After the excellent duology of A Plague Tale: Innocence and Requiem, that told the visceral and emotional story of siblings Amicia and Hugo, Asobo Studio returns with the prequel spin-off, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. But instead of continuing A Plague Tales' strictly stealth approach, Resonance transitions to a more action focused entry.

Last year Messhof departed the 2D design of Nidhogg for the cell-shaded landscapes of Wheel World. But now, Messhof have returned to their visual roots to try their hands at the action roguelike genre in Blood Dungeon - a frantic auto-shooter that feels like a blend between Vampire Survivors and a propulsive platformer.

The Sinking City 2 is like a mirror for developer Frogwares. The protagonist Calvin Rafferty fights to his last breath to try to survive and reunite with his loved one, ignoring the sirens telling him to evacuate. It's a fight for survival, but more than that, it's a desire to remain hopeful in the face of relentless heartbreak and terror.

Many of my fondest gaming memories stem from playing the wide range of 3D action platformers on PlayStation 2; an era where the genre reached new heights with releases such as Jak and Daxter, and Ratchet and Clank. These titles captured an uninhibited childlike wonder through tight combat and precision platforming in colourful, awe-inspiring worlds.

For decades people have revered Rare's N64 shooters, Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. If anyone played games during that era, there's a high chance you have memories of playing split-screen multiplayer on one of them.

In 2023, Lowbirth Games introduced the inquisitive hotel housekeeper Sophie Roy in This Bed We Made - a neo-noir third-person mystery game. It allowed players to inhabit the role of a nosey housekeeper who became entangled in a tale of love and murder. With a strong focus on era prejudices and choice and consequence, it is one of the more memorable narrative experiences in recent years.

Nearly 7 years ago, the developer House House's mischievous goose first honked into our lives and delivered a humorous indie gem, Untitled Goose Game. Now, House House are back with a drastically different title, Big Walk, a cooperative puzzle game that the developers describe as an online walker-talker with close friends. And after playing Big Walk it's hard to argue with that description.

In a year of cinematic 2.5D platformers, Lifted separates itself from the rest by having a strong focus on trying to replicate the family friendly tone of an 80s adventure movie. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Lifted is the creation of ex-Disney imagineer Jeff Ashbrook and his studio Adventure Works.

After only five hours, Desktop Explorer is already one of those rare indie games where I'd hesitate to share many details. As the journey of discovery is a key part of what makes it tick. It's a psychological horror mystery game packed with inventive puzzles. Developed by Recurring Dream, it's an exploration of family and a puzzle game in the guise of a functioning 90s PC.

When thinking of train games, you think of simulators, not the out of the box concept Denshattack! created by Barcelona based studio, Undercoders. Instead of slowly chugging around a realistic map, players take control of physics defying reimagined Japanese trains that zoom through Japanese locales that exude style - a throwback to the arcade era of the Sega Dreamcast.