The game’s narrative doesn’t support the 10 hours that it takes to complete.
The more lively and vibrant a vignette may be, the more details you have to parse.
The game rewards players for strategic planning, adaptability, and more.
The visuals in Neva are consistently great, maybe the most arresting of the year.
A cult favorite gets a minor glow-up and a second chance in the spotlight.
The game is a brilliant rebuttal to those who think that politics have no place in video games.
Zelda finally gets her day as Hyrule’s hero in an almost-legendary adventure.
PlaySide Studios’s game is a breathlessly kinetic ride through the abyss.
‘Silent Hill 2’ Review: The Restless Dreams of a Horror Classic Get a Polished Makeover
Silent Hill 2 has been reborn by a series of smart, subtle, and elegant choices.
The otherworldly nature of the game’s story is heightened by its striking visuals.
The Plucky Squire knows how to always pick itself up and keep going.
Team Asobi’s endearing little bot that could stars in a joyous platforming masterpiece.
Judero is an often beautiful treatise on what humanity creates to understand the world.
The games here are by and large as fun to play as they are interesting conceptually.
Sprint, slide, and parkour your way through a enemies in a game that forces you to get feral.
When it isn’t tipping its hat to Yars’ Revenge, the game offers only simplistic platforming.
The game consistently ups its sense of spectacle, all but ripping the dial off the amplifier.
‘The Casting of Frank Stone’ Review: A Multiverse of Madness for ‘Dead by Daylight’ Fans
Supermassive lives to tell the tale with a devilish expansion on Dead by Daylight’s lore.
The difficulty curve consistently escalates in challenge while remaining remarkably well-tuned.
The game is a bloody, brutal, obnoxious, and somehow still adorable good time.
By making its world feel universal—like it could be anywhere—it ends up nowhere at all.