A smart, witty adventure that makes a virtue of its self-imposed constraints.
A beautiful turn-based RPG whose brutality can sometimes get the better of it.
Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time lacks originality, but it's stuffed with colour and charm, bringing Luna Nova and its students to life with affection and humour.
The west is an empty, lonely place in this well-timed release - but that's not exactly what you're after from an MMO.
Despite the strikingly different premise from Life is Strange studio Dontnod, the team’s expertise in characterisation and world-building dovetail neatly into this vampire romp.
Frontier follows up Planet Coaster with a licensed park simulator, with varied results.
It’s beautiful, it’s polished, and it will likely be a smash hit for anyone who’s been waiting all these years for a complex and challenging Mario tennis game.
A stern yet scintillating 2D adventure that makes a point of not holding your hand.
Despite the bolstered vehicular options and the novelty of beaching a boat in Central Park, sadly there’s just not enough here to keep you on the starting grid.
An admirable ARPG gets lost in a less than thoughtful Switch port.
A slight but smart adventure it's hard not to be charmed by.
Colourful, characterful and disarmingly charming, Guacamelee 2 is a hit.
Short and simple, Donut County is absolutely sublime.
Never before have Guardians had such agency, and the ability to choose between well-balanced PvE components and PvP modes means there’s now good options for all, regardless of individual play style or weapon choice. Whether you play as a clan or as a lone wolf, there’s plenty to do… and best of all, a myriad of ways to do it, too.
A breathlessly brilliant tactical RPG, it's just a shame that Valkyria Chronicles isn't quite as assured off the battlefield.
Swery's brand of wonky mechanics underlined with impeccable writing and atmospherics proves just as effective in the 2D platformer field.
There are flashes of promise in this first-person shooter, but this is a mostly uninspired, unpolished waste of an opportunity.
An artful puzzle platformer that'll stay with you long after its short running time.
A devastating story unfolds across text messages in this unforgettable piece of interactive fiction.
An over-familiar follow-up, perhaps, but New Dawn whittles away the rough edges of Far Cry 5 for something extremely enjoyable.