“Winner of Noclip's Endless Vacation Award for 2024! The 8th mainline Yakuza game finally takes the cast to the totally new locale of Hawaii, and offers a truly infinite wealth of new and fun content.”

“The Like A Dragon series' cartoon-like antics are cranked up to the absolute maximum in Majima's sea-faring, swashbuckling adventure through Hawaii - and it's a total blast!”

“An oil rig full of workers is attacked by the sort of monster that you have to experience for yourself. At times it feels like they're breathing down your neck, it's absolutely rancid. - Danny”

“Winner of Noclip's Best Fang For Your Buck Award: "The rush of endorphins and intensity only exponentially gets higher the more time you sink into it. I hurt my eyes playing this game." - Frank”

“The loop in Pacific Drive is knowledge. Something messed up's happening and you don't know what it is. Your car is all you can hold onto as this boat of a game sways around in the waves. - Danny”

“Even if you're skeptical about the Yakuza series, even if you think it's like overhyped, even if you're not into beat'em ups, give it a shot. - Jeremy”

“While a solid distillation of the ARPG genre mixed with the trappings of a Hades-style roguelike, Hell Clock's greatest success is in the historical framing of its cyclical violence as retribution.”

“King's Field meets old school RuneScape in this first-person dungeon crawler that lets you live out your one true dream: being a bug that can dismember other bugs' limbs.”

“It's a city building game that felt just like any other, and then there is a layer of fantasy stuff that makes it stand out. I'm really enjoying it; it's become my nighttime relaxing game. -Danny”

“If you're interested in 4x4ing at all, I think this is basically probably the only game that's ever going to be made that does this sort of stuff. - Danny”

“Cataclismo mashes tower defense gameplay with a Fortnite-style building system that allows for lots of unique moments. Digital Sun is doing new things with these genres and it's a lot of fun. -Danny”

“A survival horror game set in World War I during the Battle of Verdun. The "monsters" in this are just German soldiers - that's kind of the brilliant thing about it: war is horror. -Jeremy”

“Asteroids on steroids. There's a good array of different weapons that interact with hundreds of different upgrade combinations to make each run feel totally different. It's a blast (no pun) -Jesse”

“This Picross-style puzzler is a good introduction to the genre while also offering the kind of challenge veterans might expect, but its riddle-based progression may be a turn off for nonogram purists.”

“One of the funniest games of the year. A love letter to the aesthetic of Simpson's Hit & Run with the density of content of A Short Hike. The perfect weekend video game. - Jesse”

“This shockingly deep, narrative focused game tells a story about communal grief and the invisible threads that connect our lives through the mechanical stylings of The Sims. I love it. -Jesse”

“If you enjoy "MetroidBrainias" where your goal is to unlock information purely through creative play, then this short puzzle-platformer is a great, polished distillation of the idea. - Jesse”

“Retro side-scrolling shooter goodness collides with some of the most beautifully grotesque pixel art of the year. Iron Meat is a Contra fan's dream. -Jesse”