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The Guardian

UFO 50 review – a galaxy of 80s games brought brilliantly back to the future

Published 10/12/2024

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Animal Well – beautifully wrought indie underground adventure

Published 6/8/2024

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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review – rip-roaring adventure from the late Yoshitaka Murayama

Published 5/11/2024

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Starfield review – an exquisite, electric, faintly rickety universe of possibilities

Published 9/6/2023

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Dave the Diver review – an irresistible deep-sea adventure

Published 9/2/2023

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Dordogne review – storybook game paints misty watercolour memories

Published 8/12/2023

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Rytmos review – a tasteful musical mind-teaser

Published 4/1/2023

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Strange Horticulture review – the enjoyably shady business of botanicals

Published 12/3/2022

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The Case of the Golden Idol review – delicious Sherlockian murder mystery

Published 11/12/2022

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Saturnalia review - a horrible nightmare in all the right ways

Published 10/27/2022

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Norco review – dour, compelling Louisiana adventure

Published 10/8/2022

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Neon White review – an exhilarating speedrun through a celestial dreamscape

Published 7/2/2022

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Trolley Problem, Inc review – a thrill ride into the world of ethical dilemmas

Published 5/6/2022

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A Memoir Blue review – a deep dive into the price of success

Published 4/9/2022

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Elden Ring review – an unrivalled masterpiece of design and inventiveness

Published 2/23/2022

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Exo One review – a joyous, otherworldly ride

Published 12/11/2021

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The Artful Escape review – Bowie meets Hitchhiker’s in gratifying teenage space opera

Published 10/2/2021

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Umurangi Generation review – chic photographic hide-and-seek

Published 7/3/2021

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Dorfromantik review – the simple pleasures of world-building

Published 5/1/2021

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Genesis Noir review – an astonishing cosmic thriller

Published 4/3/2021

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Maquette review – exhilarating worlds within worlds

Published 3/6/2021

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The Guardian Fuser Review

Published 12/5/2020

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Paradise Killer review – moral maze for a homicide detective

Published 10/3/2020

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension review – a dizzying torrent of ideas

Published 9/5/2020

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West of Dead review – a compelling shootout

Published 8/15/2020

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Slay the Spire review – an electrifying sense of chaos

Published 8/7/2020

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Carrion review – flesh-eating fun

Published 8/1/2020

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The Guardian Beyond a Steel Sky Review

Published 7/25/2020

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Before I Forget review: compassionate game about living with dementia

Published 7/18/2020

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Wildfire review: hide-and-seek in a medieval village of the damned

Published 7/11/2020

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Through the Darkest of Times review – join the anti-Nazi resistance

Published 7/4/2020

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Lost Sphear review

Published 2/2/2018

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review

Published 11/30/2017

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Fire Emblem Warriors review

Published 10/18/2017

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Stardew Valley review

Published 10/10/2017

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Cuphead review

Published 10/2/2017

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Everybody's Golf review

Published 8/30/2017

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Final Fantasy 12 The Zodiac Age review

Published 7/10/2017

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Final Fantasy 14 Stormblood review

Published 7/3/2017

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Farpoint review: an embryonic and limited virtual reality experience

Published 5/17/2017

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Birthdays the Beginning review

Published 5/5/2017

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What Remains of Edith Finch review

Published 4/24/2017

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Late Shift review

Published 4/24/2017

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Yooka-Laylee review: wide-eyed wonder for nostalgic 90s kids

Published 4/4/2017

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Rain World review

Published 3/29/2017

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Persona 5 review: spectacular simulation of teenage life

Published 3/29/2017

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1-2-Switch review

Published 3/2/2017

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Double Dragon 4 review

Published 2/3/2017

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard review – a masterclass in terror

Published 1/23/2017

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Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King 3DS review

Published 1/10/2017

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