Garden Witch Life has too little substance and too many problems. Big ouch, but some of it has potential.

At first glance, a solid, if not very creative loot shooter, where massive weaknesses in the mission design quickly become apparent. Added to that is a boring story, excessive in-game prices and hardly any motivation to stay on board in the long term.

Enshrouded is overflowing with possibilities that can be used for any play style and boldly challenges genre competitors like Valheim. [Early Access Review]

Visually underground with a boring story and little variety. VR and shooter fans might get more out of this, but this isn't an advertisement for virtual reality.

Apart from reading, walking around, pushing together clues that are already next to each other and sometimes completing a quick-time event that you can't lose (!), nothing happens in Detective Pikachu Returns. Part 2 now provides new partners, for example Fukano now supports you with his sniffing nose. But that doesn't change the untapped potential and doesn't take the game to a new level. Even the story is so boring and predictable that I don't want to repeat it here. The game doesn't expect anything from you, but you have to continue it again by pressing a button. In this respect, the film of the same name gives you a much better experience - and significantly cheaper. All that remains is the Pokémon skin and charm: instead of crooks, you chase Pokémon like Mewtwo. Instead of interviewing witnesses, you take the statements of Pokémon. Yes, super cute, but so is every other Pokémon game. No case is particularly memorable. Or to put it another way: If Sherlock Holmes ever runs out of narcotics, he can also play this for five minutes.

Payday 3 is unfinished and currently lacks far too much content. This is why the technology is on strike.

Boring dialogues, even more boring fights: Loop8: Summer of Gods is respectable eye candy without substance, and despite one or the other exciting idea not worth a trip to Ashihara.

Good ideas poorly implemented: Gollum's well-staged inner conflict in a coherent world with weaknesses that are rampant.

Below average from A to Z: Trashy action mix of katana fighting and shooting - technology and game mechanics undercut modern standards.

A solid mobile Diablo with good MMO integration meets a hell of real money transactions and gambling mechanics.

Bloodless pseudo-role-playing game that pegs small, nice ideas with old-fashioned technology and an extremely lengthy gameplay.

Quotation forthcoming.

The tactical battles against the monsters are top-notch, but are in desperate need of variety. [Early Access Score = "B"]

What a brilliant art design! But the conceptually cool fights against Yokai etc in this Early Access version are not at the level of Dead Cells, yet. [Review in Progress score = 78]

Both in terms of story-telling and mechanically a very superficial as well as drawn out experience.

Enlisted is decent alternative for Battlefield 5 or Red Orchestra – even with the squad AI and the typical free-to-play grind. [Provisional Score = B]

A top-notch industry builder in an open world. Exploration, expansion, optimization and automization keep you motivated right into the top tier technology levels. [Review-in-Progress]

This is a mechanically one-dimensional, visually unimpressiv horror-adventure without an interesting cyberpunk world or mean spirits.

This version of the beloved board game is horrific for all the wrong reasons. There is no atmosphere, no horror, no tension, nothing.

This is like zen gaming for landscaping artists, a relaxed tactics experience for all puzzle-lovers. [Review in Progress "B"]

Visually solid, Evil Inside fails to replicate the tense atmosphere of P.T., nor is it a good horror game with creative ideas.

The turn based system is clever. But the lack of progress in the roguelike campaign drags the motivation down. [Early Access Score = B]

In the beginning Valheim seems to be the standard run-of-the-mill open world survival game following well-known templates. But then the fun seriously kicks in and you get drawn into this norse world. [Early Access Score = A-]

While the changing biomes and surfaces are a nice idea, the core with its simplified farm labor is presented too lackluster and monotonous.

Quality over quantity: These three blizzard classics aged remarkably well, haven been modernized competently and are enhanced by loads of bonus material.

This is no trash, no “The Worst of Us” - this is playable. But as an experience in the context of recent games with a similar setting this is a lower tier.

Quotation forthcoming.

Ambitious mix of shooter and slasher, but extremely short and technically only mildly interesting. As a demo it would be interesting, as a full-fledged game it is insufficient.

This remake is more or less a disaster. Behind the crisp comic visuals mechanically almost nothing is left of what made this game a diamond in the rough back in the days.

Errors, bugs, frustration and cringe: Remothered Broken Porcelain is one of the worst horror games of the year.

And yet another lackluster Tennis game. A lot of stars are playable, but the presentation is stiff and the mechanics are almost like the players are on rails.

The concept is great: A motivating management game with a very creative approach, great characters and an empathic story. But the major bugs that still (weeks after launch) are present, are unacceptable.

Even though the presentation is decent, the game is a disappointment – mainly due to the outright weird driving physics as well as technical shortcomings.

Respectable free-to-play online brawler aiming for a younger audience – unfortunately the story mode is a costly premium commodity, while the basic map content is shallow.

No-holds-barred collection of the first three franchise entries – unfortunately on Switch not as playable as their original versions.

A clumsy, sluggish and uninspired horror adventure.

Technically as well as mechanically this is a desaster.

It looks stylish, but under the hood you’ll find one of the most boring rhythm games ever.

Lackluster Qix-clone that tries to make up for lack of ideas with naked manga girls.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

The mechbuilding is kinda cool, and so ist controlling these metal monsters. Unfortunately the action is rather mundane and set in pathetic areas.

No multiplayer, but a multitude of point- and currency-systems. Even though you can unlock a lot for free, the finance model takes a toll on the game design – too much to make this an entertaining party game.

In theory Erica shows off a very interesting plot. The picturization, though, is unemotional and rigid.

First of all, Blades of Time wasn’t a particularly good game when it was originally released seven years ago. And with this version showing even more performance issues than back then, I cannot find any reasonable answer why this game was granted a re-release.

Clunky driving physics, a weird AI as well as some other frustrating elements step on the brakes of this conceptually entertaining future racer.

The biggest problem is the low resolution screen with a 60 Hertz refresh rate, which produces nasty blurs on head movements.

The scenario could be interesting. But the bland visuals and bad design decisions drown the fun in this underwater survival horror.

You can feel that it was destined to become something great. And you sense that this actually might become a really good game. Right now, though, it is not much more than a game with potential and a lot of work to do to get there.

You can feel that it was destined to become something great. And you sense, that this actually might become a really good game. Right now, though, it is not much more than a game with potential and a lot of work to do to get there.

The concept is interesting without a doubt. Unfortunately the integrated mechanics fail to match the concept, the idealistic foundation or the conflict dynamics portrayed.

An already sub-par racing game is even worse on Switch. The whole experience suffers from technical limitations of the hardware.

Nothing particularly outstanding about this “fun”-racer, except its lackluster content.

Make no mistake: This is still better than Rebirth. Having said that, Foundation not only is flawed in so many areas, but also is light years away from the series former glory and definitely not a game to shorten the waiting time for Star Citizen...

Even if all the systems would work, this would be a mediocre and shallow Fallout experience. With all the bugs, inconsistencies and technical problems this is little more than a post-apocalyptic mess.

I really want to enjoy The Quiet Man. But with seriously flawed design decisions, either in terms of screenplay or mechanically as well as dramatically, it becomes tedious too soon. And that is saying something for a game that last only three to four hours.

The concept might seem interesting, but poor visuals, poor driving physics and the totally incoherent co-driver make sure that this works neither as a rallye game nor a GPS racing simulator.

While Kylotonns rally games showed positive tendencies with the WRC series, this is a serious setback. This is a disappointing comeback for the franchise.

A sequence of boring dating situations with mostly dull dialogue choices. The two chapters as a female character are just as disappointing.

Amateurish, clumsy but challenging at times. Tiny Hands is miles away from the quality of its role models like Crash Bandicoot. This is more like Trash Bandicoot.

That this cover shooter took a lot of inspiration from Gears of War, isn’t a bad thing. At least if you compared it to the poor visuals, the thin sound and the abysmal English localization that takes it far beyond trash.

This is more a tech demo than a coherent game - stay away until it is fixed.

Lust for Darkness kills the desire to play horror games.

Quotation forthcoming.

At its core this a decent tennis game, but the lack of content, the bugs and the lackluster presentation are concerning.

This is a disrespectful treatment of an adventure classic. If you have the chance, get the original.

While the predecessor had a certain rough charme, even though it lacked decent mechanics as a railshooter, Gal Gun 2 has problems to define itself. As fan-service it is not explicit enough, while mechanically it even takes a few steps back.

What on earth happened to MX vs ATV? While at its core it still shows off decent driving physics, the visuals are totally outdated.

Who you gonna call? Definitely not these Ghostbusters. Overpriced, short and mechanically overly simplistic this doesn’t work as a game nor as an experience.

Why release a game that was mediocre at best already eleven years ago? Add to that careless port and you get a game that you neither need nor want.

Quotation forthcoming.

I definitely want more tactical adventures enriched with epic storytelling like Banner Saga. But definitely not like this brash copy, that shows almost no individuality.

This is one of the weakest shooting galleries for Sony’s VR system. Faced with technical problems throughout only the coop-option with another player shows occasional potential.

A monotonous arcade survival experience with a few interesting ideas, but even more so a lot of mission recycling, tedious grind and impudent micro transactions.

If the goal was to demonstrate what can go wrong in terms of game design, presentation and visual quality: Congratulations, you passed with flying colors! Nothing in this game is appealing or entertaining.

This must be one of the worst and most boring horror experiences of all time. Catastrophic game design, redundant shock moments and an abysmal script: The Nightfall is scary for all the wrong reasons.

If you were looking for a Switch equivalent to Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo I am afraid, you have to continue looking. While thankfully there are no in-app-purchases or grind mechanics, too much still is reminiscent of Gear.Club’s smartphone origins.

The origins as a hobby project are too visible from the get-go. Clumsy controls and problematic camera are not up to par - but unfortunately these are the cornerstone of any decent platformer.

Even though the immersion is actually decent behind the Rift glasses, the game itself is as boring as the visuals.

Incursion proves one thing: That intense battles in VR are desirable but not easy to achieve.

A full assessment is virtually impossible at this time, especially with the raids not activated yet. But the impression after completing the story is a thoroughly good one. In terms of visuals and sound design a real beauty and improved in small mechanical details, Destiny 2 is everything you could expect.

While Insomniacs Edge of Nowhere proved that classic action-adventure can be enhanced by VR, Theseus feels like a “normal” game. One, where it seems that Forge Reply didn’t understand the possibilities that virtual reality has to offer. While the meetings with the minotaur are tense due to its sheer size, the rest of the game becomes a tedious below-average experience.

Charming at first, but you’ll discover all too soon that the stealth-action is too basic, while the steep difficulty level demands trial & error and the visuals are not cool, but sterile.

Very tragic: There is actually an interesting game hidden somewhere in Valkyria Revolution. Well, sorta - there would be, if all the elements and layers would be connected.

While the immersion is interesting at first, you’ll soon discover that there is a lack of variety in almost every aspect: track design, visuals, challenge level, content in general.

As a fan of twinstick-action as well as Tarantino movies I was looking forward to Bloody Days. But while the dualstick heists are mediocre at best, as an enhancement, addition or homage to the modern cult classic this doesn’t work at all.

While the puzzles leave a decent impression, the numerous technical problems as well as the weird changes of perspective make this a frustrating and sluggish experience.

Sorry, Introversion. But this is nothing more and rather less than a simple try to fill Dear Esther’s footsteps, while the art design as the only really interesting element is underutilized.

Strangely compelling art design is not enough – Drawn to Death is proof to this like almost no other game. While the brutal gags grabbed my sympathy the technical flaws made me turn away too often. This simply can’t keep up with Garden Warfare or Overwatch.

With its focus on lackluster hack&slay fights and an interesting but totally underutilized narrative Gladiolus’ solo adventure doesn’t seem to fit into the big FF15 picture.

The story premise is interesting, but basically everything else about this game isn’t. It could have been a decent coop action adventure, but it lacks finesse on absolutely every level.

This is not the Nindie you’re looking for. Stay away from this. The visuals are reminiscent of the N64 era and there is hardly any game to be found. I guess for every Yin like the excellent Voez there has to be a Yang like this so the world stays in order.

There are not enough building options, it lacks content in general and it is not very pretty.

I haven’t been this disappointed with a Nintendo game since Wii Music. Superficial tech demos camouflaged as mini games. If at all, the fun is very short-lived.

I like old-school brawler. I like pixelart. But Double Dragon 4 is too old-school for its own sake. Instead of trying to stay true to its roots and modernize the concept here and then this game seems like they just changed the sprites and backgrounds from Double Dragon 2.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Unfortunately, neither story nor VR implementation work in this space opera, that makes desperate efforts to please the EVE: Valkyrie clientele.