Desta: The Memories Between is a perfect example of Ustwo Games' flare for poignant storytelling and inventive gameplay.

Fans and newcomers alike will find an accessible, compelling real-time strategy experience in Age of Wonders 4.

Cassette Beasts is the best monster collecting game I've ever played, with sensational combat and a wonderful world to explore.

If you're after a different, more cerebral kind of dungeoneering experience, Desktop Dungeons: Rewind might just be the adventure you're looking for.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is bigger than Fallen Order in every way, offering excellent combat and traversal, as well as a fantastic story.

Coffee Talk 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly is a relaxing visual novel, but make sure you've played the first game before starting this one.

Afterimage looks great and is fun enough to play, but it's a bit lacking in creativity and makes some questionable design decisions.

For a game designed by a relatively small indie studio, Strayed Lights is more than competent in terms of gameplay and combat.

Mr Sun's Hatbox blends a whole lot of fantastic ideas together, but the performance on Switch ruins the experience.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores offers more of the same with some new ideas, yet it's still well worth playing, and looks gorgeous.

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-boot Camp feels like it’s for the fans who loved the games back on Game Boy Advance, and despite some issues, it’s a superb package overall.

While it suffers from some interesting glitches, Dead Island 2 puts some much-needed fun and mayhem back into the zombie apocalypse sandbox.

Beyond the Long Night is an entertaining twin stick roguelike, but the constant time pressure it provides won't appeal to everyone.

Ib is a truly unsettling horror game, with charming characters and sound design that will send shivers down your spine.

Hunt the Night doesn't reinvent the genre, but with a gorgeous art style and variety in combat, there's still plenty to love about it.

I don’t mean to be down on a smaller dev who has made a competent enough indie shooter, but I feel this genre is at a point where if a new entry isn’t doing something unique, then it needs to stand out some other way, and Hyperviolent just doesn’t. If you’re after a few hours spent mashing demon brains and roaming around looking for keys and matching doors, then Hyperviolent has you covered. If you’re after something fresh and new, maybe not so much. [Early Access Review]

The Mageseeker is another reason to be excited about where Riot are going to take League of Legends in the future.

Minecraft Legends is a surprisingly deep strategy title that embodies what people love about the franchise, adding much more along the way.

Vernal Edge is a great Metroidvania game, with deep and satisfying combat, a whole lot of freedom to explore, and gorgeous pixel art.

Murderous Muses has a whole lot of interesting ideas, but because of them it struggles to tell a cohesive story.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is a wonderful bundle of action RPGs that will appeal to new and old fans alike.

The Last of Us Part I on PC is still suffering from issues, and while most have been put to bed, it's still worth waiting a little longer.

EA dazzles with its re-entry onto the fairways with EA Sports PGA Tour, which is comfortably the best golf game in years.

Tron: Identity is a smart take on the visual novel genre, and does something different with the source material it is based on.

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened combines horror and Holmes to create a wonderful adventure game, but don't expect it to hold your hand.

If you're not put off by an initial slow start and can get through the first few levels of upgrades, Wall World does become pretty enjoyable.

With an interesting progress system and competent FPS-style platforming gameplay, Meet Your Maker is one to keep an eye on going forward.

Everspace 2 presents a whole galaxy to unlock and explore, or the ability to just fly around and cause mischief. Either is great fun.