A tense and spooky stroll through a gorgeous world, some fun supernatural detective work, and an efficient script with sparse dialogue.

Defense Grid 2 isn't just another tower defense game, it's the best new tower defense game.

The Stronghold series isn't like Total War, doing a hundred different things; it just needs to get the castles and combat right. On the evidence of Stronghold Crusader 2, Firefly is moving in the right direction, but it still has a way to go.

Strong, handsome and, at times, fantastic, but FIFA 15 still never quite feels like football.

Know someone who's never experienced Fable, or has only played Fable 3? Get them on this.

Hack 'n' Slash starts as a clever game about game design, but ends up feeling like homework.

Wasteland 2 lives up to its legacy. It’s a game that has come full circle—from inspiration for Interplay’s Fallout, to spiritual successor for that franchise’s roots. This wasteland is deep and dark and dangerous, and a great place to get lost in.

Once more with feeling: this is a fine if familiar base game with great creative tools.

A fun throwback to the feel of Dark Souls, but easier than we’d hoped.

A much-needed and fun refresher for Blizzard’s card battler, although the next card expansion will need to be more sizeable.

The killing-lots-of-zombies genre is overcrowded, but Dead Rising 3 is one of the best, with a lovable dedication to fun, and some of the most inventive, hilarious weapons on PC.

A one-of-a-kind glimpse into the world of anthropomorphic-animal Japanese otome, Hatoful Boyfriend is surprisingly entertaining.

A lot of thought put into new chess pieces; not enough put toward PC gaming. Also, kinda pricey.

A beautiful and difficult action-RPG that rewards risk-taking—the complex magic system makes up for the bits that just aren’t worth playing over and over.

A middling contender in the most oversubscribed genre around. Trades too hard on being free.

Shadowgate isn't just retro, it's retrograde, and the visual update really isn't as impressive as it first appears.

A simple design that's devilishly clever at messing with you.

Still as atmospheric and impressively grim as it was last year, but inessential if you have the original.

A valuable remake that makes the original Metro feel complete on PC.

An innovative format for a mystery but lacking in story and performances, and overly reliant on peer approval.

The definitive version of Street Fighter IV, but not the best until its technical problems are solved.

Combat quibbles and muddy graphics do little to spoil the fun of this enjoyable RPG.

War Thunder rules the air but the lack of polish hurts, as does the dull ground warfare.

Makes you work a lot for very little. The repetitive churn of missions and activities further spoil an only occasionally entertaining shooter.

Dependence on other players means the game widely varies between completely hilarious and utterly boring.

A compelling story with many outcomes, but the game itself is a little too rough around the edges.

A relatively tough but mechanically lean sci-fi strategy game.

A great, merciless speedrunning platformer and twitch shooter with a mediocre presentation.