I haven’t played the first This Is The Police, but I can’t help but feel like the sequel simply adds too much. The game feels like it needs to refocus on the day to day policing and the small storylets that accompany it, which are great. Unless the message is that running a police department is an impossible task, in which case: mission accomplished.

Beautiful pixel art and tight controls make Chasm a fine, if reserved, modern take on the Metroidvania.

Too much games-as-a-service cruft gets in the way of a potentially decent action-RPG.

Comfortably the best, funniest and most heartwarming game about a desperate battle over real estate, now available on PC as a good port at a generous price.

A daring, exciting and bleakly powerful payoff that handsomely rewards your investment in its characters.

It’s Left 4 Dead with aliens down to the very core, but a flattering rendition of the formula that’s worth playing with friends.

Fighting bugs on Mars is a repetitive exercise only enlivened by the presence of your chatty pal Hurk.

A plodding and predictable 4X strategy game that's relaxing in its own way, but rarely challenging.

Mooncrash feels like it was never intended for everyone to enjoy—instead it reaches out to a certain type of Prey player that will appreciate its systems in a purer form. For me, the slow progression holds it back a bit, but this is an innovative expansion that still captures much of what I enjoyed about the base game.

Lumines Remastered’s lack of online multiplayer is regrettable, its session length still demanding and, frankly, it’s probably a better match on Nintendo Switch, but it does the important thing: it brings a puzzle classic back into focus and proves that Lumines can still shake ya body down to the ground.

Changing weather and festive traditions enrich the four-year-old life sim.

A well-made remaster with beautiful modern visuals and outdated platforming rooted firmly in the past.

An impressively huge, occasionally beautiful map doesn’t make up for mediocre driving and a lack of multiplayer options.

The scope is ultimately limited, but what a roaring spectacle of broken car bits Wreckfest manages.

Initially stunning but lacking the depth and variety to support mammoth playtimes.

A blend of mismatched genres that somehow works, Yoku’s Island Express is a beguiling game of modest brilliance.

Moonlighter is a cute and casual revival of an uncommon mashup but doesn’t stick around to push the boundaries.

There are some brilliant, original ideas in here, but Vampyr tries to do too much at once and suffers for it.

Made with affection and artistry, this retro appetiser is a very pleasant surprise.

A dark, engrossing, and challenging narrative card and crafting game.

A solid survival game vastly improved by putting the focus on people, not zombies.

A puzzle-platformer that's elevated by its winsome anime aesthetic.

Broad in shoulder, wide in scope, rough around the edges. Nevertheless, an enjoyably meaty survival game.

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.

There is potential for amusing cat-and-mouse exchanges, but a lobby full of humans is hard to find.

A massive, bountiful RPG with richly descriptive writing, a well-realised setting, and deep tactical combat.

Dead in Vinland combines resource management, RPG combat, uneven writing, and a lot of diciness into something I couldn't stop playing until I finished it.

A brilliant early game and bold experiments almost make up for the AI niggles and the boring march to the final battle.