In PR terms, it's the world's costliest public beta. There's a lithe control system in the wreckage, but it'll take many updates to dig it out.
Wonderful and distasteful all at once, it entertains and fails in turns, like Frank Worthington. But I loved watching Frankie.
A smart, peculiar city builder that ends in a gruelling uphill battle against a rival city.
An atmospheric world with deep, absorbing puzzles, Bonfire Peaks is thoughtful and charming-but without establishing its tricks, it risks leaving less fluent puzzlers behind.
Back 4 Blood is a big game, and having finished the first act of four, it's clear I'm just now getting into the meat of it. I feel like I've already played one and a half Left 4 Deads in that time, so map variety probably won't be an issue this time around. That said, it's a shame that (as far as I can tell) Turtle Rock has no plans for official modding tools, a perk that has kept Left 4 Dead 2 and other Source games alive with new, free content years after release. Maybe somebody will find a way, but I doubt I'll ever be able to click one button and turn Back 4 Blood's Tallboy into Shrek.
Worth playing for the atmosphere even though its pace and plot are uneven.
Yara is super lush and wonderful to explore, but the story and main villain are predictable.
Jett: Far From Shore has some epic highs but fiddly ship controls and unanswered questions weigh this space adventure down.
With its well executed timeloop concept, Lemnis Gate could be the sleeper shooter of 2021.
A winning but wayward chimera of survival game, surrealism and storybook adventure.