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614 games reviewed
75.6 average score
80 median score
67.7% of games recommended

Guardian's Reviews

Nov 11, 2021

Relic returns with this safe but solid modern revitalisation of the classic real-time strategy series

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Nov 10, 2021

A band of inglorious stereotypes go on a covert mission to uncover a Nazi plan in a traditional instalment of the series

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Simplistic, repetitive interactions drag on an otherwise engaging story based on the Marvel franchise

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Oct 19, 2021

Samus Aran's return after 20 years is welcome – but other games have taken up her mantle in the meantime

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Oct 11, 2021

Writer Alan Wake searches for his missing wife while tackling a malevolent force disguised as darkness in this clunky but atmospheric reboot

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Interactive possibilities make this dorky tale about a small-town psychic musician strangely absorbing

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Sep 2, 2021

Uncover a grim conspiracy and sweet-talk snooty bears in this genre-hopping indie game

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- Lake
Sep 1, 2021

This peaceful circuit is perfect for the kind of person who tries to observe traffic laws when playing Grand Theft Auto

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Aug 30, 2021

Ugly, unpolished and ultraviolent – Suda51's kitsch curio fires on all cheaply made cylinders

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Aug 3, 2021

The Ascent is an atmospheric power fantasy, a cinematic cyberpunk escape where you can disengage your brain and indulge in copious virtual violence. If you’re a Game Pass subscriber, it’s worth a try – at £25, it’s harder to recommend.

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Jun 24, 2021

The innovation of players running around after their shots is fun but you may find yourself longing for a leisurely stroll over the course

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The joke wears a little thin, but there's more to this indie title than internet dog gags and fetch quests

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May 20, 2021

Indulge a guilty pleasure as your ageing character flails around collecting knives, bombs and basketballs while avoiding electrocution and hungry sharks

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Apr 28, 2021

Trekking through forests and meadows in search of quirky creatures to photograph is a serene but repetitive experience

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Better visuals for the farm-sim improve the interaction but slow loading undermines the laid-back flow

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- Nuts
Feb 25, 2021

Springwatch fans who crave mystery may enjoy this slow-burning minimalist adventure

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Jan 20, 2021

In this brief but insidious information game, you're an aide to a defeated commander-in-chief who is refusing to concede

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Jan 6, 2021

The novella's dated metaphors are ousted in the best moments of this interactive homage, but its alternative endings pull their punches

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Dec 16, 2020

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

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Dec 2, 2020

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

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