Atomic Heart fails to dispel the illusion that it is little more than a Soviet-era communism propaganda piece while creating frustrating gameplay mechanics buried under satisfying puzzle mini-games.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Review: Corruption Within
Darktide promised us gothic, gory, glorious combat. And while its gameplay delivers on all that and more, there’s something insidious beneath the surface.
A Plague Tale: Requiem Review – Telling New Stories with More Rats
A Plague Tale: Requiem increases the scale, stakes and performance in a beautifully detailed environment with new and returning characters that keep the waves of rats that define the title continue to feel unique and ever-evolving.
Potion Permit Review – The Sweetest New JRPG With a Little Chemistry Twist
A unique take on a classic formula, Potion Permit is one of the newer life simulators that as Moonbury’s newest resident, players concoct potions, aid townsfolk and rebuild a relationship that had been broken in a mysterious past.
Slime Rancher 2 Review – Beautiful New Discoveries in a Familiar Landscape
Return to Beatrice’s ranch where peculiar jelly creatures of different shapes and colors dwell. Collect, feed and mix up slime’s plorts to unlock all kinds of cute and curious combinations. Here is our Slime Rancher 2 review.
Stray Review – Adorable Mechanics in a Unique World
Stray does a number of things very well, and in other spaces they allow those aspects to shine while letting other ones be more simplistic for the sake of storytelling.
Horizon: Forbidden West Review – Exciting Combat with Jaw Dropping Visuals
The next title in the Horizon series takes Aloy to new lands with old friends and upgraded mechanics.
Ghostwire: Tokyo Review – Repetitive Combat in a Beautifully Detailed Environment
This new first-person, action RPG puts players at the heart of a detailed open world with a lackluster toolset.