Christopher Livingston
With old friends, new enemies, and an exciting story, revisiting City 17 in VR is a thrill in Half-Life: Alyx.
Charming, deep, and constantly surprising, Dave the Diver is packed with activities and full of heart.
The excellent franchise mode adds loads of depth and decision making, and on-field play is livelier than ever.
A beautiful and engrossing detective game packed with mysteries, puzzles, and intrigue.
One of the best open world games to come along in ages.
Frostpunk is a stressful, stylish, and addictive survival management game filled with incredibly difficult choices.
A few rough edges don't stop Outward from being a gem of an RPG.
A challenging and inventive set of mysteries to solve tied together with a brilliant storyline.
The turn-based combat isn't the best, but it's a delightfully written RPG absolutely packed with humor.
A delightful update that fills the original game with even more humorous and thoughtful rabbit holes to get lost in.
Creative hacking and covert multiplayer modes bring exciting new life to otherwise familiar open-world man-shooting.
A complex, challenging, and grimly satisfying simulator.
A handful of flaws, but this fun and addictive city-builder still climbs high.
A tense and spooky strategy roguelike that's as satisfying as it is harrowing.
A survival colony builder that generates stories of triumph, disaster, and white-knuckle rescues.
A novel and challenging survival game that puts you in the driver's seat of one the best cars in videogames.
A dark, engrossing, and challenging narrative card and crafting game.
A charming space sandbox that will keep you busy and entertained for hours.
A brilliant setting, new systems, and familiar features blend together for a strong prequel to the Assassin's Creed series.
An intriguing mystery adventure with outstanding writing and performances.