Despelote ought to feel idiosyncratic. Set in Ecuador during the country's historic World Cup qualifying campaign in 2001, its protagonist is a half-remembered version of the game's lead developer. Yet there's nothing peculiar about it, either. Despelote is a game so authentic…
Verity Amersham's pockets are overflowing. Her school uniform hides a paperclip, a safety pin, two school badges, two books, a bottle of wine, a bottle of chloroform, a handwritten note, and more. None of it will do any good, as I have failed once again. Verity will be expelled…
A self-described relaxing game about wild swimming, sunk by tedious and ill-explained busywork.
Thank Goodness You're Here! is a funny, cheeky, innuendo-stuffed 2-3 hour adventure game about sausages, pies and slapped bottoms.
A multiplayer first-person shooter in which teams of three fight to capture cash boxes in fully destructible levels, with plentiful parkour and movement abilities.
I feel like I can let a lot of you know whether you'd like Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin with just a few words: it's about micromanagement. Victory is dependent on rapidly issuing movement, attack and ability commands to several small squads of soldiers, and your units will pay a heavy price if your attention leaves them for more than a few moments.
Our review of Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty will explain whether CD Projekt Red's much-maligned FPS-RPG has finally had the modifications it needs.
A cute and creepy adventure game about three young friends exploring a small town and uncovering the secrets that lie beneath its surface.
A rhythm first-person shooter in which bursting demons to the beat makes your weapons more powerful.
Exo One is an epic sci-fi journey in which you control a rolling, gliding spaceship, but despite its vast and dramatic vistas, it quickly grows repetitive.
Cyberpunk 2077 is huge, sprawling, complex, and deeply flawed. It’s at its best as a fairly straightforward singleplayer action game, with likable characters and thrilling capers in a fascinatingly detailed open world that looks better than any game before it. It’s at its worst if you want it to be an RPG, an approach-as-you-please Deus Ex successor, or a polished piece of software. I enjoyed my time with it a lot, and I even want more of it, though I’m going to spend years complaining about its flaws. I’ll enjoy the complaining, too.
Our Teardown review explains why this game about smashing into buildings and stealing their contents is a marvel.
A roguelike in which every pixel is simulated, and a rare partnering of technical witchery and compelling game design. Read our Noita review for more.
Spelunky 2 rejuvenates the classic roguelike platformer with a huge number of smart, elegant additions.
The result, for me, was anxiety. A low background hum of “did I miss something”, combined with the high notes of being unable to find the next new area. It was enough to shade my entire experience with Carrion, turning a pleasant enough Metroidvania with a one-of-a-kind protagonist into something I felt like I was struggling to escape from.
