Halfway is an emotional tale of mystery and survival that occasionally lacks the courage of its own convictions.
Violett channels Salvador Dali and Tim Burton in a surreal and challenging tale.
With the move to current-gen consoles and a few new levels, horror hit Slender continues to offer up scares, but at the cost of its own mystique.
While Distant Worlds may be a paragon of its style, I can only recommend it to a select few: those with beefy computers and plenty of time to really dig into the meat of this stunningly elegant and impressively wide-ranging bit of software.
When I play #IDARB, I don't feel like I'm trusted. Hashbombs are a neat idea, but they come when someone else wants them to. Playing with others is amazing, but #IDARB doesn't help me out if I don't have quite that many friends available. Instead, it's watchable. It can be hard for the untrained eye to grasp everything that's going on in Smash, but #IDARB is easy, it's digestible. Unfortunately, that means that for all it gets right, #IDARB can be a lot more fun to watch than it is to play.
'Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite' is crazy fun for esports pros and comic fans alike
Objects in Space comes in the guise of a mid-'90s adventure game, but it is an sharp callback with plenty of its own magic to bring to the table.
Tropico 6 builds on strong foundations, honing detail and offering expansive new sandboxes in which to craft your ideal island nation.
Artifact's mix of Dota 2's mechanics with that of a trading card game is a brilliant flip on the TCG formula that allows for new and complex strategies.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on Switch brings all the DLC from other platforms together for what is, in essence, a remaster of one of the best Zelda spin-offs.
Ship management and naval battles fit neatly into the dark fantasy setting of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.
Surviving Mars tasks you with leading humanity's first colonies on the Red Planet. But Mars is hardly forgiving, and it will fight you every step of the way.
Rive is a challenging side-scrolling shooter with tight platforming and a tenacious affection for over-the-top action.
Tooth and Tail is an exhilarating, minimal RTS set during an animal Civil War in the 1910s. With plenty of gallows humor and a 16-bit Don Bluth aesthetic, it breathes new life into a tired genre.
Steel Division is an aggressive, focused tactical game that deftly leverages historical realism to create unique twists on the RTS formula.
Dawn of War III mashes micromanagement and big-scale strategy together in a system that's messy but exhilarating.
The Ringed City is a well-executed conclusion for the revered Dark Souls series.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a real-time tactical stealth game with gorgeous levels and clever mechanics.
Rive is a challenging side-scrolling shooter with tight platforming and a tenacious affection for over-the-top action.
The king of World War II-era grand strategy has returned with more engaging choices and a streamlined interface.