This is what mainstream action adventure video games should be: a big, wholehearted fantasy, invested with rewarding details and loaded with conflict and emotion.
The latest game in what was previously known as the Fifa series has some added RPG elements for upgrading players' skills
This is Tobe Hooper's putrid amoral universe in film perfectly replicated as an interactive terror ridePC, PS4/5, Xbox; Sumo Digital/Gun Interactive
This new visual novel from the creator of One Night Stand is an engrossing, emotional study of digital relationships that will hit a raw nerve with gamers
The open world racer where beautiful environments are crammed with delightfully destructible Lego goodies, will have kids smiling while they play
Hacking at the undead in post-apocalyptic LA is a lot of fun, but the game's delayed release has made it sluggish and limited
The controls can be tough to get the hang of, but the visuals are stunning, the commentary impressive and the play itself gives you all the challenge and realism you could want
This reimagining includes all the design knowledge of the whole series, from the awkward shuffling tension of the first version to the gory horror of Resident Evil 7
The original was originally launched on Wii 15 years ago and it still offers a highly atmospheric adventure with many moments of fear and dread
Four games from a cult 1980s shoot-em-up developer – from Zero Wing to Truxton – show the value of game preservation
The cult 3DS game has been refreshed for smartphones and the combination of card game and horse racing is as weird and addictive as ever
Making good use of the comics, this turn-based strategy games gives players satisfyingly fiendish challenges – and room to chillax afterwards
The open-world adventure is brilliant in terms of input and response at the expense of any discernible logic
Your favourite childhood heroes step up to help you conquer territory in this beautifully designed, strategic deck-builder for smartphones
Setting one's unease at delighting in hi-tech warfare aside, this is a precisely tooled, intensely immersive combat simulator
It's not really a sequel, but Overwatch's enthusiastic rejection of self-serious military shooters still draws you in.
Now it feels like the physics, AI and animation have come together in a way that makes even these ridiculous moments feel naturalistic and pleasurable.
The 11 games bundled together here offer a glorious return trip to a lost age of gaming
With its wonky sets, dodgy cameras and bizarre plotlines, this reboot of the gangster adventure series is haphazard but joyful.
Please Fix the Road is a gentle, quietly demanding puzzler that will keep you entertained for many hours, especially if you ration out the 150 levels. There’s always something new to experiment with or some cute little visual flourish to enjoy, and watching the last tile slot into place, then seeing the car (or train, or pink llama) whizzing along to its destination never stops being pleasing. In these discombobulating times, here is a little puzzle box that brings order to chaos, if only for a few stolen seconds.