3 Must-Play September Games You Missed Between Fire Emblem and Wolverine
Three lesser-known September games — He Who Watches, Woodo, and Well Dweller — offer a peaceful escape from blockbusters.
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Tag: Game Reviews
Game Reviews6.3/10
Dice placement in space, and the tension of knowing you cannot save everyone
Tharsis review: Choice Provisions' dice-driven Mars game scores 6.3/10, a harsh board game about loss, cannibalism, and a signal nobody can explain.
Game Reviews6.2/10
Ride’s 2015 Bike Racer Still Hasn’t Found Its Audience
Ride, Milestone's 2015 racing game, shipped on five platforms across two regions and holds a 6.2 from seven outlets. Here's the whole record.
Game Reviews7.7/10
The FIA Put Its Name on a Racing Game and the Racing Game Couldn’t Keep Up
Gran Turismo Sport bet everything on FIA-certified online racing, then shut its servers in 2024. A look at what it got right and what it lost.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Grid Review: Six Disciplines, One Career Path, and a 7.8 That Holds Up
Grid, Codemasters' 2019 racer, is delisted and its online services shut down on 19 December 2025. A review of its six disciplines, commentary and 7.8 score.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Papo & Yo turned a designer’s alcoholic father into a puzzle-platformer, 14 years on
Papo & Yo review: Minority's semi-autobiographical puzzle platformer about a boy and his monster, scored 7.5 of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
The Wonderful 101 Review: 100 Heroes, One Drawn Symbol, and a 7.4 That Never Matched the Ambition
The Wonderful 101, PlatinumGames' 2013 Wii U superhero game by Hideki Kamiya, gets a retrospective on its Unite Morph combat, 2020 remaster, and sales failure.
Game Reviews8/10
Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster Review: A Hand-Drawn Metroidvania That Asks You to Decide the Ending
Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania about revenge, a heart-devouring sword and a beast within, out on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Switch.
Game Reviews7.4/10
No Man’s Sky at Ten: 18 Quintillion Planets, Less Than 1% Visited, and a 7.4/10 That Feels Right
Ten years on, No Man's Sky is a 7.4/10 survival galaxy of 18 quintillion planets, kept alive by free updates, VR and co-op.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Crash Team Racing Review: The Power Slide That Still Holds Up
Crash Team Racing hit the original PlayStation in 1999 as Naughty Dog's last Crash game — a kart racer whose power slide boost still holds up today.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Soma Review: Frictional Games Moves the Fear From the Dark to the Question of Personhood
Soma, Frictional Games' 2015 sci-fi horror, swaps monsters for questions about consciousness and the WAU. A look at its story, release history, and legacy.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: A Comic-Book Liberty City That Still Holds Up
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars brought Liberty City to Nintendo DS in 2009 with cel-shaded art, a touch-screen drug trade, and Huang Lee's stolen sword.