Who Gave the Best Video Game Performance of 2026? The Stars Make Their Case

I’ve never understood why only Hollywood A-listers get to have fun waxing poetic on their work at the end of the year when many of the best performances I see all year are ones I’ve played through in games. I wanted that to change — so for the first time, I’m happy to present Polygon’s first-ever actor “roundtable,” a series riding the wave of our regular GOTY Watch coverage .