Smoke and Sacrifice hits the Nintendo Switch, offering a survival and crafting sim with a surprisingly dark story, but also endless busywork
Most gamers are going to find something to enjoy here, with literally hundreds if not thousands of hours in these 53 titles, but hardcore purists will be put off at the absence of arcade ports, unlockable curiosities, game box art, and other fun bonuses that they’ve come to expect with these types of packages.
The Exorcist: Legion VR is a new chaptered release for the PlayStation VR platform, featuring an immersive haunted atmosphere and a few good scares.
Pode is a delightful and serene co-op puzzle platformer on the Nintendo Switch, and the first console game by Norwegian studio Henchman & Goon.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon may be a prequel to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, but functions as a worthy homage to the NES Castlevania games.
Square Enix's new conceptual return to 16-bit JRPGs is incredible.
Anima: Gate of Memories is an ambitious, but uneven, anime-inspired third-person action adventure game now available for the Nintendo Switch.
Defiant's hybrid action-RPG Hand of Fate 2 arrives to the Nintendo Switch.
The new action-RPG Death's Gambit is an ambitious, initially attractive 2D souls-alike, but it frequently stumbles where it should soar.
Hypergun tries to mix roguelite FPS gameplay, snarky humor, and a thumping electro soundtrack, but manages to catastrophically misfire on 2 out of 3.
Devolver Digital presents The Messenger, a finely-tuned action platformer that will satisfy hardline retro enthusiasts and new gamers alike.
The newest Nintendo Switch competitive shooter Morphies Law feels unfinished, but there's plenty of potential in its unique approach to combat.
Into The Breach arrives to the Nintendo Switch in a surprise release, and it's a must-play for fans of tactical games with the mettle to persevere.
Toadman Interactive's new Souls-like Immortal: Unchained throws firearms into the increasingly predictable genre of gloomy action-RPGs.
Lucas Pope's Return of the Obra Dinn is a maritime detective mystery that is unlike most any other game in the genre of interactive fiction.
From Software's maestro Hidetaka Miyazaki takes a break from action-RPGs with the PlayStation VR release Déraciné, a dark fantasy adventure game.
Despite obvious issues and online bugs, this mad experiment delivers an engrossing multiplayer RPG that shines when played among friends.
The new PlayStation VR puzzle game Transpose makes great use of Sony's hardware, delivering a challenging experience that never overstays its welcome.
This is a singular dramatic achievement in the adventure game genre, with high production values and a superb narrative.
One of the hardware's first must-buy exclusives. It's impossible to play this game without smiling!