Despite artless visual metaphors, this is a rare and audacious game that tackles depression and its causes head-on
Frogware's most ambitious title to date sees it take on the Cthulu mythos, but unfortunately it makes for one of its most flawed games too.
Visually beautiful and emotionally affecting thanks to strong characters, A Plague Tale suffers from missing gameplay variety and tonal inconsistencies.
A smart sci-fi that isn't without problems, though they're balanced out by an incredible amount of style.
A co-op shooter that's an unashamed throwback to Valve's all-time classic, complete with a few quirks of its own.
A frequently gorgeous, sadly generic open-world game that runs out of steam well before its extended play-time is over.
Just what a visual novel should be—fun characters and the rush of solving mysteries make you eager to keep going.
A new developer doesn't rock the boat in what's an enjoyable if only gently iterative outing for the construction and management sim.
The concluding episodes of Telltale games' genre-defining narrative horror story ponder how to preserve humanity in a callous world
This mashup of animated film stars and Japanese action heroes has new characters to enrol, but beyond exciting theme-park action the connection between worlds feels superficial
Brimming character and imagination, Wargroove occasionally loses its groove over long-winded core gameplay.
A slightly dated reintroduction to one of Capcom's hack-and-slash greats.
Darksiders' schlocky action makes a welcome return, though it's not enough to shake the feeling you've played this before - and better.
Sega's marriage between its best-selling series and the cult anime ends up sloppy and half-hearted.
Without the bugs, The Bard's Tale IV is okay at best. With them, it's perhaps best to preserve your nostalgia and play the HD remaster of The Bard's Tale I to III instead.
Overlook these little niggles and Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the best RPG to make it to consoles since The Witcher 3. It's vast, engaging and surprising. The willingness to accommodate many different types of play may have its drawbacks, but once you've understood the systems and given thought to what kind of hero you want to be, you can sink literally hundreds of hours into your life on Rivellon.
Yakuza continues its good run with a fine - if a little lumpy - retread of a modern classic.
Arcane busywork leaves little room for genuine pleasure in this fascinating and frustrating genre oddity.
Stately, vivid and tragic, this brooding epic finally reaches its climax.
An addictive mix of combat and commerce.