The Taiwanese makers draw on south-east Asian mythology for a visually extravagant exploration of past and future
The solo-developed Metroidvania has the player exploring a ravishing labyrinth populated by bewitching creatures
Exquisite handmade visuals and convincing worldbuilding elevate this cosy story of a janitor and an alien
Patience pays off in a game that has you tending a cosmic garden while escaping from a space station
Income inequality and a pet lobster are among the features of this enthralling, maddening game
A time-stricken fortress proves a worthy and absorbing adversary in this largely successful comeback
Immersive, earnest and goofy, the adventure finds common ground with James Cameron’s blockbusters
You play an office worker breaking out of the 9-to-5 grind in this richly enjoyable retro-futurist caper
The experimental food game eschews enemies and objectives to offer a feast of surprises
Team Reptile’s latest feels modern and anarchic but stands in the shadow of ‘Jet Set Radio’
Six years in the making, the belated sequel delights in dialogue and role-play as a tool of experimentation
The series is updated for the gritty ‘Game of Thrones’ era while retaining its sense of aesthetic adventure
A subterranean version of Victorian London is the setting for this ambitious visual novel
The makeovers of vintage titles such as System Shock and Resident Evil 4 give perspective on how far the medium has come
Nintendo’s follow-up to its acclaimed game ‘Breath of the Wild’ relishes the joy of tinkering and experimentation
The title is the latest addition to a thriving sub-genre in which dark forces lurk and strange creatures are abroad
Ingenious concept asks the player to devise new narratives using love, death, heartbreak, even incest
Shooting has seldom been so much fun in a game that combines gunplay, photorealism and archly comic dialogue
‘Fatal Frame’ emphasises action while ‘Paranormasight’ is all about dialogue — including with the dead
An unhurried game in which we collect the sights and sounds of a land on the brink of cataclysm
Indonesia-set adventure delves beneath the surface of a sleepy town and into characters’ psyches
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