A polished, wide-ranging update that brings the classic RTS into the modern age.
Huge, inventive and the reason I'm sleep deprived. It's brilliant.
Gathering Storm is an ambitious expansion full of welcome additions, even if it does falter at the end.
Passive AI and a flawed economy ruin what could have been a refreshing 4X experiment.
Lethal League Blaze doesn’t flip over the table, but it’s an extremely confident sequel that improves on just about every part of its predecessor.
Two Point Hospital is a brilliant management game, regardless of nostalgia.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is a nearly flawless remaster of a mixed bag that I'm still incredibly fond of, even after so many deaths.
I don't want to bad-mouth cool dinosaurs, but cool dinosaurs can only carry a game so far.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, within the first couple of hours, contains the phrase "Cannon-fucking your boat to sodden splinters." Pirates might not make everything better – you wouldn't invite them to a booze-free wedding – but they've done wonders in Obsidian's RPG sequel.
A brilliant early game and bold experiments almost make up for the AI niggles and the boring march to the final battle.