Star Trek’s blend of dialogue and action feels ideal for a Telltale-style game
Dramatic Labs’ Star Trek: Resurgence deviates from the Telltale formula in intriguing ways
Sega’s open-world Sonic Frontiers has traditional Sonic levels, too
Scattered throughout the open world is familiar 3D and 2D high-speed platforming
Neon White isn’t just for ‘freaks,’ it made me into one
The act of perfection is enjoyable for the first time
Sonic the Hedgehog is a burned-out millennial like me
Playing the old Sonic games in Sonic Origins is the best way to understand how you feel about new ones
A taste of Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course is as challenging and satisfying as ever
Lessons learned with Ms. Chalice and defeating a new boss
Midnight Ghost Hunt’s first big update adds a terrifying doll factory
Better balance, more chaos, and haunted dolls with knives
No Man’s Sky’s latest update is a solid, if shallow, Han Solo fantasy
The Outlaws update introduces more space crime
Shredder’s Revenge brings the TMNT beat-’em-up into the modern age
Tribute Games doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, but the wheel is more fun now
Knotwords is a sudoku-infused fix for Wordle lovers
Zach Gage has redesigned another of your favorite pastimes: crosswords
Sephonie feels like a secret skateboarding game
The platforming in Sephonie is a satisfying challenge
Nintendo Switch Sports feels like a real Wii Sports 2
The simplicity of Wii Sports gets serious depth in a robust Switch sequel
Norco’s mind-map mechanic is a great narrative tool in a stellar sci-fi adventure
Penny for your thoughts
Rune Factory 5 tries to be the next big farming simulator, but it stumbles
In trying to do too much, it loses its charm
Inscryption’s Kaycee’s Mod is the cherry on top of 2021’s best game
Kaycee’s Mod is available now
Ghostwire: Tokyo feels like a game defined by its perspective
Everything in service of the first-person view
Yes, Yu-Gi-Oh! is still cool
The latest version of the card game rules
No Plan B is a fiendishly clever breach-and-clear puzzle game
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Nebulous: Fleet Command captures the immensity of The Expanse’s space battles
We got fast movers on the board!
Henchman Story is a tale of superheroes colliding with capitalism
Hey, it’s a living...
Midnight Ghost Hunt is a laugh-out-loud hijinks generator
I am, in fact, very afraid of some ghosts
Crusader Kings 3, coming to PS5 and Xbox in March, plays surprisingly well on...
Paradox Interactive squeezes its complex strategy RPG onto a game pad
It’s OK to poke at the paintings in this chill puzzle game about abstract...
Go ahead, touch the artwork
Grid Legends gets back on track with an intriguing story mode
Good camera work — racing as well as cutscenes — supports a respectable AI challenge
Windjammers 2 breaks the Neo Geo cycle
Dotemu’s follow-up strikes a fine balance
Astroneer’s Switch port is great for exploration, less so for base-building
Exploration still gives you plenty to do