Well Played

• PC
• XONE
• XSX/S
• 9 / 10
• Australie

Tunic surprises and delights. It doubles down on its environmental storytelling which may put off those looking for a cruisy experience, but true adventurers will be well pleased with the little fox and his quest.

• PS4
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

Submerged: Hidden Depths doesn’t necessarily do anything new or exciting in the space of contemplative, exploratory indies nor does it challenge players in any real way, but it’s still an enchanting adventure. It’s brisk, beautifully assembled and a massive improvement on its predecessor but if you like your puzzles cerebral or your reflexes tested you might find it all a little too passive.

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

Just as The Taken King was the Destiny ‘version two’ relaunch the game so sorely needed, The Witch Queen boldly elevates Destiny 2 into a richer space fantasy. Without taking any risks beyond giving players more options in how they build their Guardians and wreak havoc, Bungie has iterated what may safely be Destiny 2’s best year yet. Until Bungie gives players significant new additions of enemies and characters, Destiny 2 may have peaked for now.

• PS5
• 5 / 10
• Australie

There’s a very interesting game floating somewhere in Breathedge’s debris field. A comedy-focused, tightly constructed version of what you get here could have stood shoulder to shoulder with the likes of The Stanley Parable even, letting the player in on the joke and using that to elevate a stable but stagnant genre of survival sim. Unfortunately, Breathedge runs amok with its premise, tripping over itself to make cringey jokes and press the player into unengaging systems. You might get a good laugh out of Breathedge but I’m going to become the Joker if I have to think about it again.

• PS5
• 3 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 3 / 10
• Australie

• XSX/S
• 3 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• PS4
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 7 / 10
• Australie

An excellent platform to re-experience the thrill of Egyptian gunplay, PowerSlave Exhumed is every bit the same kickass adventure you might remember. But for the newcomer, it’s also a fiendishly difficult little number in a gorgeous set of retro-mummy-wrappings.

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

Grapple Dog does play a little on the nostalgia bone, but everything it sets out to do it accomplishes enjoyably, with a well animated lick of paint, an upbeat if slightly repetitive soundtrack and a little dash of humour. It’s an adventure that has plenty of content, with some later levels offering a healthy challenge and holding plenty of secrets that should appeal to older players, but some of it follows a road that’s too often been walked down, meaning it doesn’t quite innovate as much as it could have.

• PS5
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 7 / 10
• Australie

While it does not dramatically change the radical dinosaur that is Serious Sam 4, it does provide more unbridled carnage that defines the series – just now with a distinctly Russian flavour. Blasting enemies with dual-wielded AK-47’s and joking about vodka define the experience, and while it may not appeal to everyone, I know a lot of us will get a kick out of it.