Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster brings two GameCube classics back from the dead, and they're still worth playing in 2023.

Trepang2 is a thrilling stealth-action supernatural shooter that allows you to focus solely on the gameplay, and it is all the better for it.

If its level of challenge is your bag, you'll have a great time with The Lamplighters League. If not, then the easy charm and likable characters might just win you over anyway.

Cocoon is a beautifully designed puzzler with some fascinating ideas woven throughout the fabric of the world.

Fate/Samurai Remnant has a range of combat mechanics that lead to intense and enjoyable combat, and features a cool story at its heart.

The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends is a super violent roguelike, with fantastic progression and co-op as well.

Wargroove 2 is an excellent game that builds on its predecessor, offering a classic, narrative driven campaign for genre veterans and newcomers alike.

El Paso, Elsewhere is a fun throwback that tells an interesting story, but the shooting and diving gameplay just doesn't hold its own.

Regardless of its outward simplicity and colourful art style, Silent Hope is a really fun, rewarding and likable game.

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless might just be the best game in the series, with engaging tactics gameplay and a whole lot of charm.

Paleo Pines doesn't do much to change the farming sim genre, but the inclusion of dinosaurs introduces fun and new ways to play.

Mineko's Night Market has a great vibe and aesthetic, but its slow pace and tedious resource gathering make it hard to recommend.

Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways is the perfect excuse for you to boot up the game again, with over 5 hours of sublime content from Ada's POV.

Payday 3 is designed around those emergent moments that only come with friends, when you're trying desperately to stay in control.

EA Sports FC 24 features technology that improves the game beyond what's been seen before, making the beautiful game even more appealing.

While interesting iterative improvements can sometimes be greater than the sum of their parts, the in-game economy hampers much of the goodwill that may derive from elsewhere in the game. I shouldn't have to talk about money this much in a basketball game. But in this series, it's become unavoidable. NBA 2K24 feels like a game made by details-obsessed basketball experts unfortunately hamstrung by bottom-line-obsessed executives.

30XX combines Mega Man run and gun platforming with Roguelike elements, and has co-op, community levels, and so many great ideas.

Whether you're into tending to crops or collecting adorable monsters, Moonstone Island is a game you really shouldn't miss out on.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is a masterclass in how to develop DLC. It slots in and out of the main story seamlessly but still manages to feel utterly essential and compelling.

Synced combines simple storytelling with effective shooting, interesting powers and a fantastic, almost roguelite, upgrade system.

Summum Aeterna is a decent roguelike adventure with a great aesthetic and superb music, but its gameplay loop and protagonist left me a little cold.

By all accounts Gloomhaven does a solid job of translating what's apparently a very deep and complex TTRPG to video game format.

Solar Ash offers sublime movement and an interesting story, with some fantastic mechanics that make you want to explore every facet of it.

The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is a lovely action RPG spinoff of the beloved Trails series, finally available in the west.

Mortal Kombat 1 is exceptional, offering the best fighting the series has ever seen, with a thoroughly enjoyable story and Invasion mode.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask is good, excelling in its storytelling, but the performance issues really do damage what would be an otherwise stellar piece of new content.

Ubisoft have copied Playground Games’ homework and have made just enough changes, with a few spelling mistakes on the way, to make this a fun, rewarding experience.

Party Animals is simply frustrating to play, and most of the minigames boil down to the same scrappy situations that get old fast.