2026 marks a new year for me and for us as a community! With this in mind, I want to spend 2026 doing something a little different. A little more creative, and a little more high quality. As you can see in the attached image, views are good. For news, for new game reveals, for recaps of drama. All of it. But one thing I haven’t done much of lately is fully reviewing games. Playing them thoroughly to a point I can have a real, genuine, honest opinion of them. And that’s where this year changes that. I started this channel — and grew this channel using my Worst Gacha Ever series. These videos did wildly well and were full reviews of different Gacha games. However I'd only play them for 5, 10, sometimes 15 hours before reviewing them and in retrospect that isn’t nearly enough. So in 2026, what I’m going to do is pick 3 new games per month and stream them. Every single week. I’ll play them ON stream and OFF stream. I’ll do my utmost to put in AT LEAST 100 hours before reviewing them. I think that’s fair. And I want to take you all along for the ride with me. Do be aware: some of these games will be good, fun, but some will be painfully bad. But I think it’ll be worth it. A lot of people accuse Gacha CCs of being “sloptubers” due to the nature of react content and I do agree to an extent that react content CAN be slop depending on the kind of content it is. Which is why in an effort to ENHANCE my own content, I want to dive as deeply into these games as I possibly can before talking about them as if I know what I’m saying. 2026 will be a big year for me. Not only will I be uploading general reviews, news, reacts, new games, first impressions and everything else on my Stix channel, BUT, I'll be deep diving into fully informational videos and reviews on my Stix Playx channel. This is the year where I grow as a person, as a content creator, and set not only an example in quality, but also in authority. I will do my very best not to let any of you down, and will work to better myself, and the Gacha genre, however little I can. See you all there!

It's kinda disgusting and controlling how entitled some people are of what you do and what you cover. This isn't the first time this happened, and I'm sure it won't be the last. People watch you and become so attached to you and your content that if you don't cover their 1 single game, and every update it has, forever, or that one single bit of drama or news that they're currently engaged with, they feel the innate need to lash out and start making this weird narrative the reality in their head-canon. In my Weekly Gacha Recap, I cover every bit of Gacha news that gets reported on in my subreddit and twitter community. This week it was 27 games with 27 different topics, coming in at 13 minutes. I cannot imagine how many hours it would be if I covered the hundreds of different Gacha games and dozens of different dramas all going on at the same time. But because I missed a game, I'm suddenly abandoning it, even in spite of me covering it at least once or twice a month. That absurd notion just makes me cringe. At the end of the day, as a CC, we cover what we want, and what content we enjoy. People need to relax a little bit and come to terms with the fact that they don't get to dictate what we do. It's a level of parasocialism that is unhealthy.

I love Waifu's as much as the next dude, but quality, well written characters are much more important. I'd genuinely take 1 beautifully written story, with an intricately designed, deep character over 5 shallow, hot Husbando/Waifu's you just pull to goon. I also like to have the gooner characters too, though. But I think a good balance is important. Lest you become overwhelmed - you need both shallow AND deep, complex characters. I think that makes for a great game. People getting upset over one or the other is just something I can't really comprehend lol. Just enjoy the characters. Enjoy the story. Enjoy the game.

🔥Nexon has a MASSIVE new Gacha game in development titled "Project RX".🔥 The developers confirmed Project RX is a cozy slice-of-life game with high-quality character models, cinematic skill sequences, fantasy weapons/effects, and a world designed to feel like one players would "actually want to live in." 📝A subculture game focused on immersive storytelling and daily life in an isekai-style world. Players live alongside cute anime girl characters, interact with them, face everyday problems/adventures together, and build memories. It mixes cozy slice-of-life elements with mystery and combat. 📝Fully 3D anime/bishoujo style built in Unreal Engine 5. Features high-quality character models, cinematic skill sequences, fantasy weapons/effects, and a world designed to feel like one players would "actually want to live in." 📝It includes combat, fantasy skill cutscenes, and more dynamic elements alongside the daily life and character interaction focus (so it isn't just slice-of-life focused) 📝Platforms include PC, Mobile, and Consoles (console release officially confirmed by Nexon in May 2026 during their earnings call). 🔥Nexon could create something even bigger and better than Blue Archive, which is going to be tough given how good Blue Archive is. But based off of what I've seen, this has the potential to be!🔥

Baal's ult from Limit Zero Breakers.

Aether Dawn is a brand new upcoming (Gacha?) game from ex-Kuro and ex-Hypergryph developers. Both Arknights and Wuthering Waves were listed in their history (not Arknights Endfield or Punishing Gray Raven). It's a third-person ARPG with roguelite dungeon-crawler mechanics for replayability. It features fast-paced action with dodging, abilities, and fights against mechs. It looks like it's going to be set in an open-world. It's set in an original cyberpunk-fantasy universe with high-fidelity graphics and striking anime-style visuals. Character designs and UI elements in the screenshots strongly resemble Honkai: Star Rail (March 7) and Wuthering Waves (Jiyan.) While the design of the game more closely resembles Black Beacon. It is confirmed for PC, Android, and iOS with cross-platform support. Console versions are mentioned as possible but not confirmed. It's in very early pre-production. No release date, full trailer, or beta announced yet. Screenshots show the current state of character models, UI, and basic combat, which still look VERY rough. The game is backed by Arbitrum Gaming Ventures and BitCraft Ventures. The team aims to build Aether Dawn into a long-lasting IP rather than a one-off game. I'm cautiously optimistic. We know why developers are "ex-devs," and I hope that they prove they're competent and can create a great Gacha game for everyone to play.

The upcoming Gacha game Rewinding Cadence (that many people keep comparing to Wuthering Waves) confirmed in a Dev-log after their recent Closed Beta test that they were making alterations to the gameplay. =Overall optimization direction of combat= 🔴Optimize the mid-air dodging experience; 🔴Optimize the form and presentation of the "break attack" mechanism in combat; 🔴Optimize combat mechanic tutorials to improve understanding and hands-on experience; 🔴Improved the judgment and performance feedback when a dodge is successful, farther optimizing the dodge feel; 🔴Fixed the target acquisition issue for Amata and some other characters; 🔴Optimize combat camera performance, improve perspective stability and battlefield information readability; 🔴Optimized overall special effects brightness and lighting performance in some scenes, and fixed overexposure issues in some art assets. These look like pretty good changes. What do you guys think?

Limit Zero Breakers is a brand new upcoming Action Gacha game. It has cute graphics. Great looking characters. Fun action combat. A really humorous narrative. It's currently in Beta testing right now, hopefully releasing in 2026/2027. It's not a Wuthering Waves/Genshin Impact clone, it's actually kinda like Mongil Star Dive had a baby with Crystal of Atlan, which allowed it to feel very unique. Here's a clip of Mrs Stix @the_short_nurse showcasing the incredible storytelling.

Black Beacon has officially shut down in China now as well, joining a graveyard of bad Gacha games. "All good things must come to an end, and every story must eventually conclude. Due to adjustments in the company's overall business strategy, we regret to announce that "Black Beacon" will officially cease operations on August 17 , 2026" This had the potential to be one of the greatest Gacha game releases of 2025, but the studio mishandled Global so abhorrently, that it shut down before getting to version 1.3 - shutting down after months of inactivity, bugs, localization issues, CN favoritism (which was resolved admittedly after severe backlash.) RIP. Hopefully this is a lesson to other developers and publishers.

So many demos and playtests, I'm drowning with joy.

Here are 15 of the best upcoming Mobile Gacha games (2026-2028) Astrae Oratio Ananta Azur Promilia Chasing Kaleidorider Honkai Nexus Anima NIKKE Open-World Project 2/3 Utopia Project Nami Project RX Rewinding Cadence Silver Palace Suikoden Star Leap Varsapura Wang Yue Xunjing The Realm These are open-world, action combat, turn-based, Anime, 3D, instanced, segregated, tactical, strategy, FPS, third-person shooter. They fit every genre of gaming and have something for absolutely EVERYONE! Some have Gacha characters, others have Gacha cosmetics. But they all have Gacha in them. VIDEO WITH INFO BELOW!!!

WAIT SILVER PALACE IS GOING TO BE AT ANIME EXPO NEXT MONTH? HELL YEAHHHHH RELEASE DATE? ANOTHER BETA? PLEASE MORE INFO

This is just sad to see. Imagine going to a subreddit about "Gacha gaming," to discuss your enjoyment of the Wuthering Waves collab, only to have it removed because the "Gacha gaming" subreddit, that is supposed to be about celebrating and discussing ALL Gacha games, doesn't like WuWa, nor want it to succeed. This isn't the first time this happened, either. They've repeatedly removed WuWa content for years, prioritizing other games over it. Which is fine - it's their subreddit, but don't act inclusive of all Gacha's when you clearly aren't. Just be honest. Call it what it is. WuWa's Cyberpunk collab should be celebrated. It's gone on to become one of the most discussed collabs in Gacha history, and helped WuWa shatter previous records. If that isn't worth discussing, I don't know what is.

WUWA DID IT - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY! CONGRATULATIONS WUTHERING WAVES! Wuthering Waves has broken their concurrent player numbers - achieving a higher player concurrency than 2.0 (their biggest patch to date at that point,) and 3.0/3.1 - making the release of 3.4 and the Cyberpunk collab the most popular WuWa has been in its entire life. HOLY CRAP. Talk about a successful collab!!!

Chasing Kaleidorider might be my GACHA OF THE YEAR for 2026. 👍Fast paced combat? Check. 👍Hyper-attractive Waifu's? Check. 👍You can do crazy degenerate things with them? Check. 👍Great visuals? Check. 👍Interesting premise and story? Check. 👍Releasing in 2026? HOPEFULLY. This is such a goddamn good looking game. I loved it at Tokyo Game Show 2025, and I cannot wait to play more of it soon. Check out my full thoughts in the video below, and sign up for the BETA test using my link as well! (NOTE: This is not an ad.)

I have a BIG Gacha announcement to make in a few hours... after waiting ALL year

WAIT HOW DID I JUST NOW FIND OUT ABOUT A STRIKE WITCHES GACHA GAME AS THEY WERE ANNOUNCING END OF SERVICE? WTF?

These Rover changes are actually huge. The attention to detail in his jacket, necklace, the button on his shirt (in the middle underneath his collar bone) and even the stitch lines is crazy. Kuro still continuing to show off just how damn high quality their game is, and how far they intend to push the graphics.

GEOFF IT’S WUTHERING WAVES NOT WURTHERING WAVES PLEASEEEEE NOT AGAIN. NOT ANOTHER YEAR.