Alan Wen
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It makes sense for the medium really, since a lot of games are about repeating challenges and learning from them until you get better. And there has certainly been a more noticeable trend for time loops recently, from this year’s PS5 blockbuster Returnal to upcoming assassination shooter Deathloop, while another Annapurna...
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword gets plenty of hate these days as a late release on the Wii when most people had gotten over motion controls. Many argue this Zelda entry hasn’t aged well, especially compared to a game-changing masterpiece like Breath of the Wild, or even two other...
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a small-scale affair, both in terms of technical scope and dramatic themes, when compared to its award-winning inspirations. It’s not especially memorable but it has just enough warmth and wit to get you through a spare Sunday afternoon.
Sumire
A beautiful love letter to Japanese games and culture with a simple but heartfelt narrative from start to finish that’s both comforting and life-affirming.
After a few awkward years, a new first-person perspective in the most recent entry finally modernised the Resident Evil series while returning it to its horror roots.
While the pre-installed platformer Astro’s Playroom did initially delight us showing off the hardware, it was essentially a glorified tech demo that others haven’t quite tried to match, especially as we’re still in that awkward cross-gen phase. And even as fantastic Demon’s Souls is, that’s still a remake of an...
It doesn’t immediately appear to offer anything new, given its sci-fi premise is also about humanity looking for a fresh start, as your custom character is among the first to land on the lush alien planet of Enoch, which looks like something out of Halo or Horizon Zero Dawn.
After finally capturing the attention of the West with Monster Hunter World, which made the long-running monster slaying series more attractive to Western players with big bold graphics, seamless online play and more accessible systems, its latest entry proves that it hasn’t forgotten its native Japanese audience, to whom the...
Tarsier Studio’s follow-up to its terrifying breakout horror puzzle-platformer may not be strictly a longer game, but by setting itself beyond the confines of the underwater Maw of the first game, it certainly feels like a bigger game, with even more horrible locales and moments to give you goosebumps.
Tarsier Studio’s follow-up to its terrifying breakout horror puzzle-platformer may not be strictly a longer game, but by setting itself beyond the confines of the underwater Maw of the first game, it certainly feels like a bigger game, with even more horrible locales and moments to give you goosebumps.
Olija
Olija subverts the expectations of an unforgiving old-school adventure for something more fun and breezing, verging on slapstick combat, yet still dripping with atmosphere thanks to its impressionistic pixel art and excellent audio. Being a castaway makes for a good escape.
While you might have hoped for a bigger blockbuster to take that honour, The Medium nonetheless aims to be a proper next-gen horror title from Polish developer Bloober Team, who have spent recent years carving out a niche in psychological horror games like Layers of Fear and Blair Witch.
