Game Reviews8.8/10
Superbeat: Xonic Review — A Rhythm Game That Knows Exactly What It Is
Superbeat: Xonic review: Nurijoy's DJMax successor scores 8.8/10 with three difficulty modes, 50+ tracks, and a punishing three-track set.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.9/10
An isometric Zelda-like hides its answers in a manual you have to assemble
Tunic, the 2022 fox adventure from Andrew Shouldice, hides its story in a manual you assemble page by page. A review of its combat, secrets, and legacy.
Game Reviews8.9/10
A bard with no prophecy and no sword talks his way through the apocalypse
Wandersong review: Greg Lobanov's music-driven adventure asks a bard who was never the chosen one to save the universe by singing. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews9/10
Minimalist puzzler Linelight still holds up as one of the genre’s purest designs
Linelight is a minimalist puzzle game about lines, built by My Dog Zorro, rated 9.0 and shipped to eight platforms including PS4, Switch and VR.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission turned a DualShock 4 into a body and a PlayStation VR headset into a window
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission review: how Team Asobi turned the DualShock 4 into a body and PSVR into a window, and why the 2018 platformer still holds up.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review — A Classic JRPG Restoration That Mostly Works
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review: Rabbit & Bear's Suikoden successor delivers a 100+ hero roster, rune-lens war, and an 8.8/10 verdict.
Game Reviews8.9/10
V Rising Turns Sunlight Into a Survival Mechanic, Not Just a Threat
V Rising review: Stunlock's vampire survival game turns sunlight and blood into a class system, with a castle that decays while you sleep. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Alan Wake II Review: Remedy’s Two-Hander Horror Lands at 9.3/10
Alan Wake II review: Remedy's first survival horror traps a missing novelist and an FBI agent in two realities. Critic score 9.3/10.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Vampire Survivors Review: No Vampires, Just a Clock, a Crowd, and a Reason to Keep Going
Vampire Survivors has no vampires, just hordes, auto-firing weapons, and The Reaper. A review of poncle's bullet heaven hit and why it still holds up.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Cocoon Review: A Beetle That Carries Worlds
Cocoon review: Geometric Interactive's orb-inside-orb puzzle adventure, published by Annapurna, scores 8.9/10 for its nesting worlds and boss fights.
Game Reviews8.9/10
The Rise of the Golden Idol Review: Twenty Cases, One Idol
The Rise of the Golden Idol moves the detective puzzle series to the 1970s with 20 cases, corporate greed, and a mind-swapping relic. Review: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
The Ishimura’s repair job is the real monster in Dead Space
Dead Space (2008) review: EA Redwood Shores' survival horror classic, its diegetic HUD, the Ishimura, and why it earns 7.4/10.