There was nothing quite like The 7th Guest when it arrived in 1993. Developed by Trilobyte and published by Virgin Interactive, it became one of the world’s first CD‑ROM–only videogames.

So does Yerba Buena, a narrative-focused puzzle platformer that challenges you to literally copy-paste the movement of its environmental objects, stick the landing?

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss stars Noah, who is stuck in the very Dead Space-ian scenario of having to investigate a Pacific undersea mining station after communication with their crew cuts out. But the key difference here is that Noah isn't much of a fighter - rather, your greatest weapon will be your problem-solving skills and, perhaps, your patience.

Dismissing The Talos Principle as a Portal clone just because it’s also a first-person puzzle game would be an unenviable mistake.

Ugly Review written by SilentSigns Ugly PC/XBOX/Switch 9/14/23 Team Ugly/Graffiti Games They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder...