Resident Evil Requiem led Push Square's midyear PS5 ranking with 967 votes, or 18%, in a reader poll covering 50 games released in 2026 so far.
5,400-plus votes produced a top three dominated by Capcom: 007 First Light placed second with 791 votes, while Pragmata took third with 705.
Crimson Desert finished fourth on 534 votes and Saros fifth on 432, followed by Hades 2, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Nioh 3, Mina the Hollower and Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined.
Push Square framed the list as a halfway snapshot of 2026, noting a crowded release slate could still reshape the Game of the Year race later this year.