Simon Parkin
You're a DJ splicing the drums, bass, melody and vocals of your favourite tracks in dizzy new ways in this latest from the makers of Guitar Hero
There’s nothing so gauche or straightforward as a Miss Marple denouement reveal, where you discover whether or not your conclusions were correct. In Paradise Killer the truth is more complicated and, counterintuitively, all the more satisfying for it.
This extraordinary game tests you to the limit – even as it insists that it absolutely does not exist
While the game’s style is like a Homeric epic seen through the panel of a comic book, the soundtrack of melancholic twanging guitar complicates the theme to something new and unexpected, a kind of undead western. It’s slickly compelling stuff, if repetitive after a few hours and, invariably, punitive.
Unleash your inner warrior and wreak havoc in this deck-building game's series of exhilarating face-offs, now available for Apple devices
Inspired by a 1950s sci-fi horror movie, Carrion turns you into a malign marauding blob, swallowing scientists whole
Glitches aside, this sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky is another absorbing journey into Union City
Mystery and melancholy combine in this affecting exploration game in which you navigate through a life unravelling
Fire is your friend as you leap through this exhilarating game rescuing prisoners tied to stakes
This captivating game, which immerses players in 1930s Berlin, is an essential reminder of how fascism takes root and grows