The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 18, 2026

Insomniac’s latest superhero adventure is a very different beast from the studio’s earlier work on the Spider-Man games. Like the character named in the title, this new game is a fast-moving, furious, intense ride, virtually from start to finish. Insomniac has focused on a rollercoaster ride of an action experience, and some other things, like story and exploration, take a back seat to ensuring that intense focus on battle always remains front and center. But if you’re in the mood for crazy, bloody fights, memorable bosses, and big set-piece encounters, Wolverine delivers. Check out our full review for more.

The latest Fire Emblem hits Switch 2 this week, and if anyone closes out the titanic hour count of Fortune's Weave by Monday morning, please consider grass and the benefits of touching it. Seriously, though, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a mammoth of a strategy RPG, filled with narrative yarns to unravel, charming units to recruit, dungeons to delve into, and Heroic Games to conquer. No matter how many RPGs are available at any given time on a Nintendo console, Fire Emblem hits certain parts of the palate that few other series can; it's a special blend of strategy and role-playing, a strong blend of in-unit relationships and army building, a dash of humor and a heavy helping of deeper lore. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a smorgasbord of all that and more, and you certainly won't hurt for ways to fill your weekend hours with it. My pro-tips for players picking it up: Kalla's Blessing is incredibly powerful; get an Archer and a Pegasus Knight as soon as you can; do all the sidequests you can manage. You can read my full review here.

Resident Evil from Zach Cregger, the director/writer behind the critically acclaimed horror movies Barbarian (2022) and Weapons (2025), released last night and I liked it a whole lot. If you're looking for a film adaptation featuring characters and story from the universe of the Resident Evil video games, you might be disappointed. The references to Resident Evil lore are few and instead the movie focuses on a normal guy who basically gets stuck in a Resident Evil video game. Sure, we know how Leon, Claire, and others respond to Umbrella's shenanigans, but what about the guy who was just trying to deliver an organ to a hospital when everything went to hell?

The result is a movie that expertly captures the feeling of playing a Resident Evil game. Cregger is clearly a fan of the games and the result is a shocking and shockingly funny movie that I am already considering trying to see again before it leaves theatres. I recommend going to see it with a crowd if you can.

After an earlier release on PC, SoulQuest has now made its way over to Switch 2/Switch. The pixel-art action game is relatively straightforward on its surface, but as the game ramps up in intensity, there’s a lot of fun in maintaining your combo with your various skills and juggling whole squads of enemies to increase your score for each encounter. The story seems to draw equally from Celtic mythology and anime narrative and visual cues. For players looking for a button-mashy good time that gradually translates as you play into something a bit more sophisticated, it could be just the ticket.

The celebrated roguelite brawler (one of my personal favorites from 2025) has just been released on Switch 2. If you’ve yet to dig in and enjoy the unique characters and many potential upgrades, now is a great time to give it a shot. The art style is gorgeous, and the many paths players can take through a given run gradually pull back the curtain on some lovely fantasy world-building. There’s also crossplay support in case you want to enjoy the included 2-player mayhem with a buddy on a different platform.

Published by Road to Infamy Games, and themed around the classic pop art movement (think Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can series), this fascinating drafting and tableau-building game uses a mix of colored background cards and transparent cards you can lay on top.

When stacked together, a new visual emerges, which is then scored around particular objectives, such as using more objects than your opponent or having more portraits or particular colors in one of your rows. The dynamic that emerges is one of a light puzzle game, as you seek to display your cards in a way that maximizes your score; doing this creates a display that mimics the feel of an art gallery you’ve curated. Pop Art is distinct and clever, and a good pick if you’ve been looking for something a bit different.