Witty writing, evocative art and engrossing battles combine in a wonderful homage to classic tabletop games
A graphical overhaul offers a gentler way of playing this vast, strange strategy game of staggering intricacy
A crowning achievement for Vlambeer, and one of the finest action-roguelikes ever made.
Dark Souls used to feel like a gigantic trap. Dark Souls 3, for better and for worse, feels like home. The third in the trilogy is bewitching while it lasts, but may not leave you wanting more.
Blow does it again. Exquisitely layered puzzles populate a world that will keep you guessing.
A beautiful, fascinating exploration of a world that may soon be nothing more than fantasy.
Both genuinely original and a smart physics puzzler, but aggravating in places, Mushroom 11 falls a few inches short of a classic.
A terrific Breath of the Wild follow-up with some brilliant new systems, amazing views and more dungeon-type spaces, plus a slightly deadening emphasis on gathering resources.
A beautifully written and illustrated tale of young people trying to change their world, which comes alive on replay.
Far Cry 3 remains the series' peak, but Far Cry 4 is a lovely-looking, accomplished offering that suffers from lacklustre writing and an odd lack of purpose.
The battles are as gripping as ever but it's the character-driven melodrama that truly enlivens this first-rate strategy game
This boarding-school daydream is grandiose and silly, but a gorgeous look and revised combat help it sing
Awe Interactive's hellbound original finds the music at the heart of the first-person shooter
The engrossing flagship Xbox shooter returns with its fabled craggy supersoldier and plenty of style but not quite enough bang.
An entertaining celebration of sleight of hand from the makers of Reigns
Oppressive lo-fi visuals and brutalist architecture somehow create a game of laidback curiosity and exploration
Double Fine's Massive Chalice takes XCOM's DNA in a fresh direction, but doesn't exceed it.
Over quickly and hardly exhilarating, but illuminating in a way games rarely bother to be.
A winning but wayward chimera of survival game, surrealism and storybook adventure.
Sledgehammer's second swing at a DLC pack is a modest hit, but lapsed Advanced Warfare fans may return to find that few others have.