, chaos threatens to erupt at any moment across the universe. ComStar’s betrayal and the assassination of Archon Melissa Steiner threaten the fragile unity of the Inner Sphere. As tensions rise, mercenary Commander Jake Mason uncovers a cache of critical Clan intelligence that could change the course of the war. New campaigns and questlines, new mechs and variants, new weapon types, ground vehicles, and battle armor join the battlefield.”
• Yerba Buena (PS5, Xbox, PC) – “Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.”

Wednesday (5/27/26):

• Echo Generation 2 (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – “Echo Generation 2 is a turn-based sci-fi deckbuilding RPG from the creators of the award-winning Echo Generation (Best Indie Game, Best Narrative, Best Soundtrack).”
• 007 First Light (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – “Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6’s training program, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.”

Thursday (5/28/26):

• Do you even Forklift? (Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) – “Silly physics-based forklift game inspired by Ghibli and Japanese car culture! Use your forklift skills in logic puzzles with many unexpected outcomes!”
• 868-Back (PC) – 868-Back is a computer-hacking strategy roguelike game where your mission is to dismantle capitalism one server at a time! Use hacking powers to fight enemies, steal the servers’ data, and face increasingly nasty situations before being disconnected (again!) by the richest corporations on earth.
• Akatori (PC) – “Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.”
• Beat The Champions (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – “Beat the Champions is arcade football pushed to the extreme. Face legendary players in explosive matches full of rhythm, skill, and special abilities.”
• Crashout Crew (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – “Make a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drive into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, and disaster is inevitable.”
• Moonsigil Atlas (PC) – “The deckbuilding roguelike with no energy – play cards using physical space! Slot cards together, manipulate the shape of your cards, and create overpowered combos to break the game!”
• NIckelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – “Challenge a friend to a tennis match where you can play as SpongeBob, Aang, and all your Nickelodeon favorites in fast-paced, local split-screen action!”
• Pictonico (iOS, Android) – “Turn your photos into minigames! Sure, it’s kind of silly… But there’s no telling what will happen next!”
• The Big Hollow: 1982 (PC) – “The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.”

Friday (5/29/26):

• Mina the Hollower (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – “Descend into a frightful world of action-adventure in Mina the Hollower. Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Burrow beneath hazards and monsters, whip foes into oblivion, and gear up with an arsenal of sidearms and trinkets. Explore a vast world filled with pixel-perfect graphics, masterful gameplay, beastly bosses, and infectious music. Encounter a cast of bizarre characters, search out secrets in an array of exotic locales, and illuminate the omnipresent darkness in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!”
• N.E.R.D (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – “In a cruel twist of fate, everything you know is torn apart. Your significant other is kidnapped and you’re next. Trapped by a masked maniac, you must fight to survive by solving intricate puzzles and navigating deadly rooms filled with traps. Uncover buried secrets, piece together the truth, and confront a past that refuses to stay hidden.”

Sunday (5/31/26):

• Lunar Strike (PC, PS5) – “Lunar Strike blends speculative fiction with a game world grounded in hard science. The game focuses on compelling survival and character-driven storytelling over combat. A race against time to preserve the evidence of humanity’s presence on the Moon before its inevitable collapse and destruction.”