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Men In Black: Most Wanted not only knows its source so well, but also its medium. Most Wanted delivers a fun overarching story as episodic beats with interesting exploration and logic puzzles, as well as fun set pieces for shootouts. Unique controls and a welcoming cartoon atmosphere make the game a delight to be in.
Avid fans of indie cozy sandbox building games such as Make Room, Tiny Glade, and Palia will be wonderfully pleased with Log Away, offering players a chance to build and design their dream cabin retreat. However, some optimization and performance issues, and a restrictive-sized plot hindered gameplay and creativity if players are willing to overcome them.
Nightdive improves upon its original port with Blood: Refreshed Supply. It feels great and looks amazing, and the creative guns and level design will keep you hooked, even if it's initially a bit hard of a game to get into.
Octopath Traveler 0 is the weakest entry in the series so far. Its turn-based system is still top-notch, but it trades in compelling characters for a false sense of freedom.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is another fantastic beat 'em up from developer Tribute Games. With a large cast of heroes and the tag-team system, Cosmic Invasion offers a fresh experience for fans of the genre.
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is another great port by Nightdive, featuring modern improvements to the game's visuals and accessibility features like Gamepad support. Guns feel powerful, and enemies are equally deadly, but Outlaws is let down by its lack of gun variety and obtuse level design.
Developer Mimmox packed quite the punch with their indie gaming debut, UMAMI, and gave us more than the entire meal and dessert! As much as we can include as many food-related puns and idioms to express how blissfully enjoyable puzzle-solving is, it's the moments that remain for a long time despite its short gameplay length.
Deadpool VR is an arcadey hack and slash adventure with the promise of a Deadpool that never stops talking. While some of the cutscenes are longwinded and the melee gameplay isn't great, the shooting and movement options allow you to set up fun combos. There's a lot of replayability, but long levels might discourage you from too much backtracking.
A nightmare to navigate, but you wake up to the most beautiful clash of non-intrusive puzzle gameplay, and fully realised visual design; the game Lumines was always meant to be.
Possessor(s) is perfectly fine while it's happening, but its rote exploration and weak enemy variety mean it'll be hard to remember once it's over.
Tales of Xillia Remastered is a solid port of the original PS3 version with plenty of quality of life updates to go along with it.
A soaring exercise of how to refresh a franchise, Once Upon a KATAMARI consistently stays neck-and-neck with its history, sometimes surpassing it.
Derivative, degenerative, and largely despondent in what it offers, the completely unnecessary co-operative core of this Painkiller reboot is what sabotages its potential.
While there's little wrong with The Outer Worlds 2, it doesn't have a pull that will keep players wanting to devote hours to it.
Pokémon Legends ZA is an incredible new entry set in a world that's as alive as the characters that inhabit it. The new battle system adds a unique level of chaos to keep battles constantly fresh, and exploring the world for new Pokémon never gets old.
PowerWash Simulator 2 comes fully soaped up with new map locations, more objects and buildings to clean, and much-needed adjustments and optimizations for a surprisingly enjoyable gameplay experience. However, with a blueprint set in stone for the first release, the developer didn't do much to shake it up, leaving the game to feel more like a continuation or expansion rather than a traditional sequel.
Ninja Gaiden 4 is a rollercoaster of action, with a rich combat system to master and plenty of badass scenarios to overcome. Ryu's sections don't live up to the hype, nor does the writing. Even so, this is the best action game to come out in years, and perhaps Platinum's greatest hit yet.
Ball x Pit's glorious, anarchic chaos makes it a must-play roguelite for fans of over-the-top arcade fun, despite a couple of minor stumbles.
Ghost of Yotei builds on the foundation of its predecessor and offers more polished gameplay, but its uninspired tale of vengeance drags instead of soars.
Battlefield 6's campaign features a short and disappointing story filled with military jargon and not much else, but the multiplayer is the real highlight here. Multiplayer will absolutely keep players addicted with its strong progression system, vast maps, and outstanding gunplay.