The Grinch: Christmas Adventures
My first platformer.
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Ben Lyons
Hellboy Web of Wyrd
The first Hellboy game in over a decade is likely to impress comic fans, but stumbles as a roguelite.
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Alex Hopley
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Mario and his friends are back in a fresh and exciting 2D platformer that takes the crew to the lush, vibrant, and fantastical Flower Kingdom.
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Ben Lyons
The Lamplighters League
We've set out to save the world and this time with a bunch of colourful villains.
Wizard with a Gun
Galvanic Games is taking us into the magical unknown in this indie action-adventure.
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Ben Lyons
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man as a character has had an immense hot streak over the past few years, but can Insomniac keep it up?
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Alex Hopley
Pharaoh: A New Era
An unofficial remake down to the smallest detail.
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Kim Olsen
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
After a surprisingly successful first attempt, Milestone is now trying to build a franchise. So has it succeeded?
Fate/Samurai Remnant
Could a game in the Fate universe be something even for the uninitiated? Conny has found out...
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on Xbox Series X/S
After an entire year's delay, the Xbox Series S/X version of Swedish Fatshark's latest action adventure has now been released, along with major changes with a new patch.
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Jonas Mäki
Sonic Superstars
The team behind Balan Wonderland are back and looking to repair its reputation with this fast-paced family adventure.
Lords of the Fallen
Hexworks has rebooted its Souls-like action-RPG, and we've spent the last week exploring its parallel worlds and facing all manner of tough foes.
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Saltsea Chronicles
We've been travelling through a flooded world in Die Gute Fabrik's stunning narrative adventure game.
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Ben Lyons
NHL 24
Time to hit the ice and get rid of all our baby teeth for Gamereactor's own sports expert Johan Vahlström...
Total War: Pharaoh
Rule or be ruled. A more complex combat system elevates the series.
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Kim Olsen
Cypher 007
The first real Bond game since 2008 is an isometric stealth adventure for iPhone/iPad and we here at Gamereactor are impressed.
Counter-Strike 2
Patrick has continued defusing bombs, rescuing hostages and buying obscene amounts of weaponry in this sequel to the classic Counter-Strike...
Detective Pikachu Returns
Pikachu and Tim join forces again for a new adventure full of mysteries, twists, and lots and lots of coffee.
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Ubisoft's latest instalment in the Assassin's Creed series is here, and with it going back to its roots does is succeed or is it a relic of the past?
Forza Motorsport
We've been racing to our heart's content in Turn 10's latest racing title.
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Ben Lyons
Total War: Warhammer III - Shadows of Change
We finally played all of it, and its mostly good news, except for the price.
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Kim Olsen
Monster Hunter Now
We've brightened up our daily walks in the woods with Niantic's latest attempt to repeat the success of Pokémon Go.
Paw Patrol World
Ryder, Marshall, Chase, Skye, Skye, Rubble, Zuma and all the others return for a new mission in "my first open-world game".
Cocoon
Geometric Interactive's debut game is quite simply the biggest triumph for a Danish developer since Inside.
Payday 3
The Payday gang are back but is this a worthy sequel or should it have remained behind bars?
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Thunder Ray
Indie developers Purple Tree have attempted a Punch-Out!!! style boxing game. Johan has investigated whether it is a knockout...
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Jet Set Radio unfortunately seems to be dead and buried, but Dutch Team Reptile has now taken matters into their own hands and given us a sort of spiritual sequel...
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Jonas Mäki
AK-xolotl
It's a pixelated action fest in this cute rougelike game. Conny has shot himself in the trigger finger...
EA Sports FC 24
FIFA 24 has become EA Sports FC 24, but don't be fooled. The name is unfortunately the most significant change in this year's underwhelming football game from EA Sports.
Party Animals
We've beat each other black and blue and thrown people down ravines in the wonderful multiplayer gem Party Animals, which is as much fun online as it is offline.
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Jonas Mäki
Enraged Red Ogre
Akaoni Studios offers us an addictive action platformer game that succeeds in almost every aspect, but lacks a little bit in narrative.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
We have returned to Night City for one last job with V and Johnny Silverhand after patch 2.0. Will this be the final farewell?
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask DLC
The first part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's expansion is here, but does it leave a good impression?
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Alex Hopley
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
Final Fantasy VII has become an ambitious mobile game and we are impressed but also feel some dissatisfaction.
NBA 2K24
The greedy guys over at Visual Concepts are breaking all greed records with the greediest game of the year.
Mortal Kombat 1
NetherRealm's fighters are back to kick butt in the bloodiest way possible in a completely rebooted universe. We've checked out whether it lives up to its potential...
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Jonas Mäki
The Crew Motorfest
We've landed on the island of Oahu and put peddle to the metal in the latest open world racer from Ubisoft's Ivory Tower.
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Ben Lyons
Lies of P
We've been playing the macabre take on the tale of Pinocchio to see how it stands out in the saturated action-RPG genre.
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Synced
There's a lot to like about NExT Studios and Level Infinite's new shooter, but it can at times feel as if there's an equal amount of drawbacks.
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Alex Hopley
Enchanted Portals
It looks and feels like a shameless copy of Cuphead. We try to find out if there is something more beneath the cartoony surface.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
We've played the gorgeous Trine 5, which, despite its lack of innovation, offers plenty of fun, mind-bending puzzles.
Baldur's Gate III on PS5
Despite the fact there are some little bugs in Baldur's Gate 3 it comes out as one of the greatest releases in 2023, though there are some slow parts compared to pc version. Most important is to understand that this game is turn-based, so its much more different than the release from 2004.
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Fae Farm
Is Phoenix Labs' adorable game set to be your next life-sim obsession? We've been playing to answer exactly that question.
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Ben Lyons
Goodbye Volcano High
Ever wondered what Riverdale would be like if it replaced Archie with an anthropomorphic dinosaur? Now you can find out.
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Ben Lyons
Starfield
It's finally time to explore space in Bethesda's first all-new game series in over 25 years. We check out if the space adventure lives up to its promise...
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Jonas Mäki
Under the Waves
Sam's four-year-old daughter has died and his grief is well on its way to killing him, leading him to visit the bottom of the sea where the isolation represents his loss...
Madden NFL 24
How good is this year's version of EA's annual NFL simulator? We've tested it vigorously.
Sea of Stars
Sabotage Studio has created a love-letter to 90s JRPGs, and we're impressed by it.
Warcraft Rumble
Blizzard's mobile version of the strategy title, Warcraft, has now been rolled out in its final form.
Dust & Neon
Johan has traveled to the future to face cloned cowboys and aggressive robots in a roguelike that doesn't impress ...