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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
WarGames is a fascinating take on interactive TV tied to a stereotypical hacker storyWarGames is a fascinating take on interactive TV tied to a stereotypical hacker story
Chuchel is a whimsical adventure game that’s guaranteed to make you smileChuchel is a whimsical adventure game that’s guaranteed to make you smile
This game turns a trek across America into a surreal exploration of storytellingThis game turns a trek across America into a surreal exploration of storytelling
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You is a morally challenging game about surveillanceOrwell: Keeping an Eye on You is a morally challenging game about surveillance
Into the Breach turns mech vs. kaiju battles into a game of sci-fi chessInto the Breach turns mech vs. kaiju battles into a game of sci-fi chess
Night in the Woods isn’t about growing up, but becoming an adultNight in the Woods isn’t about growing up, but becoming an adult
This Stranger Things-style adventure game is an overwhelming blast of nostalgiaThis Stranger Things-style adventure game is an overwhelming blast of nostalgia
With just a few taps, Florence shows you how it feels to fall in loveWith just a few taps, Florence shows you how it feels to fall in love
The Shadow of the Colossus remake on PS4 is a perfect cover song

Technology finally catches up to a game ahead of its time

Andrew Webster
Windowframe has you solving puzzles by resizing the game’s windowWindowframe has you solving puzzles by resizing the game’s window
The Room’s creepy touchscreen puzzle boxes are better than ever in Old SinsThe Room’s creepy touchscreen puzzle boxes are better than ever in Old Sins
Monster Hunter World review: king of beasts
Butterfly Soup is a game about queer Asian-American teens, love, and baseballButterfly Soup is a game about queer Asian-American teens, love, and baseball
In an hour, A Mortician’s Tale will make you think differently about deathIn an hour, A Mortician’s Tale will make you think differently about death
Portal and bridge building are a surprisingly great matchPortal and bridge building are a surprisingly great match
This soothing, intricate puzzle game will make you feel like a geniusThis soothing, intricate puzzle game will make you feel like a genius
Reigns: Her Majesty turns the life of a queen into a wonderfully tense strategy gameReigns: Her Majesty turns the life of a queen into a wonderfully tense strategy game

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