Kotaku tries a lot of games, both good and bad. This list contains all the good ones we played last month.
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
You can buy the game for 3DS.
Bedlam
Nathan really liked this rather unforgiving cross between Fallout and XCOM.
You can buy the game for PC.
Call of Champions
A five-minute MOBA was a really good fit for Mike.
You can buy the game for iOS.
Concrete Jungle
SimCity vs. Tetris vs. Scrabble. It’s an odd combination, but it convinced Luke.
You can buy the game for PC.
Destiny: The Taken King
Jason was in love with the changes the expansion made to the game — later, Kirk echoed his opinion in our official review.
You can buy the game for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser
Kirk considered Trespasser a welcome ending to the story Bioware started with Inquisition.
You can buy the game for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Fistful of Gun
Mike particularly enjoyed the multiplayer in this pixelly top-down shooter.
You can buy the game for PC.
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
Mike considered this the pinnacle of 3DS virtual idol rhythm gaming.
You can buy the game for 3DS.
In Between
A hand-painted platformer about a dying man that left Evan intrigued.
You can buy the game for PC.
Laserlife
Evan was really sucked in by this short psychedelic rhythm game.
You can buy the game for PC and PS4.
Layers of Fear
Exploring an artist’s madness really appealed to Patricia in this first-person horror game.
You can buy the game (note that it’s in Early Access) for PC.
LEGO Dimensions
You can buy the game for PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
In this co-op space shooter, Evan was grabbed by how good the teamwork felt.
You can buy the game for PC and Xbox One.
Mad Max
This is a divisive game. In his review, Chris lambasted the game for how much it felt like a Ubisoft-style, busywork-filled open-world affair, with bad controls to boot.
On the other hand, Luke had fun with it, appreciating the little Australian touches the developers put in, and Nathan also had several positive things to say about it. Also, its PC version runs like a dream.
You can buy the game for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Jason loved the game, a technical marvel with great stealth mechanics, in his review, albeit he had issues with its story and ending. He elaborated on these issues in a later post.
You can buy the game for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
My Singing Monsters: Dawn of Fire
You can buy the game for Android and iOS.
Nova-111
An interesting mix between turn-based and real-time strategy. Stephen had a great time with it.
You can buy the game for PC, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, and Xbox One.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
As he does every year, Luke compared the two big soccer games coming out in 2016: FIFA 16 and PES 2016. PES 2016 won — although he did note some big problems with its PC version.
You can buy the game for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Renowned Explorers
You can buy the game for PC.
Runbow
This platformer had a colour-changing gimmick which really intrigued Patrick.
You can buy the game for Wii U.
SOMA
The new horror game from the creators of Amnesia. It had a profound effect on Patrick.
You can buy the game for PC and PS4.
Sage Solitaire
It’s a free card game that Stephen thought you should definitely try.
You can get the game for iOS.
Skylanders Superchargers
Although he pointed out some problems with the toys themselves, Mike really liked the video game part of Skylanders Superchargers.
You can buy the game for though you might wanna check out our Buyer’s Guide before doing so.
Stasis
A point-and-click and, in Patrick’s opinion, one of the best horror games to come out in years.
You can buy the game for PC.
Super Mario Maker
You can buy the game for Wii U.
Tearaway Unfolded
Kirk thought it was a good HD remake of an already excellent Vita platformer.
You can buy the game for PS4.
The Flame in the Flood
You can buy the game (note that it’s in Early Access) for PC.
Undertale
An Earthbound-like no-violence RPG. It made Nathan grin until his face hurt.
You can buy the game for PC.
Comments
4 responses to “Our Favourite Games From September”
Horror really did well in September. So many good games on this list! Never going to find the time >.
What about Armello? WHAT ABOUT ARMELLO!?
Can’t believe how that game flew under the radar. It is bloody fantastic and addictive as well.
Kotaku is less mainstream that you think. I’m positive that the spotlight shone on that game by Penny Arcade brought many more people to it than Kotaku could had.
Isn’t this just a list of every game from September?