Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments review — Frogwares' 2014 detective game with six cases, a deduction board, and a moral choice most detective games avoid.
LEGO Jurassic World review: TT Fusion's 2015 game turns four Jurassic films into 20 bloodless levels, 100+ characters and a very good Mr. DNA.
Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together! review — the Switch launch puzzler scores 8/10, best played co-op, where cutting shapes becomes communication.
Hue review: a puzzle platformer where a boy with a colour-changing ring erases the world to find his missing mother. Verdict: 7.8/10.
Nidhogg 2 review: Messhof's sword-fighting tug-of-war sequel adds daggers, bows and ten arenas, but keeps the duel that made the original sing. 7.7/10.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 review: Squad E, the Grenadier class, and a brutal early winter that turns a power fantasy into a fight to survive.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin swaps hunting for hatching — a turn-based RPG about raising Monsties, reviewed at 8.6/10.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown review — Project Aces' best-selling entry, its Strangereal setting, 28 aircraft, and why it still holds up seven years on.
New Pokémon Snap review: Bandai Namco's Switch photography game scores 8.1/10, with night courses, boss battles and a rarity-based photo rating system.
Splatoon 2 review: Nintendo's Switch sequel adds Dualies and the Octo Expansion, but online matchmaking and voice chat hold it back.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes packs 180 playable Marvel characters into a smashable LEGO Manhattan, with Stan Lee rescues, Deadpool side missions, and co-op chaos.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle review: Ubisoft's 2017 Switch tactics crossover works despite the odds, with sharp turn-based combat and weak puzzles.
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