Lego Builder's Journey

This delightful puzzle game might just be the best representation of what a Lego building game can be.

Slipstream

What do you get if you make a modern Out Run without using modern technology? Slipstream.

Nintendo Switch Sports - review in progress

"After being cruelly beaten by the 'Powerhouse'-difficult CPU in Tennis I realised I didn't have much more to do until the servers open on April 29".

MotoGP 22

It's time to hit the track in the latest instalment of Milestone's racing series.

The House of the Dead Remake

The studio behind Panzer Dragoon: Remake has remade Takashi Oda's old arcade classic and unleashed the zombie army on Switch, but we're anything but impressed.

Onde

A visual and auditory adventure across psychedelic worlds.

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

After two years of constant delays, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is finally here and offers all nine mainline movies in TT Games' interpretation.

Gunborg: Dark Matters

We've been jumping around lasers and spikes in a game that would have benefited from being three times as long as it actually is.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

HAL Laboratory's take on a 3D Kirby platforming adventure is here, and it's shaping up to be another essential title for Switch owners.

A Musical Story

This emotional rhythm adventure tells the story of a young man whose life is flashing before his eyes.

Chocobo GP

This adorable kart racer is attempting to rise the top of the arcade racing scene, but is struggling when it comes to dethroning Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Triangle Strategy

Square Enix's new tactical RPG makes players tackle a storyline full of schemes, tension and decisions, which are damaged by a poor pace.

Far: Changing Tides

Following up to Far: Lone Sails, this companion piece sees protagonist Toe leaving its terrain-going behemoth behind in favour of a waterborne vessel.

OlliOlli World

Roll7's latest title makes for an amazing and demanding arcade game for all skateboarding lovers.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human

Techland's anticipated sequel is here and we have some thoughts after our time exploring its vast world.

Pokémon Legends Arceus

The Pokémon series finally takes a bold step in a new, exciting direction, but also leaves a lot behind.

Monster Hunter Rise (PC)

Following its time as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Capcom is bringing its creature slaying game to PC with a wealth of visual and performance improvements.

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue

Whip out a firehose and save the city from dangerous fire monsters in Dejima's roguelike platformer.

Bloodrayne 1 ReVamped

This is one bloody hack n' slash worth sinking your teeth into.

NERF Legends

After some effective begging from Frank Hegevall (six years of age), our Swedish editor-in-chief folded and paid £49 for this year's worst game...

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

Sadly this collection of challenges ends the year on a sour note for Nintendo.

Grow: Song of the Evertree

This charming life sim allows you to grow your very own worlds.

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

A surprising turn-based RPG to explore Runeterra with some of its most loved and popular characters.

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

This rhythm-runner is one of the first spinoff games from Riot's publishing label, Riot Forge.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

The remake of the 4th Gen Pokémon game is very conservative, but its new features are enough to change the original experience.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition

"Definitive Edition" might be a bit of a misleading statement.

Epic Chef

Take to the island of Ambrosia to simmer, sauté, and serve your way to culinary fame.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise

The first and only paid expansion for Nintendo's life-sim title expands the game significantly and kept us glued for hours and hours.

Shin Megami Tensei V

Atlus welcomes demons, gods and angels to the latest Nintendo hardware, to feast upon one of this year's best RPGs.

Bloodshore

Wales Interactive's latest FMV tackles one of the games industry's latest trends: battle royale.

Mario Party Superstars

The Mario Party series returns to its roots with tougher mini-games and meaner game boards. But is it really better before?

Toy Soldiers HD

Signal Studios' iconic Xbox Arcade strategy game is back with upgraded visuals and performance.

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

Violent encounters are nowhere to be found in this colourful puzzle-platformer.

A Little Golf Journey

This relaxing, vibrant golf game is the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday morning.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy

The collection contains three undeniably solid titles, but new additions are lacking here.

UnMetal

This satirical take on 80s action classics is rife with witty and daft humour.

A Juggler's Tale

Guide the string puppet Abby through a riveting tale based in a fairytale world.

Metroid Dread

A lot of pen and paper went into the creation of Metroid 5, and it pays off.

Hot Wheels Unleashed

Unleashed is a visually pleasing and well-crafted micro-sized racer.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

It shines as a collection of mini-games, but its story mode is often sadistically difficult.

Tails of Iron

Tails of Iron is a gorgeous Souls-like that is plagued with a few troubling issues.

Diablo II: Resurrected

Even after more than 20 years, this classic ARPG exudes an uncanny fascination. Now console gamers can finally face the lords of hell too.

Knockout Home Fitness

Work up a sweat with Marvelous' latest fitness title.

Embr Review

This could easily be one of the hottest party games of 2021 (no pun intended).

NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Review

The collection includes some of the finest titles to grace the 8-bit system.

NBA 2K22

This year's version of NBA 2K is here, but has the game taken enough steps forward to raise the quality from previous years?

Skatebird

We've taken Glass Bottom Games' avian skater for a spin, and we've got plenty to chirp on about it.

Eastward

Two miners travel to east, and it's fun.

KeyWe

This is one co-op party game that has ruffled up our feathers.

Lost in Random - Review

In this gothic adventure from Zoink Games, there's only one law: Random rules!