Guardian's Reviews
E-Day boasts the best combat in 20 years of Gears games – but everything surrounding it is disappointing
A surprisingly conventional game from a famously weird developer, this sequel to 2019's Control is accomplished but safe
The latest work from the team behind Paratopic is part compulsive time-loop management sim, part eerie subterranean adventure
Split priorities between scripted and emergent story moments hamper an otherwise brilliant Star Wars-themed successor to XCOM
The medieval franchise is transplanted to Crete, conjuring action-adventure magic from familiar ingredients
With tremendous visuals and accessible controls, this superhero-themed fighter has the chops to inspire a new generation of champs
Game Freak channels a post-apocalyptic reality that reflects our own repetitive erosion cycles, with a fair bit of hand-holding
The creators of Untitled Goose Game return with an online, open-world adventure that delivers slapstick silliness and bucolic majesty in nearly equal measure
The single-player offshoot of the quirky and colourful multiplayer series is disappointingly run-of-the-mill
Colourful, counter-cultural and captivating, this rail riding game set in a dystopian Japan is as weird as it is exhilarating
A joyful collection of vibrant bite-sized, rhythm games includes catching veggies in mid-air, practising dance choreographies and speaking to an alien
This brilliant adventure creates a whole world from one character with a unique ability
The stealth masters behind Hitman go loud for this game about Bond's brilliant beginnings
Dreamy vistas of the country's natural beauties are stunningly delivered – but won't distract from thrilling high-end driving adventures
The drunken antics and first kisses of a trio of tenacious teens make for silly yet undeniably enjoyable gameplay, framed by a playlist of bona fide bangers
An innocent-looking charity shop find draws you into a compulsive world of demons, ogres and retro delights
As a fast-firing spaceman, one minute you're invincible, the next you're dead – with every battle like watching a firework show through a kaleidoscope
This pulpy sci-fi thriller is a beautiful, if deferential, homage to the genre greats, with a poignant real-world echo
Ancient Greek gods, adorable raccoons and hypnotic puzzling from Olympus to the mortal realm and back
A treat for nostalgia fans and completists, but there's little new in this rehashing of a classic that feels like an add-on rather than a fully fledged adventure