Guardian's Reviews
You solve puzzles, then create the songs, in this tactile puzzle game spanning genres and instruments, from Ethiopian jazz to krautrock
The rewarding environmental restoration game plays like a puzzle and is satisfyingly simple
Plumbing the depths of our fear of the ocean, this clever and compelling video game will suck you in for hours at a time
This brief, raw and unsettling reimagining of a celebrated environmentalist's campaign against pesticides presents a sickly vision of nature contaminated by humans
This reimagining includes all the design knowledge of the whole series, from the awkward shuffling tension of the first version to the gory horror of Resident Evil 7
This cutesy origin tale replaces the guns and sex appeal of the original action series with fairies and cuddly toys
The original was originally launched on Wii 15 years ago and it still offers a highly atmospheric adventure with many moments of fear and dread
This colourful multiplayer platformer was largely ignored when it first came out in 2011 – is it worth a second look?
This could have been a great fish-out-of-water experience, but it's let down by patronising explanations and clunky gameplay.
This wonderfully weird creature-hunter has an unending supply of memorably unhinged, massive foes; it may not be an all-timer but it's fun while you're fighting
Four games from a cult 1980s shoot-em-up developer – from Zero Wing to Truxton – show the value of game preservation
Even the most fervent millennial fans will find little here beyond being able to wield a wand in the hallowed halls
This music-centred adventure pits a teenage boy against robotic assassins in a colourful title for gamers of all talents.
This remake of 2008's urgent sci-fi horror from Visceral Games resists big changes in favour of some laser-focused improvements
The cult 3DS game has been refreshed for smartphones and the combination of card game and horse racing is as weird and addictive as ever
A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial
A bonkers collection of epic adventures and side-quests sprinkled with puzzles that fans of the Japanese pop-cultural behemoth have been crying out for
The story of Atma and his reality-warping girlfriend Raya demonstrates a flair for the dramatic and will keep you guessing right up to the end
The long-awaited follow-up to Golf Story is rough but characterful, with plenty of retro warmth
Oppressive lo-fi visuals and brutalist architecture somehow create a game of laidback curiosity and exploration