Action/Adventure, Shooter
Mafia III

Mafia III takes its explicit moral anarchy to such messy new lows it makes you wish they made brain showers.

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
ReCore

There’s definitely a lot of trigger pulling in the mix here, but ReCore is as much about exploring, jumping and …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Deux Ex: Mankind Divided’s engaging gameplay is badly undermined by its bloody, profane and sensual content.

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
Alone With You

This ’80s-like throwback proves that games don’t need to be messy or pulse-pounding to keep us engaged.

Action/Adventure
Batman: The Telltale Series

The Telltale gamemakers take a swing at portraying Bruce Wayne’s dark side … with dark results.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
The Technomancer

The Technomancer’s sci-fi storyline seems promising at first … but quickly breaks that promise.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There’s a certain familiarity to what you do in a LEGO franchise game. And that’s just hunky-dory.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Homefront: The Revolution

It’s a toss-up which is worse in this blood-drenched first-person shooter: its content or its quality.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle
Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby’s latest adventure sticks him in a massive mech suit, but keeps him just as pink and charming.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst walks a T-rated tightrope between acrobatic gameplay and content parents of younger players may wish the game …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

This franchise finale is a bit more weighty than some of its predecessors. But its messy bits still have quite …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Role-Playing
The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance

This game mixes biblical allegory with steampunk RPG thwacking—teaching spiritual truth without letting anyone know they’re in Sunday school.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Role-Playing
Dark Souls III

The Dark Souls games are excruciating in their difficulty, and their content is dank and demonic. That’s exactly what the …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
Ratchet & Clank

This being the age of high-def reboots and resurrections, the furry Lombax and his stoic robo-sidekick decided to get in …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Quantum Break

Even with all the time travel, there’s simply no skipping past the bad stuff to get to the good.