"While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may be the weakest Call of Duty in several years, it is still one of the best shooters to release in 2025, a year that has been more fiercely competitive than anything we have seen in over a decade."
In Woods is an entirely unpretentious title that makes no claims to be something bigger or better than it is, and for that reason, I can give it a passing grade despite it being one of the less innovative titles in the genre.
Stuffed is a worse version of better games that appeals to virtually no one and has a less than zero chance of recovering from its disastrous multiplatform launch.
While Songs of Conquest is one of the best strategy games of the last few years, it is not without issue and cannot rightfully be called a "masterpiece" despite coming very close to being one.
Gladiator Guild Manager has everything I am looking for in an indie game: it is a title that excels at what it does best and doesn't try to be a cheaper version of a popular rival indie or AAA title.
In a time when the line between video games and traditional media is blurring more than ever before, The Rogue Prince of Persia feels like a video game in all the best ways.
Ten years ago, I would have been very excited to play The Front, yet in 2024, it's just too generic and uninspired to stand out in an already crowded genre.
While Soulmask goes a long way towards revitalising the sandbox survival genre, it's still early days, and some of the developer's design choices are questionable, to say the least.
After failing and flailing about like a decked fish for several years, Ubisoft not only has a successful free-2-play title, but it has created a game which has the potential to become a cornerstone of the FPS genre.
