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Recess

A chaotic multiplayer party game where childhood playground games turn into all-out competition. Tag, hide, chase, and outplay your friends across imaginative maps all before the bell rings.

23 June 2026

Recess is a sport, released 23 June 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Recess is

Recess was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A chaotic multiplayer party game where childhood playground games turn into all-out competition. Tag, hide, chase, and outplay your friends across imaginative maps all before the bell rings.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Recess launched on 23 June 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Meccha Chameleon.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Meccha Chameleon.

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When did Recess come out?
Recess was released on 23 June 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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