Ben Thomas
The Turing Test’s smart new energy orb device meshes carefully with standard elements of the genre to create a puzzler that is worth experiencing.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is another outstanding entry in the series containing many viable gameplay options, framed around a fascinating—if not thoroughly conclusive—narrative.
If you can withstand its tiresome first half, Dreamfall Chapters offers intriguing concepts and a satisfying continuation of the adventure series.
Nostalgia is prominent throughout Doom's intense and repeating action encounters against glorious and tormenting foes.
Grim Dawn is a satisfying, complex and clever hack-and-slash adventure that provides great value.
ADR1FT uses simple mechanics to create a subdued and freeform space journey that is worth experiencing.
Far Cry Primal takes the franchise cleverly into the Stone Age era with a minor and important survival influence.
Layers of Fear is a competent demonstration of jump scares compressed tightly into an ever-changing and dark mansion.
With a delightful main character and tight-knit platforming mechanics, Unravel is a simple adventure that is worth playing.
The Witness is a challenging and eye-opening puzzle experience that has been designed with such precision that it can alter your thought process for a long time.
DiRT Rally carefully simulates the endurance of rally and offers a brutal driving experience that builds satisfaction through vehicle and track mastery.
Authenticity comes at a price—Star Wars: Battlefront is beautiful but makes too many mistakes when it comes to maps, balancing and spawning. These issues cause anger, and anger leads to hate.
While the campaign is lacklustre and Zombies is over-designed, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 succeeds thanks to the multiplayer's perfect mix of structured maps, diverse specialists and liberating movement.
Batman: Arkham Knight expands brilliantly on its predecessors with a massive city and a Batmobile that serves many roles.
Life is Strange is an endearing adventure title where time folds naturally around two good friends trying to uncover a dark mystery.
SOMA creates a tangible underwater facility with overpowering tension and a haunting atmosphere. It paces the horror carefully and will captivate minds with its narrative.
Act of Aggression is a visually appealing and well-designed strategy title that stands amid its peers as a worthwhile and slightly flawed throwback to a bygone era.
Trine 3 is fun, but also a step back for the series. While the levels are glorious, the 3D movement is imprecise and the story is incomplete.
Victor Vran offers basic dungeon crawling action with limited replay value. The online portion may be enough to sustain some players.
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 offers an interesting campaign in a unique format, cleverly promoting switching between four diverse characters.