January 2026’s Humble Choice Bundle is Here

What a year it’s been, eh, folks? Wait, what do you mean we’re still only in the first half of January? The Phenixx Gaming team’s annual holiday break is over, so I need to get back to my usual routine. I might as well start by covering the first Humble Choice bundle of 2026. If you’re interested in any of this bundle’s contents, you’ve got until Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, at 10 AM Pacific Time to buy it. The typical rules apply here: Eight games, all of which can be redeemed on Steam, plus a one-month IGN Plus subscription. Let’s begin!

Up first is Sonic Frontiers, developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. I haven’t played a Sonic the Hedgehog game with any seriousness since Sonic 2 on my grandfather’s Sega Genesis as a kid. I’m not qualified to speak on the quality of Sonic Frontiers as a direct result of that, but its Steam reviews indicate a widespread positive reception. I’ve learned through cultural osmosis that the Sonic the Hedgehog series has had more than its fair share of ups and downs over the decades, but it seems Sonic Frontiers is one of the better entries in the franchise.

Following that is Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, from developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Aspyr. This one is exactly what it says on the tin: A collection of remastered versions of the fourth, fifth, and sixth games in the original Tomb Raider series before it was rebooted. This collection serves as a continuation of the Tomb Raider remaster trend since a remastered collection of the first three titles in the franchise is also readily available. Like Sonic, Tomb Raider is another series with which I have virtually no experience, so I’m afraid I can’t be of much help in terms of establishing this collection’s quality.

Game number three is Hunt: Showdown 1896, an extraction shooter developed and published by Crytek. I somehow keep getting Hunt: Showdown confused with Dead By Daylight, despite them being two very different games, so that should tell you how little I know about this one. Once again, I have no personal experience I can draw from, so I’m relying on the fact that Hunt: Showdown 1896 seems to have been received well based on its Steam reviews. The fact that Hunt: Showdown has so much paywalled DLC appears to have mixed public reception. Do with that knowledge whatever you will.

Next is Etrian Odyssey II HD, developed by Atlus and published by Sega. Etrian Odyssey is a series of RPGs from the mid-2000s with which — try to be shocked — I have no experience whatsoever. What I do know, however, is that the remastered version of the first Etrian Odyssey game was offered in November 2025’s Humble Choice bundle. If you happened to purchase that bundle or you have an ongoing Humble Choice subscription, now you can get the remaster of that franchise’s second entry, too. I wonder if Etrian Odyssey III HD will be in a Humble Choice bundle within the next few months?

Our fifth game is Nice Day for Fishing, developed by FusionPlay and published by Team17. In Nice Day for Fishing, you’ll “embark on an RPG pixel adventure where you’ll play as Baelin the humble fisherman, who must rise [] up to become the hero of Honeywood.” You’ll be expected to “battle fish with precision timing and magic spells, upgrade your abilities, defeat evil[,] and rebuild Honeywood.” So, a classic “humble villager winds up becoming an unexpected hero” sort of affair, it sounds like. I’ve never heard of a game in which a stereotypical fisherman can use magic, so I’m certainly intrigued.

Next, we’ve got Metal Slug Tactics, from the team of developers Leikir Studio and publisher Dotemu. In Metal Slug Tactics, you’ll need to “lead your squad to victory through strategic guile and superior firepower in a perfect blend of classic action and tactical depth. Unleash powerful special attacks and shape the outcome of each encounter!” Furthermore, you’ll “embark on an exalting campaign through beautiful, hand-crafted maps to end the war and defeat the infamous Rebel Army once and for all! You’re going to face many challenges, so brace yourself for countless deaths, but don’t give up and push through.”

January’s penultimate Humble Choice bundle offering is Settlement Survival, from developer Gleamer Studio and publisher Team17. In Settlement Survival, you’ll “lead your people to their new settlement in this survival city-builder. You will need to provide their shelter, guarantee the food supply, protect against threats of nature, and pay attention to well-being, happiness, education, and employment. Do all of this well, and you might even attract residents from foreign cities!” So, you’re in charge of a settlement, and you have to make sure its inhabitants survive (and preferably thrive). Well, that succinctly ticks both of the boxes conveyed by the title, at least.

The final game available in this bundle is Wizard of Legend II, developed by Dead Mage and published by Humble Games. Wizard of Legend 2 will expect you to “face perilous magical trials in the fast-paced rogue-lite follow-up to the acclaimed original.” On that note, I want to mention for the sake of transparency that Wizard of Legend 2 currently has “mixed” reviews on Steam. Its page on the Humble Bundle website also acknowledges its current average of 57% positive reviews. If that doesn’t deter you, however, getting Wizard of Legend 2 alongside this bundle’s other contents might be a great deal.

As has been the case for quite some time now, January’s Humble Choice bundle also offers a one-month subscription to IGN Plus. If you make use of that, it’ll give you some perks on the website whose parent company has owned Humble Bundle for nearly a decade now. I have no interest in this whatsoever, and I doubt that will change regardless of how many bundles offer it, but I felt obligated to at least mention it. That just about covers everything, folks, so I’ll be back again during the first week of next month to cover February’s Humble Choice bundle!