Naughty Dog's PS4 swansong is an astonishing, absurdly ambitious epic that goes far and beyond what we could have imagined for a sequel to an all-time classic.
Mojang's smartly streamlined dungeon crawler makes for a more accessible alternative in the action RPG space.
Firaxis lets its hair down for a fun, ragtag twist on XCOM's proven recipe of tactics and tension.
Performance problems aside, Subnautica will rekindle your faith in the overcrowded survival genre, and scare you senseless.
Not as drastic a change up as its WW1 predecessor, nor as wild or wondrous, Battlefield 5's deliberative design sidelines its strengths as a simulative sandbox.
By channelling community feedback into an all-encompassing package, Forsaken finally makes Destiny 2 feel essential again
Fleeting, forgettable fun at its most flamboyant, you'll likely enjoy Strange Brigade for a jiffy before shortly moving on to bigger, better things.
A successful sequel where it counts the most, only a few potholes slow The Crew 2 down in its drive to become the ultimate road trip.
State of Decay 2 confidently reaches the series' potential as the ultimate zombie survival sim, even if it hits a few familiar bumps in the road on the way there.
A touching finale for Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza 6 manages to surprise and delight in equal measure.