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For anyone looking for an open-world racing game that guarantees fun, boasts incredible graphics and offers gameplay that strikes a good balance between arcade-style action and realism, the truth is that there are no real alternatives on the market. If you enjoyed the previous instalment, Forza Horizon 6 is a safe bet, provided you’re aware that there’s not much in the way of new features. There was potential to better capture the essence of JDM culture, but even with these shortcomings, it remains a highly appealing game that will steal dozens of hours from you.

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Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is a game that’s easy to recommend to any kind of player. It’s what you might call a ‘cosy game’: accessible, requiring little skill or mental effort, and quick to play. Despite its simplicity, it offers genuinely entertaining moments and is the ideal companion for whiling away time during those little breaks in the day.

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Pragmata gave me a particular sense of enjoyment and interest that I haven’t felt in a Capcom game for a long time, thanks to its originality. It is easy to spot and recognise this Japanese company’s DNA in Pragmata, with the fluidity of the attacks, combat and upgrade systems, although this time the key feature that sets it apart and elevates it to significant heights of execution is the ‘hacking’ element performed by a character who becomes crucial throughout the adventure.

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As a newcomer to the MotoGP franchise, my experience with this year’s edition was positive, thanks to the various assist features provided by the game, which made me feel welcome and will appeal to a wide range of fans of this genre, not to mention the robust handling system and generally impressive visuals. Even so, the adaptive difficulty, which is completely out of kilter or simply poorly implemented, the career mode which, whilst competent, introduces nothing innovative, and the painfully long loading times are some of the drawbacks of a high-speed experience that aims to please both pros and novices alike.

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Saros isn’t just an evolution of Returnal; it’s the culmination of decades of mastery from Housemarque. A must-play game that showcases the PS5’s true potential. The studio hasn’t simply rested on the success of Returnal. It’s a game that manages to be faster, more beautiful and, above all, smarter in the way it respects the player’s time. By balancing challenging difficulty with addictive permanent progression and risk-based mechanics such as Eclipses, the studio has delivered what is, for me, the definitive experience in the roguelike genre.

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Screamer is a game brimming with personality and character, offering an old-school experience that will take you back to simpler times in the world of video games, with updates that are, for the most part, well executed. Despite a story that takes centre stage without merit and some design choices that seem designed to annoy the player, this is, on the whole, a good title within the genre, with a robust onboarding system for the various modes via its campaign mode, plenty of unlockables that don’t break the bank, and handling that, despite initial friction, is worth mastering, making it well worth a look for fans of traditional arcade racing.

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At the moment, Marathon seems to appeal primarily to a hardcore audience – players who view many of its frustrations as features rather than flaws. However, it’s a very different experience from what Bungie has accustomed us to. Those who enjoyed Halo or Destiny may struggle to find the same kind of fun here, at least in the game’s current state. There is potential, no doubt. If it continues to be supported and evolves over time, Marathon may yet become a more solid and appealing proposition. But, for now, it’s a difficult recommendation to make.

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