What Asmongold Is Playing in 2026: The Full List and His Verdicts
Updated July 21, 2026
If you want to know what Zack is actually playing right now, and what he thought of it, this is the running list. No filler, no games he touched for ten minutes and dropped. These are the ones he sank real time into in 2026, with his verdict on each. We update it as he moves on to the next thing.
A word on how Zack rates games, because it is not like most reviews. He does not score on a checklist. What he responds to is whether a game respects his time and does something honest, which is why a 30-person indie RPG can score higher with him than a hundred-million-dollar sequel. The list below runs from the games he loved this year to the ones he is still working through, and every verdict links back to the stream or post where he actually said it.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
The one he would not stop talking about. Zack put a full multi-stream playthrough into Expedition 33 and came out calling it a 10 out of 10. Coming from someone who tears into most releases, that is about as high as his praise goes. He said it on his own channel with no hedging:
Finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Game of the year and it is not even close. 10/10.
— Asmongold, on X
He had called it early, too, putting the odds of it winning Game of the Year at around 90 percent while he was still playing. When the game went on to sweep the awards, even streamers who had argued against it came around. Shroud, who had told his own audience not to let it win, admitted on stream: "Dare I say Asmongold was right?" Zack's response was to hand the credit back to the people who made it, not take the win himself.
His verdict: 10/10. One of the best games he has played in years, and he called its awards run before it happened.
World of Warcraft: Midnight
Midnight launched March 2, 2026, and it matters more to Zack than any other release this year. This is the game he built his name on. The headline feature is player housing, the first time in WoW's history you can build and decorate your own space, and the expansion raises the level cap from 80 to 90 while sending players back to Quel'Thalas.
The moment that summed it up: a player used the new housing system to recreate Zack's infamous streaming room, right down to the clutter, and he reacted live. Notebookcheck captured it. His reaction was two words:
This is amazing.
— Asmongold, reacting to the room recreation
His verdict: The expansion that finally gave WoW players a home. Housing is the real draw, and it is the most fun the community has had building in years.
Palworld 1.0
Palworld hit its 1.0 release on July 10, 2026, after a long stretch in early access, and Zack jumped straight back in. His first stream since the full launch and a follow-up session worked through the 1.0 additions: the new World Tree region, the extra Pals, and the reworked boss fights.
Palworld is also the game most tied to Zack's long-running argument about AI in games. His position, which he has repeated since the game first blew up, is that the market decides what succeeds, not objection from any one group. As he put it in comments, "the only thing that matters is the consumer's perception of that product's value." It is a stance plenty of developers push back on, including Palworld's own team, and Zack has never pretended it is the popular view. It is just the one he thinks is true.
His verdict: The 1.0 update gave a game he already liked more reasons to keep playing. Still one of the most interesting survival games out there.
Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert pulled him in hard. The big open-world action release got a multi-day run out of him, and he was honest that he could not put it down. He did not hide the rough edges, but he liked it enough to keep going anyway, which for Zack is a real endorsement. The clearest sign was his own VOD title: "I can't stop playing Crimson Desert." The full playthrough is here.
His verdict: Could not put it down. A genuine time sink, flaws and all.
Elden Ring Nightreign
FromSoftware's co-op spin on Elden Ring got several sessions out of him. He came in skeptical, gave it a second chance, and kept coming back. If you follow Zack for his Souls runs, this is the one to go back to, especially watching him react to high-level play.
His verdict: More Elden Ring, built for playing with others. Grew on him the more he played.
Coming up: Path of Exile 2
Zack has a long history with Path of Exile, right down to giving the developers detailed balance feedback most streamers would not bother with. The full 1.0 release is expected this year, and when it lands, expect heavy coverage. We will add his verdict here once he is in.
Frequently asked questions
What game is Asmongold playing right now?
His 2026 has been split between big new releases and the game that made him, World of Warcraft. Recent standouts include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, WoW: Midnight, Palworld 1.0, Crimson Desert, and Elden Ring Nightreign. This page is updated monthly with whatever he has moved on to.
What is Asmongold's favorite game of 2026?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the clear standout. He scored it a 10 out of 10 and called its Game of the Year win months before it happened.
Does Asmongold still play WoW?
Yes. He covered the Midnight expansion closely when it launched in March 2026, especially the new player housing system. WoW remains the game most tied to his name.
What does Asmongold think about AI in games?
His long-running position, tied closely to Palworld, is that consumer acceptance decides the role of AI in games, not objection from any single group. It is a stance many developers disagree with, and he does not present it as the popular view, only the one he believes is accurate.
