Top 10 Games Coming Out This Year
2026 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for gaming. So far, there’s been a tidal wave of epics designed specifically for current-gen hardware. We are moving into a world of hyper-realistic textures, massive open worlds, and zero-compromise performance. But these strides forward mean larger files and longer download times, unless you have a broadband provider that can keep up!
Why your broadband speed should keep up with you
Fast and capable broadband has always been essential for gamers, but larger and larger games are making speed more important than ever. The long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be a colossal 676GB! A speedy broadband connection could be the difference between it taking hours or days to download. It’s frustrating enough waiting for the games to be released without another delay!
Yes, the average broadband speed in the UK has gone up to 167Mbps, but many rural locations are still lagging. In Somerset, for example, the average download speed is 84Mbps, while those on outdated FTTC might be looking at around 30Mbps (on a good day!).
At Truespeed, we offer ultrafast full-fibre connections with guaranteed broadband speeds. Our 900Mbps and 600Mbps packages are perfect for gamers, ensuring ultrafast downloads, seamless gameplay and, importantly, stopping you from hogging all the bandwidth at home!
Read on to find out our list of the top 10 Games coming out this year – and how long it takes to download them.
Resident Evil Requiem
Release Date: 27th February 2026
File Size: 72.88GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 11 mins | 600Mbps – 16 mins | 300Mbps – 32 mins | 100Mbps – 1 hour 37 mins | 30Mbps – 5 hours 23 mins
It looks like Capcom has continued their streak of survival horror excellence with Resident Evil Requiem! This is their most immersive entry in the iconic Resident Evil series.
Experience a terrifying survival adventure with FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft and dive into pulse-pounding action with legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy. Both of their journeys and stories intertwine into a heart-stopping story that will chill you to your core.
A super speedy connection means the only thing you’ll be waiting for is the courage to begin – we assure this is much less than the hours it would take with speeds of 100Mbps and below!
Crimson Desert
Release Date: March 19, 2026
File Size: 150GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 22 mins | 600Mbps – 33 mins | 300Mbps – 1 hour 6 mins | 100Mbps – 3 hours and 20 mins | 30Mbps – 11 hours 6 mins
At 150 GB, it’s a lot of data, but on a 900Mbps connection, it’s a sub-30-minute hurdle on the way to exploring vast medieval landscapes, rather than 11+ hours through a copper connection.
Set in the fantastical continent, Pywel, you’ll play as Kliff, a member the Greymanes, who is navigating a vast and expansive landscape (the map is over 400km2!) populated by rival factions and dangerous creatures. Pwyel’s only hope, you must stop an incoming apocalypse and fight the warlords that have taken up residence since the king mysteriously fell into a coma.
Players can largely lead their own game as they explore this enormous world, take on large-scale bosses and truly immerse themselves.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Release Date: May 22, 2026
File Size: 50GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 7 mins | 600Mbps – 11 mins | 300Mbps – 22 mins | 100Mbps – 1 hour 6 mins | 30Mbps – 3 hours 42 mins
The Caped Crusader is back in brick form in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. This new chapter features an original Batman story inspired by decades of comics, TV shows and movies.
Begin the game as a young Bruce Wayne and follow his journey to becoming the Dark Knight. As you turn into a Gotham City legend, you can build and expand your own Batcave and face many devious adversaries alongside old and new friends. This is an open-world game, and the stunning graphics and animation will make you feel like you’re really in Gotham City.
With our ultrafast 900Mbps broadband package, this can be the perfect sub-10-minute download (rather than up to 3 hours 40 mins!). Start the download and you’ll be ready to begin your vigilante antics in a flash.
007 First Light
Release Date: May 27, 2026
File Size: 80GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 11 mins | 600Mbps – 17 mins | 300Mbps – 35 mins | 100Mbps – 1 hour 46 mins | 30Mbps – 5 hours 55 mins
Bond is back, and the high-fidelity environments of First Light demands a fair bit of space. But using an ultrafast broadband package, means you could be licensed to kill in just 11 minutes instead of nearly 6 hours!
This action-packed adventure game acts as an origins story for Bond, featuring a young and reckless 26-year-old James Bond who is earning his stripes as a “OO” agent. It includes his first missions, his first martini and follows his journey up the ranks.
Get ready to set off on daring missions in breathtaking locations, drive iconic vehicles and dive into this high-stakes world.
Dune: Awakening
Release Date: June 10, 2026
File Size: 75GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 11 mins | 600Mbps – 16 mins | 300Mbps – 33 mins | 100Mbps – 1 hour 40 mins | 30Mbps – 5 hours 33 mins
Dune Awakening is a multiplayer survival game, which blends sandbox survival with massive multiplayer interactions. Set in an alternate timeline where Paul Atreides was never born, players must survive the harsh desert, build shelters, and harvest spice while navigating political warfare.
Make sure that you have a stable, fast connection for this massive open world game. Surviving Arrakis is hard enough without waiting hours for the game to load.
At 75 GB you’d be waiting over 5 and a half hours to get going on an FTTC connection, but with our 900Mbps full-fibre it’s just 11 minuets. This faster speed will also be essential for the Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) elements of the game as well.
Phantom Blade Zero
Release Date: September 9, 2026
File Size: 80 GB (TBC)
Download Time: 900Mbps – 11 mins | 600Mbps – 17 mins | 300Mbps – 35 mins | 100Mbps – 1 hour 46 mins | 30Mbps – 5 hours 55 mins
Phantom Blade Zero is a high-speed “Kung-fu-punk” action game which demands fast reflexes and an ultrafast connection. This is a highly anticipated action game, especially as it will be running on Unreal Engine 5.
Set in a semi-open world, players control Soul, an elite assassin searching for a cure to save himself from a deadly illness – you’ll have just 66 days to find a cure before the clock runs out.
The world blends myth, fantasy and reality to create a disorientating fantastical space. There’s a heavy focus on fast and fluid combat and challenging boss encounters. It’s a semi-open world game and you’ll only have the chance to explore certain areas to keep your play focused – the clock is ticking after all.
The official game size hasn’t been confirmed yet. But with rumours of it being up to 80BG you could be waiting for nearly 6 hours to get into the action. But with either of our ultrafast speeds you would be in the action in under 20 minuets.
Marvel’s Wolverine
Release Date: September 15, 2026
File Size: 100GB (TBC)
Download Time: 900Mbps – 14 mins | 600Mbps – 22 mins | 300Mbps – 44 mins | 100Mbps – 2 hours 13 mins | 30Mbps – 7 hours 24 mins
Insomniac is back with an even grittier take on the Marvel universe with Marvel’s Wolverine.
This game features a mature, brutal, and fast-paced take on Logan, with a semi-open world design focused on intense combat and a gripping story about Wolverine’s dark past.
Logan largely does not remember any details of his past, and you’ll visit key locations in his life like Canada, Japan and Madripoor. We know that the game will also feature favourites from the comics like Omega Red, Sentinel and Mystique. But we still don’t know the full story details yet…
While significantly smaller than GTA, 80-100 GB is still a heavy lift for the average household. But, with our 900Mbps connection, you’ll be ready to wield those claws in just under 15 minutes instead of over 7 hours.
Grand Theft Auto VI
Release Date: November 19, 2026
File Size: 676.7GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 1 hour 40 mins | 600Mbps – 2 hours 30 mins | 300Mbps – 5 hours | 100Mbps – 15 hours 2 mins | 30Mbps – 50 hours 7 mins
This is the undisputed titan of the year. GTA VI is poised to redefine open-world gaming. Expect enhanced photorealistic graphics, improved NPC AI, with adaptive memories (so they’ll remember you and what you do) and a map which is 2.5 times larger than GTA V!
We’ve been waiting 12 years for Grand Theft Auto VI, but with a huge download size it could swallow most hard drives whole.
Anyone looking forward to this release who’s unlucky enough to still be on an old copper connection could be waiting for over TWO DAYS for this behemoth of a game to download.
If you can’t wait to jump back into Vice City, make sure you upgrade to our 900Mbps package, which will have you in game in just an hour and 40 minuets!
Fable 4
Release Date: Autumn 2026
File Size: 100GB (TBC)
Download Time: 900Mbps – 14 mins | 600Mbps – 22 mins | 300Mbps – 44 mins | 100Mbps – 2 hours 13 mins | 30Mbps – 7 hours 24 mins
Return to Albion in this long-awaited reboot. Slated for Autumn 2026, the visuals in Fable 4 look to be incredible.
Made for new and old fans alike, you’ll begin your journey as a child in the quaint village Briar Hill. But, after disaster strikes in your hometown you’ll set off on an adventure into the world of Albion and become the hero that you want to be.
Get ready to explore and quest across every region of this stunning open-world game drenched in myth, magic and full of treacherous villains.
But beware, at 100BG download you’ll be waiting nearly 7 and a half hours to play on an old FTTC connection.
The Blood of Dawn Walker
Release Date: 2026 (TBA)
File Size: 120GB
Download Time: 900Mbps – 17 mins | 600Mbps – 26 mins | 300Mbps – 53 mins | 100Mbps – 2 hours 40 mins | 30Mbps – 8 hours 53 mins
Last, but by no means least, is the mysterious Dawn Walker.
The first chapter of an original saga, you’ll play as Coen, a Dawnwalker who exists as a human by day and a vampire at night. This unique ‘dual player’ capability means that you can experience the same places and quests as both a human and as a vampire.
Coen has only 30 days to save his family from Brencis, a vampire lord who rules over the valley. And what happens if you don’t meet the deadline? That’s for you to find out.
A true next-gen exclusive, it’s 120GB size reflects the complexity of this world. Fans have been looking forward to this release since it’s announcement in January 2025, but some will be waiting a lot longer than others to play. An older FTTC connection will need nearly 9 hours to download this epic! If you’re excited as we are for this games release, our 900Mbps will have you in the action in just 17 minutes.
For the full games release radar list, head to the PC Gamer website.
To find out how long it would take to download other video games use this handy Omni calculator.
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With such an impressive roster of games on the horizon, it’s more important than ever to have an ultrafast, ultra-reliable full-fibre broadband connection.
If you feel like your gaming setup needs an upgrade to one of our ultrafast speeds, check your postcode and switch.
Quick reminder: Please double-check the age rating for each game to make sure it’s right for you.