Brendan Caldwell
A fun-loving follow-up shakes up the underworld without fouling the Hades formula.
A repetitive dungeon dive with high stakes hand-to-hand.
It's a lot like Tekken 7, but angrier.
A first-person shooter that is clunky by design.
A very satisfying tower defence roguelike, except the "tower" has legs.
The dependably bloody fighter franchise mixes things up for Mortal Kombat 1, but don't call it a reboot.
A zero-pressure dungeon roguelike that offers some familiar comfort even if it doesn't take full advantage of its Saturday morning cartoon schtick.
In the transferral to true roguelike, Darkest Dungeon 2 has got a little lost in the woods. But from what I've glimpsed through the trees, it'll be a handsome coach when it finally arrives, done and dusky. I'll happily hop aboard then.
A deep and chunky world that sets itself apart from other roguelikes
A swish sci-fi RPG full of decent folk and just the right amount of scum.
Sparse laughs can't win Borderlands a new fan.
An isometric homage to Zelda that is loyal from top to bottom.
Hero's hour is a jumbled fantasy strategy that hides a detailed realm of tiny rioters
Little Orpheus is an adventure that dazzles the eyes and diverts the ears but fails to impress the thumbs.
OlliOlli World's platforming skateventures are skin-blisteringly good. This game may become responsible for hundreds of game pads laid low by kickflip-induced stick drift.
A rickety storyline can't stop this from grappling back lapsed fans with its open world and nostalgic gunfights.
A rough-hewn roguelike that fails to stand out
A sinister and excellently crafted card game with a darkly comic underbelly
A sometimes wonky skating game that makes up for its jank with birbish moxie.
A raucous shooter that goes beyond its portal gimmick, with first-rate arenas and gutsy gunfights.