The biggest frights of the ever-expanding series without quite the same unease and variety.

A decent murder mystery game that suffers heavily from poor controls and menus.

A comfortable adventure on a noble path, but wearing spurs of a squire instead of the crown of a king.

An open-world samurai adventure with an interesting structure and a lot of personality that is, unfortunately, not very good.

An immensely satisfying mix of platforming, stealth, action, and resource management, with character.

A challenging and atmospheric platformer with a remarkable sense of tension, occasionally.

Lethis has gorgeous art and a terrific musical score, and it aspires to great heights. But the game underneath isn't fully baked, and the result is only an interesting experiment in frustration—when it isn't outright boring.

The best on the track but the weakest everywhere else, F1 2015 is an inconsistent lapper.

Occasionally punishing, but still a fun, time-bending, mind-rending platformer.

Legends of Eisenwald is a slightly rough-hewn romp through Germanic legend that's engaging and entertaining despite its lack of depth.

A wonderful art style and interesting setting can’t make Traverser’s shallow puzzles and exasperating stealth sequences acceptable.

Rocket League is fast, fun and relentlessly enjoyable. The best football game without feet.

Visually drab and a bit too taken with its own story, but otherwise a clever and fun exercise in creative problem-solving.

Despite wrapping up in a clumsy excess of ambition, Lemma is a thrilling experimental expression of the free-running genre.

An MMO for kids that doesn’t patronise. Accessible, sometimes repetitive, but with enough adventure to hold interest.

A hugely enjoyable addition to the world of Eorzea with plenty of room to spread your wings and explore.

A fun, if lightweight, stealth combat game. The turn-based fighting isn't perfect, but remains entertaining enough to be worth a look.

A moreish snack, You Must Build A Boat is whimsical enough to make you forget how efficiently it's sapping your attention.

An atmospheric, captivating crime thriller with an interactive story that unravels differently for every player.

A strange, intangible experience, with style that transcends its own rubbishness.

For those hoping for a game in which killing innocent people provides you with some sort of entertainment—be it humor, revulsion, guilt, a vicarious and morbid thrill—you can find it done better, in one way or another, in every other game I've mentioned in this review.

The most any studio has done to open up a complex genre to a new audience. Inviting, entertaining, and deceptively deep.

​Double Fine’s Massive Chalice takes XCOM’s DNA in a fresh direction, but doesn’t exceed it.

Sunset's themes, setting, and plot are plenty interesting, but the player's interaction with them feels incongruous.

Toren is a good story that suffers in the telling, with simplistic platforming that's hampered by a sloppy camera and controls.

An elegant, pared-down stealth game with echoes of the original Deus Ex, driven by a compelling story of paranoia and betrayal.

A leaner, smarter take on Magicka’s fascinating combat system, Magicka 2 is the co-op adventure you’ve been waiting for.

Kalimba is a beautiful, cheerful platformer that finds a neat middle ground between reflex-oriented running and taxing puzzle solving.