Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell bypasses the difficult second album hurdle with a simple, elegant and carefully paced stealth puzzler.
Weird, gory and surprisingly moving - Sony's long-delayed slasher tribute is a flawed but memorable step forwards for "interactive movies".
Visual improvement is usually the only real reason to pick up remastered versions of old games, but Unfolded goes one better. The fact it looks better is merely an attractive bonus. Even if you've already played the original game through to completion, it's absolutely worth playing it again in this incarnation.
The makers of Amnesia ease back on the horror, ramp up the philosophy and strike a satisfying balance between narrative and gameplay.
Lego Dimensions is an inventive, delightful and hilarious take on "toys to life", but deep pockets are needed to appreciate it fully.
A welcome revival for a much missed genre, Sublevel Zero's roguelike design can't quite sustain it in the long term.
A bombastically endearing tribute to classic action movie excess that is occasionally too chaotic for its own good.
Bland at best, broken at worst, this shallow reinvention of the cult strategy puzzler is hell for both fans and newcomers.
A thrilling twist on Left 4 Dead's co-operative action, but minor balancing issues can make it hard to warm to at first.
A thin and curiously paced stroll through horror cliche that manages a few good frights but not much else.
A vast and frequently brilliant return to Bethesda's atomic sandbox, but constant technical issues are a frustration.
A bombastically enjoyable action game with serious performance issues gets spread too thinly over a vast map.