Supergiant's first ever sequel may feel very comfortable and familiar, but Hades' best weapon remains the power of surprise.
Arkane's vampire thriller is muddled and deeply compromised, but has moments of real charm.
An indie prequel with a disarming number of ideas to share.
An escape from alien invasion, with beautiful art direction.
This is a slight muddle of a game, but it has its pleasures.
Knockabout sugary fun for four players.
Abe's Exoddus gets a generous upgrade in this slightly patchy adventure.
This Greek myth has a few borrowings too many.
A fast-paced arcade game with the soul of a puzzler.
The classic formula gets an energising remix in this standalone charmer.
Rogue Corps is elevated at times by the fact that it's hard to truly screw up a twin-stick shooter.
A homage to the genre-blending classic ActRaiser that never quite gets off the ground.
A brisk free-roaming action game with a clicker-ish heart.
Beneath the bland mascot lurks a decent arcade game.
Care, generosity and love have gone into this attempt to recreate some legendary tactics games, but is it enough?
Ubisoft's late-stage toys-to-life entry is pretty, derivative and slightly lacking in charm.
Kite the good fight.
Bubsy's return is more than a little underwhelming.
Improvements abound, but Knack's adventures still suffer from a lack of charm.
This ruminative travel game is beautiful, poised, and a little predictable.