April Fools’ Day is normally a minefield of faux recreation reveals, joke updates, and cursed trailers which are solely plausible sufficient to make you double-check the date. This 12 months was no totally different, with studios and publishers rolling out every little thing from pretend {hardware} to mock expansions and surprisingly elaborate parody reveals
April Fools’ 2026 Sport Bulletins and Trailers Roundup
A few of these are apparent jokes, some are weirdly convincing, and some of them look adequate that folks most likely want they have been actual.
Venture R.O.A.C.H. – CD Projekt Crimson
CD Projekt Crimson got here up with one of many higher gags of the day with Venture R.O.A.C.H., a pretend Witcher-themed system constructed round Geralt’s most loyal and most chaotic companion. It’s precisely the sort of joke that works as a result of anybody who has performed The Witcher can instantly see the bit, and since CDPR dedicated to the presentation more durable than they most likely wanted to.
CKSS – Crusader Kings III
Paradox joined in with CKSS, a mock Crusader Kings III reveal that pokes enjoyable on the current DLSS 5 reveal in essentially the most ridiculous manner doable. We’re not rating these in any explicit order, but when we have been, the CKSS trailer would undoubtedly be up there as probably the greatest April Fools trailers of the 12 months, if not the last decade.
Razer AVA Mini
Razer’s AVA Mini is a type of April Fools reveals that sounds simply believable sufficient to go the sniff check on this AI-powered episode of Black Mirror we’re all dwelling in. Razer has a protracted and tales historical past of pretending to promote pretend gamer {hardware} with a straight face. That is yet another profitable 12 months within the bag for Min-Liang Tan and co.
Date the Filth – PowerWash Simulator
Few video games are higher suited to an absurd April Fools bit than PowerWash Simulator, and Date the Filth is each bit as ridiculous because the identify suggests. Turning layers of grime into the setup for a relationship sim is a dumb joke in the absolute best manner, which makes it an ideal match for a trailer roundup like this.
PUBG Prop Hunt
PUBG Prop Hunt will get further factors as a result of it’s not only a pretend reveal trailer. It’s an precise limited-time occasion, albeit in Arcade mode, which provides the joke a little bit extra substance than the standard “what if we made this cursed factor” publish. It additionally helps that prop hunt is a type of modes that feels at house in virtually any multiplayer recreation.
For Honor Mirror Mode
Ubisoft went in a barely totally different path with For Honor Mirror Mode, which is extra of an April Fools occasion than a pretend standalone mission. Even so, it matches the identical spirit, and it’s the type of one-day chaos patch that works properly when a live-service recreation needs to do one thing foolish with out overcomplicating the joke. The occasion solely lasts till April 2nd, so that you higher hurry up if you wish to test it out.
Underwatch – Overwatch 2
Blizzard obtained again into its yearly April Fools spirit with Underwatch, one other instance of a joke occasion fairly than a full-fledged prank. Underwatch is a returning recreation mode that is turning into a yearly custom for Overwatch, described by Blizzard as, “two weeks the place logic steps off that very same ledge and the sport leans arduous into absurd, googly-eyed shenanigans. Physics will comply with no guidelines, steadiness is taking a trip, and each match goes to toss stuff goofy into the combo.”
Owlbrick – Owlcat Video games
Owlbrick is the sort of pretend product pitch that works largely as a result of the identify is doing loads of the heavy lifting. Huge props to Owlcat for his or her dedication to the bit, going so far as making a pretend web site the place gamers might seemingly pre-order the console. Except you miss Rick Astley’s iconic voice, we would not advocate truly clicking the pre-order button, although.
NieR: Cosmic Horror
This one deserves an honorable spot largely as a result of it managed to idiot extra individuals than it most likely ought to have, together with this author. We reported yesterday about how the official NieR Japan X account was teasing a cryptic mission often called NieR: Cosmic Horror. The identical acount confirmed later that it was all an April Fools’ joke. Whereas I did urge readers to take the teaser with a grain of salt, I’ve to confess I fell for it myself. Properly performed, Yoko Taro. (Nice idea, although).
