Sarah Maria Griffin
This eerie triumph is both a dungeon crawl in pursuit of heretic bishops and a society-builder where you build a legion of worshippers
This homage to classic Japanese RPGs picks from the best to create something original, and its rich, engaging world makes it feel like a classic in its own right
This lushly detailed game with a chunkily retro polygonal protagonist is a gorgeous homage to landmark titles of the past
This endearing adventure feels like a fever-dream Flash game you discovered in the 00s and could never find again
Involving narrative game reveals little by little the complex relationships of a ship's crew seeking their kidnapped captain
Potter around a stately home as a Victorian botanist, figuring out how to get eccentric plants to grow
Samus Aran's return after 20 years is welcome – but other games have taken up her mantle in the meantime
The long-awaited follow-up to Golf Story is rough but characterful, with plenty of retro warmth
Bloober Team's beautiful-looking exploration of intergenerational trauma is ripe ground for innovative storytelling, but fumbles its big themes
Glitchy and laboured, operating this pretend catering van feels too much like hard work
This new Disney platform game is a strangely cynical waste of potential