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TOEM 2: The Kotaku Review

A pinhole camera from a world unknown/shows me all I want to know

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 28, 2026

The Elder Scrolls’ World Is Bigger, More Beautiful, And More Customizable Than Ever In Its Latest Adventure

Critics found a lot to pull apart in this anticipated sequel to Daggerfall, but found Morrowind was more than the sum of its parts

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

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Critics Adore Super Mario Sunshine: ‘My Apartment Is In Shambles. Mario Has Arrived’

Critics adore Mario’s latest jump in 3D, even if it’s not as groundbreaking as they’d have hoped

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

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Big Walk: The Kotaku Review

’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 3, 2026

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Splatoon Raiders: The Kotaku Review

Nintendo's squiddy swing at a PvE shooter manages to stay fresh

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 30, 2026

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Rhythm Heaven Groove: The Kotaku Review

Pa pi pu pe po

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 7, 2026

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Deltarune Chapter 5 – The Festival: The Kotaku Review

Alone together

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 25, 2026

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Kotaku Review

Where the fairy flies off at the mouth

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 17, 2026

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Yoshi And The Mysterious Book: The Kotaku Review

Even with cute creatures, some extremely creative ideas, and loads to do, there’s something missing at the heart of Yoshi’s latest adventure

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 28, 2026

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Mina The Hollower: The Kotaku Review

Yacht Club Games’ second major swing at a retro renaissance invokes a familiar sense of adventure, but with a spirit and character all its own

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 27, 2026

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Animal Well: The Kotaku Review

A sublime trip down a rabbit hole of devilish puzzle design

By Ethan Gach Published May 9, 2024

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Forspoken: The Kotaku Review

Forspoken tells a great story, but suffers the technical jank of an iffy PS3 game

By Claire Jackson Published January 30, 2023

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This Is As Close To A Real-World Escape Room As You’ll Find

Escape Simulator offers a series of one-room escape challenges you can play with a friend

By John Walker Published May 30, 2022

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Anno: Mutationem: The Kotaku Review

ThinkingStars' cyberpunk RPG is marred by a combination of convoluted storytelling and buggy boss fights

By Isaiah Colbert Published March 30, 2022

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War: The Kotaku Review

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched on November 13 across multiple platforms, marking the first Call of Duty title to support cross-gen crossplay. Even during a pandemic and a shortened development cycle, we get all the Black Ops goodness we could expect from a Treyarch Call of Duty. There’s a paranoid-filled campaign with…

By S.E. Doster Published November 16, 2020

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Divinity: Original Sin 2: The Kotaku Review

I’ve put 81 hours into Divinity: Original Sin 2 over the last 12 days. When I wasn’t playing, I was thinking about it, or talking about it. It’s brilliant and frustrating in turns, and occasionally both at the same time. I adore it, but for now I’m glad to be done with it. Divinity: Original…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2017