What to Play Right Now — The Best Games Available This Week (April 23, 2026)

The release calendar is moving fast. Kiln launched this morning. AC Black Flag Resynced is coming in July. Diablo 4 drops in five days. Saros in seven. With the end of April shaping up as one of the strongest final weeks of any gaming month in years, it's easy to lose track of what's actually available right now.

Here is the no-nonsense guide to what you should be playing this week, across every platform and budget.

If You Have Xbox Game Pass

Play Hades 2 immediately. It has been on Game Pass since April 14 and is free right now to every subscriber. 9.5/10, one of the best games ever made, 120fps on Series X|S. There is no excuse left.

Try Kiln this afternoon. It launched this morning. It's a 4v4 pottery brawler. It is free. Spend an hour with it before you decide whether it's for you — that's what the subscription is for.

Download Vampire Crawlers. It's $9.99 to buy but if you have Game Pass and haven't tried the Vampire Survivors deckbuilder yet, download it. The "one more run" energy hit confirmed. The broken builds community found is waiting for you.

If You Have a PS5

Pragmata is your game. 9.2/10, 97% positive on Steam, genuinely innovative hacking-shooting combo, emotionally earned story, 12–15 hours of complete campaign. $59.99 and worth every cent.

Pre-order Saros Deluxe if you're serious about it. The Digital Deluxe Edition ($79.99) gets you 48 hours early access starting April 28 — same day as Diablo 4's expansion. If you want to play Saros on April 28, pre-order now.

Claim PS Plus games. Lords of the Fallen, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, and Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered are all claimable until May 5. Monster Train and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered are available on Extra.

If You Want Something Different

Mouse: P.I. For Hire (PS5 / Xbox / Switch / PC, $39.99) remains the most underrated release of April. A 1930s rubber-hose cartoon noir FPS with Troy Baker performing at his best. 81 Metacritic. Launched the day before Pragmata and still worth your full attention.

Tides of Tomorrow (PS5 / Xbox / PC, $29.99) launched yesterday and is the most divisive release of the week. Gorgeous ocean-world narrative adventure with an asynchronous multiplayer concept where your choices shape the next player's experience. If you loved Road 96, this is DigixArt's evolution of that formula.

Masters of Albion (PC, $22.49 with launch discount this week) is Peter Molyneux's god-game comeback in Early Access. Build by day, defend by night, kick chickens. Rough around the edges but genuinely inspired in its best moments.

Coming This Week — Start Planning

Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred — April 28, all platforms. Mephisto, Warlock class, new region. Pre-load is live. Prep your character if you have one.

Saros — April 30, PS5 only. Gold confirmed. Housemarque at the peak of their craft. Digital Deluxe early access starts April 28.

Invincible VS — April 30, Xbox/PC/Xbox Cloud. 3v3 tag fighter with Omni-Man, Atom Eve, and the full Invincible cast.

The One You Shouldn't Sleep On

It's still Mouse: P.I. For Hire. Launched a week ago during Pragmata's shadow. Genuinely excellent. Still deserves more players than it's getting.

At $39.99, the 1930s cartoon FPS from a debut studio is one of the year's best indie releases and most of the gaming internet missed it because Pragmata was right behind it. Rectify that this week while the end of April brings even more competition for your attention.

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