A beautifully made and reverent take on the original game that works both as a remake and a completely new game.
An immensely enjoyable and fun to play superhero adventure.
As much a detective story as a horror one, Vampyr rewards you for taking an interest in the people around you and tests your moral compass with a lack of black and white options.
One of PlayStation's finest moments, Kratos has been reimagined for a new audience while keeping the best bits of what originally made him great.
A polished and refined instalment that values your time more than the previous games and keeps the focus on entertaining you throughout.
One of the best horror games ever made, this will scare you in incredibly clever ways and make you question everything you see.
A decent survival game with a rewarding, if uninspired, grind to its resource collecting and base management.
Both a great remaster and an enjoyable ‘new' game in its own right that takes you on a journey in a way few things can.
Still a fascinating and darkly magical murder mystery, despite its occasionally unclear signposting.
COD has a few issues in single player this year but the overall package delivers another good shooter with plenty to do and some neat new online ideas.
A huge Lord of the Rings experience that's always enjoyable, although its scale leaves it straining at the seams at times.
A brilliant reinvention for the series and great horror game in its own right.
It's not quite a complete reinvention for the series but Infinite Warfare makes some refreshing changes to deliver a confident and exciting shooter.
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is an interesting game with some strong ideas but not enough variety.
An interesting change of pace for a first person shooter that has some nice ideas and mechanics, but can't quite get everything to sing.
Despite the early stops and starts, Uncharted 4 finds its feet at the end and provides an eventually satisfying end to Nate's fortunes.
One of the best horror games ever made, this will scare you in incredibly clever ways and make you question everything you see.
As brilliant as it is infuriating, The Witness' ingenious puzzles all too easily have their shine worn away by length and a constantly extending complexity.
A huge game that's anything you want it to be. An immense RPG, shooter, and world to explore that is only constrained by your imagination and desire to explore.
A disturbingly different take on interesting sci-fi concepts let down by a slow start and disappointing monsters, but worth it overall.