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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 Review

Supermassive's sci-fi pivot delivers a career-best performance from Lashana Lynch and some of the studio's sharpest visuals to date, but the bones of the cinematic horror format are starting to show. A draggy first half, padded stealth detours, an uneven supporting cast, and recycled QTE rhythms keep Directive 8020 from punching at the weight its premise promises. Worth playing on subscription for the highlights; harder to recommend at full price.

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Mixtape Review

A genuinely cinematic 90s coming-of-age album that just happens to come on a disc — Mixtape is one of the most assured narrative experiences of 2026, even when its gameplay barely qualifies as gameplay.

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Review

The first Heroes of Might and Magic game in 27 years that doesn't need to be graded on a curve. Six honestly-distinct factions, a richer combat system, and a civic-policy layer that fixes Heroes 3's late-game tedium — held back only by Early Access growing pains in two factions and an unfinished campaign.

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Invincible VS Review

An FGC-shaped tag fighter with the best rollback netcode and most mechanically confident combat any licensed fighting game has shipped with this decade — wrapped in a single-player package that's roughly half the size it should be. If you're buying for the multiplayer, this is one of the most rewarding fighting games of 2026. If you're buying for the story mode, wait for a sale.

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Aphelion Review

A beautiful, heartbreaking sci-fi story trapped inside a generation-old climbing game. Worth playing on Game Pass for the journey, even when the gameplay gets in its own way.

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Tides of Tomorrow Review

Tides of Tomorrow reaches for something genuinely new in the narrative adventure genre, and its Online Story-Link system is the kind of innovation that other developers will inevitably borrow. The flooded world of Elynd is beautiful and haunting in equal measure, and the Plastemia premise gives every encounter real stakes. Where the game stumbles is in the fundamentals — writing that does not always match the ambition of its mechanics, and secondary gameplay systems that feel like afterthoughts. It is a game that is greater than the sum of its parts, and for players willing to embrace its experimental spirit, there is nothing else quite like it.

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Saros Review

Saros is the best game Housemarque has ever made and one of the defining PlayStation 5 exclusives of the generation. Its color-coded bullet ballet, eclipse-driven procedural design, persistent progression, and Rahul Kohli's career-best vocal performance combine into a roguelite that rewards both newcomers and Returnal veterans. The few rough edges — model fidelity in cinematics, hub navigation, an unforgiving learning curve — are easy to forgive once the bullet ballet clicks.

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Diablo IV Review

Lord of Hatred is the expansion Diablo 4 has been waiting for. A focused, emotionally weighty campaign, a Warlock class that will go down as one of Blizzard's best designs, a skill tree rework that quietly fixes the base game, and the return of the Horadric Cube add up to the most complete version of Diablo 4 that has ever existed. It is the capstone the franchise deserved.

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REPLACED Review

REPLACED is a breathtaking cyberpunk pixel-art experience that earns its long development through visual craft and narrative ambition rarely seen in the medium. Combat, platforming, and save system rough edges keep it from greatness, but what works here works at an exceptionally high level.

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Silent Hill 2 Remake Review

A surprisingly faithful and visually stunning remake that honors the original's psychological depth while making the horror feel viscerally modern

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review

An extraordinary achievement that boldly reimagines one of gaming's greatest stories while delivering the best combat and world design in the franchise

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Astro Bot Review

A near-perfect platformer that combines inventive level design, joyful creativity, and masterful DualSense integration into the must-own PS5 exclusive