Dominic Tarason
Tense, haunting and beautiful. Inventory shenanigans aside, one of the best survival horror games yet.
Not just a great sequel, but a thoughtful and human narrative adventure wrapped in a satisfying and beautiful puzzle game.
On par with its (excellent) predecessors, Shadow Gambit trades some focused design for deeply compelling piratical freedom.
Some scuff-marks aside, A Hat in Time is a creative, playful, and polished tribute to a genre that doesn't get nearly enough love on PC.
A game that pushes VR's boundaries. Strange, playful and committed to creativity, but intense if you're new to VR.
There's a few bolts that could be tightened up here and there, but Jagged Alliance is back in business.
Bigger, better, more refined than its predecessor. Perhaps standing out a little less now, but with vast potential.
A small but satisfying strategy puzzler that comes, does its job and leaves without fuss.
Despite a capricious early game, Astrea is a very pretty, refreshing & tense spin on the tried-and-true deckbuilder.
Stuffed with content and pathos, Infinite Wealth delivers a near-excessive amount of urban crime-drama adventure.
A creative fusion of familiar platformer elements that improves with time and investment, and proof that Evening Star is more than just the Sonic Mania crew.
This heartfelt, engaging reprise of a classic falls just shy of greatness due to a lack of fresh ideas and endurance.
Cozy, meandering fun for One Piece fans, but swabbies should set sail from other ports.
Old-school Yakuza for better or worse, but still a good point of entry for newcomers.
What it lacks in charm, Temtem makes up for with mechanical depth and involved multiplayer.
A graphically gorgeous descendant of Myst, paradoxically limited by its own ambitions.
An exciting concept begging for structural refinements and more meat on its robot bones.
For all its many flaws, LOTR: Gollum is an oft-beautiful and oddly endearing adventure.
Beautiful, polished and painfully hollow. Ravenlok's bones are immaculate, but lack meat or connective tissue.
Simple, satisfying, vertical and easy to binge on, like a tube of Pringles. Hyakki Castle feels like a generic alternative. It'll fill the gap for a while, but once you pop, stopping might be easier than you'd hope.