Demoniaca Everlasting Night is a game that tries to marry together two different genres, Metroidvanias and beat-em-ups, to varying levels of success. When Demonica is working well, it’s almost epic. But when it falters, it falls down hard.
With obvious influences from games like Journey, Scarf is a beautiful and easy-going platformer that tells the tale of a creature of light (that’s you) and a red dragon scarf as they jump, glide, fly and explore magical worlds together.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction takes the realistic squad-based shooter into new territory, adding an invasion of space zombies to the world as a new enemy for our elite operators to face in challenging tactical battles.
Honig Studios has produced an adorable puzzle adventure in which you direct the eponymous Hijo through a series of levels to rescue his mother who has been kidnapped by bandits. It’s a family friendly, non-violent western game that is available on multiple platforms including PC, consoles and mobile.
Monster Hunter Rise is a fantastic entry to the series, with an excellent PC port that runs astoundingly well on older hardware. Rise running on Steam also looks amazing, and comes with every single DLC and content drop released so far.
Expeditions: Rome is a hybrid tactical battle type game with role-playing elements that really sets some new standards. Play as a young Roman Legatus with a loyal band of Praetorians trying to survive both the battlefield and the political machinations of Rome.
Strange Horticulture is a unique game where you run a small apothecary shop specializing in magical herbs, but also work to potentially solve mysteries and maybe even save the world with your near magical plant-based formulas.
The Director’s Cut for Ghost of Tsushima takes an already impressive game and somehow makes it even better. This is one of the best-looking and most fun games for next generation consoles that you can play right now.
If you’re a fan of storytelling or of Lovecraftian horror, give Transient: Extended Edition a pretty hard look. While short, the game offers a deep, rich story, a few scares, and surprisingly well-thought-out graphics in a cleverly designed world.
GTA Online is a lot of great things, but has never been very strong when it comes to single player content. That all changes with The Contract, a series of amazing missions that feature Franklin Clinton from GTA V and music royalty Dr. Dre.
