Short Rest

In the increasingly crowded Soulslike genre, a game's opening minutes need to do a lot of work. The good news for Mortal Shell 2 is its opening is superb, starting as well as it continues, and condensing the magic of its next 30-odd hours into a few minutes with aplomb. Read more

This sequel's expansion into a large scale action-RPG is mostly a successful one.

If you don't have time for 80-plus-hour epics, these 5 games under 20 hours are perfect for you.

Lilo & Scratch premieres ahead of Hexed on Nov. 25