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3 out of 5 stars.There is delightful presentation as you set up a dysfunctional B&B – but in a genre that usually keeps players busy, this requires real patience
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3 out of 5 stars.PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5; Big Bad Wolf
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3 out of 5 stars.This grainy, gore-soaked katana caper slowly morphs into a compelling meditation on vengeance
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4 out of 5 stars.Presenting a series of impossible choices, this darkly comedic game stretches the player’s moral scaffolding to its limits
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4 out of 5 stars.A decaying cyborg with a human mind struggles to survive aboard a space station in a superbly written, if not exactly original, slice of scuzzy sci-fi
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4 out of 5 stars.It’s been a while since a video game got us up and moving like this, and happily it’s as entertaining as ever
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From the very first game on the console to a lonely space-rodent and a rejuvenated Spider-Man, these are our best picks for the PS5
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