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As Dusk Falls tells a superb story of how two family's lives are changed forever, with great writing that leads to some huge decisions to make.

Stray is a delightful adventure game that strips away all the normal complications of the genre to offer an enjoyable overall experience.

The Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is a love letter to fans of the series, but by modern standards the games fall a little short.

Loud is a perfectly serviceable rhythm game, but a forgettable soundtrack and a lack of content makes it hard to recommend.

F.I.S.T remains an excellent action adventure on the Nintendo Switch and an unmissable experience for fans of the genre.

Escape Academy is a fun, addictive puzzler that captures the escape room magic with plenty of detail and variety, you'll just wish it lasted a little longer.

If you're looking for a new Metroidvania, and you like your bosses big and your violence sweary, Loopmancer is an absolute treat.

Portal: Companion Collection contains two of the greatest games of all time, which run at 60fps and are still incredible in 2022.

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games blends visual novel story and Shmup gameplay to create a very engaging experience.

Witch Strandings is a simple yet fascinating game that manages to build a world and make you care about it with little detail at all.

Itadaki Smash has some decent humour in places and can give you a few hours of slightly underwhelming fighting fun. But with so much better available out there, we would suggest looking elsewhere to get your belt scroller fix.

Bright and colourful, charming and replayable, Arcadegeddon offers a cathartic thrill while promising to scratch that ever-present loot itch.

Industria takes inspiration from title like Bioshock and Half-Life, featuring a fantastic story with some decent gunplay and puzzles as well.

MX vs ATV Legends plays well for the most part, and despite some issues with the AI and a streamlined career, there's still a lot to like.

Naraka: Bladepoint is a fun twist on the battle royal genre, but is packed full of far too much free-to-play fluff.

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei is a charming Otome game with an engaging historical setting and plenty of feudal hotties to fawn over.

Soundfall is a glorious blend of music and twin stick shooting, and demands to be played for the soundtrack alone.

In a year of great games, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is one that shouts to be played loudly enough that it simply cannot be ignored.

Sonic Origins collects four great Sonic games and adds some quality of life improvements, but extra content does feel a little sparse.

Whether you're hunting solo or with friends, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an absolute joy to blast through.