Hollow Knight is a new classic, with a dense and detailed world full of secrets to discover.

A less dramatic reimagining than it pretends to be, but hopefully enough to breathe new life into the coolest MMO universe around.

Deeper and more refined than the original, but there’s still room to improve its game.

Slight in form, but deep and consistently satisfying. Nex Machina is a gem of a shooter.

A varied, challenging platformer that's adept at forcing improvisation and punishing mistakes.

A messy, unfocused mishmash of genres with a few smart ideas.

Stormblood’s rousing tale of rebellion and exceptional boss fights aren’t just exquisite by MMO standards, but rival even the most beloved Final Fantasy games.

A fiery test of awareness, speed and accuracy which upholds the series' devotion to teamwork and authenticity, but doesn't nail the asymmetry of modern era combat.

A stylish and creative adventure with a clever time-rewinding hook.

A great repository of nostalgia-heavy stories, but it doesn’t make the most of being an MMO.

An accessible, customisable off-road racer let down by a half-hearted career mode.

I like Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator's conceit—I used to love creating AI skirmishes in Garry's Mod—but here any potential drama is squandered by the poor execution. UEBS is good at the moneyshot—the ridiculous joy of seeing an unreasonable number of chickens swarm over some Nazis, or a super-powered turtle take on a cavalry brigade. But the joke soon wears thin, and, outside of that single gag, Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator fails to entertain.

A smart, blisteringly fun experience at its core, Tekken 7’s limited singleplayer campaign and poor tutorials marr an otherwise resounding win.

At $40/£30 it definitely isn't a steal, but for chatty entertainers who enjoy multiplayer storytelling over technical perfection, Friday the 13th can be thrilling, stupid, and hilarious.

Interesting classes, engaging melee gameplay, and an exciting arena mode have the wind taken out of their sails by deserted servers.

A savage, sometimes frustrating space exploration game that succeeds because of beautiful design and a compelling universe.

An intricate, beautiful playground for some enjoyably open-ended assassinations.

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

Perception offers a decent set of horror stories, but exploring this house gets dull pretty quickly.

A great port of an entertainingly subversive cover shooter. It's short, but the core loop never gets old.

Rime is a middling puzzle platformer with some genuine narrative depth, but the latter doesn't quite justify the former.

An interesting story with some beautiful scenery, but let down by half-hearted puzzling and some derivative story beats.

Gorgeous grand strategy with atmosphere, depth and replayability—but it needs more time to reach its potential.

A bright, fun and surprisingly substantial racing experience that does interesting things with Forza Horizon 3's core design.

The Surge isn't the same as Dark Souls but comparison's inevitable. Like that cyborg whose torso I severed, it struggles to stand on its own.

A satisfying, moreish take on the roguelike formula, and one that's most likely to appeal to genre naysayers.

Half enjoyable adventure, half clunky mess, Beat Cop is a talented rookie in need of a long talk with HR.

It's let down by lacklustre combat and some annoying enemy design, but Prey is still a compelling, beautiful immersive sim.