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Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and surmount the Lament. Windows PC version reviewed.
The magical Dark Moon that hangs over Evershade Valley seems to calm the ghosts that live there. But when it suddenly breaks apart, the once-friendly ghosts become unruly! Luigi must stumble into action and find his courage to restore the Dark Moon to its rightful place in the sky.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case. Switch version reviewed. Review...
Serve up sushi as a robot chef in Rolling Hills, a life sim about running your own restaurant in a cozy village. Make new friends, purchase ingredients, enhance your shop, and improve the lives of your neighbors as you perfect your craft! Windows PC version reviewed.
Trails through Daybreak begins the second half of the Trails subseries of the Legend of Heroes series. The game follows Van Arkride and a wide cast of characters through the Calvard Republic.. PC version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.
After a grievous injury in his childhood, Shiki Tohno was sent away to live in a relatives' house from a young age. Upon being called home after the death of his father, he began to live with his little sister and two maids in the lavish Tohno mansion. While living...
Join AiAi and friends in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, where you and up to 16 players can compete online across multiple game modes as you aim to become Top Banana! You can also work together with your favorite bunch in 4 player cooperative mode, or slip into a wonderfully...
Elden Shadow of the Erdtree takes players beyond the Lands Between to explore the Land of Shadow, a completely new world from Elden Ring. Players can seamlessly travel back and forth between its vast maps interspersed with diverse situations and meticulous dungeons where menacing enemies roam. PC version reviewed. Review...
#Blud
Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons. PC version reviewed.
Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale. PC version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.
Customize the parts and weapons of giant robot Rogues to take back the Earth from alien invaders in this mecha action RPG. Defeat enemies with flashy and exhilarating attacks! Switch version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. PS5 version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.
