Metroid Prime 4 is a good action game with moments of greatness, but as a Metroid, the experience doesn’t meet the expectations the series has established.

Can a Deck-Builder really be considered a Souls-like? The short answer is yes and Death Howl is proof that the term isn’t confined to a specific genre.

Skate Story is high on style, atmosphere and gameplay but lacks a clear narrative in a truly unique skateboarder

With a sole focus on your character, and the new city building aspect combined with series pillars, Octopath Traveler 0 feels fresh and familiar.

Usually when a game is in development for as long as Routine was, the result is at worst abandonware and at best a highly dated experience. Not only does Routine exist, but it’s one of the best games of the year

With a massive infusion of modern gameplay, Marvel Cosmic Invasion has the depth needed to strike a perfect balance between nostalgia and modernity in one of the best beat em ups of the year.

In the same vein of Vampire Survivors and Balatro, there is a good chance that Monsters Are Coming! Rock and Road could become your next obsession.

Possessors is a metroidvania created by Heart Machine, which in theory, should pair together perfectly, but the combination somehow fails to formulate into anything more than just the sum of its parts.

What do you get when you give Lumines the Tetris Effect treatment? Another great game by Enhance Experience that will transcend you to flow states.

It’s not the best foot forward for the first Pokemon entry on Switch 2, but if you’ve always wanted to get into the series, Pokemon Legends ZA is a good place to start.

With an HD treatment, many small changes and full voice acting throughout, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice is as good, if not better than the experience has ever been.

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy that has all the makings of the new genre benchmark

Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a walking lighthouse and a spirited seabird embark upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship.

Valor Mortis is much more than just another souls-like as the devs behind Ghostrunner brings some fresh ideas to the genre

Absolum is the all-new beat em up from Dotemu, Guard Crush and Supamonks, who bring their combined talents to the world’s first rogue em up.

Supermassive bring some fresh ideas, but fail to embrace them. Little Nightmares 3 is another solid entry in the series, but one you’ve had before.

Lego Party might fall short in some areas, but it does enough to become a bonafide competitor in the party game genre

Baby Steps is latest game from Bennett Foddy, which is basically QWOP or Getting Over it in 3D and the result is like Cilantro: you will either love it or you’ll hate it

Silksong is the exception and not the rule where the sequel overshadows the original as it improves upon Hollow Knight in nearly every way, difficulty included.