Roadside Research is the best friendslop game of 2026 so far

It’s officially the gaming high season. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gotten a new God of War, a new Nioh, and now a new Resident Evil. These come on the heels of instant classics like Cairn, Mewgenics, and Mio: Memories in Orbit. But rather than availing myself of these bona fide GOTY contenders, I’ve found myself pretending to be an alien who’s pretending to be a human who’s pretending to manage a gas station (and doing a really bad job).