Guardian's Reviews
It looks and sounds basic, but the amount of effort, knowledge and understanding of the topic (and of game design and history more generally) that has gone into this mini museum is abundantly evident, from both the exhibits and the text that accompanies them. Like listening to someone talk about the PhD research they’re doing on a niche topic, it might sound boring at the outset, but by the end of an hour, you’ll come away with something you definitely didn’t know before.
The quick, free online word-guessing game designed as a present for one is proving a daily gift for all.
This endearing adventure feels like a fever-dream Flash game you discovered in the 00s and could never find again
Our compulsion for profit is smartly skewered by this simple game set in a trading-market where the currency is body parts
Soar across alien vistas powered only by kinetic energy in this interplanetary search for the mysterious, life-giving monolith
This unquestionably beautiful game about saving a planet from an encroaching black hole boldly goes where few have remained awake
The engrossing flagship Xbox shooter returns with its fabled craggy supersoldier and plenty of style but not quite enough bang.
The detective returns to his childhood island home to solve an elegant series of cases in this lively open-world story
In a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies
These remasters feel less stable than the glitchy originals, with a lack of attention to detail that undermines the games' character
Though there are moments of bloody mayhem, the focus in this beautiful game is on wondrous natural history.
Relic returns with this safe but solid modern revitalisation of the classic real-time strategy series
A band of inglorious stereotypes go on a covert mission to uncover a Nazi plan in a traditional instalment of the series
Two decades of house moves are condensed into one relaxing puzzle as you help the narrator to unpack – and unpick her life in the process
You play a girl on the cusp of adulthood, trying out different vocations, in this exquisitely rendered 'open world' journey
Take a supercar for a beach challenge or drive into the Mexican jungle in this racing game that's exactly as fun as its last version
Simplistic, repetitive interactions drag on an otherwise engaging story based on the Marvel franchise
A believable villain and insider knowledge add to the exhilarations and refinements
Despite a messy start, this spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead becomes more challenging and characterful the longer you spend with it
Samus Aran's return after 20 years is welcome – but other games have taken up her mantle in the meantime