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Spider-Man on PS4 makes you feel like a superhero

A standard open-world is elevated by web-slinging

Andrew Webster
Introspection is at the core of puzzle game Old Man’s JourneyIntrospection is at the core of puzzle game Old Man’s Journey
Dragon Quest XI is video game comfort food
Camp W is a great game for the end of summerCamp W is a great game for the end of summer
The Walking Dead game’s new season finds a solution to zombie fatigue: kidsThe Walking Dead game’s new season finds a solution to zombie fatigue: kids
We Happy Few is a creepy, fascinating game that gets lost in its own ambition

A great premise stuck to a bad game

Adi Robertson
Monster Hunter World is just as good on PCMonster Hunter World is just as good on PC
Dead Cells is the best Castlevania game in yearsDead Cells is the best Castlevania game in years
Gnog turns puzzle boxes into fun dioramasGnog turns puzzle boxes into fun dioramas
Cult RPG Shin Megami Tensei is surprisingly great on mobileCult RPG Shin Megami Tensei is surprisingly great on mobile
Overwhelm is a brutal action horror game that’s true to its nameOverwhelm is a brutal action horror game that’s true to its name
If you own a Nintendo Switch, you need to play Captain ToadIf you own a Nintendo Switch, you need to play Captain Toad
Octopath Traveler is a modern take on classic Final Fantasy on the Nintendo SwitchOctopath Traveler is a modern take on classic Final Fantasy on the Nintendo Switch
Speed Dating for Ghosts is a metaphor for romance in video gamesSpeed Dating for Ghosts is a metaphor for romance in video games
Pocket Rumble for the Nintendo Switch channels the best portable fightersPocket Rumble for the Nintendo Switch channels the best portable fighters
Wolfenstein II on the Switch is the best way to kill Nazis on the goWolfenstein II on the Switch is the best way to kill Nazis on the go
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit has me so excited for Life is Strange 2The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit has me so excited for Life is Strange 2
The Shadows That Run Alongside Our Car feels like playing your own low-budget horror movieThe Shadows That Run Alongside Our Car feels like playing your own low-budget horror movie
Fortnite on the Switch is good enough to make Sony’s cross-play policy look even more stupidFortnite on the Switch is good enough to make Sony’s cross-play policy look even more stupid
Delete is a better, smarter MinesweeperDelete is a better, smarter Minesweeper
Vampyr is a gothic RPG that makes you feel guilty for killingVampyr is a gothic RPG that makes you feel guilty for killing
Onrush is basically Overwatch on wheelsOnrush is basically Overwatch on wheels
Thirty Flights of Loving shows how little we still know about the language of gamesThirty Flights of Loving shows how little we still know about the language of games
The perfect platformer comes to the perfect platformThe perfect platformer comes to the perfect platform
Detroit: Become Human review: a beautiful vision of the future gets stuck in the past

It desperately wants to say something important, but just keeps telling you things you’ve already heard before

Andrew Webster
The CIA made a Magic: The Gathering-style card game for training agents, and we played itThe CIA made a Magic: The Gathering-style card game for training agents, and we played it
The Librarian is a game that feels like a poemThe Librarian is a game that feels like a poem
Paratopic is a short, grimy horror game with a style straight out of 1998Paratopic is a short, grimy horror game with a style straight out of 1998
Swords of Ditto is classic Zelda by way of a Saturday morning cartoonSwords of Ditto is classic Zelda by way of a Saturday morning cartoon
God of War review: an incredible reimagining of a PlayStation icon

This isn’t the Kratos you remember

Andrew Webster
Nintendo Labo review: an incredible learning tool that’s a blast to play

Only Nintendo could make folding cardboard fun

Andrew Webster
Yakuza 6 is a brilliant send-off for one of gaming’s best charactersYakuza 6 is a brilliant send-off for one of gaming’s best characters
After Cambridge Analytica, this game about government surveillance feels quaintAfter Cambridge Analytica, this game about government surveillance feels quaint
This 2011 visual novel predicted how privacy would change in 2018This 2011 visual novel predicted how privacy would change in 2018
Drop what you’re doing and play Wipeout on PSVR immediatelyDrop what you’re doing and play Wipeout on PSVR immediately
Far Cry 5’s half-hearted attempt at politics ruins the fun

A game about extremists that has nothing to say about extremism

Andrew Webster
A Way Out’s clever co-op play is dragged down by a cliche crime storyA Way Out’s clever co-op play is dragged down by a cliche crime story
Ni No Kuni II is the Studio Ghibli game I’ve always wantedNi No Kuni II is the Studio Ghibli game I’ve always wanted
A Case of Distrust is a minimalist noir storyA Case of Distrust is a minimalist noir story
PUBG on your phone is better than you’d expectPUBG on your phone is better than you’d expect

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