Reviews

Two Point Campus reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC, also available on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. This sequel to Two Point Hospital is a deep and rewarding management game, and that’s what matters most here. Growing a college, hiring and training faculty, adding new courses, spiffing up dorms, and watching grades and profits soar

Hard West 2 reviewed by Jon Bolding on PC. This sequel has plenty of little annoyances, but it’s a supernatural western tactics game with a lot of style and the substance to back it. #IGN #Gaming

GigaBash succeeds as a fun arena fighter with a focus on four-player chaos, even if that fun doesn’t quite translate over quite as well to the solo or online experience. GigaBash Review by Mitchell Saltzman on PC. Also available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. #IGN #Gaming

MultiVersus reviewed by John Carson on PC and Xbox, also available on PlayStation. MultiVersus is a raucous and fun competitive platform fighter that rewards players for learning the strengths and weaknesses of its eclectic cast of characters. Its focus on online 2v2 means it lacks the pick-up-and-play nature of a game like Super Smash Bros.,

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reviewed by Travis Northup on Nintendo Switch. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 can take some meandering detours across its massive 150-hour campaign, but great characters and addictive tactical combat make it all well worth the time. #IGN #Gaming #XenobladeChronicles3

Live A Live is a fascinating JRPG time machine that’s getting its dues at last thanks to a remake that brings out the best in its seven stories, strong combat, and unusual structure. #IGN #Gaming

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox and PC. “Returning to a well the Playground team previously tapped with the killer Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 3 means Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels isn’t able to arrive with the same infectiously unique splash, but it’s clear why the decision

Watch our PowerWash Simulator review. PowerWash Simulator’s simple yet therapeutic style of gameplay provides an enjoyable way to chill out across its numerous generously sized levels. PowerWash Simulator is available on PC and Xbox consoles. #IGN #Gaming #PowerWashSimulator

Stray reviewed by Tom Marks on PlayStation 5, also available on PC and PlayStation 4. Stray is a delightful adventure in a dark but endearingly hopeful cyberpunk world, and that’s thanks in no small part to the fact that you are playing as an adorable cat the whole time. Its mix of simple platforming and

Reviewed by Gabriel Moss on PC. Also available on Xbox. “As Dusk Falls is a masterwork of branching storytelling that makes the best out of its comic book-style animations, which end up giving you the opportunity to fill the negative space with your imagination – and this works surprisingly well during some of the more

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PC. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. “Madison is a mostly thrilling trek through darkness, packed with challenging puzzles to solve and plenty of disturbing secrets to uncover. Its clever use of the camera’s flash and eerie audio design combined for plenty of anxious moments, so it’s especially deflating that

Loopmancer reviewed by Justin Koreis on PC. Also available on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Loopmancer is a great roguelite. Repeating the same day over and over again is anything but routine thanks to great combat, compelling progression, and consistently refreshed levels stocked with a huge variety of weapons and enemies. Even after dozens of

Gwent: Rogue Mage reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. This standalone expansion to Gwent, itself a spin-off from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, is a roguelike successor to Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. While the lighter story may not hit the same epic highs as Thronebreaker, its character-driven snippets are delivered with strong writing and voice

The xScreen by UPspec gaming allows you to transform your Series S into a laptop-like experience to play your favorite Xbox games on the go. #IGN #Gaming #Xbox

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X. Also available on PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo Switch. “Matchpoint Tennis Championships serves up a smooth-playing and simple-to-control game of tennis – to the point where you have to go out of your way to miss a shot – but saddles it with a career mode that’s so

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on PC. Also available on Nintendo Switch. “Neon White is a quick and compulsive first-person platformer that’s surprisingly simple to understand and play, but packs a very stern speedrunning challenge at its core. Tying your combat options to your traversal mechanics, Neon White makes every encounter a deadly parkour puzzle that

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak reviewed by Tom Marks on PC, also available on Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a relatively simple expansion, but that doesn’t mean its top notch new and returning monsters aren’t a whole lot of fun to fight. That said, Sunbreak isn’t nearly as substantial or surprising as Iceborne was

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. “With its typically deep and rich career mode and its usual class-leading spectrum of assists and difficulty options, F1 22 maintains this series’ run as the most fully-featured and accessible reproduction of a single modern motorsport