You thought we’d leave you hanging before Thanksgiving break kicked in? Nah son, we’ve got a few more games we wanna tell you about that we think should be on your radar when shopping this weekend.
Two Point Museum
Platforms: PC, PlayStation & Xbox | Price: $30 (Xbox: $22.49)
After mastering hospital and university management, one must ask: what worlds remain to conquer? Two Point Studios knows that there will always be more worlds to conquer, and the next one is museum curation and management. Have you noticed that Two Point games are all about places that should be free to the public, but MUST make money or be shut down? In Two Point Museum, the player must not only manage the museum but also send folks out on expeditions to find and procure the exhibits before they can be placed.
I have been thoroughly enjoying Two Point Museum. Two Point Studios made this game interesting in a way that I hadn’t considered, by having the player train their employees to take on expeditions and find new exhibits. Included is a sandbox mode that lifts the campaign’s guardrails, but Two Point Museum can be quite deep and complex. I very much appreciated the tutorials and guardrails. Despite that, Two Point Museum is also intuitive enough for the experienced management-sim player to pick up naturally as they play. Believe me when I say Two Point Museum is a worthy successor to its name. (Nick)
The people of Two Point City deserve a quality museum that brings the wonders of the world to them. It just so happens that you deserve a buck or two to make that happen.
This is my first foray into the Two Point universe. I’m a big sim fan, usually of the zoo variety, but Two Point Museum really grabbed my attention. Something about the Frankenstienish Unihornus statue just called to me. I’m so glad it did, because the utter charm of the game kept me enthralled with it. Seeing the strange and wacky things that constitute the world of Two Point was a delight. I always wondered what strange oddities my expeditions would bring back and how I could display them in my exhibit halls. (Joe)
RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation & Xbox | Price: $34.99 until 12/1 (MSRP: $39.99)
I played the original Raidou game years back on PS3, but even then, it was definitely feeling its age a bit. In comes this remaster, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, which has an insane amount of quality-of-life upgrades in addition to the fantastic visual upgrade and voice acting. What was once a cool but dated Shin Megami Tensei spin-off is now a far more refined and enjoyable RPG experience. Capturing demons and wielding them in real-time battle is a blast, and the world of Raidou is incredibly unique and aesthetically badass. If you’ve ever wanted to branch out of the Persona side of Shin Megami Tensei, or just want a unique and very cool title for the holiday season, look no further than RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. (Spencer)
I have never played the original, but the recent release of RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army has me hooked. I love Persona and SMT, but as a modern fan I haven’t had the opportunity to dabble in some of the lesser known spin-offs. I was delighted to find that not only does the third-person action combat feel fantastic in the remaster, but it manages to maintain the usual strategy and difficulty I’ve come to expect. The detective mysteries are engaging, and using demons to investigate adds a nice layer, making a well-rounded experience. The remaster also maintains the classic 3D art-style, while still looking sharp and crisp on my modern TV. (James)
I remember hearing about the RAIDOU games a bit after their time, and went back and played the first Raidou. I really enjoyed the chunk I played, but fell off a little earlier than I would have liked due to life stuff, and it remained as a cool little part of the franchise in my memory. Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, however, has invaded my brain, and I’ve played further than I originally did. It has had a great visual upgrade, highlighting Kazuma Kaneko’s beautiful and iconic art style for the characters, and they took the extra step to add a ton of quality-of-life changes to the game, both in and out of its action-RPG battles. I hope and pray that the second RAIDOU game gets the same treatment, because RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is a fantastic entry for franchise fans and newbies to the Shin Megami Tensei universe. (Frank)
PAC-MAN World 2 Re-Pac
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation & Xbox | Price: $30
I am sure I overlooked PAC-MAN World 2 back when it originally debuted, simply because of the premise. A 3D platformer starring an Atari-era character didn’t leave me with high expectations, and I was also likely a little burned out on the genre in 2001. Here we are 24 years later, and boy, am I surprised and delighted by Re-Pac. It has a colorful, light-hearted, and bouncy tone to everything that we just don’t get a lot of anymore. The game controls very well, makes great use of retro sound effects, and even adds a bunch of new features and content like co-op! If you are looking for something to scratch the itch of a 3D platformer, you can do a lot worse…. And chances are pretty high that you didn’t get around to this one when it first came out. (Austin)
NINJA GAIDEN Ragebound
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation & Xbox | Price: $25 (Xbox: $20)
It’s never been a better year for ninjas, as we got not one but two Ninja Gaiden games: one in the modern 3D style and another in the more traditional 2D format. Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is the former, taking the series back to its roots with some gorgeous 2D art from the same team that gave us Blasphemous. Ragebound sees you trying to stop the impending release of the demon lord as Kenji and Kuromi, members of rival ninja clans, need to put aside years of animosity to work together after they fuse together to escape hell.
Keeping true to the series, Ragebound is tough but never in a way that feels particularly unfair (except for one or two platforming bits that had me on edge), and getting through some of those boss encounters actually feels like an accomplishment. When you get into the rhythm of it, the combat gets into this fluid motion of slicing apart the right enemies so you can gain a hypercharge that lets you instantly KO an armored enemy, and basically chaining those moves together to clear waves of foes as you weave between Kenji and Kuromi’s different arsenals. If you’re looking for your next 2D action fix, or maybe you just finished Ninja Gaiden 4 and want some more punishment, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound might be right up your alley. (Diego)
Pokemon Legends Z-A
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 | Price: $70 (Switch 2), $60 (Switch)
It had been a while since I sunk some time into a Pokemon game and boy did I pick the right time to jump back in. Legends Z-A brings in a fully new, cool-down based realtime combat, stepping away from the classic turn-based rock-paper-scissors format that had been with the series from the start. Having grown up with the 2D turn based classics, I had my reservations with the new combat, but after getting a few battles under my belt, I couldn’t believe it took them this long to make the switch! Battles are more dynamic and interesting. If you have been on the fence about picking up Legends Z-A you are missing out on one of the best Pokemon games in years. (Austin)
Consume Me
Platforms: PC | Price: $15
Consume Me rocked my world in ways that I wasn’t expecting. While I knew it was a semi-autobiographical game about the developer’s teenage experience, dealing with her mother and her own body image issues, what I wasn’t prepared for was how much fun I was going to have playing it. It’s a collection of fast paced mini-games, with each chore, meal, and activity distilled into these quick mini-games. Not only does it provide a nice pace to Consume Me, but having to do all of the tasks Jenny has to do helps center the story nicely. A true must play. (James)
I never thought I would be playing a game about body image and teenage eating habits, but that’s precisely what I love about video games in 2025. Consume Me hits on what it feels like to be body conscious as a high schooler, and it does it with such charm, such whimsy…. All while feeling exactly how I remember parts of the high school experience. The life-sim gameplay is filled with wacky minigames, which had me wanting to maximize my stats in ways I didn’t expect. Consume Me is something you should be snacking on without moderation. (Austin)
