Lack of several DLCs can be overlooked, impossibility to buy the big Rise & Fall expansion less so, and the butchered multiplayer options are downright annoying. Still, this is a good port of a brilliant game which is a perfect fit for Nintendo Switch.

An excellent return of the series, what declined in recent years. It surprises not only with imaginary intimacy, but also the ability to scare and entertain. While it will lift your eyebrows with its unpractical inventory and slightly moderate visuals, the experience it offers will make up all the flaws.

Pessimists constantly gripe about the lack of changes in NHL 12, but they are all wrong. There are some good changes here, and these changes altogether have a great impact on its gameplay; that is to say, bigger changes wouldn't bring up the desired effect of its kind of game-continuity. We may say we are once again closer to the actual hockey experience without losing its first-rate gameplay.

Rise of the Tomb Raider is exactly what the very title promises. Lara feels more grown-up and she finally returns to the key element of the whole series – tombs. In all respects, her new adventure is better than the previous episode, and it is obvious that Crystal Dynamics went in the right direction.

The whole madness around PUBG is well-deserved. This is the best possible praise for this great battle-royale-genre shooter. What a pity there are so many bugs, mad vehicle physics and occasional cheaters, but it bothers you only for a while. When you frantically get into the hectic, slightly frightening struggle for life and death you’ll forget anything else.

This is a noticeable improvement in all aspects. Its driving style is like the proverbial "golden mean", its graphics are breathtaking, and Drivatars finally start to make sense. If the fifth Forza instalment was a compelling reason to buy a console a year ago, this year the baton has been passed to Forza Horizon 2.

The great expansion pack upgrading the original game in many things, it lengthens it out, and it brings both neat new missions and enhancements, making you to play it and finish it again.

Wildermyth doesn’t just tell you a single story. Instead, it weaves together many narrative strands to form a procedurally generated adventure for your characters. The tales it tells are superb and underpinned by an excellent combat system.

A fun, playful adventure full of incredible, delightful little details. The relatively long campaign mode, combined with an extremely robust local and online multiplayer, will keep you occupied for dozens of hours.

Shallow story, but a colorful and funny singleplayer successfully works as a bonus for the excellent multiplayer part. Titanfall 2 expands and enhances everything from the first game and easily ranks among the best shooters nowadays.

An excellent action adventure game with many entertaining elements. Its multiplayer game along with the game's changeable setting is good and likeable. However, a lack of motivation to reach the maximum score in every single level, and sections of levels that are often repeated are putting the game down.

Dragon's Dogma 2 revisits the strong merits of its 12-year-old predecessor, which still have plenty to offer - from the diversity of classes to enjoyable combat and an engaging world begging to be explored. The concept of sharing companions with players worldwide and their contribution to your experience is a unique concept, and combined with simulation elements, it creates a highly immersive adventure of which you are an integral part. It's a shame about the technical issues and dated graphics, but everything else more than makes up for it.

An outstanding action-packed ride with superb pacing and delightful gameplay. While it may occasionally torment, most of the time it simply captivates and fulfills. Above all, FromSoft has demonstrated its versatility with Armored Core VI, proving it a studio capable of transcending genre boundaries.

Octopath Traveler 2 doesn’t try to add new stuff just for the sake of it. It’s more of a refinement of the formula presented by the first installment. The strong narrative and the amazing gameplay make it a wonderful experience once more, especially when coupled with its beautiful graphics and sound design.

The Taken King expansion was given the daunting task of saving the game. We know it couldn’t be flawless and perfect. Within the limits set by the original game expansion excels and veterans will love the Oryx adventure mainly due to the imaginative end game content and interesting changes in the economy and loot. It didn’t change a fact that Destiny is not for everyone. If you already left the game long ago hilarious stories and better approach to newcomers won’t lure you back.

Simpler, faster and more accessible MOBA where someone actually thought about design beyond the point of “let's pimp up the 13-years-old fan mod”. Heroes of the Storm is not for everyone, but it will suit players who feel the genre is too complex, difficult and inaccessible. Blizzard actually succeeded in creating almost the exact opposite.

The best rally game on the market and the triumphant return of the famous series. Codemasters listened to both the ovations and the lamentations and made a great driving game with lots of bonus content for everyone. DiRT will not stay undefeated this year – at least on the gravel.

Path of Exile surprises in many aspects. Speaking of an action Diablo-style RPG, it's considered a chestnut. However, the New Zealand developers pleased us with complexity, ideas, and especially with unique gameplay.

A brilliant game and a very good reason to buy a PS5. The mysterious world is filled with fun action and a compelling story. This game will get your heart pounding.

Ageless adventure with a modern look for both nostalgic gamers and newcomers. Everyone should know this game.

Cyberpunk 2077 does not crumble under the weight of expectation. It offers a captivating story full of interesting characters and a beautiful, open, detailed city. This is a brilliant RPG for fans of stealth and shooting alike. The only significant problem? The myriad of bugs.

DiRT Rally makes us forget the troubles that plague the genre of rally simulators. Codemasters mixed the best essence of fun and high realism. Now it only remains to add more content and fix some technical issues.

Properly remastered piece, while not so detailed as Windwaker remake, yet it satisfies you and show how great the Twilight Princess is. If you have not played it, you have to try with this remake, and even if you already played the original you should consider a replay. The unique atmosphere and great design overcome the errors from the original.

Once again, F1 manages to be just a bit better in all the key areas. And, for the first time, there’s a documentary movie-inspired career mode that takes you right into the Formula 1 backstage. Overall, I guarantee you’ll spend dozens of hours on those circuits.

This game is utterly bizarre. Gripping. Breath-taking. Surprising. Innovative. Turbulent. You simply must experience it yourself, from start to finish, to truly understand how amazing it is. One of the best games of the year.

A brilliant successor to a great turn-based RPG. The chaotic world of Mario and Rabbids is more open, you can freely move and chain combos during combat, the heroes are much more focused on specific tactics. Sparks of Hope has great tempo and is ideal for short sessions and long evenings both.

The Talos Principle is a captivating journey into the world of philosophy, religion and human curiosity. One couldn’t believe such ideas grew on the concept of an "ordinary" logical game.

Over a decade old SimCity 4 has finally found its challenger. He is young, nimble and not afraid to go into the ring in cheap shorts without a sponsor sticker. Even where the game stumbles, it is more functional than the recent attempt to restart once sovereign SimCity brand. Someone can say it’s a copycat of SimCity but they did a better job, so what.