Game Reviews7.4/10
A rhythm game that keeps interrupting itself with a cartoon
No Straight Roads review: Metronomik's rhythm action musical dazzles with Vinyl City, boss duets and big ideas, but fights its own controls. 7.4/10.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Cris Tales Review: A Time-Bending RPG That Dazzles and Drags
Cris Tales review: the time-bending RPG splits the screen into past, present and future, a 7.2/10 idea that outruns its execution
Game Reviews8/10
Olija’s harpoon combat and haunted islands still hold up five years on
Olija review: Skeleton Crew Studio's 2021 pixel-art harpoon adventure still lands an 8/10, from the wreck of Faraday's ship to the Shadow Gate.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Orcs Must Die! 3 Tightens the Trap-Killing Loop and Cuts Everything Else
Orcs Must Die! 3 review: Robot Entertainment's sequel brings 18 levels, 1,000-orc War Scenarios and co-op trap chaos. It scores a fair 7.6 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Last Stop Review: Three Stories in One, and the Risk That Comes With It
Last Stop review: Variable State's three-stranger supernatural London adventure scores 7.2/10 across six outlets — a dialogue-driven indie worth a look.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Riot Built a Tactical Shooter on Counter-Strike’s Bones, Then Gave Players a Reason to Care
Valorant review: Riot's free 5v5 tactical hero shooter blends Counter-Strike gunplay with agents, Radianite lore, and a 7.8 score six years in.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Call of the Sea: A Beautiful Island Haunted by Grief
Call of the Sea is a first-person puzzle adventure from Out of the Blue Games, and its story outshines its puzzles. Here's our review.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Review: A Tight 8-Bit Throwback With a Genuine Co-Op Hook
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 review: Inti Creates' 8-bit Castlevania throwback with co-op, two difficulties, and a 7.9/10 score.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 stacks two puzzle games and the combination works
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 review: Sega's puzzle crossover stacks Puyo and Tetris, adds Skill Battle, and opens esports to players outside Japan. Score: 7.7/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Riders Republic: A Seven-Park Playground That’s Loud, Loose and Occasionally Brilliant
Riders Republic review: Ubisoft Annecy's 64-player sports game mashes seven US parks into one map for biking, skiing and wingsuit. Score: 7.7/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
WWE 2K22 Rebuilt the Series by Cutting What Wasn’t Working
WWE 2K22 review: Rey Mysterio's Showcase, MyRISE, MyFACTION and a series recovery year from Visual Concepts and 2K, scored 7.7 of 10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Metal Slug’s Run-and-Gun Pace Gets Rewritten as Turn-Based Chess
Metal Slug Tactics review: Leikir Studio turns run-and-gun into grid-based turn-based tactics with squad combos and base upgrades. Score: 7.9/10.