Battle For Life

The 8-bit carnage of Vampire Survivors and the faded grandeur of Elden Ring captivated me this year

FromSoftware’s magnum opus was all anyone could talk about all year

Designed by geniuses who'd worked on Street Fighter and Fatal Fury, Sega's GBA sequel brought new joy to the…

A bumper selection of family-friendly games to occupy those long, endless hours of school vacation

The Otaku of Kotaku’s favorite manga of 2022 include One Punch Man, Hell’s Paradise, and more

Hope you have flowers to lay on the graves of Forza Street, OG Overwatch, an ill-fated Final Fantasy VII spin-off,…

River City Girls 2 exceeded my expectations with its Japanese roleplaying game mechanics

Pokémon Arceus: Legends and Scarlet/Violet bookended a year of decline

Kotaku’s fashion police picks her favorite games of the year

Season 01 Reloaded lands with some new game modes for CoD’s split personality, and a host of general fixes and tweaks