It’s an over-the-top celebration of guts and gore in which you chainsaw enemies in half, rip eyeballs from sockets and stomp on demon’s faces with a giant boot. With new weapons, a more agile Doomguy, and a fresh emphasis on resource management (yes, you read that correct), Doom Eternal (opens in new tab) somehow 1UPs Doom 2016, which was already deserving of a spot on this list. While Monster Hunter Rise doesn’t beat Monster Hunter World, it’s also a great game, made greater by the addition of the Sunbreak DLC, which adds reams of new content to the game similar to what Iceborn did to World.

If you’ve already been playing Monster Hunter World for a while, chances are you’ve moved on to its sequel Monster Hunter Rise. Plus, finding clues about monsters will automatically lead you to their location, meaning you can travel between its excellent fights faster than ever. A generous loot system means that, even when you’re grinding for a particular armor set, you’re constantly picking up useful items you didn’t know you wanted. With 14 weapon types and hundreds of items to craft, climbing the gear tree can feel overwhelming, but it’s still the most accessible Monster Hunter to date. The monsters are huge yet elegant, and both learning and countering their moveset makes it feel more like a fighting game than a button-mashing hack-and-slash. Its gorgeous maps – from the bright, enchanted Coral Highlands to the toxic clouds of shrouded unbelly of the Rotted Vale – are fitting backdrops for some properly brilliant fights.

Monster Hunter: World (opens in new tab) is an elaborate, extravagant game about slaying huge beasts and turning their tails into axes.

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