Keith Stuart

“An atmospheric folk-horror adventure combines colonial guilt, spiritualism and supernatural chills in a tale of secrets and seances on Ireland's haunted west coast”

“Build a card deck of landscape features; organise your territory on a Tetris-like playfield; battle enemies and bosses to progress. It might sound complicated, but this is an ingenious experiment in game design by combination”

“In this brilliantly surreal, slapstick cartoon puzzler set in a fictitious northern town, you (a junior salesman) help an array of weird characters with odd jobs”

“In this free-to-play gacha game, Earth is invaded and survivors living in a neo-city balance dystopian alien battles with cute, fluffy moments such as helping locals find love and taking photos of local cats”

“You may feel a touch of deja vu as you mow down rivals with your M16 – but although it's unoriginal, this free six-person shooter is slick and enjoyable.”

“Whether you're playing as a real-life pro or your own wacky avatar, this subtly calibrated title will have you perfecting your lobs and dropshots for hours”

“From working in your 'lifelong role of sample sorting' to playing mandatory video games when you clock off, this sinister, retro-futuristic game will have you questioning your freedom”

“This is Tobe Hooper's putrid amoral universe in film perfectly replicated as an interactive terror ridePC, PS4/5, Xbox; Sumo Digital/Gun Interactive”

“This new visual novel from the creator of One Night Stand is an engrossing, emotional study of digital relationships that will hit a raw nerve with gamers”

“The controls can be tough to get the hang of, but the visuals are stunning, the commentary impressive and the play itself gives you all the challenge and realism you could want”

“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”

“Four games from a cult 1980s shoot-em-up developer – from Zero Wing to Truxton – show the value of game preservation”

“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”

“Your favourite childhood heroes step up to help you conquer territory in this beautifully designed, strategic deck-builder for smartphones”

“Now it feels like the physics, AI and animation have come together in a way that makes even these ridiculous moments feel naturalistic and pleasurable.”

“The 11 games bundled together here offer a glorious return trip to a lost age of gaming”

“Please Fix the Road is a gentle, quietly demanding puzzler that will keep you entertained for many hours, especially if you ration out the 150 levels. There’s always something new to experiment with or some cute little visual flourish to enjoy, and watching the last tile slot into place, then seeing the car (or train, or pink llama) whizzing along to its destination never stops being pleasing. In these discombobulating times, here is a little puzzle box that brings order to chaos, if only for a few stolen seconds.”

“Two decades of house moves are condensed into one relaxing puzzle as you help the narrator to unpack – and unpick her life in the process”

“From Mario Kart racers to 2D platforms, this charming game-maker gives you access to the Nintendo toolkit”

“You are the murderous starlet forced to concoct your alibi in Inkle's fresh and beautifully detailed paperback crime novel of a game”