Everything I had hoped for

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is an enjoyable adventure that blends some of the best elements of older Zelda titles into something new.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offers an incredibly life-like world that alone makes it worthy of your time.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment doesn’t reinvent the Musou wheel, but it’s an incredibly polished version of it.

Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior is a fresh take on the usual hack'n'slash chaotic roguelike, but isn't without faults.

Eternal Strands is a Zelda-cum-Colossus-cum-Monster Hunter action RPG elevated by its unique physics-based magic

BioWare’s fantasy RPG offers thrilling combat and memorable characters. However, thin side quests and an inaccessible main story prevent this strong title from reaching true excellence.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a slick action-adventure game squashed into two dimensions.

Dynasty Warriors Origins successfully modernizes an infamously rote franchise.

Against the Storm offers a rewarding, well-paced city-building experience and a roguelite campaign that keeps you invested.

Gangs of Sherwood is a generic cooperative action game full of identical fights, repetitive quests, and lackluster narrative.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth tells a harrowing tale of two sides while building upon the series’ bold turn-based pivot.

While Black Myth: Wukong does look the part, it at times stumbles under its own ambitions as a team inexperienced at AAA development struggles to match the game’s potential.

Visions of Mana is a fine entry in the long-dormant RPG series, but one that probably won’t live long in the memory.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 explores teenage angst, uprising and a future of forgotten memories.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership espouses the importance of the cherished bonds between friends, families and even foes, but that doesn’t stop the iconic brothers from indulging in a good hammer time.

The world of Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree is packed full of heart, staking its claim in the roguelite genre with a unique dual-character mechanic. Here's our full review.

Keeper is awash with style but lacks a little in deeper substance to captivate me through some seven hours of exploration.

Rise of the Ronin is a terrific action RPG that scratches the Samurai and open-world checklist itch, but some visual roughness, repetition, and overall lack of identity hold it back.

Mind-bending mechanics and cosmic backdrops deliver an allegory for our collapsing ecosystem and the immensity of nature.

In Stars and Time is an unmissable indie turn-based RPG with a gripping narrative that’ll stay with you for a long time.

Blades of Fire has a retro simplicity that hugely appeals and makes for a fine blacksmithing adventure.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a moving narrative adventure that quickly entangles you in its web of complex characters and sinister themes.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a refreshingly unique game that offers beautiful visuals and a brilliant twist on the strategy genre.

Throne and Liberty delivers a refreshingly classic take on the MMORPG formula with excellent world design and punishing gameplay.

Enotria impresses with dazzling world design and artistic direction, but copious gameplay systems create quite a messy experience.

Princess Peach: Showtime! excels thanks to its high approachability and impressive creativity.

Howl is a turn-based indie tactical game where you venture through medieval folk forests, fighting beasts as you search for your lost brother.

Brilliant voice performances and superb writing put Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden a cut above the rest.

After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer Wētā Workshop failed to deliver.