Linden Garcia
Ary and the Secret of Seasons delivers on its core systems and its ambition pays off in many areas, but it’s frustrating and off-key moments along with continuous bugs make it a mixed bag.
Half-Life: Alyx a fantastic achievement, and if there was one title to convince someone that games can stand on their own unique artistic merit, this is surely it.
The Signifier weaves a deep and ardent tech-noir narrative and, for the most part, its ambition pays off.
Doom 64's remaster is essentially the same experience players got back in 1997. After nearly 24 years, does it still hold its own against contemporary shooters?
A graphical feast that seamlessly blends a multilayed, psychological horror narrative with heartpounding and intimate gameplay; Observer: Sytem Redux is an exquisite piece of cyberpunk fiction.
El Hijo excels at boiling down stealth's gratifying core mechanics into an enjoyable pick up and play, with a collection of relatively simple, but clever levels.
Now that three major patches have been released, Is Cyberpunk 2077 worth your time on PC?
Evil Genius 2 presents as a faithful reimagining of the classic PC sim genre, but does the style hold up today?
The Chivalry 2 closed beta is now over. Did it deliver?
Flowing Lights failed to hook me at first, but the more I played, the more I grew to appreciate it.
There are a fair few issues with A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories and it’s not perfect, but the ideas here are unique and well set up.
Cotton Reboot! spoils itself with several stupid decisions: the playability of the original is superior, but you miss out on the new mechanics of the reboot.
DEEEER Simulator is entertaining to see what bizarre boss concept is up next, but when the whole game hinges on surprise there’s nothing to come back for.
Clid the Snail’s six-hour romp through the miniaturized wasteland ultimately feels like an endeavor lost in translation. A painful irony for a snail, assuredly.
FILMECHANISM is a game with a strong conviction in its own style and ideas. It’s a great little puzzle game, and something I’d urge any Switch owner to check out.
It’s a game that relishes in its proclivity for ridiculous violence and over-the-top set pieces, and considering you can mostly ignore the superfluous additions, what we have is another highly entertaining entry in one of the genre’s most iconic series.
No Place Like Home epitomizes the relaxing nature of the farming game genre, but does it offer anything we haven't seen before? It just didn’t give me much reason to keep coming back after I’d reached a certain point.
Whether or not this new version of the game is worth the money will be up to you, but there’s no doubt that Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands is a highly enjoyable, highly relaxing, and novel take on an age-old genre.
Metroid-Vania-style games are two-a-penny these days, so does B.I.O.T.A stand-out amongst the pack? B.I.O.T.A is a faithful, action-packed blast through a series of satisfying levels and cool bosses, and really, that’s all you need from these sorts of games.
Rogue Legacy 2 is built to be played for hours at a time or for ten minutes; it’s welcoming to Rouge-like newbies and PC veterans; It’s uncomplicated yet with a suitable amount of depth. Cellar Door Games have undoubtedly outdone themselves again, setting a new bar for the Rogue-lite gameplay style they helped kickstart.