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Baldur’s Gate 3 cover image 96 Score
CRPG PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Baldur’s Gate 3

Larian’s RPG remains a benchmark for authored freedom: dense quests, systemic improvisation, expressive party writing, and a campaign that keeps rewarding curiosity.

Elden Ring cover image 95 Score
Action RPG PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Elden Ring

FromSoftware expands the Souls formula without sanding away its mystery, creating an open world where every ridge line threatens a revelation or a beating.

Hades II cover image 93 Score
Roguelite PC

Hades II

Supergiant’s sequel keeps the combat readable and expressive while expanding progression, character texture, and the pressure of each underworld run.

Helldivers II cover image 84 Score
Co-op Shooter PC, PS5

Helldivers II

Arrowhead’s squad shooter turns friendly fire, heavy ordnance, and objective pressure into a hilarious machine for emergent multiplayer drama.

Cyberpunk 2077 cover image 88 Score
Open-World RPG PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red’s Night City is at its strongest when its quests, districts, and character arcs pull the player into personal consequences beneath the spectacle.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 cover image 86 Score
Action RPG PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Dragon’s Dogma 2

Capcom’s sequel is at its best when pawns, monsters, travel routes, and poor planning collide into chaotic stories that feel authored by the road itself.

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon cover image 87 Score
Mech Action PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

FromSoftware’s mech revival is fast, severe, and rewarding, with assembly decisions that matter as much as reflexes once the arena locks down.

Starfield cover image 82 Score
Sci-Fi RPG PC, Xbox Series X|S

Starfield

Starfield offers faction stories, ship building, exploration loops, and familiar Bethesda freedom, but its scale sometimes dilutes the intimacy that makes its best quests work.