For truly immersive open worlds brimming with small details and special atmosphere, these titles released in the past 10 ...

Call of Duty has comfortably been the go-to First Person Shooter series for nearly 20 years. The franchise made its debut in ...

Honorable mentions/games I didn’t play enough of for proper top 20 consideration: Drywall Eating Simulator, Eternal Strands, ...

In the years since, Call of Duty has settled comfortably on the first-person shooter throne amidst dwindling competition. The ...

Everyone knows they should play Clair Obscur and Silksong, but even some of 2025's worst-rated games on Open-Critic have their charm and positives.

When video games first emerged as commercial products, they were primarily designed by large companies. It didn’t take long for independent games to arrive, though they often paled in comparison to ...

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Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

The Steam Winter Sale is always a great time to grab some of the year's top titles at some tantalizing discounts. 2025 is no exception, and there are some particularly standout bargains to be had for ...

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The truth about Game of the Year season is that it’s near-impossible to consider everything. No list could ever be thorough enough. No ranking could ever account for a full calendar year. With the ...