An average shooter tied to a compelling, confident story, but the TV show is ultimately an expensive, if entertaining, gimmick.

Sprawling level design, thrilling combat, and masterful indirect storytelling make Dark Souls 3 the best Dark Souls yet.

Ashes of the Singularity delivers thoughtful real-time strategy with tons of units in play, but drab maps and a poor story.

Stylish, beautiful, and uncompromising, Hyper Light Drifter is as rewarding as it is frustrating.

Beautiful as you could ask for, especially in VR, but exhaustingly repetitive. [Partially tested with VR]

A fun, nostalgic platformer and a cool use of VR, but repetitive design makes its short length a boon.

A lovingly remastered version of a LucasArts classic. Day of the Tentacle is every bit as funny and entertaining as it was back in 1993.

A warm and joyful adventure through a magical world; obtuse at times, but more interested in delighting than challenging.

Functional, yet prosaic. Constructing robots is a highlight, but Automatron's quest is short and unremarkable.

Still the best baseball management sim ever, and predictably so given its similarity to last year's great game.

Not particularly difficult, and its mobile roots are showing, but Hitman GO: Definitive Edition is an entertaining puzzle spin-off.

The Division is a challenging co-op cover shooter and a gorgeous open world diminished by bloated and unnecessary RPG tropes.

It's a little hobbled by old-school stylings and the story could be better, but few modern hack-and-slash RPGs are quite so fun.

Gears of War is fun as ever, but the technical flaws and limitations of Ultimate Edition are disappointing.

An imaginative, atmospheric setting with great art and quality voice acting, but Shardlight is by no means a great adventure game.

Despite being a smart progression of Blood Money's ideas, Hitman feels unrefined and unfinished in lots of small but important ways.

Despite an impressive variety in art direction and environments, Soul Axiom’s puzzle design is shallow and frustrating.

A solid tactical RPG frustratingly buried under a terrible port.

It's light on features for an expansion, but Mercenaries adds some welcome volatility to the 4X sandbox.

A very decent Far Cry game, but its handful of genuinely fun, original ideas are overshadowed by an overriding feeling of familiarity.

Stardew Valley’s blend of pixel charm and gentle pacing makes for an excellent little escape.

Uneven, bleak and unflinching. You won't enjoy it, but it's one of a kind.

Effortlessly stylish, perhaps to the detriment of substance. But Superhot isn't one to miss.

Lovely and challenging with enjoyable crafting and survival elements, but poor river controls make it harsher than it should be.​

With more pronounced effects than the first expansion, Snowfall adds new challenges and complexity.

A few good ideas, but Prospekt is hurt by uninspired design and infuriating combat encounters.

A brilliantly funny, disturbing, and entertaining visual novel, but the lack of interaction won't appeal to everyone.

At launch, SFV is merely serviceable for the seasoned online warrior. For the beginner, it is simply abysmal.