Not sure what game to play? Leave a comment, we’ll help
polygon.comOne of the coolest things about working at Polygon is recommending new, exciting games to play, whether it’s indie games, cozy games, board games, or just the best of the year. We’re always playing a huge variety of games — it’s part of the job! — so we’re able to keep you up to date on what’s what. Lists are an easy way to recommend a whole bunch of games at once, but it’s also fun to get into personal recommendations.
That’s why we started this open thread: to help you find your next favorite game. Want something to play while waiting in line? We can help. Looking for something to play with a friend without a console? We’ve got ideas. Want a masterpiece of a fantasy game that’ll last you hundreds of hours? Yep, we’ve got a suggestion there, too. So ask away!
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT, I will be in the comments section down below answering your questions and fielding requests for what you should play. You can and should chime in with your own recommendations, or simply chat about what you’re playing.
What kind of expertise can you expect from me? Quite a bit, since at this point in my life — and career — I try to play a little bit of everything and leave no genre unexplored. Growing up, I cut my teeth on fighting games and competitive shooters, enjoying the idea of competition above all else. But once I hit college, I realized how many more video game experiences I could be having, and how varied and diverse the video game scene was becoming, especially as the indie game scene rose to prominence in the 2000s. I’ve been working as a games journalist (and more recently as an editor) ever since graduating college, and in all my time at various publications, I’ve inhaled as many different kinds of games as the constraints of time and space allow.
These days, that means increasing my play clock on Elden Ring after Shadow of the Erdtree launched (I’m well past 300 hours). I got into FromSoftware games after learning how similar they are to my all-time favorite
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