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Check out our The First Berserker: Khazan review by John Carson on Xbox Series X, also available on PC and PS5 (PlayStation 5). Once you find your foothold and gain some abilities, the devastating The First Beserker: Khazan bosses start to shine. They’re the reason to play this brutal but impressive soulslike, and they only

South of Midnight reviewed by Michael Higham on PC, also available on Xbox Series X|S. South of Midnight is a straightforward but well-executed action-adventure game on the surface, with a simple but satisfying mix of combat and platforming. It’s focused, filling out its 12-hour runtime nicely without ever dragging or relying on unnecessary padding. Beyond

Kaiserpunk reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. While it has some cool ideas, a unique aesthetic, and often rewarding production chain management, Kaiserpunk definitely is not ready for the front lines in its current state. There are huge, save-killing bugs. The interface lacks what I would consider to be some fairly basic functionality. And the often

AI Limit reviewed by Travis Northup on PlayStation 5, also available on PC. AI Limit is a soulslike without any soul, providing 30 mediocre hours of dodge rolling and sword swinging that’s good for little more than filling time. I sliced my way through repetitive goons in unremarkable locations, killed some pushover bosses who were

Eternal Strands reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PC. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. When Eternal Strands is good, it’s very good, thanks to exciting boss fights that iterate upon Shadow of Colossus’s gigantic encounters better than just about any of the other games that have used it as inspiration. Those gigantic fights are sandwiched

Watch our The Stone of Madness review by Eric Van Allen on PC, also available on PS5 (PlayStation 5), Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The Stone of Madness has some excellent art and great moments of sneaking around. But what should have been a fairly replayable and interesting prison break ends up buckling under

Rift of the NecroDancer reviewed by Charlie Wacholz on PC, also available on Nintendo Switch. You could wear out your keyboard slapping arrow keys to the beat and jamming in your seat to Rift of the NecroDancer’s excellent soundtrack, fervently chasing down a perfect run of a song for hours. Whether you’re fighting stuffy puppet

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector reviewed by Jarrett Green on PC, also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector does not stray too far from what made the first one a cult hit, but it doesn’t need to. It tells a rich and poignant story about the complex nature