James O'Connor
The "ultimate" WarioWare game mixes together all three different handheld play styles we've seen before.
The first episode of The Walking Dead's final season is an excellent start, but that's usually the case.
Donut County is high on charm but short on substance; a game about holes that doesn't quite feel whole.
Planet Alpha's glorious vistas are worth seeing, even though its mechanics aren't particularly unique.
Lamplight City is a detective adventure with a lot of good ideas, but it executes them with too light a touch.
I'm extremely excited to see what the game will turn into once everyone else arrives.
A puzzle-platformer as World War II allegory that can't settle on an appropriate tone or interesting puzzles.
The GameCube classic comes to the 3DS with minimal changes, and it's held up pretty well.
Starlink is a fun, albeit repetitive, game of space combat and exploration--but the digital version of the game is the way to go if you're on a budget.
A low-fi hoverbike racer with oodles of charm and style, but not a lot under the hood.
Below's foreboding atmosphere and slow, purposeful pace works in its early stages, but numerous frustrating design choices make its back half a nightmare.
Vane follows in the footsteps of many arty puzzle-platformers before it, but a lack of a strong voice and purpose keep it from being great.
A short, funny platforming adventure about a weird little dude on a strange quest, Pikuniku is a charming delight.
The Hong Kong Massacre is a little janky, but it mostly replicates the wild Hong Kong action cinema that inspired it with aplomb.
One of the best modern twin-stick shooters is now (slightly) better than ever.
Ape Out prioritizes style over substance, but it's weird and interesting enough to justify a play.
An ambitious narrative adventure that mixes fun lore with fiddly mechanics.
The fourth BoxBoy game isn't a major shake-up, but it's more reliably enjoyable puzzle fun.
Whispers of a Machine is a smart point-and-click that elevates its spotty lore with a great script and an excellent, if underused, augmentation system.
Observation, a creepy space-station thriller in which you control an AI, is equal parts mysterious and compelling. And, it looks amazing.