Triple Click Picks: The Games You Should Play (2026 Edition)

In September 2026, after three years without an update, the hosts of Triple Click—Kirk Hamilton, Maddie Myers, and Jason Schreier—finally sat down to revise their list of ten essential games, the "Triple Click Picks." The process required them to debate which new releases deserved a spot and, more painfully, which beloved games had to be removed to make room. The result is a list that swaps out four titles for three newcomers, reflecting both the strength of recent releases and the shifting weight of older favorites.

The Contenders and the Logic of Replacement

The hosts began with a sprawling list of potential additions, including Blue Prince, Balatro, Animal Well, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Cyberpunk 2077, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Astro Bot, among others. The goal was not simply to rank games but to maintain a balanced, varied list that represents the show's collective taste. Kirk described the process as a "balancing act," where the team often makes one-for-one trades by genre—an immersive sim for an immersive sim, a side-scroller for a side-scroller—but sometimes swaps simply because the new list "would just sort of feel better."