The most popular video games books of 2026

Video game books are for players who want more. Strategy guides, art books that show how game worlds are designed, and histories of famous games, consoles and studios are all here. You will also find thoughtful writing about what games mean and how they are made. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Cover of Best Ever Guide to Fortnite

Best Ever Guide to Fortnite

Naomi Berry

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Foundational Techniques for Mastering Environment and Character Concept Art

Foundational Techniques for Mastering Environment and Character Concept Art

Lee Stocks

Published 2026

168 pages

Cover of Lost in Cult Arcade Gaming Hb

Lost in Cult Arcade Gaming Hb

Lost in Cult

Published 2026

240 pages

Cover of Fractured Gaming Cultures Marginalized Gamers and New Identities

Fractured Gaming Cultures Marginalized Gamers and New Identities

Christine Tomlinson

Published 2026

176 pages

Cover of Zen and Slow Games

Zen and Slow Games

Víctor Navarro Remesal

Published 2026

228 pages

Cover of King Pong How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions

King Pong How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions

Raiford Guins

Published 2026

224 pages

Cover of Bounce Balls, Walls, and Bodies in Games and Play

Bounce Balls, Walls, and Bodies in Games and Play

Carlin Wing

Published 2026

360 pages

Cover of Game AI Uncovered

Game AI Uncovered

Published 2026

280 pages

Cover of Game AI Uncovered

Game AI Uncovered

Published 2026

280 pages

Cover of Epistemic Genres New Formations of Play

Epistemic Genres New Formations of Play

Matthew Wysocki, Gerald A. Voorhees, Joshua Call, Betsy Brey

Published 2026

352 pages

Cover of Beautiful Security When Science Meets Cybersecurity

Beautiful Security When Science Meets Cybersecurity

Matthias Muhlert

Published 2026

264 pages

Cover of Legend of the River King

Legend of the River King

Alexander B. Joy

Published 2026

240 pages

Cover of Python Illustrated

Python Illustrated

Maaike van Putten, Imke van Putten

Published 2026

327 pages

Cover of Super Nintendo The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play

Super Nintendo The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play

Keza MacDonald

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Ian Flynn

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Pokemon Book of Battles

Pokemon Book of Battles

Katherine Andreou

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight

Yacht Club Games

Published 2026

276 pages

Cover of Orbit Power Up-The History of Video Games

Orbit Power Up-The History of Video Games

Michael L. Frizell

Published 2026

26 pages

Cover of Fame

Fame

Darren G. Davis

Published 2026

26 pages

Cover of The art of octopath traveler

The art of octopath traveler

Naoki Ikushima, Tatsuaki Urushihara, Rina Yoshiura, Masashi Takahashi, Shizuka Morimoto

Published 2026

224 pages

Cover of Video Games in 100 Objects

Video Games in 100 Objects

Joe Funk, Dan Hsu, Dean Takahashi, John Davison, Van Burnham

Published 2026

208 pages

Cover of Game Engine Architecture Volume II, Graphics, Motion and Sound

Game Engine Architecture Volume II, Graphics, Motion and Sound

Jason Gregory

Published 2026

760 pages

Cover of The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators A Legal Toolkit for Comic Book Artists and Writers

The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators A Legal Toolkit for Comic Book Artists and Writers

THOMAS A. CROWELL ESQ

Published 2026

472 pages

Cover of Game Engine Architecture Volume I, Foundations of Game Engine Development

Game Engine Architecture Volume I, Foundations of Game Engine Development

Jason Gregory

Published 2026

672 pages

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