Best Video Games

#81 Borderlands 4
3.6

Best for fast looter-shooter combat, rich builds, co-op, and a rewarding open world. Skip it if poor performance, bugs, UI friction, or uneven endgame depth would sour the fun.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#82 Monster Hunter Wilds
3.6

Good if you want the smoothest, most approachable hunt yet with superb monsters and combat. Skip it if you need punishing difficulty, friction-heavy preparation, or a polished PC/performance experience at...

Pros: art direction, cross-play support

Cons: dialogue quality, monetization fairness

#83 Mario Kart World Review
3.6

Best for tight racing, local multiplayer, Knockout Tour, and a standout soundtrack. Skip it if $80 value, sparse Free Roam rewards, map tracking, or online friend limitations matter most.

Pros: animation quality, sound design

Cons: difficulty balance, AI behavior

#84 Atomfall
3.6

Best for compact, player-led exploration, British atmosphere, and flexible difficulty. Skip it if clunky combat, inconsistent AI, weak stealth, inventory friction, or heavy backtracking will overshadow the mystery.

Pros: art direction, frame rate stability

Cons: boss design, camera behavior

#85 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
3.6

Choose Lost Records: Bloom & Rage for an emotional, character-first narrative adventure with strong music, visuals, and choice reactivity. Skip it if slow pacing, light gameplay, bugs, or an underexplained...

Pros: character roster, animation quality

Cons: core gameplay loop, polish

#86 The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
3.6

Choose it if you’re a Trails veteran who wants deep combat, big lore reveals, and a massive cast. Skip it if you need a clean starting point, tight pacing, or...

Pros: facial animations, polish

Cons: grind level, stealth mechanics

#87 Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
3.6

Best for dramatically improved brawler combat, satisfying orphanage activities, and a packed modernized take on Yakuza 3. Skip it if canon changes, mandatory side-mode padding, controversial recasting, or uneven visuals...

Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel

Cons: casting choices, grind level

#88 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
3.5

Best for dense detective puzzles, eerie Lovecraft atmosphere, and replayable corruption paths. Skip it if you need smooth performance, clear guidance, reliable saves, or action-heavy horror.

Pros: world-building, world interactivity

Cons: enemy variety, stealth mechanics

#89 Starfield
3.5

Good if you want a huge Bethesda-style sci-fi sandbox with ship building, quests, and room to wander. Skip it if loading screens, menus, bugs, or thin planet exploration will wear...

Pros: puzzle design, sound design

Cons: accessibility options, AI behavior

#90 Life is Strange: Reunion
3.5

Best for Max-and-Chloe closure, strong performances, and an emotional soundtrack. Skip it if you need meaningful choice, fresh locations, demanding puzzles, or consistent technical polish.

Pros: level design, accessibility options

Cons: world-building, haptic feedback integration

#91 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
3.5

Best for fresh real-time battles, Rogue Mega fights, and a mature Lumiose story. Skip it if flat city visuals, repetition, missing voice acting, or premium pricing bother you.

Pros: crash stability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: AI behavior, monetization fairness

#92 Crimson Desert
3.5

Best for a massive, visually stunning sandbox with thrilling combat, discovery, and deep systems. Skip it if weak storytelling, clunky controls, boss spikes, bugs, or grind will sour a 100-hour...

Pros: level design, replay value

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#93 Romeo is a Dead Man
3.5

Choose it if you want a fiercely original action game with striking mixed-media art, memorable bosses, a killer soundtrack, and deep Bastard/progression systems. Skip it if unstable performance, clunky weapon...

Pros: world interactivity, immersion

Cons: AI behavior, handheld play suitability

#94 John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
3.5

Best for punchy four-player horde action, vehicles, and Carpenter-style atmosphere. Skip it if you need strong solo AI, varied endgame content, or progression that avoids repetition and grind.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, boss design

Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness

#95 Cairn
3.4

Best for a demanding, tactile climbing simulation where route planning and survival make every ledge feel earned. Skip it if repeated falls, sparse checkpoints, finicky limb selection, or occasional performance...

Pros: open-world design, visual effects quality

Cons: frame rate stability, user interface design

#96 Battlefield 6
3.4

Best for polished, chaotic multiplayer with excellent gunplay, sound, classes, and destruction. Skip it for a strong campaign, generous progression, big-map variety, or fair monetization.

Pros: haptic feedback integration, performance optimization

Cons: pacing, microtransaction impact

#97 Elden Ring Nightreign
3.4

Good if you want fast, punishing Souls co-op with friends, strong bosses, and replayable runs. Skip it if you need smooth solo balance, crossplay, easy matchmaking, or slow exploration.

Pros: emotional impact, visual effects quality

Cons: crash stability, cross-play support

#98 High on Life 2
3.3

Best for fast skateboarding, inventive missions, sharp voice work, and irreverent comedy. Skip it if technical instability, uneven gunplay, or relentless crude humor will outweigh those strengths.

Pros: tutorial quality, monetization fairness

Cons: polish, HUD clarity

#99 WWE 2K26
3.3

Best for its refined in-ring action, huge roster, deep creation tools, and broad mode selection. Skip it if a grind-heavy Ringside Pass, VC pressure, or annual-release sameness outweighs those strengths.

Pros: lore depth, co-op experience

Cons: economy and resource balance, tutorial quality

#100 The Outbound Ghost
3.3

Best for gorgeous papercraft art, memorable music, flexible difficulty, and experimental party builds. Skip it if repetitive battles, unresolved storytelling, weak navigation, or painfully long console loading screens will outweigh...

Pros: progression system, onboarding experience

Cons: mission design, mission variety

#101 GreedFall: The Dying World Review
3.2

Best for rich world-building, companion-driven quests, and flexible role-playing if real-time-with-pause combat appeals to you. Skip it if slow fights, crashes, uneven performance, or under-polished systems are deal-breakers.

Pros: mission design, sandbox freedom

Cons: movement feel, aiming precision

#102 Code Vein II Review
3.2

Best for flexible builds, strong character creation, and an approachable story-driven Soulslike. Skip it if unstable performance, repetitive enemies, weak navigation, or the loss of co-op outweigh those strengths.

Pros: world-building, sound design

Cons: multiplayer design, frame rate stability

#103 Civilization VII
3.1

Good if you want bold age-based strategy, great audiovisuals, and streamlined warfare. Skip it if you need classic single-civ continuity, deep UI information, polished launch stability, or strong value at...

Pros: animation quality, controls responsiveness

Cons: matchmaking quality, user interface design

#104 Styx: Blades of Greed
3.1

Choose it if you want demanding, creative pure stealth in huge vertical sandboxes. Skip it if clunky combat, uneven navigation, bugs, crashes, and performance problems will overwhelm the fun.

Pros: world-building, stealth mechanics

Cons: boss design, endgame content

#105 Aphelion
3.0

Best for its intimate sci-fi story, striking presentation, and strong performances. Skip it if repetitive climbing, finicky controls, or drawn-out stealth will outweigh the narrative.

Pros: HUD clarity, onboarding experience

Cons: user interface design, menu usability

#106 God of War Sons of Sparta
3.0

Choose it if you want a character-focused Greek-era prequel, rewarding exploration, strong music, and standout bosses. Skip it if slow pacing, repetitive spear combat, late fast travel, or technical roughness...

Pros: accessibility options, checkpoint system

Cons: economy and resource balance, AI behavior

#107 Disgaea Mayhem
2.9

Best for fast Musou-style combat, absurd stat growth, and familiar Disgaea systems. Skip it if you need a long campaign, varied missions, balanced challenge, or dependable portable performance.

Pros: bug frequency, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, AI behavior

#108 Little Nightmares III
2.8

Best for eerie environments, strong sound design, and online co-op with a friend. Skip it if you need couch co-op, inventive puzzles, tight platforming, or a sequel that advances the...

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: save system reliability, aiming precision

#109 Highguard
2.8

Best for crisp gunplay, fluid mount movement, and a genuinely fresh raid concept—especially with friends. Skip it if you hate downtime, sparse maps, limited launch content, or rough performance.

Pros: controls responsiveness, level design

Cons: world interactivity, dialogue quality

#110 1348 Ex Voto
2.0

Good if atmospheric medieval scenery, strong voice performances, and a short linear adventure matter more than mechanical polish. Skip it if unreliable targeting, rough performance, repetitive combat, or an underdeveloped...

Pros: visual effects quality, horror tension

Cons: aiming precision, stealth mechanics