Inkle builds a weirdo computer for the ages, then let you use it to solve a beautifully-written mystery. Outstanding.
A delightful visual novel and a great deckbuilder combined. What more could you want?
This 3D take on the Vampire Survivors' formula is brilliant dumb fun that'll have you bonking monsters for hours. Eww.
Sleep Awake gets stronger in its second half, when the surreal imagery and routine stealth stop living in separate silos.
Where Winds Meet is goofier than other open world games, often winningly so.
A fun revival that opts for solid fundamentals over innovation.
The beautiful thing about Grounded 2 is that, so long as you put in the effort, it's often accommodating to your makeshift solutions.
A good Metroidvania trapped in the shadow of too many better ones.
Being forced to stand stock still and stare at that horrible traffic light longing it to turn green is wonderfully tense.
An all-time great deckbuilder gets a sequel worth risking God's wrath for.
It's got the Metroidvania chops of their Nintendo Switch high-point Metroid Dread, the fantasy-horror imagination of their Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games, and a fantastic combat system that smashes them both. A great adventure that'll make you want to try every weapon it hits you with. Outstanding.
Overboard's more complex follow-up is another great evil detective game.
It takes too long to grow beyond its predecessor, but once it does Knights in Tight Spaces is an engaging and tactical roguelike deckbuilder.
Flawed and overfamiliar, but still as joyously OTT and hilarious as ever.
There's potential in the premise, and some real highs (especially when launched into the air), but it's the kind of game that makes you yearn to see what a sequel could accomplish by iterating on what worked – perhaps then we'll be in for something truly magic.
A masterful metroidvania that builds on Sekiro-style combat and tells a great sci-fi story too. Unmissable.
A pachinko-roguelike that properly rewards strategic play. Terrific.
A beautiful 2D soulslike with enough bright ideas of its own to stand out.
"They've successfully encouraged the always-keep-moving approach of Metal Slug proper."
A flawed but fun action slaughterfest with a great NPC-possession hook.