Damsel is a spirited, fast-paced platformer that is enhanced by its comic book inspirations.
They Are Billions is an enjoyable survival game that's hampered by poor controls and a lack of variety.
Outer Wilds is a time-bending thrill ride that never ceases to amaze.
Hellmut: The Badass from Hell does the dungeon crawling genre proud.
Warlock's Tower puts a unique spin on the classic puzzler genre.
Fade to Black is an interesting tale of survival, but is far too repetitive.
Mortal Kombat 11 is the best fighting game in years, featuring polished combat and a ridiculously fun story.
Generation Zero is beautiful to look at but it's far too buggy and repetitive to be entertaining.
Windscape is a fun little throwback, but it often relies too heavily on nostalgia instead of carving its own path.
Even though it combines two genres, Hell Warders is as painfully generic as it gets.
Black Desert Online is highly addictive and layered but it does not offer much in originality.
When it comes down to it, Degrees of Separation is a mixed bag.
The crowning achievement of the series, offering a post-apocalyptic experience that's terrifying.
Astroneer is a fun, laid back space explorer sandbox that's nearly undone by frame rate and crashing issues.
39 Days to Mars offers a lot of fun cooperative play but it's far too short an experience.
Wargroove is a brilliant turn-based tactics experience featuring memorable characters and lore.
Unruly Heroes is an exciting adventure platformer featuring varied combat mechanics and a fun story.
Aftercharge's unique multiplayer is enough to overcome its lack of diverse game modes.
Capybara Games' Below is a frustrating and empty experience that proves ultimately unworthy of casual players time or patience.
Ashen is one of the best indie games of the year, drawing heavily from past RPGs like Dark Souls and Legend of Zelda.