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Sam holds Lou in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review: gripping sequel weighs the cost of connection

Rather than reinventing its formula, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach iterates on its predecessor in a gripping sequel about the cost of mass connection.
Three players pose together in FBC: Firebreak.

FBC: Firebreak review: co-op Control spinoff is a a lot of work for little payoff

Jacob stands in front of a city in MindsEye.

MindsEye review: an unfinished review for an unfinished game

A player in front of a massive sandworm in Dune: Awakening concept art.

Dune: Awakening review: an MMO as dense as its source material

Jan overlooking a lava pit on an alien planet.

The Alters review: philosophical sci-fi carries this fascinating survival game

Mario and Peach racing in the foreground of a screenshot of Mario Kart World.

Mario Kart World review: Nintendo’s big Switch 2 debut delivers where it counts

Mario Kart World plays on a Nintendo Switch 2 screen.

Nintendo Switch 2 review: exactly the upgrade we needed, with a few catches

Characters walk on a Joy-con in Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour review: the perfect pack-in that could have been

Three soldiers fighting a fire monster in Elden Ring Nightreign.

Elden Ring: Nightreign review: it’s worth fighting through matchmaking hell

Teens and a giraffe pose for a school photo in To a T.

To a T review: imperfection defines Katamari Damacy creator’s new game

The Ninja Turtles pose together in key art from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown review: a new kind of superpower

Doom Guy in Doom: The Dark Ages.

Doom: The Dark Ages review: thrilling prequel goes too big too fast

Backbone Pro controller lying on the ground.

Backbone Pro review: Mobile controller royalty charts a bold new course

A long time in the making, Backbone Pro delivers the best-in-class mobile controller experience, but it's the evolving app that's worth staying for.
Two astronauts frolic as bugs fly overhead in Revenge of the Savage Planet.

Revenge of the Savage Planet review: corporate incompetence becomes slapstick sci-fi

Revenge of the Savage Planet takes aim at corporate incompetence in a satirical slice of sci-fi slapstick, even if it plays its open-world formula safe.
The key art of Despelote, showing hand-drawn children playing soccer on the sepia-tone streets of Quito, Ecuador.

Despelote review: miraculous slice-of-life soccer game pulls a hat trick

Despelote is an autobiographical and sumptuously rendered slice-of-life game that shoots for gold and handily gets there.
A pirate gets zapped in a checkpoint in Skin Deep.

Skin Deep review: wacky immersive sim could have used more chaos

Skin Deep's ambitions are greater than it can deliver on, but the micro immersive sim still has enough slapstick chaos to fuel its slapstick thrills.
Key art for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: A challenging game for challenging times

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an ambitious new RPG inspired by RPG classics, and most of the risks it takes pay off.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy cast

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy review: the student surpasses the teacher

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy elevates the Danganronpa formula to create a refreshing tactics RPG experience.
A fighter poses in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review: one last show in South Town

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a strong fighting game, but one that feels a bit creatively compromised by the business dealings powering it.
Swann holds a camcorder in Lost Records: Bloom and Rage.

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage review: punk rock never dies

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage reinvents the Life is Strange formula to create a deeply moving 90s coming of age story.
A rabbit and a man recreate the Creation of Man in Rusty Rabbit.

Rusty Rabbit review: wacky new platformer could have used a tune-up

Rusty Rabbit has an elevator pitch that's easy to love, but the wacky platformer struggles to deliver.
The key art for blue prince.

Blue Prince review: 2025’s best game will alter your brain

Blue Prince is the kind of boundlessly brilliant puzzle game that you need to play to fully understand.
A truck drives with a mascot in the back in Promise Mascot Agency.

Promise Mascot Agency review: I know this will sound weird, but trust me

Promise Mascot Agency is a zany open-world adventure full of yakuza intrigue, workplace accidents, and porn-addicted cats.
Hazel runs away from a giant crocodile in South of Midnight.

South of Midnight review: a heartfelt ode to America’s deep South

South of Midnight is a gorgeous, empathetic celebration of America's deep South, even if the adventure game under that artistry is fairly run-of-the-mill.
Khazan in The First Berserker.

The First Berserker: Khazan review: a competent Soulslike that’ll test your patience

The First Berseker: Khazan will push even the most seasoned Soulslike veterans to their patience limits, but it's still a slick addition to the genre.
A flashlight shines a light on a robot in Atomfall.

Atomfall review: doomsday adventure is stuck in the blast radius

Atomfall's clever approach to quests and bartering aren't enough to elevate an otherwise dull apocalyptic adventure.
The two heroes of Assassin's Creed Shadows stand side by side.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows review: finding peace and quiet in a merciless world

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a surprisingly serene open-world game whose quietest moments outweigh its loudest.
A man stands next to a white-haired woman as they look over an alien lanscape

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Review: this Wii U classic is a survivor

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition stuns thanks to a grand sense of scale that puts equal emphasis on the big and small aspects of its world.
Key art shows Fragpunk characters.

Fragpunk review: inventive shooter challenges the status quo

Fragpunk is a wildly fun new tactical shooter that rebels against the genre's rulebook with great results.
The Bloodline, led by Solo Sikoa, raises their fingers to the sky in WWE 2K25.

WWE 2K25 review: rock solid wrestling sim teases its heel turn

WWE 2K25 is another deep wrestling simulator that's loaded with content, but its appalling Island mode feels like the start of a heel turn.
Alta operates a tea machine in Wanderstop.

Wanderstop review: cozy tea shop game embraces its flaws

Wanderstop embraces its imperfections as a tea shop management game to tell a moving story about self-acceptance.
Zoe and Mio pose with dragons in Split Fiction.

Split Fiction review: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Split Fiction is a dazzling co-op adventure that's dragged down by weak writing, making for a divided It Takes Two follow-up.
A hunter dodges a monster in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Monster Hunter Wilds review: thrilling action RPG is shockingly chill

Monster Hunter Wilds keeps Capcom's winning streak going with a deep action RPG that's surprisingly laid back.
A Scuf Valor pro sits on a table.

Scuf Valor Pro review: premium Xbox controller is a fine runner-up

The Scuf Valor Pro packs a lot of features in for $100, but its a runner up in a crowded field of premium Xbox controllers.

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