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Hearthstone Mercenaries is a fantastic new mode, with plenty of fun options for solo and online play.

Animal Crossing New Horizons: Happy Home Paradise allows players to get creative, adding new furniture and design choices at every turn.

With animal fusion and a fantastic morality system, Let's Build a Zoo brings some great new ideas to the tycoon genre.

Forza Horizon 5 is a visual spectacle and a masterpiece, providing plenty to do and tons of fun to be had around ever corner.

Just Dance 2022 may be familiar, and it may bring little that's new to the table, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

Shin Megami Tensei V has a deep and satisfying combat system making every fight a challenge, as well as an engaging story and great visuals.

Football Manager 2022 is about as close to the real thing as you can get, with some nice improvements that make it the ultimate experience.

Moonglow Bay is a genuinely moving and surprisingly feel-good tale about coming to terms with grief and embracing change.

Bloodshore is a short and sweet FMV game with good acting and characters, let down by a lack of branching narrative and a sometimes passive gameplay experience.

Time Loader is a great physics-based puzzler with a ton of heart that grips you emotionally throughout and refuses to let go.

If you can get past all the posturing and over-the-top woo-hooing, Riders Republic is a very good extreme sports game.

Unpacking is a satisfying, gorgeous and unexpectedly emotional dive into moving house and the importance of our possessions. This game simply must be played.

Go into Nuclear Blaze knowing what to expect and there's a lot of simple firefighting fun to be had. Oh, and there are cute kittens to save, too.

If you already played Roki, there's nothing to bring you back in. But if you missed before, then it's absolutely worth getting lost in.

Mario Party Superstars won't change anyone's mind, but for those of us who enjoy it, there ain't no party like a Mario Party-party.

Rainbow Billy is a positive and colourful adventure from start to finish, but the lack of challenge prevents it from reaching its full potential.

NHL 22 is enjoyable, but feels very similar to last year despite using a new game engine. Too much focus has been put on implementing Superstar X-Factor abilities and little else.

Tails of Iron is a charming and often brutal Souls-like adventure, with some wonderful combat mechanics and a gorgeous hand-drawn world.

Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water is a refreshingly traditional survival horror game that's genuinely scary.

Despite the minor problems, Skul is an immensely enjoyable, constantly surprising and great looking roguelike adventure that comes well recommended.