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This weekend is when we celebrate the mother figures and female role models in our lives, taking time to honor aunts, parents, grandmothers, and any woman who helped us become who we are. Which can mean getting some sort of gift. So, as usual, here’s Siliconera’s 2026 Mother’s Day game gift guide with suggestions of both single-player and multiplayer recent releases that could be a good choice ahead of May 10, 2026. (Though in two cases, we picked two older games due to consideration of younger kids and preparing for FFXIV Evercold.)
Best Console for Mother’s Day
I’m going to call it and say the Nintendo Switch 2 is the way to go. There are enough firmware patches to ensure the battery life is a bit better. It’s the most affordable current generation system at the moment, which is critical considering the cost of living increases. It’s also the sort of system that you can play alone or other others (like family members) or at home or on the go (like if you’re traveling this summer or kiddos are using the TV). There’s also still the Switch 2 bundle available that gives you it and a copy of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $499.99 on Amazon.
Best Single-Player Games for Mom
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – Given FFVII Rebirth is headed to the Switch 2 and Xbox Series X this summer, giving your mother figure the gift of getting caught up with Cloud and his crew’s start in Midgar in this action-RPG could be a good idea. Especially since the Switch 2 and Xbox Series X versions of this game only just debuted in January 2026 too, there’s even a chance she doesn’t own it yet. You can usually find a copy for between $29.99 and $39.99.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PC) – For someone who’s a more casual player, the Hello Kitty take on the Animal Crossing formula could be a good idea. She’d be able to make a custom avatar, set up visitor cabins, and befriend Sanrio mascots. There’s even some multiplayer options. That’s $39.99. And if the mother figure in your life does already own the game, there are also the new, paid $14.99 Wheatflour Wonderland and $24.99 City Town expansions to pick up for her.
InKonbini: One Store Many Stories (Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – This is a short, relaxing game about running the night shift in a small Japanese convenience store. The management element isn’t stressful. You don’t need to worry too much about restocking. It’s more about getting to know customers and savoring quiet moments. You can get it via digital storefronts for $24.99.
Mewgenics (PC) – This is one of the best games of 2026 so far! It’s a hefty roguelike strategy game about breeding up cats to send off on dungeon runs for glory. And hopefully also great traits you can pass down to new cats so you can do it again. There are hundreds of hours of gameplay to this, so it’s well worth the $29.99.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – While there isn’t a new Pokemon-styletraditional JRPG out yet in 2026, Monster Hunter Stories 3 sort of fills that niche with its collecting of classic characters from the mainline series. It’s also going to be getting paid and free updates, to add to its longevity. That’ll be $69.99.
Pokemon Pokopia (Switch 2) – While there is a multiplayer element to Pokemon Pokopia, in that you can maintain Cloud Islands with other people or invite people over, the main campaign is a solo experience. You help a Ditto restore areas after all the humans disappeared, bringing different Pokemon back via building up the habitats where they’d want to live. You can play at your own pace, but it’s also huge and easy to get invested in it. That costs $69.99.
Resident Evil Requiem (Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – Don’t think mother figures just want light, breezy games or something casual. They can be real badasses! Resident Evil Requiem is the latest entry in the long running horror and action series, with the Leon S Kennedy parts featuring more active gunplay and Grace Ashcroft segments calling back to classic environmental and thoughtful thriller segments. That’s out for $69.99.
Best Games for Playing with Others
Bluey the Videogame (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – If a mother figure has some young kids around and wants a game that could be a gift for them too, going with one of the already available Bluey games could be a good idea. The one includes local multiplayer, quests, minigames, and ways to play together as different characters. You can usually find it for around $19.99.
FFXIV (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) – There’s so much game to this Final Fantasy MMORPG, and Square Enix is constantly updating and adding to it. There are loads of changes planned for 6.0 and the upcoming Evercold expansion, so getting your mother figure the base game and some of the more recent add-ons like Dawntrail could be great. If she’s already a subscriber, you could get her one of the time cards for $29.99. You could also get her an IOU for a copy of the Switch 2 version coming in August 2026. The Complete Edition with Dawntrail would be $59.99.
Super Mario Bros Wonder Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabell Park (Switch 2) – This is a solid pick since it gives a mom, grandma, aunt, or guardian a solid platformer they can play on their own. But if someone else stops by, you can have them join in for local cooperative multiplayer to get through stages or to play in the new Meetup in Bellabell Park minigames added for this release. It costs $79.99.
Mother’s Day is May 10, 2026.
