Sonic's new open worlds prove delightfully engaging and imaginative, despite lacking polish and sloppy fixed-camera "cyberspace" levels.

Stylish, really good survival horror of the old school, which convinces above all with its setting, puzzles and atmosphere.

The New Gold Standard: The Adventures of Krateus and Atreus sets the standard in many respects - an absolute must-read for anyone who loves action games.

Despite its noticeable weaknesses and gaps in content, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is an overall good shooter package that is convincing in both campaign and multiplayer.

Insanely over-the-top action spectacle that plays in the usual first-class manner, but lags behind its predecessors in detail.

A production that hits the hearts of comic fans as unerringly as Arrow's arrow is overshadowed by an extremely flat combat system, inappropriate design decisions and outdated technology.

Top optics, the cutest animations that exist and largely well thought-out gameplay make the turn-based strategy game a treat - for young and old players alike.

A good Lego adventure that finally takes a playful look at the creative clamping block values.

Graphically complex action-adventure with good characters, an atmospheric setting and a strong finale - playful in too many places but pale and despondent.

Atmospheric, fascinating-disgusting survival horror that ends too quickly and clouds its finale a bit too much.

An exceptional game even with dreary technology: NieR: Automata is more than a grandiose action game - it touches, amazes and stays in the memory.

If you love 2D Zeldas or Death's Door, you have to grab it: Tunic is an imaginative action-adventure with clever ideas, a picturesque game world and really poisonous bosses - also on Switch.

A really good and extensive free-to-play sequel to the legendary hero shooter, which loses some of its character, but has been carefully renewed and fortunately not become too greedy.

When the imagination knows no bounds, numerous bugs, a frustrating level of difficulty and strange design decisions bother even more.

Balance issues in combat and puzzles make Bonelab more of a physics playground with mod support than a well-done VR shooter.

Railgrade is a nice small-scale logistics puzzle that is solidly entertaining despite its mechanical limitations and works well on the go.

A strong soccer game with a great presentation, more kicking women and a really good feel. FUT brings the same problems as always and the career is often no longer up to date.

A colorful combo bang in the style of Genshin Impact, Bayonetta and Dynasty Warriors cannot hide the weak visuals of the surroundings and a repetitive gameplay.

Skilled tactical role-playing game with good real-time battles, monotonous missions and often just average scenery.

Feel-good adventure with good puzzles that will make many old adventure fans happy - a beautiful game, as Guybrush deserves it.

Solid hack'n'slash reminiscence with a touch of Berserk and Devil May Cry, which falls short of its potential thanks to the poor combat camera.

Metal: Hellsinger is an exciting genre fusion with a great soundtrack. Scope, arsenal, boss design and enemy variety leave a lot to be desired.

Spiders manages to emerge from the grave of mediocrity in the highly competitive genre of soulslikes of all things. Chapeau!

Hardly any major innovations, but many small improvements: The thrillingly fast color shooter Splatoon 3 offers a more rounded overall package than its predecessors.

The captivating cultist simulator completely manages the gripping genre balancing act despite technical problems.

The Last of Us Part 1 is an excellent remake of a PS3 milestone that doesn't quite go the final mile in a few spots.

Red Matter 2 is a mesmerizing VR adventure filled with mysterious technology - with a few additional graphical refinements on PC.

Not a successful restart: The Saints Row reboot isn't really convincing either in terms of play or technology.

Solid JRPG with a motivating combat system, a strong soundtrack and an interesting, albeit bumpy, story. Dungeon and side mission designs, on the other hand, do not win a flower pot.

Pleasant Soulslike with a well thought-out, fast combat system and a crisp level of difficulty, which often goes too far.

An interactive cartoon complete with cute characters and creative puzzles that is entertaining despite lacking depth and moderate difficulty.

A basically competent campus construction simulation, whose humor doesn't hit enough and doesn't fully ignite with too much repetitive hard work.

Beats the demo by far: Extremely fast-paced shooter that expertly combines shooting action and melee combat - a fast-food snack that should also appeal to FPS connoisseurs.

Epic giant role-playing game that stays true to the tradition of the series and creates a distinctive world that shakes your foundations after umpteen hours of play.

A nice little game of skill with a forklift that could have been more "extreme".

An exciting, interactive gangster thriller with an idiosyncratic look and great speakers.

Charming, entertaining adventure game with a cat - attractive setting, strong graphics and the fresh hero make Stray more than just an insider tip.

Graphically expandable tennis with few options and a lame career - but this sports game has its strong moments on the court.

A beautiful fox adventure with an important message, playful but not rich enough.

The best virtual representation of the premier class so far convinces with realistic optics and extremely comprehensible driving physics - thanks to extensive setting options, the frenzy is recommended for beginners and simracing professionals alike. Only the pointless F1 Life mode leaves us at a loss.

Typical sports game update that only slightly reworks the previous year's title - despite the dreary technology, the simulation is recommended for cycling fans. Anyone who is enthusiastic about the real tour will also have fun with it on the pad.

Fast-paced 2D action game - half remake, half sequel - that will keep you entertained for a couple of hours without big ideas and looks beautiful at the same time.

Competent real-time strategy with a varied campaign but overall too little scope.

Old wine in even older bottles: The developers make far too little of the possibilities of the medium. The only thing that's really creepy here are the numerous logic gaps.

Loving nostalgia flash for Turtles fans with great new game mechanics, but too few game modes to motivate in the long term.

Technically flawless bully kick, which is decent in terms of play, but not outstanding. In terms of scope, however, Nintendo urgently needs to improve.

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

Kao's return offers neither the variety nor the fine-tuning of the big competition, but is largely convincing as a nostalgic 3D platformer.

A playfully successful stealth adventure with an appealing level design and an amazing variety of modes - but unfortunately it's not better than part 4.

A solid debut: an all-round superior puzzle adventure with a beautiful design and subtle horror that is neither original nor challenging in terms of play.

Original crime epic that gambles away its potential as an interactive detective adventure with unnecessarily flat and extended puzzle marathons.

Passably charming Dark Souls copy, with which a small team has risen. Seen as an ode to the great role model and at a relatively low price, the Elden Blues has disappeared for at least a few hours.

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

Insanely fun and clever walking simulator with fresh content that brings a new dimension to the original adventure and pushes the video game medium forward.

Samurai adventure presented on film with a lot of Japanese flair and authentic voice output - unfortunately monotonously structured and playfully banal.

Competent core with little flesh: The disciplines of Nintendo Switch Sports work well and are welcome party guests, but Nintendo has sloppy in scope, modes and many subtleties.

If you love 2D Zeldas or Death's Door, you have to grab it: Tunic is an imaginative action-adventure with clever ideas, a picturesque game world and really poisonous bosses.

Atmospheric, pretty ego trip through a Tokyo full of spooky creatures - with an open game world according to scheme and expandable shooter mechanics.

Gran Turismo 7, despite its almost unassailable status as an exceptional racing game, is far from what it should be, could not be and probably will be in a year's time.

A good game. After initial skepticism because of the staid level layout in many places, I finally put Kirby and the Forgotten Land back on the shelf with a good feeling: In over 35 hours I elicited all the secrets from the cheerfully colorful adventure - and that kept me going until the end gives joy. However, the story is also a bit too stupid for a simple jump'n'run and I didn't like the visual design of many bosses.

The type of humor is certainly not to everyone's taste, but I personally love it.

Quotation forthcoming.

Sifu is a fierce and delightful test of your frustration limit, which can unleash incredibly rewarding feelings of happiness.

Horizon Forbidden West is an excellent sequel, surpassing its predecessor in almost every area. Guerrilla Games has once again created a diverse and graphically impressive game world that is full of activities and dangers.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Visually attractive remaster of the successful Sonic episode from the Wii era. Mechanically the platforming action is not as appealing as it was more than ten years ago.

For its 25th anniversary of the franchise, Tales of Arise doesn't only get a new exciting look, but the action RPG also delights with a dark, mature setting and presentation.

Even with a decent amount of recycling there is enough content, neat track design and mostly a decent driving experience. But with the apalling technical problems the motivation keeps grinding to a halt over and over.

A cool timeloop thriller with great characters and a lot of freedom, but also some small AI issues and other nuisances.

Inventive adventure thriller, that produces a lot of tense moments within the limited scenario. The solution doesn't meet expectations, though.

Mechanically and in terms of storytelling you get the same experience on PS5 like on the other platforms. The newly added DualSense functionality feels out of place, though.

Equally unique and fascinating military fantasy with varied content. But you have to have the patience to get to grips with all that HighFleet has to offer.

A delightful anime RPG somewhere between Persona and DanganRonpa, that noticeably relies a little too much on the excellent predecessor.

Incredibly charming psycho trip full of bizarre ideas as well as abilities and a hint of collectable madness.

Smart and very challenging bullet hell action, taking well known elements and putting them in a new light or turning them upside down altogether. Nice.

The same weird microgame madness as usual. But the new character concept is not a good fit. There definitely is some party fun to be found, but it doesn't last too long.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Finally someone put the concept almost perfectly to good use: A VR bullet hell with beautiful presentation and extremely thrilling.

Solid entertainment with an appealing mix of action, tower defense and fun, played preferably in co-op-mode.

Beautiful isometric action adventure, cleverly constructed and focused on the essentials - sometimes dreamy, sometimes challenging, but always very entertaining.

It can’t step out of the shadow of the classic original. The problem is not the complexity, though, but rather the micro management chaos as well as the terrible station AI.

Problems with control as well as AI issues make it difficult to commence tactically. But with the good weapon handling and the interesting presentation you can have decent sniping fun after all.

F1 2021 captures the fascination ‘motorsport’ brilliantly and offers a lot with the story-mode, co-op career and revamped driving physics. But the brash Podium Pass as prime example for annoying in-app-purchases steadily continues to hamper the motivation.

It is a bit clumsy at times, but within ‘In Rays of the Light’ you’ll find a mostly atmospheric exploration adventure.

Flight Simulator is a true highlight on Xbox consoles and for the first time show real next-gen qualities with impressive visuals, the whole world as a gaming environment as well as complex physics.

A gorgeous looking cyberpunk world and intense shoot-outs: The Ascent is visually impressive and delivers bucketloads of shooting fun. But it is a complete failure in terms of storytelling and has a few (co-op) flaws.

A beautiful game full of grace and spirit – a worthy successor to Journey. But micro-transactions, technical issues and parts of the game structure thwart the experience.

Is Skyward Sword a good game? A game worth playing? Definitely. It looks better then ever and plays much smoother with a pad than with the original controls. But it also (and still) is the weakest 3D-Zelda out there.

A charming monster hunt with turn-based battles for up to four players and Pokémon-like beast nurturing. But on Switch you will encounter framerate issues occasionally.

A decent action rpg with anime visuals and twisted story. But the starmain focus of the game are without a doubt the cool fights with their plentiful abilities.

Minute of Islands delivers a beautifully told and deep story as well as great hand-drawn, comic-style visuals.

Slick 2d-action in the likes of Metal Slug. Plenty of explosions with cool boss fights and loads of entertaining upgrades.