Game Reviews8.5/10
Roman time-loop mystery The Forgotten City still holds up five years on
The Forgotten City review: the Skyrim mod turned full Roman time-loop mystery, its Golden Rule, four endings and 85 Metacritic score.
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Game Reviews7.5/10
Bugsnax Review: A Comedy Costume Over a Puzzle Game That Works
Bugsnax review: Young Horses' 2020 puzzle adventure sends a journalist to Snaktooth Island to catch 100 snack-bugs and find a missing explorer.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Carrion Review: A Sharp, Strange Reverse-Horror That Runs Out of Monster
Carrion review: Phobia Game Studio's reverse-horror gem lets you play the monster in the vent, devouring Relith Science. A sharp, strange 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Review: A Campaign With Nerve, a Multiplayer That Plays It Safe
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War review: a nervy 1981 campaign with branching endings and an evidence board, wrapped around a safe multiplayer suite. 7.7/10.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Final Fantasy VII Remake turns Midgar into a real place, then makes you walk it
Final Fantasy VII Remake rebuilds Midgar as a full-length action RPG with real-time combat and a deeper story. Our review scores it 8.7 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Cyberpunk 2077 Review: Night City Eats People, and V Refuses to Be Swallowed
Cyberpunk 2077 review: Night City's corporatocracy, Johnny Silverhand, lifepaths, and why the game's vision outshines its broken promises. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Spelunky 2 Still Hasn’t Been Topped, Six Years On
Spelunky 2 review: Ana Spelunky descends to the Moon in Mossmouth's brutal, brilliant roguelike sequel. Liquid physics, 4-player co-op, 9.1/10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Moon Studios builds a bigger, less forgiving forest in its Ori follow-up
Ori and the Will of the Wisps review: Moon Studios' 2020 Metroidvania sequel trades soul links for shards and 2D art for 3D models, and mostly earns it.
Game Reviews8.6/10
F1 2020 Review: My Team, Split Screen and the Last Independent Codemasters F1 Game
F1 2020 review: Codemasters' My Team mode, split screen and Stadia debut made it the studio's best Formula 1 game before EA bought it.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Doom Eternal’s combat loop still has no equal six years on
Doom Eternal review: id Software's 2020 shooter turns every fight into a resource puzzle. Battlemode, Ultra-Nightmare difficulty, and why it scores 8.5/10.
Thousand Hells rewards its players with vivid infernal tales, but its losses sting terribly
A grim tale of doomed voyagers cast into infernal realms, whose triumphs and calamities alike stir terror and wonder.
Game Reviews4.4/10
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Review: The Right Idea, the Wrong Execution
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash is a 2 vs. 2 fighter with a thin 16-character roster, weak story mode, and poor netcode. Our review scores it 4.4/10.