Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Reviews
A tiny, cute city where you can spill your guts or sit in a hot spring dispensing life advice like a happy, wrinkling monk.
Compact horror that cleverly flits between timelines and puts you at the surreal heart of a growing nightmare.
A good-looking and unflinchingly loyal remake of the beloved 2001 horror game, yet one that plays everything safe.
A wonderful RPG that builds on many of Persona's foundations, with a strong sense of exploration and a lovely suite of pals. But its heavy combat focus may mean it remains in the memory less than its high school predecessors.
Empire-building re-envisaged as managing elaborate production chains, then re-re-envisaged as another 4X with repetitive micromanagement and weak, bland AI.
An annual update to a polished, occasionally spectacular, and slightly overfamiliar suite of football and card collecting.
A delightfully strange mystery box of toytown oddities and disturbing encounters, Grunn will murder you repeatedly and still leave you proud of an immaculately trimmed hedgerow.
Being a hapless detective in this superior cyber-noir will see you battle with your own brain as well as the game's bugs. Just try not to break into the wrong apartment.
Exceptional turn-based combat, gorgeous visuals and refreshingly simple mechanics make Shogun Showdown a tactical roguelike with serious depth.
A meandering plot filled with odd tonal choices, but elevated by incredible cinematography and animation. God Of War Ragnarok is a generous, gorgeous action adventure that's hard to take seriously, but easy to get sucked in by.
A strong remaster of a cult classic 3D platformer, which will please long time fans and mostly excite newcomers, even if it's a bit naff in spots.
A strong PC debut from Jyamma Games and a delightful Soulslike palette cleanser to chase down Shadow Of The Erdtree with.
A handsome action-RPG with rad fights and even radder bossfights, shackled to a slow and not-very-satisfying hero story with a lot of filler.
The 1980s reimagined as a collection of 50 "small" games, ranging from arcade racers to full-blown RPGs.
An altogether fun action adventure with some charming, and occasionally brilliant, 2D to 3D platforming and puzzling. But don't expect to flex your own creativity, even if it gives you the tools to do so.
An atmospheric, bold attempt to reinvent its own society-moulding subgenre whose story and building features too often frustrate with too few options or distract with too many.
Supremely satisfying factory-building on a beguiling alien planet. It is already 3am.
Build a world of pretty dereliction in this game of forests, lakes and forgotten towers.
A mixed roguelike of comedy cowboys and surprisingly tense ghost town showdowns.
Occasional forced trinket collection aside, this tiny open-world is filled with stress-free exploration, lovely sights, and simple, satisfying puzzles.