In some alternate universe, Ristar would have the same level of popularity and influence as Sega's speedy blue mascot, because this shooting star of a game deserved so much better than what it received.

Massive games like this tend to buckle under their own weight, but P5 Royal's strengths endure the extensive time sink, staying refreshing and captivating from start to finish.

It's downright tragic how much Inscryption discards for the sake of its own twists.

For better or worse, Retro Studios stray far from Rare's formula for the series, creating a Donkey Kong Country game that only they can make.

Whether you're a fan of gross-out humor or not, it's difficult to overlook how crude Conker's Bad Fur Day is, but Rare's last hurrah on the Nintendo 64 is easily their most unique game to release on the system.

Journey's heartbeat loudly echoes through the indie game universe.

With level design so elegant and atmosphere so rich, it's incredibly easy to see why so many roads lead back to Super Metroid.

In a just and sensible world, DKC: Tropical Freeze would have the same recognition as the Metroid Prime trilogy, because it's a kinetic and imaginative platformer that deserves to share that stage with Retro Studios' other masterpieces.

Whether you want to call it a "horror game" or not, Luigi's Mansion has a purely unique type of atmosphere that no other horror game has managed to recreate.

Every transition to a new generation of developers comes with skepticism, but Sonic Mania Plus is so well-researched a project that you'd be forgiven for thinking that you hopped in a time machine and were witnessing the old guard during their absolute prime.

Resident Evil 4 Remake will hopefully be remembered for being a tense and exciting action-horror game on its own merits, because as a remake of one of the greatest games of all time, its changes are either strange or needlessly contemporary.

Doki Doki Literature Club, even in its moments of predictability, is still a clever title that does some pretty interesting things with its genre's well-established tropes.

Beyond its campy sanity effects stands a very ambitious horror game whose involved narrative and tense gameplay will surely keep you on the edge of your seat.

The amount of content here, both gameplay and narrative-wise, goes above and beyond what you might expect from a DLC campaign, making this a must-play for fans of RE4make.

MGR: Revengeance has an undying commitment to its over-the-top vibe, even more so than what we've come to expect from PlatinumGames, proudly announcing that its blood-drenched, chrome-polished soul can't be cut.