I can't get Fish Sticks out of my head. Not the food, but the stray cat with a squished face and stubby legs that I wrangled into my shack in Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel’s new roguelite strategy game, Mewgenics. The shop, the pub, the dentist; no matter where I go, I…
I was, like so many of my 1990s-born peers, a huge Sims girlie. I spent hundreds of hours as a teen and young adult making people I knew, characters from shows I was obsessing over, or original characters I wanted to experiment with, and diligently following their life paths and…
In The Siege Of Paris DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a viking travels to Paris for some solid assassination fun, and all the usual flab that comes with it.
Road 96's political road trip is an exciting and entertaining time because of its cast and the piecemeal nature of its storytelling, more than the story itself.
Naraka: Bladepoint is a punishing melee battle royale that frustrates before it elates, but rewards perseverance. It's also got excellent grappling hooks.
It saves its best tricks until last, but Axiom Verge 2 is another enthralling Metroidvania from solo dev Thomas Happ, and a retro-infused feast for the senses.
The strategic battles of Carrier Command 2 have potential for co-op, but single player has you spinning a few two many plates for it to be really enjoyable
Life Is Strange: True Colors has the most interesting power and likeable cast I can remember in a Life Is Strange game. I just wish it did more with its story.