Game Reviews8.2/10
Prey Review: Arkane’s Space-Station Puzzle Box, Nine Years On
Prey (2017) review: Arkane Austin's immersive sim set aboard Talos I, from the Gloo Cannon and Mimics to Neuromods and the Nightmare. Score: 8.2/10.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.6/10
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Season 5 and the Miramar Update
PUBG's Season 5 update retuned Miramar's loot, terrain and map objects, and gave the Win94 rifle a fixed scope. A look at the patch and the game's record.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Injustice 2’s gear system made fighting game players care about stats
Injustice 2 review: NetherRealm's DC fighting sequel adds a loot-driven Gear System, a 28-fighter roster, and fixes the first game's cheap stage attacks.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Cuphead Review: A Hard, Fair, Beautifully Made Boss Rush
Cuphead review: the 1930s hand-drawn boss-rush shooter from Studio MDHR, its parry system, Super Arts, and why its difficulty is the point. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
MachineGames built a shooter about killing Nazis, then made the hard part the homecoming
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus review — B.J. Blazkowicz fights Nazis in occupied America, with dual-wielding and a story that holds up.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Review — 8.6/10
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard review — Capcom's first-person survival horror return, the Baker family, the RE Engine, and why restraint made it great.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review: A Twenty-Person Team and a Head Full of Voices
Ninja Theory's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice replaced health bars with voices. A review of its combat, puzzles, bosses, and eight-year run across platforms.
Game Reviews8.8/10
XCOM 2’s Aliens Won the War, and That Is Why It Works
XCOM 2 review: Firaxis turns the bad ending of Enemy Unknown into a hunted resistance, the Avatar Project, and turn-based combat under time pressure.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Edith Finch’s family deaths work as a game about grief, nine years on
A review of What Remains of Edith Finch, Giant Sparrow's anthology adventure about the cursed Finch family on Orcas Island, scored 8.8 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Jonathan Blow’s island puzzle game still refuses to explain itself
The Witness: 650 puzzles, eleven regions, no tutorials. How Jonathan Blow's 2016 island masterpiece teaches without saying a word.
Game Reviews8.8/10
NieR: Automata Review: Androids Who Shouldn’t Feel, and Do
NieR: Automata review: PlatinumGames' android war mixes hack-and-slash combat, chip builds and a multi-playthrough story. Score: 8.8/10.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Divinity: Original Sin II Review: A Brutal, Brilliant RPG Where Every Spell Has a Cost
Divinity: Original Sin II review — Larian's 2017 RPG drops you on Fort Joy as a Sourcerer, with turn-based combat, four-player co-op and real choices.