Xbox Series X|S Game Reviews - Page 1

The Conservatory during the nighttime in Slime Rancher 2.
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Slime Rancher 2 Review - A Near Slime Dunk

Developer Monomi Park has returned to its slime-tastic origins, more than nine years after the Early Access launch of Slime Rancher, with its much-anticipated follow-up, Slime Rancher 2. The game's…

September 29, 2025 | 04:51 EDT

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Hotel Barcelona Review - Room for Improvement

Hotel Barcelona is a collaboration between legendary auteur developers Suda51 and SWERY, and when I heard about it, I had to double-check that the two had never worked together before. After all,…

September 26, 2025 | 04:00 EDT

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Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Review - A Generational Roguelite

It's hard not to get excited for each and every trailer shown during Summer Game Fest. Sitting in the audience, I fall for the hype every time. Even several months later, I still remember my…

September 18, 2025 | 11:11 EDT

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Claws of Awaji Review - More Of The Same, Not In A Good Way...

Only a few months after the lackluster ending of Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's time for us to return to Japan again for the Claws of Awaji DLC with a continuation of Naoe and Yasuke's story. With…

September 16, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

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Metal Eden Review - Parkour Panic

I believe it was the venerated sage Sonic the Hedgehog who once opined that one must "go fast". That's a philosophy that Polish studio Reikon Games has taken to heart with Metal Eden, its frenetic…

September 2, 2025 | 11:00 EDT

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Hell is Us Review - Explore Depravity with Alternate History

Hell is Us is a strong narrative that explores an alternate history within the world of Hadea. Set in the 1990s, the country is besieged by strange creatures amidst a civil war. It's not a game for…

September 1, 2025 | 01:45 EDT

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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Review - A Warm Welcome Home

With every Story of Seasons release, developing studio Marvelous gets closer and closer to finding the best recipe for a farming/life simulator, and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is its next remake…

August 25, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Review - Cutting Edge

It was during last year's The Game Awards that SEGA announced the revival of several classic IPs. Revivals included Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, and more. The one that stood out to me the most, however…

August 25, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

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Discounty Review – Not Another Life Sim Clone

When a genre reaches a certain point of popularity, it’s hard to escape its gravitational pull. Life Sims are all the rage these days, with everything from spooky graveyard-based affairs to the more…

August 17, 2025 | 10:33 EDT

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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review - A Razor-Sharp Retro Platformer

As I sat in a crowded room full of video game kiosks during Summer Game Fest 2025, I had the chance to talk to a The Game Kitchen developer for Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. I was watching my colleague,…

July 30, 2025 | 11:00 EDT

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Tales of the Shire Review - Cozy, LOTR Fun With Big Problems

Hobbits from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings universe, Middle-earth, have what could be the coziest lifestyle ever created, and Tales of the Shire attempts to bring that relaxation to the…

July 28, 2025 | 12:00 EDT

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Review - Kick, Push, Kick, Push, Glide

I remember walking around a yard sale I got dragged to as a nine-year-old and spotting a copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for the original PlayStation. Begging my parents to buy it for me, I spent…

July 10, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster Review - The Definitive Version of an All-Timer

My friend group and I do our own version of Easy Allies' "The Hall of Greats" every quarter, and we have a grand ol' time. If you don't know what The Hall of Greats is, it boils down to being a…

June 26, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

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Ruffy and the Riverside Review - Swapping Spree

Ruffy and the Riverside is a 3D platformer in which you play as a bear and his diminutive flying companion. Together, you must explore a series of semi-linear environments, searching for collectibles…

June 25, 2025 | 04:00 EDT

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FBC: Firebreak Review - Trouble In The Old House

Remedy is often known for creating artistic games that are loved across the industry. You don't have to look too hard to find out why many people love games like Control or Alan Wake 2. Funny enough…

June 17, 2025 | 04:59 EDT

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The Alters Review - Narrative Driven Survival

The Alters is a story driven, survival game where the main character, Jan Dolski, is stranded on an unhospitable planet alone during Project Dolly. Looking for a way to survive, he ends up using the…

June 12, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

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Atomfall Wicked Isle Review - An Island Misadventure

Atomfall let you explore a small slice of alternate history Britain in the late 1950s, and the new Wicked Isle DLC introduces a brand-new zone for you to trudge through. In our Atomfall Wicked Isle …

June 9, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Elden Ring Nightreign Review - Fort, Night?

Elden Ring Nightreign is not Elden Ring. I know Elden Ring is right there in the title, but trust me when I say that if you approach this one like it's just another Shadow of the Erdtree-style…

May 28, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Doom: The Dark Ages Review - All the Gory, None of the Glory

With the seemingly decisive conclusion of the Doom Slayer's story in Doom Eternal, id Software has decided to go back into the past to explore the origin of the only foe that Hell's demons ever…

May 9, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Review - Nothing But Hands (And Feet)

I was two years old when the last mainline Fatal Fury game came out. So, needless to say, I missed the train on that one altogether. When I heard that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was coming out, I…

April 21, 2025 | 03:00 EDT

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Forever Skies Review - Trouble with Turbulence

Most post-apocalyptic games have you building out a base and exploring the world. Forever Skies is part of the growing subset of survival games where your base is a mobile ship that you take with you…

April 14, 2025 | 01:00 EDT

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Blue Prince Review - I Finished The Game 50 Hours Ago And There's Still Puzzles To Solve

Blue Prince is a roguelite puzzle game where you draft room tiles to try to build out from the Entrance Hall in search of the mysterious Room 46. I'm an avid fan of puzzle games that require you to…

April 7, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Promise Mascot Agency Review - The Little Kei Truck That Could

Promise Mascot Agency's original reveal trailer contained the words "From the creators of Paradise Killer," and that's all that needed to be said to know I was on board. Paradise Killer was a game of…

April 7, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Atomfall Review - The British Invasion

If Atomfall is anything, it’s a good case study on why the Fallout-style of game design should be used more often outside of its typical American formula. Rebellion has done just that by putting…

March 28, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Review - Great Gameplay, But Story Attempting To Hit A Word Limit

We're finally here, an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan. While I haven't been the biggest fan of the series since their swap to RPGs – falling off partway through Origins and Odyssey, but…

March 18, 2025 | 01:00 EDT

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Atelier Yumia Review - Open World Woes

The Atelier franchise has changed quite a bit over the last few decades. Starting as short, slice-of-life stories, modern entries now feature lengthier adventures and more open worlds. Atelier Yumia…

March 14, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

Boro and Alta sitting on a bench in the clearing in Wanderstop.
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Wanderstop Review - More than Managing Tea

Wanderstop is the first title from Ivy Road, a studio formed by industry vets in 2021. Trailers showcased the title as a tea shop manager, but it’s so much more, and less, than that. Presenting a…

March 11, 2025 | 01:19 EDT

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Sugardew Island Review - Farming on a Budget

In a world long abandoned by humans, you'll soon take on the role of restoring balance through the power of growing crops and selling produce. This Sugardew Island review will explore Rokaplay's…

March 7, 2025 | 09:00 EST

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Monster Hunter Wilds Review – A New Frontier

Monster Hunter Wilds is Capcom's most polished entry in the series so far. It refines the foundation the series has been built on for decades: fight monsters, make gear from monster parts, rinse,…

February 24, 2025 | 10:00 EST

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Avowed Review - Pillars of Excellency

If there's one thing Obsidian Entertainment is known for, it's for fantastic writing. That was true with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in 2004, true with Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, and…

February 13, 2025 | 09:00 EST

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review - Well Executed Revenge

Henry makes his return to Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Riding by the side of Hans Capon, a simple mission takes a turn for the worst, launching him toward the targets of his revenge. It's…

February 3, 2025 | 01:59 EST

A spread-shot cover of Laika: Aged Through Blood, showcasing th main character Laika driving away with her pup while a battalion of birds scream behind her.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood Review - Burst Tyre Under Fire

It’s never a dull moment to freshly visit a release that’s already got more than enough critical lauding behind it. Laika: Aged Through Blood, developed by Spanish team Brainwash Gang, and dubbed “…

January 30, 2025 | 10:00 EST

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Review - Cult of Personality

“Legacy” is going to be the word of the day here. Soul Reaver, one of the cult-iest of cult classics, revered by many for its forward-thinking blend of narrative and gameplay, and a title that –…

December 23, 2024 | 09:00 EST

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Review - The Power of Friendship

I was able to attend Summer Game Fest live earlier this year, and one of the games that hyped me up the most was, you guessed it, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. The last time I consumed…

December 9, 2024 | 09:00 EST

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Review - A Perfect Adaptation Of The Original IP

Before Lara Croft was raiding tombs and Nathan Drake traveled to various uncharted regions of the world, there was Indiana Jones, college professor and archeologist. His adventures had everything; an…

December 5, 2024 | 07:00 EST

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The Thing: Remastered Review - MacReady to Rumble

I love checking out Nightdive titles, so I needed to do research on their next game, the then upcoming remaster of 2002's The Thing. The bare minimum I could do is watch the movie, so I finally…

December 5, 2024 | 04:20 EST

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STALKER 2 Review - Flawed, Yet Compelling

In an alternate future, former Soviet scientists inadvertently created a dangerous region filled with mutants and strange phenomena. It has been 15 years since we've last had a chance to step foot in…

December 2, 2024 | 01:12 EST

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Vampire Hunters Review - The Night Will Always Win

With every earthquake comes aftershocks. At this point, Vampire Survivors hasn’t just made its mark on the world, it’s still a primary point of the gaming culture space, not just unfettered by new…

November 20, 2024 | 04:57 EST

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Metal Slug Tactics Review - Turn-based Tedium

Like some sort of elusive cryptid, we've been given bits and pieces of gameplay and screenshots of Metal Slug Tactics throughout the years. With fans chomping at the bit to see more, it was a…

November 5, 2024 | 09:00 EST

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review - Homecoming

After thinking about it for a while, Dragon Age skipping out on an entry for so long might have been the best decision EA could have made. It’s not unlike all these '90s movie sequels we're seeing…

October 28, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Review - Say Less, Do More

Who said movie tie-in games were dead, eh? Sure, they tend to not come out at the same time as the movies anymore, and their longstanding legacy as mere “shovelware” may undermine whatever qualities…

October 28, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

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Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered Review - Seventh Gen All-Stars

The original Shadows of the Damned has an impressive credits screen if nothing else. It boasts the involvement of Killer7 creator Suda51, Resident Evil 4 mastermind Shinji Mikami, and Silent Hill …

October 25, 2024 | 08:00 EDT

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Kong: Survivor Instinct Review - Showing Teeth

There’s a somewhat humorous precedent set with this Monsterverse malarkey. Here we are, a universe with giant sprawling kaiju that simply cannot stand each other, and in the middle of it? Terry…

October 22, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

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Killing Time: Resurrected Review - Mansion Madness

When Nightdive Studios announces a new remaster for an old title, I get excited. It gives me -- and others -- a chance to check out antiquated or otherwise forgotten games that have slipped through…

October 17, 2024 | 08:00 EDT

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Aaero2 Review - Let The Rhythm Hit ‘em

If there’s any genre that showcases an immense variety of talent and dedication, it’s rhythm-action. From Thumper to Crypt of The Necrodancer, Invector to Hi-Fi Rush, the creativity is staggering,…

October 14, 2024 | 04:00 EDT

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Review - The Persona Formula Perfected

Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest RPG/life-simulation title from Atlus where the player takes on the role of a protagonist swept into a grand plot that could lead about to the end of the world.…

October 7, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

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Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Review - Jungle Jamboree

It's only been a year since the release of Diablo IV, but if you've gotten tired of the grind for more power, now might just be the best time to dive back into the fray. The release of Diablo IV:…

October 4, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Review - For the Hordes

"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." So goes the infamous Warhammer 40,000 opening screen, but if you want to understand Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, it's not the far future…

September 4, 2024 | 12:00 EDT