The new ‘Carmen Sandiego’ game won’t stump older detectives, but young rookies may enjoy solving crime in a red fedora …
Players encounter a few messy moments in this co-op game. But all-in-all, ‘Split Fiction’ is a fun fiction.
With headphones plugged in, ‘Monument Valley 3’ offers a soothing, block-out-the-noisy-world puzzle oasis.
This ‘Indiana Jones’ game is the sequel that moviemakers probably wanted to make—gobbledygook spirituality and all.
After a 10-year break, ‘Dragon Age’ is back and ready to push its fantasy adventures in … multi-gendered romantic directions?
Mario and the rest of the gang will certainly keep you entertained with their minigame hootenanny, er, jamboree.
Is this a perfect game for kids? Well, that will depend on how young the starfish in your gaming galaxy …
Zelda takes the lead in the world-saving this go ‘round. And it makes for some nice, toy-like character play.
Monsters, puzzles and casual chats make this water-colored dungeon-crawler a rare beast.
Astro Bot represents the best of PlayStation while leaving the worst in another universe.
Exploring a world, petting critters and cleaning up the environment are all part and parcel of this casual, animal-collecting game.
Riven is back, decked out with pretty new baubles and fresh puzzles. And in several ways, it’s a journey into …
Still Wakes the Deep is impressive and cinematic. But it’s also a mire of the dreadful and wincingly foul.
Brilliant graphics and sound draw you in, but then Senua drops the other dark and gruesome shoe.
Between its ‘40s art style and its sweet platforming puzzles, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is as cozy and inviting as …
Do you like the feeling of organizing a disheveled mess into orderly bliss? A Little to the Left may hit …
The Inquisitor places gamers in a fantasy world where Jesus became a vengeance-fueled god-king. And oh, what a bleak, grim …
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown a well-constructed platformer that’ll please many–as long as they don’t mind its light bloodiness …
Frontiers of Pandora lets you fly through its beautiful world. But it has plenty of angry things to say about …
Cocoon is an alien bug-focused puzzler designed to get your brain humming and clicking … without driving you buggy.
If you’re looking for kid-friendly puzzle fare or grown-up rainy-day play, Skye Tales has a dragon’s story for you.
Bonelab is a very popular title in the growing world of VR. But we have a bone or two to …
From sandcastle stomps to kitchen-counter clomps, Pikmin 4 offers gamers a whole new colorful world.
Crime O’Clock is an appealing Where’s Waldo-style hidden objects game with some fun puzzles and cute story tweaks.
The Bookwalker is a novel idea, but a messy read.
Those looking for a sweet story might find Dordogne to be a beautiful place to linger and remember.
With a well-written story and time-driven choices, this Star Trek adventure might well be the best one yet.
Balanced play and creativity make Tears of the Kingdom soar. But you can’t ignore its darker side.
Survivor has some unexpected Jedi twists and turns. And Darth Vader, too.
A new TRON game will certainly draw interest. But this visual novel may not be the code you’re looking for.
This “kid-friendly” Bayonetta isn’t as warm and cuddly as it might appear.
Storyteller is a smile-worthy puzzler that could still leave some family members frowning.
Atomic Heart has raised a lot of gamer’s pulses, but not always for the right reasons.
The gamemakers want you high on laughter, but the game itself is a downer.
To build or not to build, that is the plastic block question.
Return to Monkey Island has secrets, voodoo and goofy humor up its pirate sleeves. But is it worth an unfurled, …
Puzzle me this: Can a game be fun, silly, challenging and mom and dad-friendly, too? Hmmm.
Escape room fans have been searching for the right video game to come along. And this one may be the …
This artistically creative game has its fair share of fun puzzles and deep-sea dangers.
This award-winning game gets updated graphics and a whole new sequel hidden in its hallways. But it’s not for everybody.
Aloy faces new forbidden horizons. But should she face them in your family room?
This puzzle game throws in just enough danger, creativity and a desperate need for stealth to give it a singular …
The game is based on cleaning up a planet, and that’s surprisingly satisfying. Too bad the game didn’t clean up …
This T-rated space combat game is a bit different. But it might offer a cockpit worth exploring.
It’s a fun game that’ll give you a good time, and maybe offer just a bit of cerebral heft.
Escape rooms and … Muppets? What kind of VR game is Floor Plan 2?
This game offers colorful spy missions custom made for two.
The unexpected brushstrokes of this creative indie game will have players pondering surprisingly philosophical questions.
This new post-apocalyptic entry offers players a mixed bag of mutant adventure.
The Wild at Heart mostly offers a fun, colorful, 16-hour adventure that will definitely appeal to many.
There’s a kids’ game vibe in this unusual video game that aims to help parents think about love, conflict and …
The Pathless is a quick-paced, beautiful game with a mythical journey that could trip up some players.
Maquette is, without question, a very creative and at times very difficult, puzzle-focused game.
Like plunging into a horrific fever dream, Little Nightmares II propels players into some dark and disturbing places.
You’ve got a fun puzzling adventure game here, toting a lightly mixed steamer trunk.
Yet another throwback remake. But are these toads infectious or infected?
A new Paper Mario with an unfolding origami scheme.
This might be just the sort of light, clever and silly game we could all use right about now.
This creative game involves crafting, exploring and platforming … a just a bit of goo.
Picture a landscape that simmers and sweats with a crimson molten heat, covered by a coal black, sulfurous blanket of …
If you’re looking for kid-friendly video games, a clue-solving mystery is generally a pretty safe choice. I haven’t yet seen …
Outer Wilds is tricky and rewarding, but this space exploration game comes with an unexpected twist.
Oh yeah, that’s the Indiana Jones I remember. That perpetual stubble and derring-do. The swaggering bravado mixed with a dash …
With ‘The Simpsons Movie’ on DVD, no self-respecting Springfieldian will head home from the mall with just a movie in …
This engaging, puzzle-focused space odyssey has a big black hole in its mix, too.
Sonic Unleashed is the 658th Sonic title from SEGA since the franchise’s inception way back when dinosaurs still roamed the …
Nowadays, every blockbuster movie comes with a video game in tow. It’s par for the marketing course, a promotional tool …
Lara Croft began strutting her stuff back in 1996 when a small British company set the gaming world back on …
Have you ever daydreamed of visiting a picturesque French village filled with quirky locals? Wandering the cobblestone streets enjoying a …
The folks at Nintendo created the first Metroid game way back in the mid ’80s. And those sly little pranksters …
There are certain characters in fiction who always seem to tickle our collective imaginations. Patch-eyed pirates, rapier-flailing musketeers and high-flying …
Disco-dancing turns pirates into platform paraders as the heroic Lombax Ratchet jumps onto the PS3 for a sixth video game …
After 75 years, hundreds of books, 14 games, and a handful of movies and TV shows, Nancy Drew is still …
“Why so serious?” So says the evil Joker in The Dark Knight, the bleakest Batman movie ever. And, though the …
Back in the fall of ’05, film director, producer and family man Steven Spielberg announced that he had signed a …
I often marvel at how incredibly realistic video games can be nowadays. After making my way through some virtual cave …
Solve puzzles with anything you can imagine and write down—from atom bombs to zebras.
This E-rated creation for PlayStation 3 reminds our game critic of days that were filled with cardboard boxes and anthills. …
As much as this game’s title might sound like a video game tie-in to Ben Stiller’s cinematic Night at the …
I read once that men are born instinctively knowing how to do three things: Spit. Scratch. And lift heavy objects. …
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, The Little Mermaid and a whole host of other Disney darlings dip their toes into the anime …
It’s no wonder that Mario is still strutting his stuff in this E-rated amalgamation of the pipe fitter’s previous adventures.
Laser blasts & whirling blades part of this game’s future. But mostly it’s about things like disco-dancing bombs & laugh-out-loud …
The never-aging teen sleuth Nancy Drew is bringing more than just her trusty magnifying glass on this adventure. She’s tossing …
Solomon once declared that there isn’t anything new under the sun. But people sure do keep trying to find something. …
Vane is visually impressive, immersive puzzle game. But will it make you soar or just leave you … puzzled?
Link isn’t going bald. Zelda isn’t putting on a few pounds. But in video game years these two have been …
Do you know what shape this year’s most diabolical game comes wrapped in? A circle. Actually, nine circles. Abandon hope, …
Arrgh! Any self-respectin’ pirate game worth its salt needs a treasure chest that’s buried on a tropical isle. An’ perchance …
Sin is given flesh in this slashing apocalyptic game. But biblical answers ain’t in the script. (Or the same county.)
This whimsical platformer lets players reshape their world and bend their own puzzle solutions creatively into place.
Unravel’s sequel weaves two tangle-of-yarn heroes and some great co-op puzzle play into a family friendly game.
This vehicle adventure puzzle game stokes some contemplative fires without any burning content problems.
This kid-friendly Pokémon mystery puzzler is as charming as it is fan-pleasing.
This interactive fairytale takes VR gaming down a new, fun-to-play mouse hole.
Mix chess with futuristic mech battles against marauding monsters and you’ve got the gist of things with this PC title.
A love-filled robot vacuum sucks you into a compelling story. But it’s more heartfelt tale than game-playing challenge.
This sprawling, glitchy game is far different and far darker than its campy, cartoony exterior suggests.
This fun, old-school, kid-focused platforming adventure is kinda super.
Another collection of chin-scratching puzzles features a new member of the Layton family leading the investigative charge.
Knack is back for another whack at a nefarious baddie in an action-packed game with a solid lesson about second …
Mario is back. But this time it’s in a strategic, turn-based—gulp—shooter. How worried should we be?
This sequel layers the Uncharted formula over a female-focused adventure tale, with expected and unexpected results.
This may seem like a simple building game at first blush. But there’s a whole lot more in the mix …
This laid-back environmental puzzle game is as thoughtful as it is lovely to look at.
This cartoonish horror game has people talking, but it’s the kind of story that could easily leave many a nightmare …
This compelling indie game blends appealing art and gaming mechanics into an unexpected cautionary abstraction.
This creative indie game offers intrigue and fun, but there’s something murky in its murder Brutale.
This minimalist puzzle game is surprisingly engaging … for kids and adults alike.
This reimagining of the Resident Evil franchise’s early iterations takes a nasty, horrific turn.
Here’s a boy-and-his-dog tale with an out-of-this-world pooch and an out-there fantasy twist.
There’s definitely a lot of trigger pulling in the mix here, but ReCore is as much about exploring, jumping and …
The Turing Test offers a collection of increasingly difficult puzzles and a deep space mystery in a man-versus-machine contest.
This ’80s-like throwback proves that games don’t need to be messy or pulse-pounding to keep us engaged.
There’s a certain familiarity to what you do in a LEGO franchise game. And that’s just hunky-dory.
This imaginative, interactive, story-based game invites players on a journey that meanders through grief toward an abstract ending.
Kirby’s latest adventure sticks him in a massive mech suit, but keeps him just as pink and charming.
This franchise finale is a bit more weighty than some of its predecessors. But its messy bits still have quite …
This game mixes biblical allegory with steampunk RPG thwacking—teaching spiritual truth without letting anyone know they’re in Sunday school.
This challenging, sci-fi tactical puzzler majors in mastering the right sneak-and-steal spy strategy … without the typical trigger-tugging turmoil.
This being the age of high-def reboots and resurrections, the furry Lombax and his stoic robo-sidekick decided to get in …
You can’t help but feel at least a bit connected to little Yarny and his soft, colorful and, happily, family-friendly …
There’s more mass destruction on display here than in, say, a Batman LEGO game of yesteryear. But at least the …
The gamemakers are asking players to think about … thinking. And that’s something you don’t regularly encounter when you pick …
This intriguing-but-flawed M-rated thriller earnestly ponders the influence of our choices from the perspective of a time-warping teen girl.
As much as this might sound like a Nancy Drew mystery, it’s actually something a little different.
The newly rebooted Lara returns with bigger adventure and, unfortunately, bigger piles of corpses, too.
A download-only title that the gamemakers say is inspired by “the Brothers Grimm & Hans Christian Andersen … with a …
Batman: Arkham Knight could leave a dark imprint on the minds of those who soldier through its hours of dank …
The key to making it through LEGO Jurassic World – which combines all four films into one – is to …
This Nintendo game pack takes the Candy Crush-style puzzle concept and plays it out with two totally different stories and …
Nancy Drew knew all about haunted mansions and old clocks. But time travel? She’ll leave that to Ana Eberling, Girl …
This platformer may be located in an unseeing wood, but it’s infused with lavish color. (Also layers of Eastern spirituality.)
So who is this Captain Toad guy, and why is he getting his own spin-off title? Well, if you have …
Craftworld’s little wool-and-stuffing hero has brought some fluff-stuffed friends along for a third FunFilledFrolic.
This chockablock game takes its own name quite seriously, pushing the Dark Knight out of his comfort zone. Way out. …
The latest bring-your-toy-to-digital-life game goes super and swings the Marvel universe door wide.
A dead cop has to solve his own murder in Salem, Mass. Do ya think there might be a witch …
A decades-old, wide-eyed and rose-hued hero bounds and bounces onto the 3DS to gain a few new skills and a …
A young princess is lost in the darkening world on the other side of a magical mirror. The creatures she …
LEGO my Eggo, er, Hobbit: Fans of the franchise get yet another fantasy universe to explore, stack and build.
A handheld Zelda flashes back to the feel of an earlier classic while charging into the future with some brand-new …
This old man, he played (station) four, he played knick-knack on my floor, with the whole family gathered all around, …
The Dark Knight is a creature of the night, a time when it is, of course, dark. And dark is …
The massively popular Marvel movies move to the land of LEGOs.
My action figures can beat up your action figures! Especially now that they’re swappable! And there are so many more …
If your family thought the idea of collecting and playing with Skylanders dragons was fun, wait ’til you see what …
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled Pikmin. Isn’t that how it goes? No? Well, read on to find out …
Memory manipulations and recollection reconstructions in a future world are the name of the game.
If you’re thinking tall tower, trapped girl and long blonde hair, you’ve got the wrong fairy tale. Rapunzel didn’t have …
The Elder Scrolls is offering up a new suit of online armor and an endless Tamriel where you can battle …
Mario’s younger brother may be a little jittery around ghouls. But there’s a ghostbusting hero underneath that green hat and …
You superheroes can stay home and play with your blocks—there’s a new supercop in town, and he’s hitting the LEGO …
This franchise reboot packs in more spills, thrills and cheer-worthy heroism than any of the Lara Croft games or movies …
The mouse teams up with the rabbit in this return to the world of Wasteland.
A land of trolls, wizards, heroes and, uh, cheery plastic! Welcome to The Lord of the Rings, LEGO style.
Dragons, trolls and giants, oh my! The newest wave of collectibles form Skyland tag-team their way through a brand-new (super-sized) …
Believe it or not, video games can be more than just button-crunching time-fillers. Papo & Yo aims to offer real …
What kind of game has the Beagle Boys kidnapping Minnie while RPG critters battle spikey-haired good guys? None other than …
Villains once again try to take over a LEGO version of Gotham City. But Batman and his pals have a …
Normal gravity can’t confine those angry birds any longer, either onscreen and in our mobile device-addicted culture.
A 25th anniversary bundle of Zelda quests—now with thrust-and-parry swordplay realism.
UPDATED REVIEW: Start building your first lava-spurting mega-fortress or figuring out how to stage your favorite Star Wars scene in …
Harry and his pals are back in cube form for one last puzzle-solving go-round. But what do LEGOs look like …
This new collectable toy-based video game will make kids wanna “get ’em all.” Hmmm, that sounds familiar.
One of the most buzzed about games of the year, Catherine offers a mind-bending, M-rated mash-up of romance, horror, dark …
A classic Nintendo 64 adventure/puzzle game gets a new coat of paint and some 3-D sparkle.
Shiver me LEGOs! Jack Sparrow’s gone all plastic in a game version of the hugely popular franchise that tamps the …
A popular puzzler sends gamers in for another set of physics-bending challenges—and rewards them with a few chuckles along the …
Another round of lightsaber waving, starship flying and droid fighting. But this one’s available in 3-D. So should R2D2 start …
Ready for another round of LittleCuteAdorable? Sackboy is back to save a whole new world of dreams … and build …
Mickey Mouse morphs from corporate spokesman into a feisty—and not altogether good—protagonist trying to rescue a magical land from evil.
Nancy is investigating bumps in the night at a Japanese inn. And to do it she’s tackling all sorts of …
The 2010 entry in the long-running Metroid franchise fuses traditional third-person shooter elements with motion-controlled, first-person, sci-fi action.
Can this Disney title deliver board game fun in a video game package? Hmmm, the mystery deepens.
Hogwarts Harry and his loyal band of wand-wielders get LEGO facelifts. Are the makeovers magical? Or merely muddled?
