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Super Mario Party Jamboree: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV

Wheel World

Hell Clock

Luto

Back to the Dawn

Shadow Labyrinth

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact

The Drifter

Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business

Donkey Kong Bananza

Gaucho and the Grassland

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

EDENS ZERO

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

Kaizen: A Factory Story

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

Patapon 1 + 2 Replay

Upcoming Games

Killing Floor 3

Super Mario Party Jamboree: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

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Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game

Mafia: The Old Country

Madden NFL 26

Gears of War: Reloaded

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar

Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Borderlands 4

Silent Hill f

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Ghost of Yotei

Little Nightmares III

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Jurassic World Evolution 3

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7. God of War: Ragnarok

8. Hades

9. Tetris Effect: Connected

10. Resident Evil 4

11. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

12. Forza Horizon 5

13. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

14. Street Fighter 6

15. Demon's Souls

16. Slay The Princess - The Pristine Cut

17. Split Fiction

18. Persona 5 Royal

19. DAVE THE DIVER

20. Rogue Legacy 2

21. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

22. Marvel's Spider-Man 2

23. Destiny 2: The Final Shape

24. Cocoon

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The Metascore Breakdown

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