The lion's share of great PC games involve conflict resolution through combat, trickery, or skulduggery, so it's refreshing to see a beautiful game coming to the PC that features a beloved cast of characters solving puzzles with paint, thinner, and charm. This sequel to Disney's Epic Mickey features cooperative play between Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Rabbit (who sways enemies' minds with a remote control and flies around by flopping his ears), new Disney worlds to explore, and what may be the first musical numbers ever featured in a PC game.

Don't let the hyperviolent advertising and grim title of Hitman: Absolution deter you from picking up this promising puzzle game when it arrives on the PC later this year. We call it a puzzle game because, while it's possible to carry out protagonist Agent 47's assigned assassinations in a blaze of gunfire, the real challenge of a good Hitman game is figuring out how to solve every mission by leaving no trace and harming no one (aside from your target). We hope Absolution lives up to the quality we've come to expect from Hitman games; we'll know for sure when it hits stores in November.