Rick Lane

With spellbinding combat and high-concept maps, Marathon is far more than a cool aesthetic draped over the bones of an extraction shooter. Eurogamer's review.

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando blends Left 4 Dead-style zombie blasting with systems borrowed from Saber's back catalogue. The results are just fine.

The sequel to Squanch Games' detestable FPS demonstrates significant improvement, though its biggest features remain its weakest. Eurogamer's review.

Rich combat and an unusually friendly community make Arc Raiders an cracking extraction shooter, but Embark Studios' continued use of AI voices is inexcusable.

Battlefield 6 delivers a thrilling multiplayer reset and decent, if derivative single-player. But shows nagging doubts about what makes Battlefield special.

Borderlands 4 brings a more sensible script and a true open world to its cel-shaded gun-show, but these moderate improvements are undermined. Our review.

Our review of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Edition - a lovely game that's showing its age a bit.

Despite some early promise, MindsEye is sunk by a ridiculous story, inconsistent writing, poorly designed mission scenarios, and utterly atrocious combat.

Delta Force is an entertaining one-stop-shop for competitive multiplayer action, but its Black Hawk Down campaign is unpleasant in all the wrong ways.

Ingenious, unstable, and uncompromising in pursuit of its goals, Shadows of Doubt truly is the ultimate hard-boiled detective sim. Our review.

Eurogamer's review of Space Marine 2, a mostly-thrilling single-player game and a stupendous one when played in its various forms of co-op.

Eurogamer's review of Concord, a perfectly playable game of snappy combat and colourful character abilities, with muddled heroes and unimaginative maps.

Eurogamer's review of Skald: Against the Black Priory, a propulsive throwback RPG with grisly character but a little too much adherance to tradition.

Nightdive reveals a shooter that hits the brief like a proton torpedo, a Doom clone elevated by its vivid, imaginative expansion upon the Star Wars universe.

Our review of retro-shooter Wrath: Aeon of Ruin.

Eurogamer's review of The Finals, which dazzles in the moment but hits problems when it comes to its monetary emphasis.

Eurogamer's review of RoboCop: Rogue City, an entertaining if unadventurous RoboCop experience.

Eurogamer's review of Turbo Overkill, and absurd, unrelenting and endlessly creative retro shooter.

Eurogamer's review of Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, a stupendously violent shooter.

An extraordinarily detailed economy and range of interlinking systems make Victoria 3 a grand strategy to rival some of Paradox's best.