8 February 2023
In Marvel's Midnight Suns, you are in charge of a team of superheroes who fight villains but also hang out. Who wouldn't want to go fishing with Spider-Man or play video games with Wolverine, asks Jacob Aron
12 October 2022
This video game lets you work as a salvager in low Earth orbit. Essentially, it is like building a Lego set in reverse, and, like Lego, it is a very satisfying experience, finds Jacob Aron
5 May 2022
This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decaying space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Multiple storylines to explore create a fantastic sci-fi tapestry, finds Jacob Aron
12 January 2022
This year sees no shortage of post-apocalyptic games, but light relief is available courtesy of Star Trek and a robot-loving cat, says Jacob Aron
26 June 2021
Amazing visuals, cinematic techniques, and inventive weapons - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is perfectly timed to take full advantage of the PS5 console, says Jacob Aron
13 January 2021
Vikings are rarely portrayed as a civilized people, but new game Assassin's Creed Valhalla has it both ways with people playing nice while still overrunning everything in sight, says Jacob Aron
7 April 2020
The video game Resident Evil 3 was in development long before the coronavirus outbreak, but it holds up a mirror to the strange times we live in today
17 March 2020
Doom Eternal does contain gratuitous violence, but the evidence suggests violence in video games doesn't affect people's behaviour in the real world, says Jacob Aron
29 May 2019
Building your own Mars colony comes with tricky dilemmas, such as who to exclude for the greater good, writes Jacob Aron in his monthly games column
12 June 2018
From cyberpunk and hypnotic patterns to warfare in ancient Greece, here’s the highlights from the latest crop of video games released at this year’s E3
