Jeff Marchiafava
With an ever-growing wealth of content, few games continually surprise or amaze like Dreams
Supermassive weaves an intriguing and exciting mystery with all the right teen-horror trappings
Horizon doesn't reinvent open-world gaming, but it delivers consistent fun, challenge, and intrigue from start to finish
With a wide range of difficulty levels and endless planets to conquer, Helldivers doles out as much co-op fun as you can handle
The 4v1 formula is original but inherently limited; how long Evolve holds your attention will depend on how much you enjoy the hunt.
The hacking abilities are a legitimate game changer and give Watch Dogs its own identity
While Kingdom Battle's puzzles won't win any awards, the robust selection of challenging tactical battles entertains from beginning to end
Operencia offers a consistently entertaining blend of combat and puzzle-solving from beginning to end
Skip the single-player campaign and jump straight into the refined multiplayer
Filling your head with questions that have no easy answers, The Beginner's Guide is confusing, thought-provoking, and unlike anything you've ever played.
While its trajectory has been off at times, Telltale nails the landing
Bravely Default’s depth and variety largely make up for a slow pace and repetitive mission structure
The Frozen Wilds offers a new and condensed mystery that hits most of the same notes players loved about the main game
Pinball FX 3 provides some new ways to enjoy your pinball collection, even if your rivalries are a bit more buried
Hidden Agenda doesn't live up to Supermassive's interactive take on the teen slasher genre, but still weaves a suspenseful mystery worth more than one playthrough
The Hitman formula still demands extraordinary patience and a fondness for replaying the same levels, but fans of 2016's reboot will find plenty to love
Few games serve up more nonstop action and destructive freedom than Just Cause 4
Phantom Doctrine demands the patience and calculation of a cold-blooded assassin, but the methodical style of play is rewarding
This is the closest a game has come to capturing the promise of the Alien franchise, even if its story doesn't add much to the lore
PlanetSide 2 is one long grind, but the scale and competitive feel are wholly unique