Microsoft
Xbox One
- Prison Architect
- Originally released 2015, XBone port 2016
- Top-down 2D private prison construction and management sim, a la Theme Hospital and Dwarf Fortress. I’ve had my eye on this one for a while
- Livelock
- 2016
- Top-down twin stick shooter with both solo and coop, described as similar to Diablo but with guns in a post-apocalyptic setting where you fight to unlock Eden and revive humanity
360
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- 2011
- Classic Lego-themed gameplay featuring missions and characters from the Clone Wars 3D animated series
- Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
- Originally released , 360 port 2012
- Collection of three Wonder Boy titles, including the Japan-exclusive Monster World IV. 2D side-scrolling actionRPGs, similar to Shovel Knight or Shantae
Sony
PS4
- Destiny 2
- 2017
- Online-only multiplayer first-person sci-fi shooter developed by Bungie after they left the Halo franchise behind. Decent game, but it’s just the base title so be prepared to drop another $70 if you want to get up to date with the expansions
- God of War 3: Remastered
- 2015 remaster of the 2010 title
- Award-winning action-adventure hack and slash loosely based in Greek mythology, now running at 1080p and 60fps. Want to know how loosely? Check out PS2J 196 for a full history
PS3 and PS4
- Another World
- Originally released in 1991, PS port of 2011’s 20th Anniversary edition in 2014
- Also known as Out of This World and Outer World, it’s a cinematic platform action adventure game that inspired and influenced games like Ico, Metal Gear Solid, and Silent Hill.
- QUBE: Director’s Cut
- 2011
- Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion is a physics-based puzzle game, interacting with specific blocks in the world to solve puzzles and make it to the end of each level
