With intense gunplay and transformative agent abilities, Valorant is an exceptional FPS that everyone should try.
Knockout City punches above its weight as a complex and uniquely fun competitive brawler.
The best game on PS4 is now one of the best games on PC.
Though, it’s clear from the start that the story is not what you come into Hitman for. It’s a game about its gameplay and the choices afforded to the player, and season 1 delivered near flawlessly. IO Interactive has built a framework that they can keep building on for years to come here, and we can’t wait to dive back into more missions in season 2.
Back 4 Blood is an exceptional FPS that sets a new standard for co-op zombie murderfests.
Skin Deep is an indulgent masterclass in immersive sim shenanigans, but lacks a standout level you'll be telling friends about for years.
Modern Warfare 2 sets a new bar for Call of Duty all over again.
Hogwarts Legacy is a great game haunted by a terrible creator.
Call of Duty: Warzone reaches new heights in battle royale by ditching backpacks and throwing me in a Gulag.
Modern Warfare evolves the series for the better, but it could be so much more.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an excellent sequel and a fun Star Wars story, but maybe wait for better performance.
Come for the neck stabs and stay for the surprisingly great combat, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a stealth action buffet with a story to forget.
Doom: The Dark Ages is indulgent and deliciously violent, but surprisingly safe.
10 Second Ninja X is best described as a fantastic podcast game. That is to say, it’s the perfect game to play while you might be doing other things, like watching a show or listening to music.
And with a fascinating narrative that explores themes few games have ever touched, you’ll be constantly enthralled by the philosophical debates between a human and an AI just as often as you’ll be frustrated by a puzzle for designing around the simple solution you had in your head.
God of War Ragnarök isn't the cleanest sequel, but it leaves Sony's angriest franchise in a great place.
Rocket Arena is the best kind of mindless fun.
We're in a milsim boom and Isonzo's thrilling, if limiting battlefields fit nicely into it.
Assassin's Creed Mirage isn't the triumphant return to glory that I hoped it'd be, but it's a good first stab.
Rainbow Six Extraction is a fun and unremarkable co-op shooter with some very good ooze.