2026's Most Underappreciated Games (So Far) With Lucy James

We'll DM you a Steam code for Forestrike, upgrade your tier or support MinnMax at the $2 tier or above (new supporters) before Tuesday, July 28th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia are joined once again by Lucy James! The cohost of the Summer Game Fest Showcase and formerly of Gamespot, Lucy just launched a newsletter all about helping you find new, indie games called LookingFor.Game. On this episode we each share our picks for 2026 games that deserve more love, you can submit your picks on the next episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Bonus Pod. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/V60zqo74V98 Check out Lucy's newsletter - https://lookingfor.game/ Follow Lucy on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lucyjames.games Compete in Trivia Tower for prizes this Monday, July 27th - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/compete-in-tower-164494853 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://brooklynbedding.com - 30% offf with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and more https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:47 - Lucy James on leaving Gamespot for Lookingfor.Game 00:13:56 - Get a Steam code for Forestrike 00:16:55 - Fishbowl 00:20:15 - Phonopolis 00:27:49 - Brooklyn Bedding Ad 00:30:28 - Idols of Ash 00:37:13 - Banquet for Fools 00:44:07 - Pictonico! 00:53:05 - Lost and Found Co. 00:57:47 - Hello Fresh Ad 00:59:22 - Creature Kitchen 01:03:23 - More cohort picks 01:05:55 - Cat Secretary Ad 01:06:59 - Thanking iam8bit 01:09:01 - Community questions 02:01:56 - Get A Load Of This Ben's GALOT - https://www.history.com/articles/oldest-song-in-the-world Sarah's GALOT - https://www.mnstatefair.org/new/food Lucy's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-bean-salad/id1564066507 Janet's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhl0gCXUV5E Community GALOT - https://drivefromhome.com/ Leo's Hitman YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LeoVaderHitmanGaming Leo’s GALOT - https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/185596712977563648/1514386966131773511/IMG_6533.jpg?ex=6a61e484\&is=6a609304\&hm=b566424b4712b7c23ede90839a018c5b2ece18ca76cf5a0b500733cd2de029d7&=\&format=webp\&width=1011\&height=1349 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Fol