While Still Wakes the Deep is a beautiful work of atmosphere and tension, all that can be shattered by its strictly linear trappings.
Bleak realism meets absurdist fairytale in a stylish, surreal, and astonishingly surefooted - if mechanically unadventurous - exploration of faith, free will, and demonic temptation.
Developer Balloon Studios cultivates a beautiful puzzle game with the timeless allure of a summer's day stroll.
Ubisoft's long-in-the-works pirate adventure boasts a beautiful world and bombastic ship-to-ship combat, but it sinks amid boring busywork and tedious traversal.
Structural complexity and a magpie's eye for pilfering makes for a strange, fragmentary journey into nightmare.
Developer Harebrained Schemes returns with an evocative and pulpy tactical adventure, where enjoyable turn-based combat just about offsets some woeful real-time stealth.
Lorenzo Redaelli follows up 2020's uncompromising The Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star with a pulverising, shape-shifting visual novel of friendship, post-COVID trauma, and horror in the blistering Italian sun that's as artistically dazzling as it is emotionally raw.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a cerebral but hugely characterful stealth tactics game filled with creativity and depth. And fun pirate stuff.
Far more than just a Monster Hunter clone, Wild Hearts exceeds expectations and then some, mixing streamlined action with inventive new toys.
An imaginative co-op experience that demands communication and teamwork, and conjures something memorable and unique as a result.
A stylish, dreamily wrought open-world detective adventure that dances masterfully on the edge of cosmic nightmare.
A characterful, frequently charming sequel that doesn't quite match up to the original - and somehow performs worse.
A stylish and smart take on the beloved theme park formula, Parkitect is a winner.
This ambitious survival game emerges from Early Access fully featured but just as in danger of toppling in on itself as ever before.
Sega's brilliant puzzler Puyo Puyo makes a long overdue return to the west as part of this outstanding package.
This colourful co-op puzzler is an ingenious treat that's sadly a little on the small side.
Despite lacklustre management options, Frontier creates one of the finest park construction simulators yet.
Charming yet utterly aimless, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a curious off-shoot that's best for those with a sweet tooth.