There were many games to play at PAX East 2026 in Boston. Here are twenty games that our Deputy Editor, Roberto Nieves, checked out at the event and wanted to highlight.

Lillymo Games developers, Barry Johnson, Joshua Gossage, Colin Moriarty, and Josh Davis sat down for an interview with Stack Up Deputy Editor Roberto Nieves to talk about their upcoming game Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege.

People of Note is a triumphant, proud, and exciting RPG musical with great combat, great art style, and fantastic music!

WiZmans World Re;Try remasters the 2009 JRPG for the modern age, and remains a compelling title with its monster-focused combat and fusion elements.

Showgunners combines exploration, reality tv, and tactical turn-based combat to create a gameplay experience you don't want to miss.

JDM: Japanese Drift Master is a street racing game built to perfection, and meets the need for speed for any fan of old-school street racing video games.

While the grind is slow and plodding, Defend the Rook is a rewarding tactical turn-based experience with unique abilities and exciting strategy.

While short, Terminator 2D: No Fate is an excellent arcade game in its own right, and a remarkably faithful adaptation of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Psychological thriller Karma: The Dark World is a "stunningly creepy masterpiece" from developer Pollard Studio LLC that every psychological horror fan should check out.

Follow protagonist Aava on her journey to climb a dangerous and unreachable summit while managing resources and tools as you go up.

Exo Cross is an interesting off-road intergalactic racing simulator, but it needs more gas in the tank to get more mileage.

Bounty Star: The Morose Tale.of Graveyard Clem combines farming, eating, and mech combat for a unique and engaging Western adventure.

Prevent a citywide criminal takeover in Midnight Fight Express, a stylish isometric action game from Jacob Dzwinel and Humble Games.

Neon Inferno combines side-scrolling action with gallery shooting and a futuristic NYC to create one of the best arcade action games of 2025

I Am Your Beast is a rewarding and highly engaging first-person shooter where the enemy is the military industrial complex.

Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny gathers some of Nickelodeon's heroes for a fun, action-packed adventure featuring some of the original voices and solid family-friendly fun.

At PAX West, PRAGMATA demonstrated a unique combination of shooting and hacking to deliver an experience that was out of this world.

Open up a one-stop grocery shop in the town of Blomkest in Discounty and prepare yourself for a surprisingly unexpected plot.

Star Wars : Outlaws Gold Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 is a strong port of a great game.

Dune: Awakening is a battle against the planet of Arrakis as players must explore, fight, and survive the elements of one of the sci-fi genre's harshest worlds.