Despite an amazing art style and some seriously fun beat ‘em up gameplay, the Battletoads reboot struggles with its identity due to the excessive inclusion of minigames
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a super fun yet sometimes frustrating arcade racer that is hindered slightly by some design shortcomings.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human could have been one of the highlights of the year, but a disappointing story, some frustrating design choices and performance issues mean it doesn’t cash in on its potential.
Lord Winklebottom Investigates is a fun, gorgeous and often funny point-and-click adventure that is a solid addition to the genre's library.
With a striking hand-drawn art style and challenging puzzles, Children of Silentown is a decent romp for those adventure game fans seeking a dark journey.
Frogwares' remake of Sherlock Holmes The Awakened successfully blends the otherworldly with the logical in a compelling and well-written adventure that shows a different side of the iconic detective.
Bramble: The Mountain King is a beautiful, charming and disturbing interactive dark fairy tale that is undone slightly by some dated gameplay moments.
En Garde! is a fun, humorous and stylish frolic through a colourful 17th century Spain that pays homage to Zorro and the golden age of swashbuckling adventures.
Strange Brigade is a third-person shooter whose fun cooperative elements do its best to assuage its repetitive gameplay
Robinson: The Journey is by far PSVR’s grandest experience so far, but it is hard to feel as if it’s anything more than an entrée to larger main course
State of Decay 2 is a fun and challenging survival experience that suffers due to repetition and a questionable technical performance
Thanks to a nuanced combat system, Extinction is fun hack ‘n’ slash experience whose poorly executed story and repetitive mission design stops it from being memorable for all the right reasons
Gray Dawn is a religious psychological thriller that offers an intriguing story with some breathtaking visuals that is sold a little short by some tedious gameplay and subpar voice acting
Days Gone may not hit the heights of Sony's previous first-party exclusives but it still has enough going for it to be worth your time
This faithful remake of a PlayStation classic is a fun trip down memory lane despite feeling a little dated
While Zombie Army 4: Dead War is more of the same, it still makes for an enjoyable and frenzied time, especially with mates
A clever and humorous narrative makes Edgar – Bokbok in Boulzac an enjoyable jaunt despite some shortcomings
With a lighter than usual challenge, Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town is a fun and welcoming change of point-and-click pace
A fresh and emotional take on the Sherlock Holmes property creates the best narrative in the series yet, but it’s let down by some ambitious design choices.
Need for Speed Unbound sees Criterion put its spin on the formula laid down by its predecessor and the result is a stylish racer that is mostly fun but sometimes frustrating.