EA Sports FC 25 takes a useful step forward in simulating real football, with a new tactics system and smarter AI, but the improvements aren’t quite as effective as they could be.

A maximum effort compilation that includes some of the best crossover fighters ever made, with Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 remaining an all-time classic.

While eFootball has made some great strides forward, it’s still held back by inferior graphics, gameplay, and game modes when compared to EA Sports FC.

A staggering achievement in indie gaming that offers almost too much value for its own good, with 50 superb indie games – many of which could be standalone games in their own right.

A beautiful but shallow experience that beguiles with its presentation and bores with its listless combat and long-winded puzzles.

That lack of co-op at launch is a baffling omission but otherwise this is a fun evolution of the Lego games, that’s superior to them in a number of ways.

An open world massively multiplayer online racer with a decent handling model and an okay car list, that’s hampered by dated graphics, some baffling design choices, and a clutch of technical issues.

Polished, deep, and near-perfectly balanced, it’s possibly the only game to outshine Slay The Spire, itself a classic of its genre, and arrives on Apple Arcade with all content intact.

If there is a complaint it’s that Tessa has a severe case of verbal diarrhoea, but you can tap to skip dialogue if it gets too much. It’s a good story with original music and pleasing sci-fi artwork.

Nicely designed, and benefitting from a wonderfully addictive upgrade path, its touchscreen controls work more than well enough in the slow-moving sub-aquatic environment.

A polished and well-engineered attempt at turning Quidditch into a real sport, which is only slightly marred by having to play as a less exciting seeker or keeper for portions of each round.

An excellent 3D platformer, with the best force feedback ever seen (or rather felt) in a video game, even if it’s a curiously flawed celebration of 30 years of PlayStation.

It comes frustratingly close to being the perfect Warhammer 40,000 action game but repetitive set pieces and a lack of crunch to the combat means that’ll have to wait for Space Marine 3.

The best Mana game in a long while but how it managed to leave out the one feature that should have come as standard is a complete mystery.

A Djokovic-centric tennis simulator that’s easy to pick up but lacks the polish and tactical complexity needed to make it great.

A missed opportunity to both evolve the Famicom Detective Club concept and allow Nintendo to experiment with more adult-oriented content, resulting in a game whose only real appeal is nostalgia.

A competent Overwatch clone but one so apparently allergic to new ideas it’s depressing to see it so thoroughly waste its technical triumphs and well-designed characters.

An inventive action platformer that manages to be both cute and gory in equal measure and where it seems absolutely impossible that it could be the work of primarily just two people.

A beguiling mix of open world exploration, mild criminality, and Star Wars flavour that, while it has its flaws, is one of the most enjoyable space adventures of recent years.

An ambitious but uneven action role-player, with impressive visuals and excellent boss battles, that are held back by an inherent shallowness – particularly in the lack of meaningful exploration.

Higher difficulty levels are another story, adding longevity to what is a relatively short game, and also tempting players into dropping cash on microtransactions. While it lasts it’s superb, but such prominent in-app purchases in a premium game is grating.

There’s a solid game buried under the monetisation, but you’ll need deep pockets to find it. You expect more from Lego than lending their brand to this shameless cash grab, lightly disguised as entertainment.

A fantastic 2D shooter, that despite being the developer’s first game shows they understand the genre perfectly – but perhaps not the needs of those that are less familiar with its traditions.

It’s been a long wait for a World Of Goo sequel and the only real complaint with this amusingly inventive follow-up is that there’s not more of it.

Not the return to form that the SteamWorld franchise needed but still a fun and unusual strategy game, even if a lot of the newer features work against it.

A pulsing, neon-infused techno-trip of a game that combines Fruit Ninja style slashing with the sparkly visuals of Tetris Effect, but whose unsatisfyingly variable difficulty suggests it may have needed more time in development.

It’s the same old EDF in terms of graphics, gameplay, and the swarm of (mostly intentional) bugs but online co-op and a mountain of content means it still holds a special charm.

A bizarre, absurdist comedy only occasionally masquerading as a video game, but the lack of interactivity doesn’t make it any less entertaining.