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NBA 2K earns another year as the best annual sports game available.

Bloober Team follows its Silent Hill 2 remake with an original horror story that is tense throughout, though sometimes too punishing.

Hell is Us promises a narrative adventure without the handholding, and mostly delivers on that through rewarding exploration and experimental combat.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land was already a stellar Switch game, and Star-Crossed World adds more of the same.

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance revitalizes a classic by combining excellent combat and platforming with a gorgeous art style, reaching new heights for the long-dormant series.

Konami's Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is a safe but successful modernization of a beloved classic.

The capitalist drive to achieve even greater profit is a compelling loop in Discounty, but the narrative around that cycle muddies things.

Okomotive's Journey-like adventure game delivers a strong emotional impact thanks to its memorable furry friends and a unique core concept.

The multiplayer-focused sports game from Nintendo has a novel control scheme but is tiring and feels imprecise.

Madden NFL 26 finally pairs the series' great on-field gameplay with a destination mode thanks to an impressive Franchise makeover.

Mafia: The Old Country uses its stunning setting to tell a familiar story about loyalty and family that’s propped up by its cast of characters.

Ragebound is a relentless and challenging revival that ably channels the spirit of early Ninja Gaiden games.

Dead Take too often dips into the surreal but is otherwise an authentic and terrifying view into the trauma of being an actor.

Tales of the Shire has some charming ideas, but dull gameplay, heaps of bugs, and a general sense of emptiness ultimately drag the promising life-sim down to the pits of Moria.

Shadow Labyrinth takes the fascinating premise of blending Metroid with Pac-Man and fumbles the execution, offering a bland narrative with one-note combat and tedious exploration

The Final Shape ended the Light and Dark saga, but Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate might just end my will to log in

Broken Bird Games' debut is a twisting, experimental horror game that goes places you won't see coming.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' combat, art direction, flexibility, and level design are fantastic, but balancing issues and its derivative nature ultimately hold it back.

Unless you already own this game on one platform or another, or just hate fun, there's no reason not to download Super Mario World.