Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nobody makes an accessible fighting game like Smash Bros.
Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
Final Fantasy XV is a lumbering failure struggling under years of unfinished ideas.
The Messenger
The Messenger is a solid throwback that’s more ambitious than it looks but also too ambitious for its own good.
Into the Breach
Into the Breach is nearly the perfect turn-based strategy game.
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a perfectly well-made game that’s just not particularly interesting.
Celeste
I underestimated how exemplary the gameplay in Celeste would turn out to be.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
Button mashing in Hyrule Warriors doesn’t just grind the standard combat into a fine paste; it devours all of the adjacent mechanics.
Subnautica
Subnautica rises not only above the stereotypes of survival games, but above all other expectations.
Little Nightmares: Secrets of the Maw
The Residence is a strong finish to an otherwise humdrum expansion.
Among Us
Among Us simply has a solid design that accomplishes its goals nicely.