New year, new games, all with RTX 5080-powered cloud energy. GeForce NOW is kicking off 2026 by looking back at an unforgettable year of wins and wildly high frame rates.
From streams of the biggest blockbusters to new ways to play anywhere, members showed all year what happens when great games meet serious GeForce performance in the cloud.
Grab a cozy spot, queue up a game and ring in the new year with GeForce NOW, starting with a fresh list of 14 titles coming to the cloud this January, with 5 available to stream this week..
Put a Bow on It The star upgrade of 2025 was the arrival of NVIDIA Blackwell RTX in the cloud, bringing GeForce RTX 5080 power to the GeForce NOW Ultimate membership tier along with all the NVIDIA technologies that 50 Series GPU owners have access to, including DLSS 4 and 5K 120 frames-per-second (fps) streaming.
The amazing announcement of the RTX 5080 being added to GeForce NOW with features like DLSS 4 and 5K 120 fps streaming was a true game-changer for cloud gaming, said Nads from Cloud&Console.
Luna, a GeForce NOW Discord community modder, called out how the Ultimate tier let her go topside in ARC Raiders and explore Castor Woods in Dying Light: The Beast in areas where my local machine struggles - and now, the RTX 5080-powered cloud can push them even further.
GeForce NOW had major day-and-date launches of blockbuster titles including ARC Raiders and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 - and the community packed in some unforgettable sessions to celebrate. Nads summed up the smoothness: Vaulting into Borderlands 4, surviving Grounded with friends and diving into Battlefield 6 chaos - all of it was seamless on GeForce NOW this year.
For Warwick, cloud gaming turned into a superpower: I've always struggled to play Fortnite with my friends while streaming, but with GeForce NOW, I've been able to jump straight in with ease and get those victory royales, the gamer said. One highlight of their year was seeing all the incredible things coming to GeForce NOW at Gamescom, including Fortnite with Discord - game changer!
Full steam ahead with the cloud. 2025 belonged to members who play literally anywhere. The native GeForce NOW app elevated gaming on Steam Deck, making it easier than ever to play the cloud gaming platform's 2,000+ supported games from Steam, Epic Games Store, Game Pass and more - all at GeForce RTX quality on the handheld device.
Anytime Anywhere Gaming gave a shoutout to the release of ARC Raiders and continued Steam Deck support, calling it nothing short of amazing to take on raiders and play beloved titles on Steam Deck at max fidelity.
The Install-to-Play feature brought even more titles to members. Install-to-Play has brought in so many games, said creator Cloudy With Games. Take a gamble on Slots and Daggers, it's worth it.
Installing fun, please stand by. Creator RuDiggz put it this way: Install-to-Play breathes new life into favorites like Pixelmancer, mobilizing indies with the cloud from my desktop to my phone on the go. For those chasing maximum freedom and fidelity, he added, GeForce NOW Ultimate is the only way to play thousands of titles at max settings - no hardware minimums. GeForce NOW has the frames and the games.
The Ultimate Winners The Ultimate Contest gave members a chance to share their favorite cloud gaming moments and show off what GeForce RTX 5080-class power can do. From stunning action moments to creative showcases, the submissions proved why the Ultimate experience stands out.
A huge GG to our top 10 winners: pfoglista, danipeter007+gfn, brunocas_300, Studmuffin9398, patanaimuje, dufranklin4, despandan4, chandabenr, andreaosmani222 and Lyreliarlyre. Those who joined in earned two Ultimate Day Passes - one to enjoy and one to share with a friend - plus one year of an Ultimate membership.
Pfoglista's video really captured how GeForce NOW Ultimate feels exactly like playing on a local PC, highlighting how fast, competitive, low latency cloud gaming can look and feel every bit as precise as playing on a local high end rig.
New Year, New Games Members can look for the following to play this week:
My Winter Car (New release on Steam, Dec. 29)
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Xbox, available on Game Pass)
The Casting of Frank Stone (Xbox, available on Game Pass)
Eternights (Epic Games Store)
Warhammer 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2 (Epic Games Store, GeForce RTX 5080-ready)
GeForce RTX 5080-Ready Games, in addition to Warhammer 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2
Factorio (Steam)
Catch the full list of games coming to the cloud in January:
StarRupture (New release on Steam, Jan. 6)
Pathologic 3 (New release on Steam, Jan. 9)
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (New release on Steam, Jan. 12)
MIO: Memories in Orbit (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Jan. 20)
Nova Roma (New release Steam, Jan. 22)
Guild Wars: Reforged (Steam)
Mon Bazou (Steam)
Supermarket Simulator (Xbox, available on Game Pass)
Tavern Keeper (Steam)
Decked-Out December In addition to the 30 games announced in December, an extra seven joined over the month:
Fallout: New Vegas (Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on PC Game Pass)
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel (Epic Games Store)
Monster Hunter Stories (Steam)
Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Steam)
Pioner (Steam)
RuneQuest: Warlords (Steam)
Skate Story (Steam)
What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.
What has been your favorite game so far this year?
NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) December 30, 2025
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