Respawn hammers out a lot of the dents in battle royale, and its addition of some of the best ideas in shooters gives a new shine to the genre.
Barebones though it may be, Tetris 99 delivers a consistently thrilling taste of competitive Tetris.
BioWare's Anthem has good ideas, but most of those ideas don't end up working well together.
Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic continuation of Far Cry 5 doesn't feel as different as it looks, but it does have a worthwhile twist.
Eastshade is a rare first-person open world game about doing nice things and bringing communities together, a genuinely feelgood and gorgeous experience.
With embellished diplomatic options and climate change bringing new strategic choices, Gathering Storm is a whole new way to play Civ VI.
Jump Force provides strategic tag-team arena-based combat that's filled with fun references to Shonen Jump manga, but the game's story leaves much to be desired.
Crackdown 3's campaign is short on new ideas and relies too heavily on its core loop of collecting orbs and throwing heavy objects around.
Justin Clark played Yo-kai Watch for 40 hours. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher.
As Metro broadens its horizons, it loses some of the series' focus. But Exodus makes up for it with thrilling encounters and a crew you'll want to follow to the ends of the earth.
God Eater 3 is the most polished that the series has been, but new developer Marvelous hasn't managed to buff out all the cracks.
Astroneer's stunning planets play stage to a serene yet underpowered journey.
Dragon Marked for Death is an eye-catching action platformer that is excellent with friends but can be frustrating alone.
The follow-up to Sunless Seas is an adventure that conjures up a journey of endless wonder, where seemingly anything is possible.
Wargroove doesn't shy away from its Advance Wars inspiration, but it proves to be much more than a mere copycat.
The Hong Kong Massacre is a little janky, but it mostly replicates the wild Hong Kong action cinema that inspired it with aplomb.
At The Gates is a fresh, invigorating, more personal take on the grand strategy game, but a lacking late-game holds it back from greatness.
Etrian Odyssey Nexus combines some the best elements of the long-running series into a meaty, challenging adventure that sucks you in and doesn't let go.
Challenging, accessible and engaging. Downwell is a focused action-platformer done well.
Mage's Initiation blends adventure game and RPG influences to mimic the best of '90s adventure games, but it doesn't quite manage to perfect every aspect.