Pro Evolution Soccer has closed the gap on its long-standing rival, but myriad teams and features keep this the season's standout player
An emotional inferno, worth your suffering.
The most comprehensive sports sim going, and one that delivers fresh twists on old school, text-based systems Buy it.
PS4's biggest sports exclusive delivers a moonshot home run, thanks to perfectly balanced fundamentals, astonishingly lifelike presentation, and little details that few rivals – past or present – have come close to getting right.
Not the transformative experience offered by this year's PES, but still unmatched in the genre for atmosphere, licenses, and finer details.
A long-overdue return to form that finally surpasses Pro Evo's PS2 glory days – and, assuming presentation woes are fixed, lays the foundations for an all-new footballing empire.
The best footballing package available, with myriad improvements – yet still unlikely to convert fans of the opposition.
The Champions League expands FIFA's exhaustive selection of licences – but thanks to lessons learned last year there's plenty to love out on the pitch, too.
The most playable FIFA – oops! – in years. This is an encouraging new start for the EA Sports FC franchise, with Ultimate Team innovations truly standing out, and PlayStyles adding a smart new wrinkle to the on-turf action.
Frostpunk is a bleak and challenging colony builder/survival title that will either give you more respect for your boss, or have you rallying your co-workers to oust them.
Do you want to feel like a detective? Do other games keep giving you ‘all-seeing vision'? Do you wish you could actually solve problems on your own (more-or-less)? Look no further.
An interactive discussion of the darkled human spirit.
The game that finally convinced me to get a Telltale account.
Another remake, but a damn good one. The perfect place to begin if you've never played Yakuza before.
So far, Before the Storm is maturing nicely.
Still the best baseball management sim ever, and predictably so given its similarity to last year's great game.
[Kojima]'s made a game that utilises more fully what a game should, with all the learning curves that come with trying something new. Metal Gear Solid 5 is the best stealth game I've ever played, it's just not the best open-world one.
To the acquainted, this will simply be more of what you already know. To the unfamiliar, it commands an elemental mastery of something you don't.
Children of Arkham is a less theatric, but more disruptive story to Batman’s lore. Thickly-coated subplots mean more contemplative decisions as those layers become increasingly complex and intertwined.
Not quite the game we need, but certainly the one we deserve.