Latest Reviews
For the first time this decade, Yoshi is back as the star of his own video game. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book takes the green dinosaur (and his multicolored dinosaur friends) on a zoological journey throughout a book’s immersive pages. It’s a creative spin on the Yoshi series that inspired...
I feel like the LEGO game formula is mostly self-explanatory. They take a well-known franchise, give it the LEGO treatment, work in plenty of gags and humor, and then let you loose in a world that is both homage and satire of the original property. It’s a solid recipe, and...
Forza Horizon 6
With Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games has finally brought the Horizon Festival to one of the most requested destinations: Japan. It serves as an excellent setting for a Forza Horizon game that’s as gorgeous as ever, with new additions that’ll keep players behind the wheel for hours on end.
Directive 8020
After a near four-year hiatus, The Dark Pictures Anthology is back with a creepy new tale. In Directive 8020, Supermassive Games leans on classic sci-fi horror concepts as it delivers one of the series’ most polished entries.
Mixtape
Coming-of-age films have been a mainstay since they first emerged over five decades ago. I attribute this to the universal experience of growing up and all the mixed emotions and bittersweetness that come with it. With Mixtape, Beethoven and Dinosaur weave a coming-of-age story that’s bolstered by a killer soundtrack,...
Kiln
In Xbox’s sea of acquired game studios, Double Fine Productions has emerged as one of its most unique. A studio always excited to offer something new, Double Fine’s latest game, Kiln, is about possessed pottery doing battle.
Rhythm Heaven Groove is jam-packed full of earworms that put your rhythmic button-tapping to the test in a wide variety of ways.
Star Fox
Nintendo Switch 2 has its summer game with a remarkable remake of Star Fox 64.
Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower is a charming and challenging adventure that never ceased to delight and surprise in music, art, and gameplay.
Nostalgia, game development, and meta storytelling collide in this RPG-themed deduction game.
007: First Light
James Bond makes a grand return to gaming at the masterful hands of IO Interactive.
