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Hellraiser: Revival gets the themes and look absolutely nailed down, but with a 'constantly on' story, it betrays itself as players will find themselves quickly desensitized.
Order of the Sinking Star takes a gaming mechanic that has been around as long as gaming and hasn't stopped iterating upon it. A must have for puzzle gamers, but maybe a second guess for the Switch version for right now.
Forever Ago is a wonderfully meditative narrative experience. It expresses the profound in the mundane parts of life beautifully.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a fine expansion that lengthens the base game to a comfortable degree without being overwhelming. While some jank and difficulty remain, it's clear things have improved in more ways than one.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer provides excellent, exhilarating racing gameplay, a cheesy but enjoyable underdog story, and some clunky roguelike trappings.
Gears of War: E-Day is the best game in the series. The story gives us an up-close and personal look at the events of E-Day, providing a horror-filled and harrowing experience. Meanwhile, the enhancements to movement are very welcome, and gunplay feels more varied with a great roster of weapons and the inclusion of mods.
End of Abyss does a fantastic job of creating an eerie world that you'll want to explore, however, once you start unlocking upgrades you'll begin to lose the feeling of tension. Map glitches make retracing steps a confusing experience.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has a lot going for it. It's full to the brim with plane customization, a bucket load of missions, and a lengthy story. Despite some pacing and difficulty issues, it's a fine addition to the series.
As usual, Nightdive knocks it out of the park by revitalizing classic titles with enhanced visuals, gameplay improvements, and accessibility. From a gameplay perspective, SiN Reloaded is a decent shooter bursting with personality, but it has a problem standing out among the pack.
Silent Hill: Townfall is a terrifying and incredibly immersive experience, putting heavy emphasis on hide-and-seek horror. The first-person perspective is a new take on the series, but it tackles familiar, psychological themes, making it worthy of the Silent Hill name.
Control Resonant delivers on Remedy's signature weirdness, with psychedelic views, wonderfully woo-woo writing, and intriguing mysteries around every corner. Unfortunately, the combat that connects every great moment feels mundane, repetitive, and limited, and it doesn't get truly fun until nearly the eleventh hour.
Marvel's Wolverine seems to get in its own way by crafting a fun but overly stuffed storyline and a lack of variety in combat (partially Logan's fault). The full experience invokes classic action hack-and-slash titles but doesn't do much to elevate.
Sprawl zero might take inspiration from a few of the 2000s best shooters, with a huge amount of guns that somehow all work and feel distinct. Its story is a bit obtuse, but it's easy to ignore that when you're slinging crates at baddies and blocking tons of bullets with a force field... or even pulverizing them with your fists.
The long-anticipated arrival of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault from developer Digital Sun is definitely worth the wait, even after spending months in Early Access. The sequel is a well-polished release that strengthens the best aspects of the game, from its overall story, roguelike mechanics, and combat, engaging shopkeeping features, and worldbuilding, despite minor technical issues being a slight nuisance.
Orbitals is a great bite-sized adventure that lures you in with nostalgic anime and then captures you with a wide variety of puzzle-solving gameplay.
Star Wars Zero Company is an excellent tactics game, with strong core mechanics and plenty of customization on offer. Set near the end of the Clone Wars, its story is exciting, and the cast of characters feels complex and real.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a mystery from step one, filled with entertaining but not particularly difficult puzzles. It's a story worth experiencing.
Blood Dungeon marries the gameplay of Spelunky and Vampire Survivors, resulting in a chaotic concoction. It's wacky and a bit outrageous, but if you're able to relish in the chaos, you'll be rewarded with an addicting experience with plenty of new things to constantly throw your way.
Wild Blue Skies falls way short of the mark, making every attempt capture Star Fox 64's spirit without taking any risk to be original in its own right.
Agent 64 manages to capture some of the charm from GoldenEye 007, including gunplay that feels right at home on mouse and keyboard. Still, there are some rough edges that detract from the experience, including boring story objectives and poor multiplayer map design.