Impressions

The platonic ideal of tabletop terrain is finally back in circulation with the reboot of Heroscape

Guncho is a truly mind-melting old west cowboy shooter

Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight RPG adds clever new dice to its more traditional d20-based system

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure’s masterful, clever design is clear right from the start

Survival horror game Conscript puts you face-down in the muck of World War I

You need to play Cryptmaster — but dear god, don’t use a compact keyboard

The most confounding anime of the season is a slice of life at the end of the world

House of the Dragon episode 6 builds on Game of Thrones in the best way

Lego Hill Climb Adventures is a charming, simplified Trials

PlayStation needs more games like Astro Bot and Lego Horizon Adventures

Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami plays like a lost PS2 cult classic

After playing Diablo 4’s new Spiritborn class, I’m glad it’s coming before Paladin

Schim is like Homeward Bound, but you’re a shadow

Clickolding is a clicker game that looks like a meme but hits hard

House of the Dragon takes sibling rivalry to new levels

Zenless Zone Zero captures the perfect action game flow

House of the Dragon’s next funeral is for Rhaenyra and Alicent’s friendship

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Yakuza’s developers went back to their roots for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

The original game’s level designer returns for RGG Studio’s lovely throwback

House of the Dragon crossed a line, and episode 2 pushes it further

Fortnite’s latest season is as chaotic as the media that inspired it

House of the Dragon leaves no room for theories — they’re all doomed

Metaphor: ReFantazio is setting high stakes for itself

Unmatched: Slings and Arrows gives The Bard some bite — Hamlet and Titania, too

You see this beautiful D&D terrain? It was made with Polish space magic.

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Star Wars Outlaws aims to be the Han Solo simulator we’ve always wanted

Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail is a Latin America-inspired ‘vacation’ setting

My hands-on with Shadow of the Erdtree was just what I wanted: more Elden Ring

Doctor Who goes full Black Mirror only to set up its most shocking twist

Life Eater is a time management horror game where I’m the monster

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Let Keanu Reeves punch and shoot his way onto your summer reading list

YouTube’s Playables is giving AddictingGames.com

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Can Lev Grossman do for King Arthur what he did for Harry Potter?