Onimusha: Way of the Sword perhaps doesn't make the best first impression and takes a little time to warm to, but once all of its system are in play, it becomes pretty enthralling. Ultimately, it's a game worth picking up – even if only for its spectacular, and challenging, boss fights.
Putting you in control of a popular character from A Plague Tale: Requiem and letting you experience an important chapter of their life, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy exchanges rats and stealth for combat and puzzles, and is captivating from beginning to end. As long as you don't mind puzzles that involve reflecting light, anyhow.
From its engaging puzzles to its thrilling combat, with The Sinking City 2, Ukrainian developer Frogwares has demonstrated that it is perfectly capable of creating a captivating survival horror adventure.
Its combat is simply okay, and you'll likely enounter the odd annoyance here and there, but Duskfade is an enjoyable 3D platformer that's clearly had some love poured into it by its developers.
Accessible to players of all skill levels but offering a high ceiling for pros, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is one of the best fighting games currently available. From its great selection of modes to its stunning presentation, this is a must-have for Marvel fans and fighting game enthusiasts alike.
It's let down by numerous issues such as dull map design and combat that feels scrappy when you're up against multiple enemies, but those with patience will find an enjoyable experience at the core of Beast of Reincarnation. Its highlight, though, is of course Koo, the adorable dog which accompanies you on your adventure.
DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations offers a meaty new campaign for you to rip and tear your way through, complete with a new tool – the Chain Spear – which grants you greater mobility than ever before. Ultimately, it's DOOM at its best, making it a must-have.
DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations offers a meaty new campaign for you to rip and tear your way through, complete with a new tool – the Chain Spear – which grants you greater mobility than ever before. Ultimately, it's DOOM at its best, making it a must-have.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced improves on the original game in various ways, resulting in an experience that feels more rewarding, immersive and dynamic. It looks bloody lovely, too. Whether you're an Assassin's Creed fan or simply want to be a pirate, consider this a must-play.
It doesn't excel in any particular area, or offer anything that's genuinely new, but Echoes of Aincrad is an enjoyable single-player action RPG experience once it really gets going.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a treat for fans of action RPGs such as The Legend of Zelda and Alundra, with plenty of exploration to be done, dungeons to conquer, and weapons and spells to acquire. Some may find it a little simplistic in ways, but those who get engrossed in the adventure it provides will undoubtedly love it.
007 First Light has everything you could want from a Bond game: fist fights, shootouts, epic set-pieces, car chases, subterfuge, and more. There are some minor issues, such as the game's cover system being a little finicky at times, but on the whole this is a must-play for Bond fans as well as those who simply enjoy a good action game.
Bubsy 4D is definitely an improvement over the last 3D outing for the wise-cracking bobcat, but there's still lots of room for improvement. Both the camera and controls will feel like your biggest enemy here at times, and unless you're into speedrunning the experience may feel rather brief.
Table Flip Simulator certainly won't impress you with its visuals, and eventually its gameplay may get a little monotonous. It's undeniably great fun throwing random objects at everything and everyone just to see what happens, though. And under the right conditions, finally flipping a table can be very cathartic.
Psyvariar 3 is quite an ugly game, but it makes up for it with solid vertically-scrolling shooter gameplay and a wide range of playable characters and modes.
Luna Abyss introduces you to a dark and intriguing world where you complete tasks for someone called the All-Father to reduce your prison sentence. What follows is an adventure that combines first-person platforming and bullet-hell combat, and it holds your attention throughout – despite some minor issues along the way.
As you'd expect, Forza Horizon 6 is the biggest and perhaps best entry in the series yet. Its recreation of Japan is absolutely brilliant too, with some truly scenic locations to visit and race across. It's just a shame that Playground Games plays it a little too safe, with this essentially feeling like Forza Horizon 5 and Forza Horizon 4 before it – but with a new map.
Supermassive Games takes the Dark Pictures series into space with Directive 8020, and with the introduction of new gameplay elements such as stealth, you're more immersed in the action than ever before. Add in its brilliant presentation and gripping story and you have one of the best Dark Pictures games yet, and a must play for fans of space-horror.
This console port of Lovecraftian adventure game The Shore fails to impress for various reasons. But ultimately, it's brought down by the fact that its story isn't particularly cohesive and its gameplay is unrewarding and clunky.
There's a fast-paced, fun and accessible combat system at the heart of Invincible VS, but it's let down by a lack of modes. It's disappointing that its Story Mode comes to an abrupt end, too. Still, you'll get plenty of enjoyment out of it if you're a fan of the franchise.