Every addition, correction and price refresh, in the open. If we got something wrong, the fix is recorded here.
The chart opens with twelve games
Game Atlas Review opens today with twelve games across five regions: three in the Arena, two on the Frontier, three in Open Country, two on the Long Road and two on Home Ground. Every entry carries four bearings, a written reason for each, a starter waypoint and a UK price checked this week.
We deliberately left some famous names off the first chart. Counter-Strike 2 and Team Fortress 2 both run economies where randomised cases and tradeable items carry a real monetary value between players; we could not chart that honestly under the Wallet bearing, so they are not here. Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends and Fortnite are strong Arena candidates and may join in a later expedition once we have room to do them justice.
Prices were checked on the UK Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and publisher stores between 22 and 24 September 2026. Where a sale was running we quote the end date; where a publisher only shows prices inside its client we say so rather than guess.
Why the bearings are weighted 20 / 35 / 25 / 20
A few readers of the draft asked why the four bearings are not equal. The short answer is that they are not equally important. Newcomer friction is real but you only pay it once. A poor shop can be avoided by not spending. Staying power matters only if the ordinary session is worth repeating. So the ordinary session, the Every-session bearing, carries 35 per cent, and the rest share the remainder. The full reasoning is on the How we chart page.
The toll guide and spending limits are live
The toll guide covers how UK players actually pay for games, what each route protects, and the consumer law that applies to digital purchases: the surcharge ban, Section 75, chargeback, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the 14-day cancellation rule. A second page walks through spending limits on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, phones and the publishers that offer none. Both are general information, not legal advice, and both link to the legislation so you can read the source.