The concept is simple: players are completing menial tasks to repair a badly damaged space ship, but one or more players are secret imposter aliens sent to kill the crew. Developer InnerSloth brilliantly layers a party-style formula with palpable tension and the suspicion that your friends are out to get you. Mario Party Superstars, the next entry in the series, releases October 29 for Nintendo Switch.Among Us was one of the most talked-about multiplayer games in recent memory, and it's easy to see why. Super Mario Party has online and local multiplayer for up to four players. You can also join up with up to three teammates in the River Survival mode or compete in the rhythm-based games in Sound Stage. In addition to the standard mode, there's a new Partner Party co-op mode that adds a layer of strategy thanks to a grid-based movement system that places greater emphasis on your decision making. If you've played a Mario Party game before, you know that the tides can change quickly, so you never know what's going to happen when the Mushroom Kingdom gang squares off. At the end of each turn, you compete in a fast-paced minigame. Each player rolls the dice and moves across the board collecting coins and those elusive stars. The main game mode follows the classic Mario Party loop. Ideal for family game nights, Super Mario Party is the latest entry in the long-running Nintendo series. If you wind up enjoying Rise, you should definitely check out Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, which is essentially the greatest hits of the series' pre-Monster Hunter World installments. Rise supports online and local multiplayer, but each player needs their own console. Monster Hunter Rise is absolutely loaded with story and endgame content, and hunts are even more satisfying when playing alongside three friends.

That said, it's well worth the learning curve.

When you combine that structure with the intricate combat and item systems, you have yourself an in-depth action-RPG that takes some getting used to. Most quests revolve around hunting and killing/capturing a large monster-each of which has dynamic movesets and a ton of health, which often makes hunts a pretty lengthy endeavor. If you've never played a Monster Hunter game before, you should know that the series is somewhat unique. A brand-new entry in the series, Monster Hunter Rise includes new maps and monsters as well as a bunch of old favorites. Monster Hunter Rise is one of the best Switch games to release this year, and it also happens to be one of the greatest action-RPGs to play with friends on the hybrid console.

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