Action/Adventure
Sea of Thieves

This T-rated pirate adventure invites crews to set sail … with a few arrgh-worthy problems to beware of on the …

Sim
Surviving Mars

This game can be Mars colony problem-solving fun or a deep-space strategy slog. It all depends on you.

Action/Adventure
Night in the Woods

Night in the Woods may look like cutesy storybook fun. But looks can be deceiving.

Role-Playing, Strategy
The Escapists 2

This popular jailbreak game has a bit of content contraband that Mom should make note of.

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Puzzle
Hello Neighbor

This sprawling, glitchy game is far different and far darker than its campy, cartoony exterior suggests.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle
Super Lucky’s Tale

This fun, old-school, kid-focused platforming adventure is kinda super.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Call of Duty: WWII

The latest Call of Duty installment marches bloodily back to the battles where the franchise began.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

The latest Wolfenstein game pits players against a cruel, alt-reality Nazi regime. Playing it feels like a cruelty of its …

Action/Adventure
Assassin’s Creed Origins

The new Assassin’s Creed title pairs new gameplay mechanics with even more graphically violent and explicit content.

Role-Playing
South Park: The Fractured But Whole

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

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Evil Within 2

“Ugh, who comes up with this stuff?” asks hero in this horror survival sequel. It’s an apt question for the …

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 …

Shooter
Destiny 2

This sequel shooter feels a lot like its intense predecessor—only with a bit more polish … and maybe even more …

Action/Adventure
The Pillars of the Earth

This story-focused game openly talks about faith in a sometimes foul, dark and dangerous medieval world.

Arcade/Platform
Sonic Mania

The new Sonic is a lot like the old Sonic. Only more. And that’s a good thing.