Solid proof that roguelikes can be accessible without sacrificing the genre’s spark. [Issue#186, p.77]

A tranquil trip through the great outdoors, rich in atmosphere and fair challenge. [Issue#186, p.80]

An emotional and heartfelt tale of brotherhood that keeps you engaged throughout. [Issue#186, p.90]

Intuitively designed and thrilling, Civilization makes a brilliant move over to console. [Issue#186, p.78]

Delivers an experience that’s as sweet as honey and buggy in all the right ways. [Issue#186, p.85]

Yooka-Laylee smartly ditches 3D to instead focus on perfecting 2D platforming. [Issue#184, p.77]

Trine’s brand of puzzle platforming returns to form in this colourful yet challenging sequel. [Issue#184, p.87]

An endearing shooter that builds on strong roots to excellent and often hilarious effect. [Issue#184, p.70]

It’s a familiar template that The Outer Worlds builds itself around, but the depth and wit within its universe invites you ever-deeper. There’s social commentary and late-stage capitalism gallows humour all over the place, but it’s the richness of its imagined future that really holds the attention. [Issue#184, p.84]

It’s the perfect fan service addition to the Ghostbusters canon, and regardless of the all-female reboot or upcoming Ghostbusters 2020, this still stands up as that ‘third film’. The fact that it’s also a very good game frankly makes our toaster dance. [Issue#184, p.82]

A solid pair of adventures, lovingly remastered, with excellent extras. [Issue#194, p.74]

Not quite the GOAT, perhaps, but definitely very entertaining in multiplayer. [Issue#181, p.77]

Fast-paced murderous squash, with a surprising amount of depth and funky beats. [Issue#181, p.87]

A short and sweet space adventure – just don’t stick around after the credits roll. [Issue#181, p.88]

Creature In The Well is a hectic joy to play, and the unlikely genre fusion works astonishingly well. Maybe someone should try that ice cream burger after all. [Issue#183, p.79]

Borderlands 3 may not be clever, but it is very big – and above all else, the source of a vast well of over-the-top shooting fun and mayhem. Be thankful that Gearbox refused to reinvent the franchise just for the sake of it. [Issue#183, p.73]

A cool, stylish vamp that, if you can allow for its imperfections, definitely has bite. [Issue#183, p.81]

Dark, bold and satisfying. Like all the best sins, Blasphemous is bloody good fun. [Issue#183, p.83]

Konami’s gradual return to form takes another welcome stride forwards. [Issue#183, p.85]

A stylish shooter that subverts and surprises at every turn. A little glitchy, though. [Issue#182, p.79]

Madden NFL 20 is light on marquee features but builds a solid foundation for the future. [Issue#182, p.81]

Gears 5 is definitely a success story... it’s just not quite on the same Xbox tier of insta-classic territory as the original Gears Of War. Though combat is satisfying, there’s the nagging doubt it hasn’t evolved enough over the past 13 years – a point hammered home if you play Remedy’s recent Control. Still, despite some overly safe online modes, that refreshed, never-bolder campaign makes Kait’s story a tour of duty you should definitely sign up for. [Issue#183, p.69]

A brave, harrowing exploration of a troubled psyche which proves very powerful indeed. [Issue#180, p.83]

At first it’s novel – and funny – to hear cats and warthogs spouting the usual high-fantasy nonsense about prophecies and world-eating serpents, especially as some of the voice acting is a bit off. But as the hours go on that all fades away to leave a well-realised setting. Along with the central mystery, it all makes for a compelling tail. Sorry – tale. Okay, perhaps we haven’t quite forgotten this is an animal kingdom. [Issue#180, p.87]

Complex, compelling and beautiful, this is the pinnacle of F1 racing sims. [Issue#180, p.79]

An absolutely beautiful recreation of a magnificently designed racer. [Issue#180, p.81]

Bloodstained: ROTN is a deceptively hard game (that’s a good thing), so careful exploration of each room and a considered approach to each encounter is required in order to reach the next big boss with enough health and magic points. [Issue#180, p.85]

One of the best exploration games ever, thanks to a small but perfectly crafted setting. [Issue#179, p.85]