The best Game Reviews newsletters

Jank is a personal blog-style newsletter of opinionated, witty reviews and essays about PC games, covering indie and mainstream titles. Readers get sharp, humorous critical takes on specific games and their design choices.

Switchaboo publishes Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 game reviews, news and guides, with a focus on indie games. Reviews use a consistent 'The Good' structure and give personal impressions of art, story and multiplayer design.

Freelance writer Daryl Baxter shares personal and critical takes on video games, including retro favourites, Jackbox Party Pack 12 reviewed, and hands-on previews from Gamescom. Readers get opinionated, specific impressions of games and updates on his book about the making of Tomb Raider.

A video game news and reviews site delivering release announcements, previews, reviews and occasional opinion pieces. Readers get coverage of upcoming console, PC and mobile games alongside commentary on industry trends.

The Besties is a weekly video game newsletter from a podcast hosted by a group of games journalists, promoting episodes, live shows and Patreon bonuses. Its issues mix short episode blurbs with reviews-in-brief of recent releases and a lot of self-promotion.