2026 is a remarkably stacked year for space and sci-fi games, but Capcom might have just dropped the most relevant one already. Pragmata is a love letter to the sci-fi action games from the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation, yet its updated take on familiar tropes and a vibrant heart make it special.
The marketing and previews sold Pragmata's concise pitch very well: You're on the moon as a system auditor named Hugh Williams. Something has gone wrong, and a mysterious artificial intelligence called IDUS has taken over a "Big Tech" company's installations. Your only ally is a little android girl named Diana. Survive, warn Earth, and return home. The plot never gets more complex than that at any point, but the game's use of these hackneyed story elements and themes is agile and smart.
