The Missing is a dark, confronting puzzle-platformer that offers light at the end of the tunnel.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a startlingly original detective adventure full of murder, mutiny, and monsters.
Call of Cthulhu is a mostly competent, occasionally chilling adventure ruined by unspeakable horrors.
11-11: Memories Retold is an exquisitely painted, touchingly told and occasionally tedious war story.
Underworld Ascendant misses the mark with almost every shot. Even when freed from the expectations its historical baggage brings, it is a clear failure.
An emphasis on stealth, scouting, and ambushing give Mutant Year Zero's tactical combat a thrilling spin.
The Eternal Castle Remastered is a stunning, evocative cinematic platformer that recalls a long-past era of PC gaming.
At The Gates is a fresh, invigorating, more personal take on the grand strategy game, but a lacking late-game holds it back from greatness.
The follow-up to Sunless Seas is an adventure that conjures up a journey of endless wonder, where seemingly anything is possible.
With embellished diplomatic options and climate change bringing new strategic choices, Gathering Storm is a whole new way to play Civ VI.
Eastshade is a rare first-person open world game about doing nice things and bringing communities together, a genuinely feelgood and gorgeous experience.
The Occupation is a smart, story-driven stealth adventure, the sort of game that gets under your skin in ways you didn't even realize.
Hypnospace Outlaw is a time capsule of the late '90s internet that has a message for today.
Pathway is a workmanlike XCOM-lite whose breezy tone stumbles into some tired tropes.
Anno 1800 is a beautiful and comprehensive yet strangely cold Industrial Age city builder.
Pathologic 2 offers a hauntingly bleak tale, then does its best to stop you from experiencing it.
Imperator: Rome is grand strategy on a modest scale.
It's a smartly designed game at its core, despite the distractions. Just like a lone zombie can bring about your demise, sometimes one strong idea is enough.
Night Call is an absorbing noir adventure with plenty of heart.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a robust hybrid strategy game that adds a fifth X to the 4X genre.