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The Italian plumber's new sports adventure is perfectly functional, but also free of imaginative spark (and reasons to keep playing)
Hyrule is a world like no other; more than just a setting for a game, it is the game itself
BioWare's daring and imaginative sci-fi epic is loaded with topical, optimistic, and progressive themes–plus a requisite dollop of humdrum combat
It's like it was made by a team of people with super short attention spans; they'd come up with a good idea, carry it half way, then get distracted by another
Part Minecraft and part No Man's Sky, this could be the game Lego purists have always wanted
This port casts a glaring spotlight on Switch's comparatively weak specs, but also acts as an ad for the console's handheld and tabletop modes
Forget 1-2 Switch; this inexpensive indie is the game you need to put Nintendo's tabletop mode–and your friendships–to the test
If you want to know every little thing of which your Joy-Cons are capable, this will do it. Just don't expect to have much fun in the process
It's so unlike anything Guerrilla Games – a studio better known for macho, gory shooters – has done before, and it's so fully formed right our of the gate for such a vast and ambitious game that it just seems sort of…well, improbable. And yet here it is. A giant open-world action RPG that can stand toe-to-toe with some of the biggest and best in the genre.
Goblinz Studios' tactical RPG for iOS and Android is tough but fair, offering exactly zero avenues that allow players to pay to win
The anthropomorphized animals in Infinite Fall's indie narrative adventure are as complicated and emotional as any real-world college-aged kid
For Honor can be overwhelming, but its deep combat is more welcoming than most shooters
This casual looking Halo RTS is wildly accessible, but it may also surprise serious strategy fans looking for some depth
Morgondag's latest has players hacking the brains of people infected with alien robotic parasites by sleuthing some familiar brainteasers
This clever mobile game assumes you're the sort to snoop through a stranger's lost phone. Sounds icky, but go with it; you won't be disappointed
It's not just an homage to brawlers of a bygone era; it could blend in seamlessly were it to time travel to the past. And that's not good.
Team Ninja has put its own spin on the Dark Souls formula, creating a devilishly challenging and deeply entertaining samurai role-playing game
This 3DS port adds plenty of new content and features while ridding itself of the Wii U edition's biggest headache: cooperative multiplayer
Infinite Warfare's space theme is hardly noticeable in the new content, but great map design and Zombies' wit make up for it
The newest Resident Evil is a return to form for Capcom's wayward horror series — and twice as terrifying when played in VR