Philippa Warr
A streamlined peep at the events which build up to Life is Strange. Emotionally satisfying, but sometimes clunky.
A smattering of technical issues keep Subnautica from true legendary status, but only just.
There is potential for amusing cat-and-mouse exchanges, but a lobby full of humans is hard to find.
Initially stunning but lacking the depth and variety to support mammoth playtimes.
Changing weather and festive traditions enrich the four-year-old life sim.
Donut County is a short, entertaining tale of a trash panda who just wants a sweet quadcopter.
Despite an attractive veneer, Planet Alpha offers rote and shallow platforming. Try Playdead's Inside instead.
A charming watery theme park management game where fish are friends, not food. Until they eat each other or you forget to feed them.
Wonderfully weird and inventive. Katamari Damacy isn't perfect, but it holds its own impressively well 14 years on.
Gris's visual appeal hinders as much as it helps its exploration of grief.
A wonderfully absurd tale of insurrection and kicking stuff in a cheery-looking world.
A glacial pace and abundance of busywork make My Time At Portia a tough recommendation.
A charming traveling artist adventure which uses image capture in interesting ways.
Baba is You manages to take the familiar idea of nudging blocks and solving puzzles in a fresh direction. Brilliant.
Heaven's Vault communicates the beauty of assigning meaning to symbols, and thus the people who wrote them.