Brett Todd
Speedy arena combat and a cartoon personality make The Weaponographist a retro-flavored dungeon worth crawling.
Minor refinements have noticeable impact on MLB 15: The Show, another rousing simulation of the national pastime.
Smart attention to details like zoning and policy decisions make Cities: Skyline the most authentic city-builder you can play.
Heroes of Might & Magic III is still an all-time classic, although there are better and cheaper ways to revisit the past than this HD remake.
Great gameplay and a modern look make Grey Goo an excellent traditional RTS.
Sinister protagonists and smart tactical combat make Blackguards 2 a compelling exercise in evil.
More weirdness, more blasphemy, and more great action makes this remake of The Binding of Isaac spectacularly absorbing.
It may be souped-up fast and super tough, but Planetary Annihilation still hooks you with intense combat and brilliant enemy AI.
All-new game mechanics, first-rate graphics, and involved sleuthing make Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments a great adventure game.
New generation graphics and marginal gameplay improvements clash with a lot of missing features in NHL 15.
A brutal showdown and zombies on ice mark the final, oddly slow-paced, episode of season two of The Walking Dead.
Golf returns to the PC with The Golf Club, a rigorous simulation that falls just short of the green.
Tedium is at the heart of Sacred 3, a successor to the earlier games in the series in name only.
Clementine is no longer a spectator in Amid the Ruins, the action-packed latest episode in season two of The Walking Dead.
Smooth and exciting aerial and tank action is at the heart of War Thunder, a big and broad multiplayer excursion back to World War II.
Destructive mayhem and revenge fantasies are at the heart of Kill the Bad Guy, a lightweight but engaging puzzler.
Clementine's soul and skin are in peril in In Harm's Way, this season's most harrowing episode yet of The Walking Dead.
The Director's Cut version of last year's Strike Suit Zero is periodically entertaining, but clogged up with too much repetition and an unconvincing Transformer ship gimmick.
Season Two of The Walking Dead starts coming together in the bleak and harrowing second episode, A House Divided.
Might & Magic X: Legacy seems like a 15-year-old leftover, for better and for worse.