Jason D'Aprile
Axiom Verge 2 marks a fine return to form for the indie darling, providing fans with a compelling adventure worthy of its Metroid-influences roots.
Another quirky gem from Devolver Digital, this tale of a crow in Death's employ is a fascinating and entertaining journey.
Offering up four-player online action in a familiar setting, D&D Dark Alliance looks good but is chock full of problems.
Guilty Gear Strive continues the long-running series' love of amazingly bizarre character designs, fantastic fighting action, and gorgeous visuals with superb results.
A remastered edition of the 2006 sequel, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is still a quintessential example of true 3D fighting.
The bugs are back, but this time you have friends. Lots of friends. This graphic overhaul of the classic shooter series aims at more casual players but still delivers plenty of action.
Asha in Monster Land revamps a Sega classic with gorgeous new graphics and plenty of old-school design, for better or worse.
Metro Exodus is back in a high-octane enhanced edition to push your new gaming hardware to the limit.
The follow-up to Subnautica offers more of the same intriguing mix of gorgeous underwater exploration, survival and crafting, and fascinating alien intrigue.
Pac-Man 99 follows deftly in the footsteps of Nintendo's Tetris 99 to provide a near-perfect multiplayer Pac experience.
Cozy Grove presents island life sans crass Capitalistic Raccoon Overlords, and is a lovely experience through and through.
A decidedly niche retro fix for fans of the beloved if underappreciated Neo Geo Pocket Color.
This gorgeous retro platform adventure deftly mixes traditional linear and roguelike elements into one entertaining package.
The spirit of Sega's legendary Crazy Taxi returns in Taxi Chaos, a game that manages to capture the shallow fun of the coin-op classic.
Relive the glory days of the arcade with this beefy collection of Capcom coin-op hits.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection marks a return of the classic and nearly everything about it feels entirely, painfully old-school.
As if suffering from some bizarre form of virtual Stockholm Syndrome, I felt nearly compelled to see Earthblood through. The game ended up more entertaining because of the barebones effort put into it, resulting in humorous bugs, glitches, and just plain nonsense.
The first 3D outing of the venerable King of Fighters series gets a second chance with King of Fighters 14 Ultimate Edition.
The first 3D outing of the venerable King of Fighters series gets a second chance with King of Fighters 14 Ultimate Edition.
A well-done and intelligent choose your own text adventure set in the venerable World of Darkness Werewolf RPG universe makes for a satisfying bit of interactive fiction.