Finally, a game that feels like Majesty's true heir. Lessaria nails the indirect control chaos, but is it just nostalgia bait or something more? Let's dig in.

Inherited a creepy shipyard from dear old dad? Sunken Engine throws ship repair, Lovecraftian dread, and managing a fish stall into a surprisingly compelling (and spooky) mix.

I went into Escape From Duckov expecting a one-note joke. I came out 15 hours later, sleep-deprived and obsessed. This game is a glorious, frustrating mess, and it might be one of the best indie releases of the year.

I was ready to lose my weekends to Faire Trade, the sequel to the addictive shop sim Winkeltje. But after several hours, I’m buried in bugs, a tedious grind, and a nagging feeling that I’ve played this exact game before.

I thought I was sitting down for a simple, relaxing cleaning game. Two hours later, I was a sobbing mess, emotionally devastated by a pixelated music box. What the hell just happened?

I wanted to love Bye Sweet Carole. It looks like a lost Disney classic, but it plays like a cursed prototype.

I've just had my ass handed to me by a pair of dice for the fifth time in a row. Dice Legends is a beautiful game that will make you want to throw your monitor out the window.

I just played a $10 game that has more personality and better jokes than most AAA titles. Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion is a chaotic, foul-mouthed, hand-drawn fever dream, and I think I'm in love.

Lost Rift tries to be two games at once: a chill co-op survival game and a hardcore, full-loot extraction shooter. It's an ambitious, fascinating, and deeply flawed experiment that you will either love or violently despise.

Your job is to close up a gas station in the middle of nowhere for seven nights. It's quiet. Too quiet. Before Exit: Gas Station is a cheap, weird, and addictive little gem that will have you questioning every shadow.

Kaiserpunk sold us the dream of a deep, alternate-history city builder. The reality is a frustrating, and bafflingly designed mess that feels more like an early prototype than a finished game, even now.

Seafarer: The Ship Sim has the soul of a brilliant maritime simulator trapped in the body of a janky, un-optimized mess. It makes my PC weep, but I still can't bring myself to abandon ship.

Thinking about buying ASKA? Be warned: this isn't the Viking adventure you're looking for. It's something much stranger, and maybe, just maybe, something better.

I came to Hollywood Animal to build a movie empire. I'm staying because I've discovered the joy of blackmailing my lead actor and asking the mafia to "clear the release schedule."

I've been waiting for a new Command & Conquer for what feels like an eternity. Red Chaos isn't it, but it's the closest I've gotten to that old-school RTS high in a long, long time.

I'm trapped in a rusty cell with a slot machine that wants me dead, and I can't stop pulling the lever. CloverPit is my new favorite addiction, and it might be yours too.

Macabre's pitch is incredible: Alien: Isolation with friends. The reality is a buggy mess with a monster that has the IQ of a stunned goldfish. But then the devs did something that gave me hope.

After years of waiting, a new mainline Silent Hill is here. It's a beautiful, harrowing, and essential experience for any horror lover... if you can survive its terrible combat.

I came to Deconstruction Simulator to smash things. I stayed for the broken economy, the infuriating bugs, and the zen of playing van Tetris. This is my full, exhaustive take on one of the year's most addictive messes.

After a two-year wait, Slime Rancher 2 has finally launched. It’s still one of the most charming games on the planet, but its new endgame is a soul-crushing grind. One question stands: Is the beauty worth the pain?