Guardian's Reviews
Navigate Mono's surreal, gothic world in a bid to free the adults from their TV addiction
One of the brightest and cutest Mario games with a novel adventure as a side dish
This game made me feel like a swashbuckling stranger in a foreign land for a couple of evenings, and left me wanting more. What’s there is lean and sometimes exquisite, but there wasn’t time to fully explore the different weapons (or try on all those dapper hats) before Faraday’s adventure came to an end after around six hours. I could have spent twice as long exploring this beautiful and mysterious creation, but I’m grateful nonetheless for the journey I’ve had.
Bloober Team's beautiful-looking exploration of intergenerational trauma is ripe ground for innovative storytelling, but fumbles its big themes
Industrialised murder probably shouldn't be this entertaining, but this final part of the trilogy is a minor masterpiece
In this brief but insidious information game, you're an aide to a defeated commander-in-chief who is refusing to concede
Precision and playfulness made the original irresistibly difficult, but this vindictive sequel feels more like a punishment
The novella's dated metaphors are ousted in the best moments of this interactive homage, but its alternative endings pull their punches
Blade Runner meets Grand Theft Auto in this sprawling hellscape of a role-playing game, which is extraordinarily immersive but let down by misogyny and xenophobia
Carefully crafted puzzles and clues in the story give this game, set on a Polynesian island, the satisfying feel of a journey
You're a DJ splicing the drums, bass, melody and vocals of your favourite tracks in dizzy new ways in this latest from the makers of Guitar Hero
Investigative reporter Sam Higgs goes back to his home town and becomes entangled in a dark mystery he must solve
As a prohibition-era mob boss, you're at war with rival gangs as well as the police in this ambitious, if uneven, gangster sim
Ubisoft's derivative gods and monsters game has divine charm, but starts to feel like a golden cage
Bash and slash your way through umpteen morphing enemy hordes in this moreish Dynasty Warriors-Legend of Zelda crossover
The sixth conspiracy-fuelled blaster has airstrikes, zombies and macho platitudes a-plenty, but its lack of 80s pop culture is a missed opportunity
This warm, strange, endearing puzzle game brings new meaning to an old axiom
It's a satisfying experience as you glide gracefully over the ocean, but too often the dogfighting and bombing runs play out as erratic scrambles
In trying to apply the formula behind games such as Journey and Abzû to an open world, The Pathless ends up overstaying its welcome
The weather's as bad as ever, but this smart, inventive and witty open-world game is a veritable Viking feast of adventure