Daily Single-Player Game Pick

2026-06-07

Resident Evil 2 Remake — The Survival Horror Game That Turns a Police Station Into a Maze and Then Locks a Walking Nightmare Inside It With You

Today's pick: Resident Evil 2 Remake (Capcom, 2019). Metacritic 91/93/89 across platforms — Metacritic's #1 game of 2019; Steam Overwhelmingly Positive; Golden Joystick Game of the Year 2019; 18.32 million copies sold, best-selling Resident Evil game ever. This guide covers how the over-the-shoulder survival horror works (inventory pressure, zombie behavior, Mr. X the unstoppable Tyrant), what players love and where the game genuinely frustrates them (Mr. X fatigue, a weak 2nd Run, short main campaign, near-silent ambient music), and a spoiler-free setup for Leon Kennedy's worst first day on the job and Claire Redfield's search through Raccoon City.

Daily Single-Player Game Pick

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — The Open-World RPG Where the Side Quests Are Better Than Most Games' Main Campaigns

Resident Evil 2 Remake — The Survival Horror Game That Turns a Police Station Into a Maze and Then Locks a Walking Nightmare Inside It With You

Stardew Valley — The Farming Sim That Sold 50 Million Copies by Doing Almost Nothing Right on Purpose

Subnautica — The Survival Game Where the Ocean Keeps Getting Darker and You Can't Stop Swimming Deeper

Portal 2 — The Puzzle Game That Makes You Feel Clever, Then Immediately Takes the Credit Away

Celeste — The Precision Platformer Where Every Death Is Your Own Fault (and That's the Point)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — The Action Game That Makes You Learn One Thing and Then Demands You Do It Perfectly

Red Dead Redemption 2 — The Open-World Western That Plays Like a Slow Burn Novel

Baldur's Gate 3 — The RPG Where the Dice Can Ruin Everything (and That's the Point)

Hollow Knight — The Underground Kingdom That Asks You to Figure It Out Yourself

Hades — The Roguelike That Turns Dying Into a Story Engine

Outer Wilds — The Mystery Game Where Dying Is Half the Point

Daily Single-Player Game Pick

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — The Open-World RPG Where the Side Quests Are Better Than Most Games' Main Campaigns

Resident Evil 2 Remake — The Survival Horror Game That Turns a Police Station Into a Maze and Then Locks a Walking Nightmare Inside It With You

Stardew Valley — The Farming Sim That Sold 50 Million Copies by Doing Almost Nothing Right on Purpose

Subnautica — The Survival Game Where the Ocean Keeps Getting Darker and You Can't Stop Swimming Deeper

Portal 2 — The Puzzle Game That Makes You Feel Clever, Then Immediately Takes the Credit Away

Celeste — The Precision Platformer Where Every Death Is Your Own Fault (and That's the Point)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — The Action Game That Makes You Learn One Thing and Then Demands You Do It Perfectly

Red Dead Redemption 2 — The Open-World Western That Plays Like a Slow Burn Novel

Baldur's Gate 3 — The RPG Where the Dice Can Ruin Everything (and That's the Point)

Hollow Knight — The Underground Kingdom That Asks You to Figure It Out Yourself

Hades — The Roguelike That Turns Dying Into a Story Engine

Outer Wilds — The Mystery Game Where Dying Is Half the Point