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If you can put the technical issues aside, this is the definitive way to experience Kratos & Atreus' ongoing journey. God of War: Ragnarök is a fantastic sequel and shows a studio at the peak of their game making powers.
Although Starfield: Shattered Space isn't objectively terrible, it's both lacking in content and creativity, and serves as a staunch reminder that not every game's first major update in over a year can be as good as Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
There's plenty of potential in this first Naughty Pack. Hopefully it will be successful enough to encourage the development of something newer and more substantial in future instalments.
Frostpunk 2, while not as depressingly winter wonderland-y wonderful as its predecessor, is still as solid as ice in a pre-global warming whiteout.
Astro Bot is a truly remarkable feat of platforming, and one which puts the wonder back into gaming in a way that very few titles manage.
Star Wars Outlaws is a strong game that's pulled back by a few issues here and there. It does, however, suck you in and it's easy to get lost in side-missions and the day-to-day life of its many locations.
The gaming equivalent of an alleycat: it's rough around the edges, but you'll learn to grow fond of it despite its numerous quirks.
Shadow of the Erdtree is more Elden Ring, with added Dark Souls flavouring. It's hard to look past the brilliance of it all, really.
Trepang2: Bladekisser, much like Ready or Not's recent expansion, isn't exactly expansive, but it is solid and adds more great content to an already great game.
Like many yearly franchises, F1 Manager 24 shows signs of a copy and paste method to its development with a few additions to differentiate it from past releases. It suffers for that, yet remains the only title of its kind for avid fans of the sport.
Ready or Not: Home Invasion isn't the most meaty expansion on the market, but it's still a great addition to a great game.
A robust walking sim mixed with some scares should have made a great indie game, but Shift 87 flunks the landing, making it hard to recommend.
Sugar Mess is a surprisingly decent and varied VR experience. It may be short, but it's exceptionally sweet.
Broken Roads has elements of a great RPG, but they're buried beneath a broken quest system, tedious combat and numerous bugs.
Tales From Candleforth impresses with its music, visuals and (mostly) logical puzzles, but falls short in both the story and scares departments.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants is lacking in both content and quality - a cynical console port of an ageing arcade game, which does right by neither the source material nor the fanbase.
Although Headquarters: World War II's premise is far from unique, the same thankfully can't be said for its gameplay, which is both superbly enjoyable and a welcome departure from the tried-and-not-always-true likes of Company of Heroes.
Rauniot won't appeal to mainstream point-and-click fans and its grim content places it further into niche territory, but there's still something intriguing about its desolate world... if you can stomach the game's quirks.
If you want to spend a couple of hours pacing back and forth between screens filled with identically speaking characters and a dreary story, Skaramazuzu will tick your box. For everyone else, it's a game which looks far better than it plays.
If you have the time and the inclination Rise of the Ronin is a deep game with a rich, character-driven, story. However, you'll have to do battle with the controls, the multitude of systems, and endless reserves of useless loot, as well as your enemies, to get there.