
Seafaring misanthropy, with crafting: Skull and Bones is a fun game about boats hamstrung by today's live service conventions.


Seafaring misanthropy, with crafting: Skull and Bones is a fun game about boats hamstrung by today's live service conventions.

Gory and moody, The Callisto Protocol doesn't mess with the survival horror formula.

A brilliant action roguelike that's only as complex as you want it to be.

A retro-styled Metroidvania that relies too heavily on nostalgia.

A prickly 2D Metroidvania with a curious twist.

An engaging, vibrant and challenging platformer that adds narrative to a genre often shy of it.

Attack pirates, steal their gold, demolish their bosses, rinse. Repeat.

A blissfully fluid action game with a compelling twist, let down occasionally by tedious encounters.

You'd be forgiven for giving up after an hour, but for those who persist, Rain World is a singular experience.

A beautiful adventure platformer with a 16-bit veneer, but with very modern themes.

Metanet perfects its longrunning floaty ninja platformer.

A deeply satisfying, self-contained adventure that plays to the series' strengths while not adding anything particularly novel.

A challenging and atmospheric platformer with a remarkable sense of tension, occasionally let down by finicky controls and unfair fail states.

A big, beautiful, sprawling action RPG full of rich stories, and suffused with an oppressive darkness.