It is playful. It's fun. It's climbing inside a giant wedding cake, riding flying letters, taking part in a giant cooking show with eggs that are excited to be boiled kind of fun.
Ubisoft's epic new action adventure is a fun, family-friendly game that can get grindy, but is still here to save your Christmas. Read the full review here.
For fans of the series it’s really entertaining. It might not set the world on fire, but you can set some virtual bits on fire yourself if you want.
This interactive horror is better than the first volume of the DPA, but it's still more B-movie snicker-fest than spine-tingling. Read the full review for more
An accomplished horror adventure, Amnesia: Rebirth is a worthy entry in the Amnesia series that never quite gets as original as you might hope.
A charming 3D puzzle game with many hidden surprises, I Am Dead's low-pressure treasure hunt and sense of fun is another good tonic for trying times.
Only a month ago I wrote about Family, a free investigation game about plotting the movements of musicians across a (fi…
Inkle's marriage of Arthurian storytelling and turn-based strategy is elegant and replayable - if, perhaps, a little opaque at times. Read the full review here:
A tough but super stylish investigate 'em up that'll have you dancing all the way to the murder trial. Probably through some blood from a ritual massacre.
The pacing makes this one a very slow burn, but Tell Me Why is a good entry into Dontnod's library of stories about families and sad magic.
No Straight Roads feels like a less good version of Sayonara Wild Hearts, and if you want a rhythm action game I can’t really recommend the former over the latter.
Spiritfarer's cosy management is a thousand acts of kindness, beautifully done. It will make you sad, but it even does that in a kind way.
Maid Of Sker is more frightening when it’s not trying to scare you.
Eco Lifestyle adds some of the most interesting stuff to The Sims 4 I’ve ever seen.
Oh Saints Row. It is not you that have changed, but I.