
This adventure-horror starring a Russian Orthodox nun takes a lot of risks, and mostly sticks the landing.


This adventure-horror starring a Russian Orthodox nun takes a lot of risks, and mostly sticks the landing.

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.

Elsewhere, there's a mission to reach the stratosphere, as well as five "high-speed, low-level" challenges that are also focused on navigating tricky, mountainous terrain without crashing and exploding and dying.

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.

A decent enough expansion, but it doesn't reach the great heights of previous post-launch outings.

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.