Adventure games

Future shockers: 10 great games about rogue AIs

Right now artificial intelligence is too busy painting and giving factually spurious answers to basic questions to pose much of a threat to humanity, but in video games, AIs have gone further

Keza MacDonald and Keith Stuart

02, Jun, 2023 @9:00 AM

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review – a blockbuster with maverick energy

The influence of Hidetaka Miyazaki saturates the rhythms of combat, character acrobatics and sweeping vistas of the finest Star Wars game in years

Simon Parkin

06, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review – the best Star Wars game in 20 years

Respawn Entertainment’s sequel is a huge improvement over Jedi: Fallen Order, and a virtual blockbuster without compromise

Rick Lane

26, Apr, 2023 @3:30 PM

What is Sons of the Forest, the cannibal survival game that sold 2m copies in a day?

Endnight Games’ sequel sold vast numbers on Steam. What’s behind its remarkable success – and what should you know before you play it?

Rick Lane

10, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM

Birth review – make your soulmate from spare bones and organs

Born out of lockdown, this warm, tactile puzzle game inspired by ‘libraries, bugs, bones and decay’ is a simple yet profound exploration of loneliness

Simon Parkin

04, Mar, 2023 @1:00 PM

Hi-Fi Rush review – a brawler set to the beat of a drum

This music-centred adventure pits a teenage boy against robotic assassins in a colourful title for gamers of all talents

Simon Parkin

04, Feb, 2023 @1:00 PM

Season review – atmospheric road trip game with a muddled message

A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial

Malindy Hetfeld

26, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM

A Space for the Unbound review – Indonesian school adventure has a fantastical twist

The story of Atma and his reality-warping girlfriend Raya demonstrates a flair for the dramatic and will keep you guessing right up to the end

Lewis Packwood

18, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM

Street Fighter returns, Link is back and vampires run amok: 15 video games to anticipate in 2023

From space exploration and eerie late night fishing to dungeon-delving and confronting your exes, there’s lots to be excited about – including some long-awaited sequels

Keza MacDonald

29, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM

The 20 best video games of 2022

From robot-dinosaurs and hypersexual witches to epic clashes with mythological Gods and exquisite fantasies of supernatural wars, 2022 had it all – including a certain word game. Our critics pick the best

Keza MacDonald

21, Dec, 2022 @3:33 PM