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Cthulu: The Cosmic Abyss wraps an intricate puzzle game in the shell of a beautifully designed, if familiar, Lovecraftian atmospheric horror experience that strikes a delicate balance between allowing you to solve problems on your own and consistently propelling you forward.
As a spiritual successor to Project CARS 2, Project Motor Racing takes a major step forward in how cars handle and environments feel, but at full price, its limited content and lack of guidance leave it firmly targeted at hardcore racing fans.
The Outer Worlds 2 is a more expansive, more choice-heavy, and more satisfying western RPG that stands above most of its recent peers.
Despite an unacceptable level of microtransactions, NBA 2K26’s underlying fundamentals are improving, with a significant step forward on the court and admirable narrative attempts through Out of Bounds.
Despite major technical issues, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an exciting “Scrolls-like” that offers a tightly-scoped RPG experience that shows a ton of potential for the franchise and genre.
Like an NFL team’s high new draft pick, Madden NFL 25 provides the franchise hope for the future with its great on-field gameplay, phenomenal presentation improvements, and streamlined gameplay modes, as long as it irons out the predatory microtransactions in the meantime.
Freedom Planet 2 feels like the first game with a bigger budget, expanding on many of the key mechanics it employs from its Sonic roots while crafting a unique identity with its complex levels and refreshingly unique enemy and boss design.
While it can feel more like a proof of concept for some new mechanics than a vital piece of the experience, Lightfall is another reason to come back to Destiny 2, which proves it’s still a top-tier shooter more than half a decade into its life.
A roguelite FPS, Gunfire Reborn takes good and bad from both genres, making for a somewhat frustrating and inconsistent, though intermittently fun experience.
PGA Tour 2K23 will fill the need for anyone craving a golf game, but it won’t push the boundaries of the sport or of sports games any further than its competitors already have.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands doesn’t stray too far from the Borderlands series, but it doesn’t need to when the consistently funny characters and familiar yet satisfying gameplay are this enjoyable from front to back.
You might want to play CrossfireX to understand what’s so popular around the world or have a dash of mindless fun in the campaign, but there’s little else here.
