Stylish, subtle, and unsettling in equal measure, Routine surprised me in all the right ways, even though some mechanical aspects may frustrate and pull you out of the moment.
Despite some nostalgic quirks that perhaps should have remained in the past, Tormented Souls 2 is an atmospheric callback to the iconic adventures that made contemporary horror gaming what it is.
Silent Hill f's frustrating first-half is outweighed by a brilliant, delirious second that's well worth the initial slog.
Sniper Elite: Resistance may not innovate much on the series' standard blueprint, but it's still a challenging, rewarding, and deeply satisfying adventure.
A gentle cadence and quirky characters can't counter Mythwrecked's repetitiveness, making this more Greek tragedy than odyssey.
Slitterhead can be a slow-burn to begin with, but once its combat clicks, this is an action horror game like few others.
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead takes some very usable source material and fails to do much with it.
Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves.
I Am Your Beast is a sensationally rapid-fire action game in every sense, but there's also a surprisingly well-realised thread of narrative running through.
Once Human offers a deeply moreish open world scavenge-em-up, but weak action and generic clutter hold it back.
More than just its nostalgic visuals, Crow Country is funny, self-aware, and extremely hard to put down.
Gory and exacting, Children of the Sun mixes the highs of tactical precision and cracking a killer puzzle.
Great ideas and a storied history are mired in mediocre combat and a disappointingly unpolished delivery.
Silent Hill: The Short Message shows glimmers of the classic horror series at its best - despite the very heavy-handed metaphor, a frustrating chase sequence, and the long shadow of P.T.
Despite an uneven start and a woefully predictable story, Supernormal can offer some sincerely spooky scares.
Despite some occasional frustrations, Cookie Cutter is a gory, gorgeous, and bloody good Metroidvania.
We're still making progress through Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but so far it's been just the game you'd expect: a lush and vibrant world spread over the typical Ubisoft formula.
A shallow shooter that doesn't offer anywhere near enough bang for your ill-gotten buck.
A delightfully macabre homage, this asymettrical horror could finally threaten Dead by Daylight's crown, if you didn't spend more time fighing the servers than Leatherface himself.
Remnant 2 is an ambitious sequel stuffed with delightful - and deadly - surprises.