Echoes of Aincrad gives you customisation tools to forge your own Sword Art Online story, but its repetitive design and lingering pace all but remove your sense of agency.
Palworld is a fantastic game, and its journey from Early Access to 1.0 deserves to be studied. Pocketpair has maintained a steady stream of meaningful updates while consistently taking player feedback into account. Of course, the fact that the game is genuinely fun to play helps considerably.
Backyard Baseball may lack the depth of today's more sophisticated baseball games, but the gameplay experience remains consistently engaging.
Endless Ragnarok makes Granblue Fantasy: Relink feel like a more complete game thanks to its various additions, including harder boss fights and a simple roguelite mode for mindless currency grinding.
The 7th Guest Remake is a fantastic way to experience the 1993 classic without having to worry about the original's absurd puzzle design. Its engaging story, fun characters, and compelling gameplay loop will also keep you stuck to the screen.
While Thick as Thieves is a short game lacking in many basic features like rebindable controls, it's an easy game to recommend thanks to its compelling gameplay loop, emphasis on replayability, and a co-op mode.
ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is a fantastic RPG with great writing, a phenomenal cast of characters, and an interesting setting.
WILL: Follow the Light tells a simple story of a man trying to look for his son after a massive storm, and along the way, has to confront the mysteries of his own life. The intimate nature of the core premise is compelling enough to carry this walking simulator throughout its entire runtime.
Industria 2 has a great premise and fun gameplay, but it's in dire need of better optimization.
DarkSwitch represents a new, fresh take on a genre that largely focuses on a flat 2-dimensional axis. Fans of the city-building genre, as well as newcomers, will find plenty to enjoy here.
Project Songbird is a short psychological horror experience that focuses on telling a personal story rather than throwing jumpscares your way.
We already knew that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was a phenomenal game. Its PC release being fantastic just makes it that much easier to recommend to players that don't own a PS5.
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! is a fun shooter that relies on old-school gameplay mechanics paired with a more modern game structure, paired with a fun B-movie-styled campaign with excellent pacing.
World of Warcraft: Midnight is off to a fantastic start, with a campaign that, while uneven in places, ends on a strong note. Paired with an excellent new casual gameplay pillar in player housing, as well as more dungeons, delves, and class options, it already feels like a strong expansion.
Docked is enjoyable enough for a few laid-back hours, especially if the idea of operating cranes appeals to you. However, its tight focus on a single core gameplay mechanic leads to a noticeable lack of variety, while the management elements, though enjoyable, end up feeling largely inconsequential outside of Hard mode.
Despite its surprise release, it delivers a strong overall experience. The platforming feels tight and responsive, and the combat stands out with satisfying spear-and-shield mechanics that keep encounters engaging throughout.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a great way to experience one of the more fun stories in the series thanks to the new and improved gameplay.
2XKO is a phenomenal free-to-play fighting game that puts its best foot forward thanks to its depth of gameplay that won't immediately scare newcomers away because of good tutorials. It also helps that it's visually gorgeous and already has a strong roster to start out with.
From the Ashes is Frontiers of Pandora at its best. So'lek is a strong lead, the story goes darker, and the new skills and third-person flow make combat and stealth feel sharper than ever.
Pioneers of Pagonia has made several meaningful improvements since launching in Early Access nearly two years ago, and it's now well worth your time.