While Iron Galaxy has excellently modernized the gameplay and graphics of these classics to feel right in 2025, I wish it had done a better job of highlighting the influence these games once had in their heyday.
In the world of tabletop board games, truly premium projects, like The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal Of The Second Eraare, are a unique challenge for game makers.
While Iron Galaxy has excellently modernized the gameplay and graphics of these classics to feel right in 2025, I wish it had done a better job of highlighting the influence these games once had in their heyday.
Death Stranding 2 is a game with faults and annoyances, but it also makes big, expensive swings and is trying to establish its own unique genre, often successfully.
Day of the Devs has increasingly become a platform for small teams to show off unique games, and this year was another nice collection of interesting games.
Overture is a victory lap, a reminder, and a worthwhile investment of time for anyone who enjoyed Neowiz's first crack at this fairytale-inspired adventure.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, iam8bit, and fortyseven communications' Celebration of Art in Games has shared this year's selection and is selling prints for charity.
