Unless you're looking for a hardcore sim, Forza Horizon is still the best racing series around.

An even better version of one of the best Early Access survival games.

A treasure of a wargame. It aptly portrays his fight to conquer the world, and it works hard to transport you to the scene of its battles. [Feb 2005, p.75]

Valkyria Chronicles is one of the most unique and fun strategy games I’ve ever played, despite a few flaws with the port.

Beneath its charming and inventive worlds, Outer Wilds hides a cleverly unfolding mystery.

Technical issues aside, Wo Long is a master of its craft that future soulslikes should study under.

Serious racing for serious racers. Extraordinarily convincing at each of the disciplines on offer.

Its dynamic world is one of the most interesting RPG settings ever. [Feb 2004, p.78]

Clever questing and a stand-out combat system make for an entertaining MMO that's as large as it is full of character.

Improved platforming underpins a glorious return to one of gaming's most inventive and empathic universes.

An engrossing game that outdoes its strong but rambling predecessors. It’s the crown of a groundbreaking series. [Feb 2002, p.64]

By returning to the past, Battlefield 1 feels renewed. The best game in the series since Bad Company 2.

In my 12 years of reviewing wargames, I've never enjoyed a deeper, richer, more historically plausible simulation. [Sept 2002, p.68]

An extremely intelligent sci-fi interrogation sim that’s unpredictable for all the right reasons.

Rarely has the rally ethic been so faithfully re-created, with careful attention paid to the endurance-intensive realism of off-road competition. [Apr 2002, p.80]

Dredge is a fantastically twisted fishing horror full of charm. It snags in parts but still successfully reeled me in from start to finish. A beautifully dreary bite-sized mystery.

The quintessential football management sim is back with its most ambitious undertaking in years.

Outward is harsh and occasionally frustrating, but it does what so few games do. It requires you to put real thought into the choices you make, and it makes those choices feel like they really matter. Most of all, it makes you approach each and every encounter as if your life depended on it—even though you never die.

A frankly terrifying exercise in pushing Doom as far as it can go.

A great comeback from episode two, A Crooked Mile amplifies the drama—though sometimes in the wrong ways—and confronts Bigby with hard choices and proper detective work.

Disappointing campaign aside, Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a compelling and challenging real-time wargame.

Combat, while simplistic, captures some of the campy charm of the '60s Batman TV show. [Holiday 2008, p.72]

True, the learning curve is Himalayan, but once I got sucked in, my love of strat games was instantly rekindled. [Feb 2002, p.73]

Allow yourself to get pulled into the show, and it’s hard to see where real life finishes and NBA 2K starts. It's the best sports series on earth. By a distance.

A weird, beautiful, melancholy martial arts adventure. Flawed, but an unforgettable, singular experience.

It’s got its hooks into me: it’s a better game than the original in every way, and it nails the battle between pitcher and batter that’s at the heart of baseball. If you’re a fan of the sport, it’s a must-own.

Master its complex systems and Offworld Trading Company is ruthless, immediate and thoroughly rewarding.

It's a charming, sunshine-bright indie action-RPG with an old-school disregard for your time. It'll consume you with a smile, and you'll be smiling, too: but it's down to the community to turn it into something special.