2025 has been and gone, dropping a whole bunch of excellent games on us in the process—and making it very tough to cull a shortlist to just five.
Author: Matt Ryan
Resident Evil Village, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, art of rally, and Ridge Racer PS1 are some of the PlayStation Plus highlights for this month.
Idea Factory Interational’s latest otome game brings fantasy romantic comedy and political intrigue to Nintendo Switch.
The AB6 Flight Simulator Bundle combines an MHG Flightstick and AB6 force-feedback base for just under NZD $800.
A fantastic, inventive indie shoot-’em-up finally makes its way to modern consoles, although a woeful translation undermines some of the original game’s appeal.
A free new expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 lets you visit Hawkins, Indiana and help Murray Bauman with his new smuggling operation.
There’s a new arcade coming to Rotorua, with Timezone’s new Rotorua Central Mall venue due to open on 20 December. The new Timezone is located in the mall at 21 Victoria St, Rotorua, in a site that used to be home to a Countdown supermarket. Games confirmed so far include Dance Dance Revolution (20th anniversary gold machine), the ever-popular Maimai DX, Taiko no Tatsujin, and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6, as well as other activities like Colour Grid, Spin Zone bumper cars, short lane bowling, and the usual assortment of prize and ticket games. There’ll be an opening celebration on…
Staying true to the original while overhauling almost everything, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a near perfect remake.
Milano’s Odd Job Collection brings a Japan-only PS1 deep cut to a global audience, with a localisation effort that lets the original’s quirky sense of humour shine.
Cladun X3 brings this intriguing yet overlooked action RPG series to Switch, and new and old fans alike will enjoy its sense of humour and exciting dungeon crawling.