My Favourite Game Ikonika

The producer and DJ on how the sounds of the 16bit era have shaped her musical career.

Matterfall

There’s a simple pleasure to be taken in a nicely crafted spot of arcade shooting, a twitchy sortie of double-jumps and airdashes through waves of bullets and urgent techno soundscapes.

Sonic Mania

So your schoolmate’s dad who worked for Nintendo was right after all. Here is, to all intents and purposes, a 16bit Sonic game on a console belonging to Sega’s biggest rival of the time.

Sands Of Time

After a year in the shadows, Ubisoft’s biggest series re-emerges to show off its wild side.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

 Four hours inside Capcom’s first person reinvention cranks up the nostalgia factor

Deep Burnt

Behind the scenes of the new compilation exploring classic Japanese videogame music.

Assassination Classroom

Assassin’s Creed Origins’ forthcoming Discovery Tour mode could inspire future historians.

My Favourite Game Nate Crowley

The author on making up games, failing to make one, and relaxing with Civilization.

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Vane

Friend & Foe’s puzzle adventure is an indistinct, intriguing shimmer on the horizon.

Post Script

Why The Evil Within 2 isn’t suited to being the outdoor type.

The Real Thing

At CES, Vive Pro and some future-gazing startups kick off the next generation of VR

Until Dawn

How a schlocky teen horror confounded everyone’s expectations

Celeste

The controls are exquisitely calibrated, giving you room to adjust your trajectory in mid-air.

Lost Sphear

There are surprises in the storytelling, with one or two genuine shocks, even if one twist is blindingly obvious

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Hold To Reset

Building a new game, a new studio and a new life from the ground up

Minecraft

Developer Mojang Publisher Mojang, Microsoft Studios Format Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One Release 2009

Dandara

This is, conceptually at least, the modern indie game at its worst: Game X meets Game Y, with a twist.

The Inpatient

Wouldn’t you know it, we’ve only gone and got amnesia again.

Drinkbox Studios

Stickability, stress and creative courage: how a small studio finally established itself.

Monument Valley 2

Monument Valley 2

Micro Machines World Series

Micro Machines World Series

Sea Of Thieves

Sea Of Thieves

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus

FE

A pint-size polyglot is the star of Zoink Games’ magical new adventure

Post Script

Smoothing out the skill curve: in praise of simple combat systems

Ok Ko! Let's Play Heroes

Battles account for around half the game, and unless you’re a fan of the TV series it’s much the better one

Prepare To Live

Death is an opportunity in Hidetaka Miyazaki’s most punishing game to date.