Baba is You is a clever, challenging indie puzzle game that often confounds, though not always in satisfying ways.
Ethereal's frustrating technical issues are alleviated by the satisfying challenge of its puzzles.
Fantastic world design, exciting combat, and a seemingly unending sense of meaningful progression make it easy to get completely rapt by The Division 2.
Hypnospace Outlaw is a time capsule of the late '90s internet that has a message for today.
Objects in Space comes in the guise of a mid-'90s adventure game, but it is an sharp callback with plenty of its own magic to bring to the table.
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.
Set within the modest confines of a Taiwanese apartment in the 1980s, Devotion paints a terrifying picture of family life with nuanced storytelling and an insidious atmosphere.
Ape Out prioritizes style over substance, but it's weird and interesting enough to justify a play.
BioWare's Anthem has good ideas, but most of those ideas don't end up working well together.
Eastshade is a rare first-person open world game about doing nice things and bringing communities together, a genuinely feelgood and gorgeous experience.
Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic continuation of Far Cry 5 doesn't feel as different as it looks, but it does have a worthwhile twist.
Jump Force provides strategic tag-team arena-based combat that's filled with fun references to Shonen Jump manga, but the game's story leaves much to be desired.
By broadening its horizons, Metro loses some of the series' focus. But Exodus makes up for it with thrilling encounters and a crew you'll want to follow to the ends ...
With embellished diplomatic options and climate change bringing new strategic choices, Gathering Storm is a whole new way to play Civ VI.
God Eater 3 is the most polished that the series has been, but new developer Marvelous hasn't managed to buff out all the cracks.
Respawn hammers out a lot of the dents in battle royale, and its addition of some of the best ideas in shooters gives a new shine to the genre.
Astroneer's stunning planets play stage to a serene yet underpowered journey.
The follow-up to Sunless Seas is an adventure that conjures up a journey of endless wonder, where seemingly anything is possible.
Challenging, accessible and engaging. Downwell is a focused action-platformer done well.
Mage's Initiation blends adventure game and RPG influences to mimic the best of '90s adventure games, but it doesn't quite manage to perfect every aspect.
The Hong Kong Massacre is a little janky, but it mostly replicates the wild Hong Kong action cinema that inspired it with aplomb.
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