Why should you play it? Originally released in 1993 on the Gameboy – and later re-released on the GameBoy Color in 1998 with the DX version – Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening made its way to the Switch in a delightful new art style oozing with charm. What is it? An adorable Switch remake of the much-loved classic Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening that originally released on the GameBoy back in 1993 Telling Lies is untraditional, voyeuristic, and enthralling it's a captivating drama that will stick with you long after you've stepped away from the computer screen. You are able to access the private video messages from four characters – a fantastic cast, whose performances compliment sharp writing – and it's up to you to construct a timeline of events and to decide where to point the finger. It's another bold experiment from creative Sam Barlow, where fun is born out of the thrill of discovery rather than any traditional mechanics or systems. Why should you play it? Like Her Story before it, Telling Lies is a narrative thriller which tasks you with searching through a database of video clips to try and uncover a central truth.

What is it? A narrative-driven thriller that tasks you with crawling through illicitly obtained surveillance footage of four people of interest at the heart of a mystery. Sekiro is as punishing as it is inviting, and it's From Software's most replayable game yet. Every exchange is exhilarating, and the mobility afforded by the grappling hook, not to mention the utility of stealth, open up combat in exciting ways that instil a tremendous sense of freedom. Combat is more frenetic than even Bloodborne – a rhythmic dance of dodging, parrying, slashing, and special abilities. Sekiro is instantly refreshing, and it never lets you forget that it's a Souls game at heart.

The shinobi, soldiers, and samurai of Sekiro breathed new life into a genre filled with monsters and knights, to say nothing of its imaginative take on folklore and mythology.

It took the bones of Dark Souls – bonfire-style checkpoints, EXP as currency, fierce bosses, unflinching difficulty, an evolving world steeped in death – and applied them to a feudal, war-torn, distinctly Japanese setting.

Why should you play it? Sekiro proved that From Software can do more than dark fantasy. What is it? A third-person action game starring shinobi, samurai, ninjas, and one hell of a difficulty curve.

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