Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon

These retreads of previous Sun and Moon games split the difference between more of the same and exciting new content.

Role-Playing
South Park: The Fractured But Whole

The language spewed out by these cartoon kiddos would make a longshoreman blanch.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing
Middle-earth: Shadow of War

This ferocious, M-rated sequel may be set in the milieu of Lord of the Rings. But it’s a lot more …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Role-Playing
Ever Oasis

This may seem like a simple building game at first blush. But there’s a whole lot more in the mix …

Role-Playing, Strategy
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

This remake of a game from the ’90s is rich in old strategy and tactics, but it has a few …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Horizon Zero Dawn

This open-world adventure offers up lots of arrow-slinging, robot-riding and post-apocalyptic soul-searching.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Pokémon Sun/Pokémon Moon

Nintendo’s latest handheld Pokémon contests build on the franchise’s familiar trappings but also give gameplay a kinder, gentler makeover.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Batman: Arkham VR

Batman gets an immersive virtual reality treatment that’s darker than you might expect.

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, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
The Division

Loot is good here. Loot is power. And, of course, like many MMOs that have come before, loot can equal …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Strategy
Fire Emblem Fates

Fire Emblem Fates is a game that’s been expanded and broken up into three different parts … with three separate …

Role-Playing
That Dragon, Cancer

That Dragon, Cancer is more of an experience than a game. An unforgettable one.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter, Sim, Strategy
Fallout 4

Games used to fit into specific categories. Fallout 4 fills something closer to an “all of the above” slot. For …

Role-Playing
UnderTale

This game looks like an old-school ’80s RPG. But there’s more to consider Under this Tale.