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Kaan Serin·Mar 5, 2024

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Berserk Boy is a dashing action platformer that borrows from the greats, and builds frantic, ever-changing movesets on top.

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Rick Lane·Mar 5, 2024

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More off-roading excellence from the series formerly known as Spintires, although its scientific theme is not as interesting as it could be.

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Katharine Castle·Mar 4, 2024

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There are a few rough edges here and there, but The Thaumaturge is a compelling and meaty detective RPG with a rich and reactive plot, and whose branching storylines really let you walk the line between vice and virtue.

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Matt Cox·Mar 1, 2024

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Sons Of The Forest is a properly transportive trip to an island full of jerks - if you look past the clunky combat and immersion-sapping progress gates.

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Katharine Castle·Feb 28, 2024

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A handsome remaster of an already modern-feeling Star Wars FPS, but even Nightdive's welcome updates can't disguise some of its older, more obtuse edges.

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Sin Vega·Feb 27, 2024

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A familiar yet solid revival of late 90s FPS action that brings back a few annoyances but still sticks the landing.

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Ed Thorn·Feb 23, 2024

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After 11 years of development, Ubisoft Singapore's open world pirate-venture is a deeply ungenerous live service that's so dull, I'd turn anywhere else for entertainment.

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Katharine Castle·Feb 23, 2024

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An endearing fantasy adventure driven by a more puzzle-led variation of Papers, Please's border checks. It may lack the moral greyness of its source material, but this is still a winsome tale about the rippling effect of everyday decisions.

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Katharine Castle·Feb 22, 2024

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Solium Infernum is a devilishly tricky backstab simulator that's rich with strategic possibility, but the long tail here is definitely in its multiplayer.

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Alice Bell·Feb 21, 2024

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Last Epoch is a worthy mid-point ARPG that has fun with its fantasy time travelling world, and makes crafting and building towards percentage point increases actually rewarding. Even fun!

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Jon Bailes·Feb 20, 2024

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There's much to admire in Ironwood's car-based survival sim, not least the detail that's gone into the old banger you pilot and the weird lands you have to explore, which force you to learn their quirks and keep your wits about you. As a crafting game, however, it's rather unforgiving and laborious, requiring a lot of thankless graft if you want to stay on the road and unlock more inventive equipment.

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Katharine Castle·Feb 19, 2024

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A clever roguelike card game about cheating your way to victory, Balatro is a generous and mesmeric take on poker with endless strategic possibilities.

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Kaan Serin·Feb 19, 2024

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Riot Forge bows out with an overly grindy crafting game that annoys more often than it delights.

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Alice Bell·Feb 14, 2024

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink is a slick and colourful JRPG that knows what it thinks is cool. The combat is kind of weightless, but it's layered and fun - if you can be bothered to get to the bottom of it.

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Ed Thorn·Feb 13, 2024

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Impeccable action and clever details make this a rare breed of live service co-op shooter, where the focus lies squarely on laughter instead of racking up loot.