The Operator is an adventure title where players are a newly hired support agent for a government agency who is investigating clues, running facial recognition and connecting the dots to try and link some really complex cases, all from behind the keyboard of a souped-up agency workstation.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill reviews Fishing Break for the Nintendo Switch. Instead of a slow and detailed simulation, this mobile port is all about fun and offers players arcade fishing in 22 locations in eight worlds.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune is a Metroidvania with an RPG progression system and has some interesting mechanics and fun inner-party dynamics that help set it apart from the many similar titles piling up for PC and console gamers these days.
When Crime Boss: Rockay City first released on consoles and the Epic Games Store, it was a competent heist-based shooter but came with a lot of problems. Now, it’s shooting to Steam loaded with patches, bug fixes and new single-player campaigns.
Set in World War I during the infamous Battle of Verdun, Conscript tells the story of an ordinary soldier caught up in the horror, madness and chaos of the darkest days of the conflict. It’s a fresh take on survival horror that those who like the genre will probably enjoy.
Crown Wars: The Black Prince is a turn-based strategy title set during the Hundred Years’ War, but with a dash of the occult thrown in for good measure. And while it does a lot right, severe balancing issues will prevent most players from really enjoying the fight.
The Last Alchemist is a cozy alchemy simulation that is now available on Steam. In The Last Alchemist, players get to explore a vibrant fantasy world where they can make their own workshops and craft items, tools and machines as they try to find a cure for an insidious plague.
Created by a team of over 100 volunteer developers, the Fallout London DLC is a monumental achievement both in terms of fan-made content and for creating what is basically a full game that is every bit as good as the original Fallout 4, and even better in some ways.
The new Quests From the Infinite Staircase supplement for Dungeons and Dragons details that mysterious stair-filled realm that connects all worlds. And it introduces a delightful new NPC to steer players toward six truly classic modules of yesteryear.
A noir detective story set in 2329 in New York City, Nobody Wants to Die focuses on the hunt for a serial killer in a dystopian future where everyone is immortal, but nobody is really happy about it.
