Michael Leri

High on Life 2 is bigger, funnier, and more confident than its predecessor but still manages to trip over itself in a few areas.

Reanimal outclasses some of its most obvious inspirations through its variety and commitment to unsettling weirdness.

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow holds some promise at first but is a bit too rudimentary to fully come into its own.

Lumines Arise is a beautiful audiovisual feast and puts the series back on top of the block-dropping puzzle genre.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is more than a bundle of classics, as the included documents and interviews yield some much-needed context.

Ball x Pit is a mesmerizing and unique auto-shooter/brick breaker that expertly doles out dopamine hits via constant, flashy upgrades.

Forgive Me Father 2 is an occasionally thrilling Lovecraftian boomer shooter that’s held back by stingy upgrade systems.

Dying Light: The Beast is not the focused standalone expansion it should be, instead revealing how fatal a lack of focus can be.

Cronos: The New Dawn is a dreadful action horror game with awful combat, a poorly told story, and a distinct lack of quality scares.

Metal Eden is an impressively tuned first-person shooter that prioritizes player empowerment and speed above almost everything.

This year’s COD is a threadbare expansion masquerading as a sequel and an embarrassing way to mark the series’ 20th anniversary.