Ghostwire: Tokyo feels like a game defined by its perspective
Everything in service of the first-person view
Hearthstone Mercenaries is a quick and clever take on a card game RPG
The card game’s new mode is now live
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
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Reno Air Races expansion is utterly terrifying
No, for real, this is actually pod racing
Neon White isn’t just for ‘freaks,’ it made me into one
The act of perfection is enjoyable for the first time
Grid Legends gets back on track with an intriguing story mode
Good camera work — racing as well as cutscenes — supports a respectable AI challenge
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
Norco’s mind-map mechanic is a great narrative tool in a stellar sci-fi adventure
Penny for your thoughts
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
Marvel’s Avengers’ Black Panther is as indestructible as you’d want
Black Panther absorbs attacks
In free indie game Echo Beach, music is illegal
Hand over that synthesizer!
Halo Infinite’s weapon drills solve the series’ biggest learning curve
343 Industries version of a firing range makes trying new weapons extremely easy
Nintendo Switch Sports feels like a real Wii Sports 2
The simplicity of Wii Sports gets serious depth in a robust Switch sequel
Fortnite’s new Impostors mode can’t escape Among Us’ shadow
But maybe a good game isn’t the point
Replaying Hades on PS5 awakened my inner fishing god
Supergiant’s roguelike adventure feels much improved on a new platform
MechWarrior 5 DLC rolls back the punishing grind, but the AI is still useless
The game is still best played in multiplayer
Windjammers 2 breaks the Neo Geo cycle
Dotemu’s follow-up strikes a fine balance
This horror game makes searching the walkthrough part of the mystery
We’re all trapped in here together
No Plan B is a fiendishly clever breach-and-clear puzzle game
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Sega’s open-world Sonic Frontiers has traditional Sonic levels, too
Scattered throughout the open world is familiar 3D and 2D high-speed platforming
Final Fantasy 14 nails the most important part of starting a new MMO
Final Fantasy 14 instantly makes new players shout ‘I need that’ at their monitor
Inscryption’s Kaycee’s Mod is the cherry on top of 2021’s best game
Kaycee’s Mod is available now
If Luigi’s Mansion was on Game Boy Color, it’d be Tres-Bashers
Time to clear a school of cryptids
Midnight Ghost Hunt is a laugh-out-loud hijinks generator
I am, in fact, very afraid of some ghosts