Mario Vs. Donkey Kong is an excellent little pocket puzzler that is sure to please fans and newcomers alike.

Hitman: Episode One represents a magnificent return to form for the franchise.

Gundam Breaker 4 is a well-built return for the franchise that smartly doubles down on what everyone wants the most: customization.

Super Meat Boy Forever is a challenging sequel that will have you testing your controller’s durability in no time.

Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World comes to 3DS and it’s every bit as delightful (and simple) as it was on the Wii U .

While it’s by no means a bad game, Saints Row: The Third Remastered may be just a bit too dated for newcomers to fully enjoy.

If you have time to dig into the indie fighting scene, Night In-Birth Exe:Late should suit your needs just fine.

I have yet to find another free-to-play game that is so fair to the player not spending any money on it.

Even without playing the new 3 on 3 multiplayer, I feel I can easily recommend Halo Wars 2 to both Halo fans and those hankering for an RTS on console. The controls are tight, the cutscenes are to die for, and there is a new cute AI that I want to be best friends with. If you aren't sold on the whole RTS thing, or it just isn't a genre you're interested in, then at the very least watch these cutscenes somewhere online, because they are damn impressive.

Two Point Campus brings laughs to the simulation genre while allowing adaptive playstyles without ruining the player’s chance at success.

Ritual of Raven combines the fundamentals of farming with the language of coding for an incredibly wholesome and engaging experience.

While it does feel like the series hit its plateau a while back, Worms W.M.D is a welcome addition to the series, being beautifully crafted and as fun as ever.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 stumbles in its narrative, but great characters, a unique aesthetic, and an engaging combat system make for the best game in the franchise since the original.

While none of my issues while playing are game-breaking, College Football 25 has the rare advantage of being what feels like a complete reset of a franchise, which works in its favour. While College Football 25 is a massive step in the right direction for good video game football play, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Age of Empires 2: The Definitive Edition is an excellent version of a game that refined a genre two decades ago, but it doesn’t offer much to entice new players from their modern conveniences.

Few titles seem to capture the timelessness that Katamari Damacy Reroll does, with bright visuals and a silly play style that are just as fun and unique now as they were years ago.

Ladykiller in a Bind hits some unfortunate narrative snags and suffers from mixed characterization, but is ultimately a worthwhile, interesting game that takes the medium in interesting new directions.

Dancing in Moonlight uses twelve years of songs to bring the Persona 3 cast the musical tribute they deserve.

Street Fighter 6 is an almost uncompromising port of one of the best entries into the long-running fighting game series and is one of the best ways to play it on the go.

One part retro, one part modern-esque, Lode Runner Legacy marries much of what made the original so memorable.

Despite a few hardware hiccups, Two Point Hospital’s madcap brand of simulation fun transitions nicely to the Nintendo Switch.

While it does nothing wholly original, Koira achieves exactly what it sets out to do: tell an emotional tale and build a strong foundation for Studio Tolima’s future titles.

The hilarious from start to finish Ittle Dew 2+ is the best 2D Zelda-like on the Switch.

“Wastelands” has a better understanding of what makes Life is Strange 2’s story work, and is more enticing for it.

Bionic Bay combines floaty platform mechanics and wild abilities to make fast, frantic, and intelligent puzzles and an experience that is thoroughly intoxicating.

For a pocket-sized RPG that will provide hours of gameplay, it’s certainly worth a look.

There are certainly areas for improvement, but Magic: ManaStrike may be the best mobile adaptation of MTG so far.

If ‘They Shall Not Pass’ is any indication of DICE’s long-term plans for Battlefield 1, fans have got a great season ahead of them.

If you’re looking for a fun, solid-though-not-brilliant cop drama to play through that then lets you jump into multiplayer and be the cop or the robber, this is the game for you.

Botany Manor is like spending a Fall afternoon with a hot cup of tea and a good puzzle—relaxing, challenging and beautiful to look at.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Premium Edition for Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles has arrived at just the right time, delivering a challenging, high-quality, old-school action-adventure/puzzler that’s bound to keep gamers on the Xbox platform busy during the end-of-summer gaming doldrums.

Town of Zoz blends engaging combat, farming/cooking elements, with an interesting story that is easy to get sucked into.

Not Tonight: One Love elevates the game to ridiculous heights, which makes it absolutely worth picking up.

Lone Echo II boldly crafts a stunning and near-perfect space sim, but repetition and lack of replay value aren't enough to pass on Oculus' last Rift exclusive.

Despite the similarities, Ride 2 is not as user friendly as Microsoft’s annual racing games. This means players are going to have to really work to ride with the best, and that’s an uphill battle they may not want to fight on your recreational time.

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a Soulslike fan’s must-play, and could be a good option for fans to cut their teeth on if other titles seem too difficult.

As a marquee Microsoft-exclusive action title, Quantum Break delivers impressively on just about every front except that of content; it literally begs for a New Game Plus mode.

I thoroughly enjoyed Space Food Truck, and not exactly for the reasons I thought I would. It’s a challenging and engaging card game, set in a fascinating and fun universe. It’s a real gem that only a better tutorial, and elements that make the cooking part of this game easier, could improve. Now if someone could make a space food truckin’ game like No Man’s Sky, I would give them all my money.

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remains both an oddity and a gem, and is a must play for fans of the farming sim.

These are stories worth telling, and if you've somehow avoided all of the spoilers so far, taking a journey through Rapture and Columbia is a great way to spend a rainy weekend. But if you already own them, you don't need to double-dip outside of a deep sale and thus, a chance to venture into Minerva's Den.

While Immortal Redneck doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the table, it does successfully combine the speed of old-school FPS like Unreal Tournament and Quake with roguelike elements to make a pretty fun little game worth your time if you don't mind a little grind.

The visuals, music and game mechanics for Endless Dungeon were magnificent achievements, but the technical aspects should be prioritized before the official release.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a solid game that hearkens back to titles of the sixth generation of games, with a coat of paint indicative of modern gaming that should appease younger players while offering enough gameplay variety for anyone to enjoy.

Where Winds Meet applies the action and charm of the Wuxia-style to a massive ARPG experience that’s easy to get sucking into.

I can’t help but feel a little remorse that Dimension Shellshock‘s features weren’t included from day one. This was the sort of extracurricular content I felt was missing originally. If you haven’t given up on the turtles, or if you’re jonesing for more after Mutant Mayhem, it’s worth dusting Shredder’s Revenge off for another spin.

Tasharen Entertainment has struck a gold mine of nostalgia within me.

Gerda: A Flame in Winter offers an intricately woven and nuanced story of bravery, compassion and what it takes to be kind in a hostile environment.

If you’re a fan of Fire Emblem, Oregon Trail or any of the Telltale games, then you’ll find something to enjoy with The Banner Saga 2.

Once you get over Going Medieval’s initial learning curve, there’s a joyously complex survival city builder to dig into.

Alone With You might not innovate in the gameplay department, but more than makes up for it with a narrative that’ll leave you torn, contemplative, and heartbroken.

Escape From The Past is a great addition to an already great game. Muddled down by some difficulty curves, but the grand finale is a spectacle to behold.

Rock Band 4 is definitely a great game for all the rock stars out there. Bands who have been just itching to get back into the swing of the living room world tour will be happy to see that their medium has not changed all that much, but has added small things to reinvigorate the series.

Supermassive’s The Quarry is a classic channelling of the same 80’s-era slasher/creature-feature appeal that made Until Dawn a success that players will still want to revisit multiple times.

I have some issues with Metro: Exodus. The larger story is completely off the wall ludicrous and makes everything that came before feel completely invalid. If I had been forced to live in a hole for 20 years, fight monsters and Nazis, and I was all a lie, I’m certainly not letting the people lying about it on my freedom train, much less call any shots. The smaller, more personal stories, however, often hit a little closer to home, and make life just a bit more interesting.

Atelier Ryza 3 doesn’t fix what’s most broken but compensates by presenting a vast world to explore. Newcomers and veterans alike will find a mountain of content to enjoy.

As far as world-building games go, Cities: Skylines II is second to none. The sheer volume of capability is staggering and the possibilities are endless for what you can create.

Endless Space 2 is one of the strongest 4X games in recent memory, even if it's not the deepest.

Age of Empires 2: The Definitive Edition has made the transition to console surprisingly well, giving a new range of people a chance to play one of RTS’s most beloved classics in a new way.

With the added mechanics since Early Access, The Tribe Must Survive features a new set of challenges to overcome, making the gameplay loop and replayability that much more satisfying, even if it is a bit unbalanced with some quality-of-life needs still missing.

As the third game in the series, OlliOlli World has improved on every single aspect of its predecessors.

Corpse Party on 3DS is an improvement on an already excellent game.

For the hardcore turn-based tactics fans, Jagged Alliance 3 takes the series in a great direction. Unfortunately, there is really no onboarding before the difficulty takes a steep leap.

Before the Storm addresses old problems through an old story, and it makes a compelling case to reconsider its divisive protagonist.

Rise and Fall does exactly what an expansion needs to do, and brings the wayward Civ players back into the fold.

Mecha BREAK’s price of admission makes it worth trying for anyone into PvP or hero shooters, the casual and hardcore should enlist today.

Sonic Superstars successfully brings classic Sonic into the 3D era while stumbling slightly in its inclusion of a tacked-on multiplayer experience.

It took sixteen years, but Psychonauts 2 is worth the wait.

A little platformer that offers new mechanics in a graduated, character-centric fashion.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II is an excellent entry into the ongoing Trails series of games and an easy recommendation to RPG/Anime fans if they played the first.

New Cycle is not only a game that will put you to the test of settlement building but will challenge you to make sure everyone in your community works together not only to survive but grow as a whole. While it can take some time to truly master this style of game, once you get the hang of how everything works, you can easily find yourself playing for several hours on end without even realizing how much time has passed. I look forward to seeing what games Core Engage will produce in the future, as New Cycle has thoroughly captured my attention.

It’s not as balanced as its counterparts, but it’s still a really fun game.

It’s a wonderful, dazzling little world Thunder Lotus created, and you just might learn something while you’re playing.

No More Heroes III is a blast to play and a well-conceived sendoff to the series, one which stumbles on a technical level but delivers enough on the gameplay front to carry most players to the end credits of what may be the Switch's wildest exclusive to date.

At the reasonable price of $29.99 CAD, Beyond is well worth picking up even with all the other triple-A fare competing for your attention and dollars this holiday.

The Lady leaves much to be desired, but as an experience, it's absolutely worth your time and money.

Judgment may be linked to Yakuza’s legacy, but it still provides a great reason to explore Kamurocho once again.

Veterans of both PvZ and Diablo are going to find that Deathtrap handles both genres in a substantial way.

Like actual Humankind, the game, Humankind is an ambitious, large, complex and sometimes difficult to understand experience that gets better with time and only expands the possibilities of what comes next.

With a wealth of new content to enjoy, on top of the already excellent and expansive base game, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration just about makes up for its late debut onto PS4.

The metagame feels comfortingly familiar to those who have played titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics.

Whatever your feelings are of the original DmC, credit has to be given for the sizable chunk of new additions made to this remaster.

If you're a fan of the Dragon Quest series and haven't picked up Dragon Quest Treasures on the Switch, its release on Steam is easily the better option and is worth checking out if you're a fan of the series or DQXI.

Please, Don't Touch Anything: House Broken is a solid follow-up to the 2016 game and features some excellent use of mixed reality for Quest 3 users looking for a unique puzzle game.

Inscryption is a great creepy experience to get your skin crawling with some thought provoking depth in its gameplay.

Screamer is a rare Arcade racing game featuring both a rich story and a wealth of fun game mechanics and tracks to get lost in.

Frostpunk 2 expands on what made the original so fresh. While a harsh difficulty might turn some players off, forging through is the name of the game in Frostpunk 2.

Gorogoa is a beautiful albeit short puzzle game worth experiencing even if you aren't a brilliant puzzle solver.

King of Meat thankfully doesn’t take itself seriously and provides good fun for friends that want to cooperate (or compete) in stages together. An easy recommend for a casual gamer.

Battlefield 6 is a fantastic follow-up to its divisive predecessor, and gets a lot of things right, while leaving room for improvement.

Ultimate Edition doesn’t represent a drastic change from the Xbox 360 original.

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a sweet, charming and uniquely interesting game that perfectly captures the heart and spirit of the Moomin series.

With this kind of game, it's easy enough to say that the difficulty is intended, but some of these reactions tended to stray close to interrupting experience rather than enhancing it.

Despite the occasional glitch and the fact that it is likely going to leave players craving for more stages to shred through, Pepper Grinder is a great “drillformer” that is definitely worth picking up and seeing to the end.

Sea of Stars accomplishes everything it sets out to do in becoming an amazing SNES-era RPG, while only faltering in a couple mechanics and story beats.

Whether it's free running run one side of a map to the other, traversing great heights or simply making a zombies head explode with a baseball bat, Light offers you plenty of diversity to keep the game interesting.

Legend of Mana is a beautiful game that, despite its flaws, creates a sense of adventure that few other RPGs can match.

Gato Roboto is a simple, cute, short but enjoyable Metroidvania with fun mobility and satisfying gunplay.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is a solid experience all the way around but really finds its best footing in the endgame.