Skip to the content
  • Paste
  • |
  • A.V. Club
  • |
  • Jezebel
  • |
  • Splinter
  • |
  • Wolfgang's
  • Latest
  • News
  • Film
  • TV
  • Music
  • Games
  • Anime
  • Books
  • Aux
  • Newsletter
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> AV Club
Latest News TV Film Music Games Anime Aux Newsletter
Featured Games
  • Why do video game skeletons put themselves back together? Movies Why do video game skeletons put themselves back together? By Bee Wertheimer January 27, 2026 | 4:00pm
  • Horror's in the blood in Blumhouse Games' Crisol: Theater Of Idols Movies Horror's in the blood in Blumhouse Games' Crisol: Theater Of Idols By Moises Taveras January 27, 2026 | 11:00am
  • Highguard raids the crowded world of online shooters Movies Highguard raids the crowded world of online shooters By Garrett Martin January 26, 2026 | 1:00pm

Games Features

  • TR-49 is a strong—if irritating—addition to mystery gaming’s best new genre TR-49 is a strong—if irritating—addition to mystery gaming’s best new genreBy William HughesJanuary 23, 2026 | 12:00pm
  • The Killing Stone combines deckbuilding and period-accurate prose in a devilish bargain The Killing Stone combines deckbuilding and period-accurate prose in a devilish bargainBy Elijah GonzalezJanuary 21, 2026 | 10:00am
  • A Land Once Magic wants you to create your own tabletop fantasy A Land Once Magic wants you to create your own tabletop fantasyBy Cameron KunzelmanJanuary 20, 2026 | 1:00pm
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's brutal final stretch conveys the difficulty of creating lasting change Hollow Knight: Silksong's brutal final stretch conveys the difficulty of creating lasting changeBy Elijah GonzalezJanuary 20, 2026 | 7:00am
  • How Bandcamp became the How Bandcamp became the "headquarters" for video game soundtracksBy Wallace TruesdaleJanuary 17, 2026 | 10:00am
  • The Fallout games are at their smartest when nothing's blowing up The Fallout games are at their smartest when nothing's blowing upBy William HughesJanuary 16, 2026 | 11:00am
  • Pathologic 3 weaves gameplay and narrative as tightly as blood and bone Pathologic 3 weaves gameplay and narrative as tightly as blood and boneBy Grace BenfellJanuary 15, 2026 | 10:00am
  • The familiar My Hero Academia: All’s Justice doesn't seem to go beyond its predecessors The familiar My Hero Academia: All’s Justice doesn't seem to go beyond its predecessorsBy Elijah GonzalezJanuary 12, 2026 | 10:00am
  • More Games Features
Games Lists
  • TV from around The Bend: The best TV from around The Bend: The best "shows" of Blippo+By Farouk Kannout, Garrett MartinNovember 29, 2025 | 8:00am
  • Final fight(s): The 25 best beat-'em-up games Final fight(s): The 25 best beat-'em-up gamesBy Elijah Gonzalez, Garrett Martin, Dia Lacina, Madeline BlondeauNovember 21, 2025 | 2:00pm
  • This Week's Game Releases This Week's Game ReleasesBy Garrett MartinNovember 3, 2025 | 2:07pm
  • The 30 best horror games of all time The 30 best horror games of all timeBy A.V. Club StaffOctober 31, 2025 | 9:00am
  • Five Horror Games That Need To Be Re-Released Five Horror Games That Need To Be Re-ReleasedBy Elijah GonzalezOctober 28, 2025 | 2:00pm
  • The 50 Best Nintendo Switch Games The 50 Best Nintendo Switch GamesBy Garrett MartinOctober 26, 2025 | 11:00am
  • Five Must-Play Demos From Steam Next Fest October 2025 Five Must-Play Demos From Steam Next Fest October 2025By Elijah GonzalezOctober 13, 2025 | 1:00pm
  • The Best 3D Super Mario Games The Best 3D Super Mario GamesBy Garrett MartinOctober 6, 2025 | 3:00pm
  • More Games Lists
Games News
  • Great Job, Internet! We're all catching Cory In The House for the Nintendo DS fever Great Job, Internet! We're all catching Cory In The House for the Nintendo DS feverBy William HughesJanuary 16, 2026 | 7:23pm
  • R.I.P. Vince Zampella, game designer and Call of Duty co-creator R.I.P. Vince Zampella, game designer and Call of Duty co-creatorBy Garrett MartinDecember 22, 2025 | 3:54pm
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses Indie Game Awards due to gen AI Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses Indie Game Awards due to gen AIBy Catherine MastersDecember 22, 2025 | 12:51pm
  • Video game hardware sales saw big drop in November Video game hardware sales saw big drop in NovemberBy Garrett MartinDecember 19, 2025 | 2:40pm
  • The Last Of Us developers reportedly working mandatory overtime yet again The Last Of Us developers reportedly working mandatory overtime yet againBy Farouk KannoutDecember 19, 2025 | 2:33pm
  • Knights Of The Old Republic director to head up new Star Wars game Knights Of The Old Republic director to head up new Star Wars gameBy Farouk KannoutDecember 12, 2025 | 2:04pm
  • Horror game Horses removed from multiple storefronts as censorship scare continues Horror game Horses removed from multiple storefronts as censorship scare continuesBy Elijah GonzalezDecember 4, 2025 | 10:44am
  • Riftbound's upcoming Chemtech Cask card is a money maker Riftbound's upcoming Chemtech Cask card is a money makerBy Elijah GonzalezNovember 28, 2025 | 10:00am
  • More Games News
Games Reviews
  • The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Beyond The Horizon continues the best epic in games The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Beyond The Horizon continues the best epic in gamesRatingA
  • Ruin the picnic in the tricky ant-based board game Gingham Ruin the picnic in the tricky ant-based board game GinghamRatingB
  • Perfect Tides: Station to Station explores seasons of love, hate, depression, and ennui Perfect Tides: Station to Station explores seasons of love, hate, depression, and ennuiRatingA-
  • MIO: Memories In Orbit will be hard to forget MIO: Memories In Orbit will be hard to forgetRatingA
  • Dinosaur shooter Code Violet overpromises and never delivers Dinosaur shooter Code Violet overpromises and never deliversRatingF
  • The board game Iliad turns a 10-year war into a 30-minute duel The board game Iliad turns a 10-year war into a 30-minute duelRatingA-
  • Propolis puts the bee in board games Propolis puts the bee in board gamesRatingB
  • Ra And Write flips the script on a classic board game Ra And Write flips the script on a classic board gameRatingC+
  • Death Howl sings when it avoids the grind Death Howl sings when it avoids the grindRatingB-
  • Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the past Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the pastRatingA
  • More Games Reviews
  • Recommended for You
    • 1Our most anticipated films of Sundance 2026
    • 2Taylor Sheridan and the curse of certainty
    • 3The A.V. Club subscriptions are here, along with our 2026 reader survey
    • 4A timely Sundance doc is an ICE-breaker around community action
    • 5TR-49 is a strong—if irritating—addition to mystery gaming’s best new genre

  •  
    • About
    • Advertise
    • Privacy
    • Newsletter
    • Copyright
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Contact Us

    © 2026 Paste Media Group. All Rights Reserved