Best Video Games in Australia (2026)

Tears of the Kingdom is on this list for a simple reason: it is one of the highest-rated games of the entire Switch era, and the Switch 2 Edition finally lets it run the way it was designed to. The original release chugged whenever Hyrule got busy; this version holds a much steadier frame rate, renders at a higher resolution, loads faster and adds HDR, which matters more than it sounds in a game built around sunrise over the sky islands. The Ultrahand building system is still the most inventive mechanic in any open-world game - half the fun is watching someone on YouTube build a mech and thinking 'actually, I could do that'. Buying this cartridge is the cleanest route if you do not already own the game: existing Switch owners can pay for the upgrade pack separately, or get it free with a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, but a fresh buyer on Switch 2 hardware should just start here. Note this is a Switch 2 cartridge, so it will not run on an original Switch.

Astro Bot swept the 2024 Game of the Year awards and it absolutely deserved every one. It's a 3D platformer that understands why people fell in love with Mario 64 and Crash Bandicoot - tight controls, endlessly inventive level gimmicks, and a constant drip of little moments that make you grin. The DualSense implementation is the best in any PS5 game, full stop. Every trigger pull, every surface, every material feels different through the controller, and you'll find yourself noticing details you'd miss in a regular platformer. At around a hundred and ten dollars on Amazon AU this is the local retail disc rather than one of the grey-import copies that undercut it by twenty dollars and arrive without an Australian warranty. PS5 Pro owners get sharper image quality and a locked 60fps. If you own a PS5 and you don't own this yet, fix that.

Mario Kart World is the game that launched alongside the Switch 2 and quickly became the reason most Aussies actually bought the new console. The big rethink is the world itself - rather than disconnected course menus, the whole game takes place in one sprawling map that links every track together. You can race the obvious course-to-course routes, or peel off into Free Roam and explore plains, cities, water, volcanoes, and a dozen other biomes between events. Online has been pushed to 24 players per race, which makes the chaotic mid-pack a genuine spectacle, and the local multiplayer still handles four-player split-screen on a single Switch 2 without breaking a sweat - so it's the perfect couch game for a group of mates or family game nights. The track design feels fresh after a decade of Mario Kart 8 ports, the new movement options (wall rides, charged jumps, rail grinds) add a real skill ceiling for veterans, and the Switch 2's grunt means it runs at a locked 60fps docked with a sharp resolution. At around A$95 on Amazon AU, it's the obvious purchase for anyone who's bought into Switch 2 - and the one Switch 2 game we'd recommend even before the console itself if you're on the fence.

007 First Light replaces Pragmata on this list for a simple reason: the Pragmata disc that looked like a local bargain is an Amazon UK import with a three-week delivery window, and we only list games Australians can actually get. This one ships from Amazon AU. It is also the better game to own. Released on 27 May 2026, it is IO Interactive's first Bond title and it plays to everything the studio learned building Hitman - dense, replayable mission spaces where you choose between a silent infiltration, a gadget-led workaround or simply kicking the door in. The story is an origin arc: a young, unpolished Bond earning the double-O, with the driving sequences and set pieces the licence demands. Reviews have been strong, with praise for the cinematic staging and stealth design and grumbles about a few over-scripted corridors. The MI6 mode adds mission modifiers for replaying favourites once the campaign is done. At A$119.95 the Specialist Edition is the priciest game here, but it is the newest big-budget release on the list and the only one of its class that a local buyer can have by the weekend.