To the Moon offers a soothing, philosophical story with more depth than its pixelated graphics initially suggest. Warning: You will cry.

It's a lot like the bags of candy Wren and her fellow Halloween heroes collect: often sweet, sometimes sour, and usually worth the tummy ache.

A Golden Wake interprets a rich history in its chapters and paints an image of the best and worst of the 1920s.

It moves to the interesting mechanics faster than any entry in the series to date and everything within the game world looks great.

Advanced Warfare works with aplomb and, at the very least, plays its Big Dumb Movie card wisely.

Far Cry 4 may have installed a despot, but it's still the undisputed king of the open-world shooter.

A Bird Story is Kan Gao's follow-up to To the Moon, a quietly emotional and surprisingly deep game about life and love that's been well-received.

The game's success hinges on its meticulous interpretation of 1979's Alien, which it effectively recreates in both look and premise.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a singular experience, at times strange, astonishing and even bewildering, but always captivating.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a well-paced sandbox game with a revolutionary new game mechanic in the Nemesis System.