A teardrop of bog bordered by slithers of fertile ground. The locals call it Natrixia – I call it Sausage Island, and it's at the heart of my domain in Anno 117: Pax Romana. Read more
Ten hours into Arc Raiders, I felt betrayal's sharp sting for the first time. The round began with generosity. I met a fellow raider who had dropped me a rare shotgun as well as a damaged heat sink to upgrade my workbench. They asked nothing in return. It was one of many…
During my first two hours serving Strange Antiquities ' customers, I tugged the bronze pendulum of an ornate clock at least a dozen times, wondering what the resulting spin and settle of its hands meant. I checked my occult encyclopaedia's index for mentions of time and compared…
Excellent VR combat and movement wedged inside a repetitive quest system.
A deep melee combat system creates moments of gory multiplayer medieval magic.
A fascinating, fantastical world let down by plodding pacing.
An Indiana Jones-inspired adventure that fails to tread new ground.
Sekiro has the best swordfights in any video game. It leans too heavily on its mediocre stealth, but its satisfying combat will keep you going through hundreds of brutal deaths.
A sometimes brilliant but noticeably buggy immersive sim about investigative journalism.
Punchy combat and a pretty setting can’t hide Darksiders 3's flaws.
The strength of its new dinos will pull me back now and again, if only to float around aimlessly on my favourite Gasbag. But as the last of the planned expansions for Ark, Extinction is far from the swan song that I was hoping for.
The surreal horror spectacles don't make up for dull detective work.
PES doesn't quite hit the mark this year.
Ambitious ideas and a twisting story are marred by bad design choices.
A great on-field baseball sim with solid online play.
