Christian Donlan
A card-battling RPG enlivened with wit and character.
Inkle's follow-up to 80 Days is an archaeology adventure like no other.
The spirit of Burnout returns in a game that trades big-budget spectacle for pure speed.
Sokoban and coding collide in this clever puzzler.
One of the great open-world templates fails to come into focus in this well-meaning, if embattled, sequel.
Care, generosity and love have gone into this attempt to recreate some legendary tactics games, but is it enough?
Genres combine with beautiful precision in a game that offers simple pleasures and terrifying depths.
One of gaming's great neglected oldies gets a spiritual successor crafted with care and imagination.
Weather effects and party balloons see a knockabout charmer return in decent form.
Dull adventure game mechanics are enlivened by a brilliant sense of dread, as the Dark Souls director turns his hand to VR.
Tetris gets the Tetsuya Mizuguchi makeover, to dazzling effect.
The Papers, Please creator offers up an intricate and mesmerising puzzle game with a rich and detailed sense of place.
Ubisoft's late-stage toys-to-life entry is pretty, derivative and slightly lacking in charm.
A generous and thrilling exploration of the wonders of VR.
Often overwhelming and always nerve-wracking, Mode 7's classic tactical game receives a fascinating strategic reworking.
A rare harmony of developer and licence makes Insomniac's open-worlder a total treat.
A streamlined real-time defence game with a wonderful knack for dread.
Clever tweaks make this far more than a greatest hits package.
Nintendo's trickiest game in years is also one of its most joyful.
A classic tower defence game gets a makeover, and a welcome touch of physics.