A grim reminder of the senselessness of war and the best old-school survival horror game in ages.

Not hard enough to be a challenge, but not painless enough to be relaxing.

A deep, surprisingly sticky, truly free-to-play mashup of what you like from a bunch of other survival MMOs.

Dungeons of Hinterberg is a beautiful puzzler—and a satisfying riff on the Austrian tourist economy.

ZZZ is a shallow, polished front for a relentless online store.

A serviceable slice of Soulslike fantasy that doesn’t do enough to stand out from an overcrowded genre.

Anger Foot is a funny, unique FPS only slightly let down by performance issues.

Kunitsu-Gami's a gorgeous and engaging take on the tower defence formula.

A rich world and amazing dungeon design more than make up for dips in the story.

Riven is as impressive, immersive, and unmissable as it's ever been.

A masterfully designed expansion to one of the best action RPGs of the last decade that not only complements the base game but expands its thematic and systemic scope even further.

It's simply the best Destiny 2 expansion—both a satisfying conclusion to the series' first saga, and a compelling shooter packed full of stuff to do.

An emotive story that is equal parts terrifying and traumatic.

Vengeance combines the fresh, familiar, and the fiendish into one incredible RPG.

Less assured and sorely missing story mode, this feels like a downgrade over F1 23.

An awkward story doesn't hold Capes back from being one of the best turn-based strategy games of recent years.

A slow opening and a slightly dated core game engine do not detract from a thrilling and engaging samurai epic that's ported with skill to PC.

Despite its greater scale and visual splendour, this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in.

A thrilling mystery that asks players to rise to its challenges, and rewards them when they do.

Men of War 2 is a flawed but rewarding gem for masochistic RTS fans.

Dread Delusion brims with an exhilarating sense of discovery that starts to wobble in the final act.

Homeworld 3 takes some big swings, but while it's a very good RTS, it never quite comes together in the same way as its predecessors.

Little Kitty Big City is an adorable, entertaining journey through a delightful world that’s just the right size.

A sleep-destroying puzzle metroidvania of baffling depth, Animal Well may go down in history as one of the genre's best.

A no-fat riff on the early days of survival horror that knows just what to streamline and what to keep pleasingly obtuse.

An even better version of one of the best Early Access survival games.

A bizarre, confronting and darkly funny descent into hell, Indika takes a lot of risks and mostly sticks the landing.

An undersea soulslike that's cute and compelling, though weirdly crass.