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What to Play

What to Play

Many games are huge. Others are endless. Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most innovative, and most intriguing games on every platform, so you can spend less time searching, and more time playing.

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The 25 best PlayStation 5 games

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The 22 best Xbox games

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The 25 best roguelikes to play right now

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The 22 best Nintendo Switch games

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The 25 best games on Game Pass

The 22 best Xbox One games

The 13 best games on PC

The best video games of 2024 so far

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10 great indie games you might have missed in 2023

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5 games to play first on a new Xbox

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The best video games of the year

The best games that are fun for the whole family

The 10 best board games of 2023 so far

The 25 best games in PlayStation Plus’ Game Catalog

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