A brilliant climbing adventure that siphons the rage out of navigation puzzlers like Death Stranding and Baby Steps, resulting in something prickly, but warmly approachable.

Weak characters kill loftier ambitions, but a brisk pace keeps the combat lively.

An inventive puzzler with rapid-fire gags that'll make you groan as much as guffaw.

Intentionally and unintentionally thorny, but still one of the most compelling mystery adventures since Disco Elysium.

Inkle builds a weirdo computer for the ages, then let you use it to solve a beautifully-written mystery. Outstanding.

A delightful visual novel and a great deckbuilder combined. What more could you want?

Some clever and grisly medical examination systems, but not enough base management and side activities to remain engaging for long.

Heaps of fun and plenty chaotic, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is the closest we've ever gotten to Mario Kart on PC… for better and worse.

This 3D take on the Vampire Survivors’ formula is brilliant dumb fun that’ll have you bonking monsters for hours. Eww.

One button used to its fullest potential and heaps of visual experimentation pay off in droves to make Rhythm Doctor one of the coolest and most distinctive rhythm games I've ever played.

Hell is Us' rich world and gorgeous design prop up its uninventive structure and simple combat.

Speedy, stylish, and effortlessly flexible, Tokyo Xtreme Racer captures the raw spirit of street racing.

Charm and a solid formula go a long way to smoothing over this roguelike deckbuilder's ungroomed edges.

The deckbuilder and the soulslike accommodate each other well, even if Death Howl is initially too busy killing you to show its best hand.

A stylish lunicidal skater with peerless vibes and devilishly sleek flip tricks.

Perhaps the beat-'em-up genre's best ever roster of playable characters, let down by an inconsistent campaign that wears out too fast.

Scary monsters, beautiful locations, and a story that's sadly lost in space.

Singularly unforgiving, dizzyingly complex, and like no other FPS out there: the extraction shooter's extraction shooter.

Black Ops 7 is Call of Duty at its most obnoxious and least enjoyable.

Devilishly moreish and hard to put down, only failed by performance snags and the absence of key quality-of-life features.

Dispatch is full of heart and jokes, and it's one of the best superhero TV shows around.

There are some good ideas in Rue Valley's depressioncore time loop, but the execution makes it feel more like a chore than a charm.

A stylish metroidvania with crunchy combat and a delightfully melancholy mood, but some will find it too safe and frictionless.

Polished city-building that goes the extra mile to create character and meaning to your block-dropping feats.

Arc Raiders is a genuinely enjoyable extraction shooter thanks to interesting weapons, beautiful maps, and unpredictable, action-packed PvPvE encounters.

This enthralling mystery quickly had me in its ghostly grip and refused to let go.

Hyperbeat is brief and a little twee at times, but its lively musical flights are one-of-a-kind.

A new bar for complexity in the historical grand strategy genre that sometimes buckles under the weight of its ambition.