CATEGORIES
BREATH OF THE WAIFU
GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.
ONE GIANT LEAP
Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.
SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER
A dice-obsessed adaptation of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons
BALDUR'S GATE III
It’s finally here, but was it worth the wait?
EMPIRE OF SIN
A new boss is in town to take over the forgotten gangster sim genre
CALL TO ACTION
How COD’s second studio escaped Infinity Ward’s shadow
BIGGEST BOY
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE’S ridiculous size has become a problem
A NEW YOKE
Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.
LINK TO THE STARS
How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers
SHLOCK HORROR
Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.
WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE
I read one Warhammer book and now I’m that guy.
THE EVIL MANSION
Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.
GAME-AS-SERVICEABLE
The supes have never looked or sounded as good as they do in MARVEL’S AVENGERS, but their best efforts feel in vain.
GOLDEN LIGHT
A hidden gem of a horror game gets even better.
CUTTING EDGE
The technological innovations bringing the world of CYBERPUNK 2077 to life.
EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION
No, dear reader, I expect you to die
BIRDMAN FLYING
Just like eventually landing that famous 900, TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 + 2 shines after so many failures.
RPG QUEST
IT S ONE THING TO ATTEMPT TO SET OUT TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME IN AN ENTIRE GENRE.
SNOW JOKE
Make friends with weirdos in cold Colorado in WASTELAND 3
LIFEBOAT
SPIRITFARER is a compassionate adventure that finds comfort in death.
TWITCH PLAYS VHS
Streamer FORGOTTEN_VCR turns ’80s found footage into mixtapes
ROGUE LEGACY 2
A great indie game dynasty reveals a new heir
GOTHAM KNIGHTS
A new Batman game—but without Batman
ALL-TIME HIGH
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR takes ‘open world’ very literally.
CHOICE & CONSEQUENCE
NO DECISION IN WORLD OF WARCRAFT MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR RACE AND CLASS. EVERY CHARACTER, FROM HARDCORE RAIDERS TO THAT LEVEL 14 UNDEAD WARLOCK YOU STARTED SIX YEARS AGO ON A WHIM, BUT NEVER TOUCHED AGAIN, IS DEFINED BY THESE TWO TRAITS. AND FEW OF THE CHOICES YOU MAKE IN THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT UNFOLD AFTER STARTING A NEW ADVENTURE ARE EVER AS MEANINGFUL. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT.
DIRT 5
What the track editor says about the series’ identity
A NEW FRONTIER
Arkane’s founder is reworking the immersive sim for WEIRD WEST
Counter-Spike
Fresh ideas and playful abilities prove that VALORANT is way more than a copycat.
“It's really mind-blowing that anywhere I can think of, I can fly to”
Escaping lockdown through MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR
ROBOT WARS
Go on a memorable sci-fisafari as you hunt down robotic big game in HORIZON ZERO DAWN.