Guardian's Reviews
This odd but absorbing adventure sends you waddling across Antarctica in search of an eldritch entity – uncovering a world far stranger than it first appears
There are buzzsaws and blood pits, bats burst into blood and demons burn to cinders. The series' new emphasis on twitch-based action may annoy purists but you can't call it dull
This fetchingly presented horror game brings style and scares, but overextends itself with repetition
Abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks make up a dark landscape in which you play a private eye searching for a missing singer-songwriter
E-Day boasts the best combat in 20 years of Gears games – but everything surrounding it is disappointing
The game generates blood-pumping moments as you twist, turn and weave through the skies, while your locked-on missiles speed away to obliterate an enemy plane
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
Logan is well realised by Liam McIntyre and some exquisite character art, but there are lapses in narrative and emotional arcs and some of the combat feels like a chore
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 oversight from Clive Barker himself, and a role reprisal as Pinhead from actor Doug Bradley, Revival aims to introduce new audiences to the discomfort of Hellraiser
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
Upbeat, charmingly retro RPG full of treasure-hunting, temple-roaming, monster-slaying and princess-saving is an absolute blast to play
This brilliant adventure creates a whole world from one character with a unique ability