Game Informer

While Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is a welcome update to a classic farm sim, stripping away nostalgic fondness leaves you with an experience that feels lacking in the genre's modern landscape.

For a game that endeavors to push the limits of your imagination, Park Beyond is a little too concerned with whether you’re tall enough to ride.

Soaked in dark sci-fi environments and human personalities, Aliens: Dark Descent nails the hallmarks of an Alien title and executes much of its squad-based gameplay.

Crash Team Rumble's take on multiplayer platforming madness is unique, with enough depth to keep you on your toes after hours of gameplay.

Dordogne's lovely visuals and creative, playful mechanics make for a largely enjoyable French getaway.

Despite some disappointing option and feature exclusions, Super Mega Baseball 4 is a strong alternative to the annualized sim-facing MLB game.

Diablo IV is a massive and deeply engrossing action RPG that continually seduces players with its promises of power and riches and regularly follows through.

Between its cohesive aesthetic, the bounty of clever features, and crisp central gameplay, Street Fighter 6 is one of the most impressive entries the genre has seen in some time.

This unfortunate and misguided use of Tolkien's fantasy and characters has few redeeming qualities, and it's best avoided, even by fans of the fiction.

Piccolo Studio's latest release is a visual tour de force, but stumbles at times with its gameplay.

Planet of Lana boasts a gorgeous presentation, but trekking through this strange world doesn’t always inspire the same awe.

Lego 2K Drive builds an incredibly inviting world where speed and silliness reign supreme as you race and morph across its delightfully destructible setting.

Humanity mixes challenging puzzles with an engaging and heartfelt narrative to great success.

They say you can never go home again, but I adored returning to Hyrule with all new tools.

Darkest Dungeon II is a harsh but fantastic game whose white-knuckled battles and hazard-filled exploration will trap you for hours.

For a game about fighting vampires, Redfall feels soulless in all the wrong ways.

Aloy’s trip to Hollywood justifies its existence by meaningfully building upon the base game’s story, paving a strong runway for the next title to take off.

Respawn's anticipated sequel gives you more of everything you liked in the prior game, and then plenty more on top.

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Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp might not include much new material, but it presents a strong case that classic games don’t always have to change to be relevant again.