Monthly Planorama 056: January 2026 (Patreon)

Dry January takes on a new meaning as we sift through this month's thin release calendar, mull the games from the last few months we might catch up on instead, and even use our game-release tool for some historical purposes.

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(00:00:06) Intro(00:01:50) Dynasty Warriors: Origins | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jan 22, 2026(00:03:37) Dispatch | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2] | Jan 28, 2026(00:04:55) Pathologic 3 | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 09, 2026(00:06:58) Quarantine Zone: The Last Check | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 12, 2026(00:08:38) Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jan 15, 2026(00:11:22) Mio: Memories in Orbit | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] | Jan 20, 2026(00:12:25) Hack and Climb | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 20, 2026(00:14:27) Highguard | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 26, 2026(00:18:24) Cairn | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Jan 29, 2026(00:19:45) Code Vein II | [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Jan 29, 2026(00:22:54) January Recap(00:23:32) The Big Old List(00:23:52) Arknights: Endfield | [PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 22, 2026(00:23:55) BrokenLore: Unfollow | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 16, 2026(00:24:21) Big Hops | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Jan 12, 2026(00:26:05) StarRupture (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 06, 2026(00:26:53) Don't Stop, Girlypop! | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 29, 2026(00:27:36) Streetdog BMX | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 14, 2026(00:28:26) Radical Heights (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 10, 2018(00:30:18) Lanesplit | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 28, 2026(00:31:03) Wrapping up(00:34:54) Alex's January Pick(00:35:02) Brad's January Pick(00:35:24) Vinny's January Pick(00:36:11) January Events? [Xbox Developer_Direct has since been announced](00:37:03) See ya!