Deathloop, a new Arkane Studios project about a mysterious island whose inhabitants are stuck in a time loop, was released today. The game received many top marks from critics. They call it one of the best and most inventive titles of the year, which largely develops the successful ideas of Dishonored.

The official release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, a new PlayStation 5 exclusive, took place today. The project received rave reviews from critics, and the average score on Metacritic was 89/100 based on almost 100 reviews. Rift Apart is called perhaps the most beautiful game for today and is praised for using new technologies, but at the same time criticized for outdated gameplay in places.

Today was the release of Biomutant, the debut ARPG from the Swedish studio Experiment 101, which faced a lot of postponements and problems on the way to its “dream game”. Judging by the prevailing number of mixed and negative reviews, there was no miracle. Biomutant is scolded for almost all elements — from basic gameplay mechanics to a boring and empty open world.

Today, the official release of the action bagel Returnal took place – a new big PlayStation 5 exclusive. The average score on Metacritic was 86/100. Most of all, the game is praised for its shooter mechanics, addictive gameplay and extensive use of new DualSense features. However, opinions about the plot and sometimes too random races were divided.

As far as the number of reviews of the game on Steam indicates its good sales, the author of the indie game Starcom: Nexus investigated. App2Top.ru publishes a translation of his post from Reddit, where the developer is known by the nickname JustKevin.

The author of the Telegram channel “Game Development” found a document on the web with a selection of links to resources where you can send the game for review.

Rovio did it. The Finns released a revolutionary three-in-a-row without five minutes. Whether it will become a hit – we don’t know yet, but we share why Love Rocks seems to us one of the best match games of this year.

Almost all developers, even beginners, know that making a mobile game is only half the battle. Much more important is the question of how users find out about it. Gamasutra has published the results of a study whose main goal was to get an answer to this question.