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A heartwarming adventure that gives back — one paw print at a time.
Sega takes the kart racing crown with variety, chaos, and charm.
The first Yooka-Laylee was Playtonic Games’ attempt to revitalize that classic Nintendo 64-style 3D platforming collect-a-thon. Yooka-Replaylee aimed to take that formula and modernize it for contemporary gamers, and they have absolutely succeeded. While Yooka-Replaylee makes its predecessor obsolete by comparison, the experience itself stands alone as a mighty fun 3D platforming adventure.
Date Everything – When Household Objects Steal Your Heart
If you’ve ever wanted to throw hands with your “co-workers” and somehow get promoted for it, Stick it to the Stickman is your dream come true.
Ready or Not has the potential to be something special, but it currently feels like a missed opportunity.
Level-5’s low-stakes casual RPG blends action-adventure with the laid-back chill aspects of a Life-sim. Explore the island and unravel its mysteries, or relax and tend to the garden. Regardless of the path chosen, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is sure to steal time away from anyone who plays!
Splitgate 2 delivers on many fronts: movement, visuals, gunplay, and general polish are all impressive. But in trying to be sleek and accessible, it also softens the impact of its most unique feature — portals. When they work, they’re brilliant. But too often, they feel optional in a game that should be centered around them.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is one of the most ambitious games in the franchise, offering a solid farming sim and action RPG experience with meaningful improvements and customization.
The Plucky Squire is an incredibly inventive and unique amalgamation of 2D and 3D gameplay. Its charming little story is played out with a comedic tone and sarcastic humor that is a welcomed accompaniment to the incredibly fun-to-play gameplay.
Animal Well is one of those games where the less you know, the better. The implausible amount of secrets within Billy Basso’s first official release will keep many engaged for 10+ hours.
Lunar Lander Beyond is an excellent example of an updated classic that keeps players hooked.
Sonic’s latest adventure brings him back to his roots while modernizing that classic 2D formula. While the gameplay doesn’t reach the highs of Sonic Mania, it doesn’t hit rock bottom in the way of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Sonic Superstars is a fun adventure, full of many surprises, which will delight fans of the blue hedgehog, and 2D platforming as a whole.
High on Knife is a fun return to the High on Life world Squanch Games created. That said, the adventure seems rather short, taking between 2 to 3 hours to complete. While the post-game does provide players with additional side missions, and an excuse to further explore the DLCs new areas, none of them feel particularly substantial.
Assassin's Creed Mirage utilizes all the improvements and mechanics that the Assassin's Creed franchise has established and worked to improve on over the last 15 years.
Everspace 2 is a solidly successful sequel, offering players more of what they loved from the first game while shifting away from the rogue-like trappings. The game provides a larger world with higher stakes, improved story, and more ship customization options.
The core gameplay hook of shifting reality via photography is incredibly well implemented. This results in an incredibly fun experience from start to finish.
Final Fantasy XVI brings the heat with a roller coaster ride if a story and a top-tier combat system.
Diablo IV has done a good job of delivering an exciting and enjoyable storyline and providing hours of exciting entertainment, whether playing alone or with companions.
Between exploring Black Iron Prison, and discovering the secrets that haunt, The Callstio Protocol is an atmospheric fright!