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Seven games in rotation right now, in order. For each one: what it is, who made it, what the critics and Steam players say, and the most watched videos. Scores and view counts are as recorded on 31 Oct 2026; follow the links for the live numbers.

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NOW PLAYING: 01. Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

01. Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

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DEV/PUB
Expression Games / Team17
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
RELEASE
Released | 13 Aug 2026

A 50 vs 50 tactical shooter set in the Vietnam War. US forces bring helicopters and boats; North Vietnamese forces use tunnels and numbers. A standalone game, not DLC for the 2021 Hell Let Loose.

NOTE: Critics split. Steam players are Mixed (62% positive).

REVIEWS

  • GamesRadar+ [4/5] Hell Let Loose: Vietnam review: "Often frustrating but always involving, this FPS brings war to life and bloody death"
  • Eurogamer [3/5] Hell Let Loose: Vietnam review
  • Metro [7/10] Hell Let Loose: Vietnam PS5 review - 50 vs. 50 hardcore shooter action

SCORES

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

02. Battlefield 6

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DEV/PUB
Battlefield Studios (DICE, Criterion, Motive, Ripple Effect) / Electronic Arts
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, EA app, Epic, Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
RELEASE
Released | 10 Oct 2025

EA's big-team shooter: 64-player Conquest with tanks, jets and destruction, plus a single-player campaign and the REDSEC battle royale.

NOTE: Critics liked it. Recent Steam reviews are Mixed (43% positive in the last 30 days).

REVIEWS

  • PC Gamer [82/100] Battlefield 6 review
  • GameSpot [unscored] Battlefield 6 Review - Good Company
  • IGN [5/10 (campaign only)] Battlefield 6 Campaign Review

SCORES

  • Metacritic 83 (71 critic reviews); Steam API lists PC Metascore 82
  • OpenCritic 83 Top Critic Average, 89% recommend
  • Steam user reviews Mixed: 65% of 157,788 English reviews; recent 30 days Mixed, 43% of 5,540

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

03. WARDOGS

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DEV/PUB
BULKHEAD / Team17
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, Windows), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S announced for 2028
RELEASE
Early Access (PC) | 10 Sep 2026

A 100-player, three-team tactical shooter. Every life costs in-game cash, and team jobs like medic or driver earn it back. In Early Access on PC.

NOTE: Early Access, so no Metascore yet. Recent Steam reviews are Mixed (53% in the last 30 days).

REVIEWS

  • Eurogamer [unscored] Wardogs early access review - a shooter for the gig economy
  • PC Gamer [unscored] Believe the hype for Wardogs, possibly the next great multiplayer FPS
  • Polygon [unscored] Wardogs Is Officially One of the Best FPS Games of the Decade
  • Destructoid [unscored] WARDOGS early access impressions: gripping, intense, and horribly unbalanced

SCORES

  • Metacritic No Metascore yet (3 critic reviews listed)
  • Steam user reviews Mostly Positive: 73% of 84,603 English reviews; recent 30 days Mixed, 53% of 42,653

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

04. Satisfactory

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DEV/PUB
Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, Epic, Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
RELEASE
Released (1.0) | 10 Sep 2024 (Early Access from 2019)

First-person factory building on an alien planet. Mine, automate and grow conveyor-belt megafactories, solo or in co-op.

NOTE: One of the best-reviewed games here, by critics and players.

REVIEWS

  • PC Gamer [90/100] Satisfactory review
  • IGN [9/10] Satisfactory 1.0 Review

SCORES

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

05. Valheim

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DEV/PUB
Iron Gate AB (Iron Gate Studio) / Coffee Stain Publishing
PLATFORM
PC (Steam: Windows, macOS, Linux), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2
RELEASE
Released (1.0) | 9 Sep 2026 (Early Access from Feb 2021)

Viking survival for 1 to 10 players in a procedurally generated afterlife. Build, sail and hunt Odin's enemies across the biomes. Left Early Access in Sep 2026.

NOTE: 1.0 added the Deep North biome.

REVIEWS

  • IGN [10/10] Valheim Review
  • PC Gamer [90/100] Valheim 1.0 review
  • Polygon [unscored] Valheim 1.0 Is Finally The Game It Was Always Meant To Be

SCORES

  • Metacritic 89 (25 critic reviews)
  • OpenCritic 90 Top Critic Average, 96% recommend
  • Steam user reviews Very Positive: 94% of 267,483 English reviews; recent 30 days Mostly Positive, 78% of 6,401

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

06. Palworld

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DEV/PUB
Pocketpair
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, macOS
RELEASE
Released (1.0) | 10 Jul 2026 (Early Access from Jan 2024)

Open-world survival crafting with creatures called Pals that fight, farm and work your base. Catch, breed and build, solo or in co-op.

NOTE: Aggregates may mix Early Access and 1.0 reviews.

REVIEWS

  • IGN [8/10] Palworld Review
  • PC Gamer [70/100] Palworld 1.0 review
  • Game8 [92/100] Palworld 1.0 Review | A Dense Survival Sandbox That Makes Every System Count

SCORES

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)

07. Elite Dangerous

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DEV/PUB
Frontier Developments
PLATFORM
PC (Steam, Windows), PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (legacy)
RELEASE
Released (live service) | 16 Dec 2014 (Windows)

A space sim set in a 1:1 scale Milky Way. Fly, trade, mine, fight and explore, solo or online. Still getting updates more than a decade after launch.

NOTE: Console versions have had no new content since 2022; the Odyssey expansion is PC only. Reviews date from 2014.

REVIEWS

  • PC Gamer [86/100] Elite: Dangerous review
  • Eurogamer [8/10] Elite: Dangerous review
  • IGN [7.4/10] Elite: Dangerous Review

SCORES

TOP VIDEOS (views as of 31 Oct 2026)