2025 Videogames – Play Critically

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo Review

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a colorful adventure that bears its soulful heart to all, hoping they will listen.

Throes of the Watchmaker is a disappointing but blessedly inconsequential addition to one of 2023’s best videogames.

In a comfort food genre like the nonlinear platformer, Twilight Monk is a filling and satisfying meal.

Wizordum is a wonderful throwback to classic first-person shooters whose technical limitations only enhance its retro feel.

Eternal Strands has incredible ambition and unexpected limitation.

Rift of the NecroDancer’s twists are the best new ideas in rhythm/music videogames since plastic guitar controllers.

ENDER MAGNOLIA excels at fast and challenging side-scrolling combat even as it disappoints with an unrewarding nonlinear world.

MainFrames performs an admirable double trick as a challenging, skill-based platformer and a thoughtful puzzler.

While Waiting is fearless, unafraid to challenge with the unorthodox, to be uneventful for long periods, and to believe its audience will like it.

Tails of Iron II is a brutal combat videogame similar to its predecessor, perhaps to a fault.