Game Reviews7.4/10
The Empty House in Gone Home Still Says More Than Any Jump Scare
Gone Home review: Fullbright's 1995-set exploration game sends Katie Greenbriar through an empty house to find her sister Sam. Score: 7.4/10.
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Game Reviews7.7/10
Tales of Zestiria Review: Vast World, Mixed Combat, Solid 7.7
Tales of Zestiria review: Bandai Namco's 2015 JRPG pits Sorey and the Seraphim against malevolence, with strong fusion combat and a thin open world. 7.7/10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Musou spin-off swaps Dynasty Warriors armies for Dragon Quest monsters, and it works
Dragon Quest Heroes review: Omega Force's musou RPG blends Dynasty Warriors combat with Toriyama monsters and a 13-character roster. Score: 7.8/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Bravely Second: End Layer is a good role-playing game and a lesser sequel
Bravely Second: End Layer review: the 3DS sequel keeps the Brave Point battles and strong cast, but repeats Bravely Default instead of reinventing it.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Top-Down Cyberpunk Shooter Ruiner Still Punishes Nine Years On
Ruiner, Reikon Games' debut twin-stick shooter set in cyberpunk Rengkok, 2091, reviewed: brutal combat, a boss ladder, and a city that sells dreams.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Snake Pass Is a Platformer Where the Ground Is the Enemy
Snake Pass review: Sumo Digital's 2017 puzzle-platformer removes jumping entirely, letting you slither as a coral snake. Score: 7.2/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Observer’s Cyberpunk Dystopia Is Best When It Stops Explaining Itself
Observer is a 2017 first-person horror detective game set in 2084 Kraków, starring Rutger Hauer as a neural detective who hacks minds. Score: 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Co-op shooting and mummy puzzles hold up better than the jokes
Strange Brigade review: Rebellion's 2018 co-op shooter sends four explorers into 1930s Egypt to blast mummies and minotaurs. Great with friends, thin solo.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Kirby Star Allies Was Thin at Launch and the Updates Fixed It
Kirby Star Allies review: the 2018 Switch co-op platformer, its Jamba Hearts story, Dream Friends, and why free updates earned it a 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
People Can Fly’s sci-fi shooter still splits opinion five years on
Outriders review: People Can Fly's co-op shooter pairs four classes, weapon mods, and loot with a thin story. Our score: 7.8 of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s co-op still holds up, 13 years on
Splinter Cell: Blacklist gave Sam Fisher three playstyles — Ghost, Assault and Panther — and a countdown thriller against the Engineers. Our review.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Broken Age: A Split Release, Two Refusals, and a 7.7 That Holds Up
Broken Age review: Double Fine's two-act point-and-click adventure, its split 2014/2015 release, Kickstarter history, and why it earns 7.7 of 10.