Games Reviews
'Wide Ocean Big Jacket' Is About the Million Tiny Moments That Define Our Lives
The story of two kids, two adults, and one camping trip underscores how growing up never really ends.
This 'Commandos 2' Remaster Changes the Wrong Parts of Its Own History
'Commandos 2' is remembered as a great stealth tactics game. This remaster aims to fix that.
A 'Total War: Three Kingdoms' Expansion with an Irresistible Revolution
'Mandate of Heaven' puts players on both sides of a massive, dynasty-toppling revolution, and then pushes them to the brink.
'Kentucky Route Zero' Pays Off on Nine Years of Hope and Doubt
A masterful exploration of shame, debt, magic, and capitalism comes to its surprising conclusion.
What Does It Really Mean to Be an Indie Game?
With 'Handmade Pixels' one of gaming's most popular academics tries to figure out the logic behind a messy, contested label.
'Wattam' Is a Children's Guide to Eco-Radicalism
'Katamari Damacy' designer Keita Takahashi thinks friendship is our best shot at saving the planet.
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‘A Short Hike’ Is an Utterly Delightful Game From 2019 Everyone Needs to Play
What if the world of Animal Crossing was mashed up with an RPG?
'MechWarrior 5' Doesn't Make Dreams Come True, But It Brings Them Back
The details are nearly perfect, but the bigger picture is a mess.
With 'Jedi: Fallen Order,' EA Finally Makes a Good Star Wars Game
‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ is EA’s first good Star Wars game, and the first single player experience since it took over the license six years ago.
'Unity of Command 2' Messes with Tactics Perfection—And It Works
The sequel to a landmark World War 2 wargame goes for a change of scenery, and of just about everything else.
'Radio Commander' Is an Intimate Look at War from an Uncomfortable Distance
Wargaming meets story and stereotyping in a flawed, ambitious game about Vietnam.
'Death Stranding' Shines When You're Delivering Packages in a Haunted World
A weirdly entertaining game about mail delivery in a purgatorial U.S.
