Though it's light on meaningful choices, this brief dip into the Vampire: The Masquerade universe is at least filled with strong writing, interesting characters, and gorgeous art.
Man of Medan is a thinner, flawed follow-up to Until Dawn that is saved by its online co-op mode.
An ambitious narrative adventure that mixes fun lore with fiddly mechanics.
Below's foreboding atmosphere and slow, purposeful pace works in its early stages, but numerous frustrating design choices make its back half a nightmare.
Lamplight City is a detective adventure with a lot of good ideas, but it executes them with too light a touch.
Penny-Punching Princess is a solid, often fun brawler, but its emphasis on grinding and repetition make it too easy to step away from.
A unique game about collecting and trading stories across the American Dust Bowl doesn't give much room to craft your own story in the process.
The follow-up to Orwell, which asks you to take down an anti-government blogger, is a slighter take on the original game's mechanics and themes.
Tokyo RPG Factory's follow-up to I Am Setsuna improves on the first game's combat, but feels like a by-the-numbers RPG in other areas.
A meditative game about exploring and gathering that offers great beauty but not much else.
Donut County is high on charm but short on substance; a game about holes that doesn't quite feel whole.
Thanks to a great remaster and a portable release, Sam & Max Save the World can now hit the road in style.
A wealth of entertaining events, accessible control options, and a competent story mode make for the best-ever entry in this simple series.
Neo Cab is a smart visual novel that looks forward, but also feels very current.
Dicey Dungeons is an occasionally frustrating but nevertheless entertaining roguelike that mixes deck building with unpredictable dice rolls.
My Friend Pedro is a stylish and inventive arcade shooter that provides plenty of joy but isn't as groundbreaking as it initially seems.
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.
Ape Out prioritizes style over substance, but it's weird and interesting enough to justify a play.
The Hong Kong Massacre is a little janky, but it mostly replicates the wild Hong Kong action cinema that inspired it with aplomb.