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Donkey Kong Bananza turns destruction into joy

Why yes, I would like to go ape shit.

Death Stranding 2 is much more approachable, if you’re prepared

Hideo Kojima’s series remains demanding and inscrutable, but the original game sets up the sequel perfectly.

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FBC: Firebreak is missing Control’s weird charm

The co-op game ignores Remedy’s trademark strangeness in an unremarkable shooter.

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The Alters brings Kojima-esque weirdness to a tale of sci-fi survival

The studio behind This War of Mine returns with a base-building game about corporate greed and a whole lot of clones.

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Mario Kart World is the perfect Switch 2 launch game

It’s not easy to follow a game like Mario Kart 8, but Nintendo’s open-world racer does an admirable job.

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Elden Ring Nightreign may be co-op, but I’m having a blast solo

It’s dangerous to go alone, but do it anyway.

Keita Takahashi returns with the whimsically weird To a T

The creator of Katamari and Wattam hasn’t lost his playful touch.

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Last Defense Academy makes confusion part of the fun

Despite similar art styles and narrative elements, this ain’t ya mama’s Danganronpa.

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Skin Deep makes immersive sims messy and manic

With sneeze mechanics and banana skins, the new game from Blendo plays like an action-cartoon fever dream.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an audacious RPG with all the right moves

The new roleplaying game makes turn-based combat exhilarating.

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Blue Prince will steal your time just like Balatro

The game is an architectural puzzle mystery that is all-consuming.

South of Midnight is a game worth hollerin’ about

South of Midnight pays homage to Black and Southern culture in a way no other game has before.

Atomfall makes the postapocalypse quintessentially British

Familiarity enhances horror in this absorbing and sardonic stealth-survival adventure.

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally showed me the appeal of Ubisoft’s tentpole franchise

The setting fans have been waiting for does not fail to deliver.

Split Fiction doesn’t need to be original when the co-op play is this good

Hazelight Studios’ keeps nailing it with its co-op games by doing simple things really well.

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage blends its teen drama with a heavy dose of ’90s nostalgia

The latest from Life is Strange studio Don’t Nod is a time-spanning adventure about connecting with old friends.

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