Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

There are a lot of first-person shooter video games out there. And in a lot of them all you do …

Combat, Shooter
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

In the late 1990s first-person shooters such as Doom and Quake were hitting their stride and urging fans to team …

Shooter
Doom 3

The third installment from the granddaddy of first-person shooters.

Action/Adventure
Life Is Strange 2, “Roads”

This narrative adventure sequel invites gamers into a thoughtful-but-problematic journey along several rocky roads.

Puzzle
Semblance

This whimsical platformer lets players reshape their world and bend their own puzzle solutions creatively into place.

Puzzle
FAR: Lone Sails

This vehicle adventure puzzle game stokes some contemplative fires without any burning content problems.

Role-Playing
UnderTale

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

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
Anna’s Quest

A download-only title that the gamemakers say is inspired by “the Brothers Grimm & Hans Christian Andersen … with a …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
The Perils of Man

Nancy Drew knew all about haunted mansions and old clocks. But time travel? She’ll leave that to Ana Eberling, Girl …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

gravity, moon, jack, Lilith, border, land, lands, presequel, prequel, sequel, pre sequel,

Sim, Strategy
Tropico 5

This dictator-obsessed strategy sim is designed to make you giggle while you hereby decree—but it’s not all fun and games.

Sim, Sports
Madden NFL

UPDATED REVIEW: Over a quarter century old and still running like a kid right out of college, Madden lets loose …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Role-Playing, Strategy
The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls is offering up a new suit of online armor and an endless Tamriel where you can battle …

Sim, Strategy
SimCity

A city-building fave gets a next-gen reboot. Are there any new realities or regulations you need to know about as …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing
Guild Wars 2

Some 250 years after the conclusion of the first game, ancient dragons have awoken and begun doing what dragons do: …