Tekken 8 is a marked improvement over Tekken 7 and a perfectly executed balancing act, keeping older players happy while revealing its trademark freedom to newcomers.
A huge improvement over the original, and a captivating journey from beginning to end.
Beautiful, horrifying, and impressively updated through the power of Unreal Engine 5, Layers of Fear is a deft upgrade for two horror gems.
A supremely satisfying turn-based strategy spin-off, and one of Persona's best ever stories.
An even better version of one of the best Early Access survival games.
Sand Land proves once again that Akira Toriyama and video games are a perfect match.
For The King 2 is surprisingly one of the most tactically challenging games of 2023, but suffers from being a bit too much of the same next to the previous monarch.
A fun, if repetitive, kart racer whose charms are sullied by its predatory microtransactions targeted right at young children.
Dead Island 2 is hampered by dull design choices, repetitive combat, and a painfully weak story, with its only saving grace being its great performance on PC.
This throwback management sim's incredible building tools are let down by a limp campaign and a serious lack of depth.
Lacking both depth and balance, Cursed Clash is ultimately a transparent attempt at trying to sell something solely based on its association with a popular IP.
The game barely qualifies as playable given its myriad of technical issues, but even when it is working as intended, you'll wish that it wasn't.
Smooth online matches and an impressively in-depth story already put Street Fighter 6 leagues above the competition.