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In local co-op-mode still somewhat entertaining, but if you play alone it gets stale quite quickly.

Arise combines the picturesque appeal of Journey with the challenges of a classic jump-and-run.

Good ideas and a charming presentation are held back by bugs, AI problems as well as technical and control issues.

Feral Interactive delivers a technically excellent Switch-port. But like in the original the artificially stretched campaign is filled not only with tension and panic moments but sometimes with outright frustration.

An intense drama in a confined area. The puzzles make this adventure challenging, the story makes it unforgettable.

Inspired by classic Zelda games Sparklite’s strengths are its motivating character development as well as the hunt for loot, while the co-op-mode leaves a lot to be desired.

Despite some major flaws this is CI Games’ best franchise entry. The exploration as well as the sniper action delivers the goods,

Gylt is an accessible mix of stealth and puzzles in an interesting storytelling environment. Unfortunately Tequila Works runs out of ideas too fast, though.

The Touryst is a small, ressourceful and exceptionally adorable adventure.

Short and minimalistic arcade-snack that shows its entertainment value mainly in a party situation.

Intense SciFi tactics in the tradition of FTL with a surprisingly good story.

A touching story with loads of interesting facts about the hard working insects, but redundant as well as superficial gameplay.

Neat shooter with an exceptional audiovisual style and great action, that gets too stale too soon in terms of mechanics.

Funny, but mechanically quite unspectacular action roleplaying game with an ill-starred smith as main character.

Competent turn based strategy with relevant provisioning, some cool specials via the headquarter, challenging AI and a hint of card tactics.

Exactly what franchise fans were hoping for: a thoughtful experience with a lot of adventure, some action and amazing attention to detail. A bit old-fashioned at times, but beautiful throughout.

Even without the add-ons the console version of Civilization 6 stands for large-scale strategic entertainment.

An unexpected surprise: Even with its old-fashioned visuals and storytelling you‘ll encounter quite a few tense moments in this stealth-charged Sci-Fi-shooter.

Roguelite RPG, that invites you not only with its coop-option, but also the charming pixel design and the well constructed story. Technical issues, loading times and a high grind-factor provide a setback, though.

Falling Order mixes acrobatics with exploration and challenging light saber battles. Excessive enemy respawns and unnecessary backtracking reduce the enjoyment, though.

Fast-paced, entertaining street brawler with a groovy fight system an a lot of unlockables.

Classic dungeon crawling with a bizarre twist and interesting features. Unfortunately the port to Switch is rather lackluster, but at least you get the prequel as well.

This version gives you a bucketload of campaigns, neat remaster elements and a lot of detail enhancements on one hand, but on the other crashes and multiplayer problems, that reduce the fun significantly.

Even with the visuals as well as the online service seemingly outdated, the essence of Pokémon is found in abundance. Fighting, catching and collecting still delivers its very unique motivational high.

Even with the visuals as well as the online service seemingly outdated, the essence of Pokémon is found in abundance. Fighting, catching and collecting still delivers its very unique motivational high.

Even with the visuals as well as the online service seemingly outdated, the essence of Pokémon is found in abundance. Fighting, catching and collecting still delivers its very unique motivational high.

Blacksad is a thrilling adventure with interesting and multi-faceted characters, a great visual style and an atmospheric soundtrack.

Fascinating action adventure with a convincing motion scheme – but also problems in terms of AI and weapon handling.

A stylish combo of shooter and rhythm game, that will challenge as well as mesmerize you after you familiarized yourself with the concept.

This is more of an animal-based sandbox builder than zoo simulation with management ambition. If you are into aesthetics and love your wild animals, you might spend a lot of time in your personal animal kingdom.

Stylish noir thriller with an interesting story, but mechanical limitations – despite a variety of possible interactions.

Twinstick action with on-the-spot retro feeling. Short, sweet, but mechanically limited.

A nice retro collection with two Disney oldies still delivering while offering a steep challenge. But even with all the bonus content it has a hefty pricetag.

Atmospheric puzzle adventure with a fox as protagonist – but hampered by clumsy controls and unsophisticated storytelling.

SWAT missions on speed: this is visceral 2D-action surprising with versatile equipment choices – best player cooperatively.

Quotation forthcoming.

Charming and sensibly improved platformer that lacks challenge and diversity in the long run.

This is pure mediocrity. The simple driving physics deliver solid arcade feeling, but the boring story and some disputable design decisions throw a spanner in the works.

This is Rockstar Games’ masterpiece. But crashes, the need for high-end hardware and some other flaws tarnish this western epic on PC.

The RPG saga benefits from new battle and fighting systems, but still has lot of room for improvements when it comes to visuals and staging.

On consoles this whodunnit adventure has its flaws, but in its best moments this is an intense, clever constructed as well as challenging experience.

Beat Saber meets John Wick: Intense music action in VR with rather typical shortcomings in terms of modes and content.

Conceptually interesting visual novel with too rigidly constructed situations.

Uninspired Rogue-lite action on rotating planets.

This is more picturesque sightseeing than mysterious storytelling, but the puzzles are mostly challenging and work well on Switch.

Loads of disciplines, retro sports and a top-notch presentation: Mario and Sonic invite you to fun and thoroughly enjoyable summer games. But the slow-moving story mode and too many automatisms among other things, keep the dynamic duo from podium places.

Shadowkeep drags out the well-known instead of delivering new impulses.

Charming hybrid of bicycle racing and and skill tests - quite motivating and with spot-on controls.

A solid conversion of a disappointing game.

Also on PC-VR-platforms Borderlands 2 shows the well-known qualities, but the partially sub-par VR adaptations take the motivation down a few notches.

A visually impressive, intense campaign meets a bucketload of multiplayer modes - although not all of them are convincing.

Death Stranding is a masterpiece. Hideo Kojima creates a memorable adventure, that will be talked about in the years to come.

A few aspects are a tad rigid, but the possibilities and options, especially in building and enhancing your unique character are something very special.

With technical issues in mind, Capcom delivers a solid Switch conversion of Resident Evil 5 with all DLCs included and also decent motion controls.

Ring Fit Adventure is a nice fitness package, delivering a lot of fun while exploring the various modes with the Ring-Con. The adventure mode would benefit from more variety, though.

When it comes to versus-multiplayer and horde this comic-shooter is yet again great fun. The vast quest areas with AI opponents feel lackluster.

The mechanical structure is quite repetitive, but this ghost hunting adventure in a haunted mansion looks and sounds just great. A decent experience throughout, but no stroke of genius like Super Mario Odyssey or Breath of the Wild.

Quotation forthcoming.

The MediEvil remake stays true to the original and was modernised quite well despite some minor deficits. In terms of gameplay it is a tad too old-fashioned.

Roguelite RPG, that invites you not only with its coop-option, but also the charming pixel design and the well constructed story. But technical issues as well as the high grind factor provide a setback.

Great puzzle design and an entertainingly morbid setting make this a little gem.

Frozenbyte manages to deliver a magical puzzle platformer that doesn’t build on innovation, but recreates the old the fascination missing from its predecessor.

Nice old-school action with challenging boss battles and rad sound, albeit not as pretty or polished as Blazing Chrome.

Surprisingly well playable mobile shooter, with loads of in-game-purchases and bots.

A solid conversion of two roleplaying classics. There are technical issues though.

Solid conversion of two classics, albeit with quite a few technical issues.

This beautiful adventure hasn’t lost a beat. The roleplaying experience might by “only” solid, but is carried by its captivating as well as charming story and the gorgeous presentation.

Cretive science-fiction, great dialogue, an open game with decisions and consequences. This feels like a mixture of Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect and BioShock. Despite some flaws Obisdian delivers a very good role-playing game.

Slow paced jump&run with a beautiful world and some clever traps. Nonetheless you’re better off with Limbo and even more so with Inside.

Conceptually interesting visual novel giving you an emotional take on artificial intelligence.

Asgard’s Wrath is a competent, vast, visually stunning and challenging action RPG for VR. It could use some finetuning in terms of partner AI and the control options for looting, though.

The way it approaches tactical battles, make John Wick Hex not only interesting, but quite unique. But it also starts to show the lack of diversity too soon.

The visuals are drastically reduced in parts, but the overall quality of quest design and storytelling manages to keep the fascination intact.

Quite old-fashioned, yet still entertaining roleplaying game.

Pretty visuals and a heart-warming story make this mix of exploration, graffiti- and ghost-puzzles a decent as well as relaxing experience – although one with weaknesses in terms of battle system as well as some technical issues.

Challenging and forceful 2D action-adventure set within a straggly world – each and every of the many deaths will be worthwhile.

While the roaming through the open world can be fun at times (especially if you are touring with a co-op-team), this amalgam of various elements from other Ubisoft franchises lacks character.

Despite technical changes necessayr for Switch this still is a grand fantasy epic with loads of interesting interactions.

At its core this is still a good hockey game. But it is streamlined too much towards arcade-action while offering basically the same content as last year.

Charming, silly and full of cleverly placed secrets: Platonic’s 2D platformer is a worthy successor to Donkey Kong Country, but loses its grip toward the end due to the dissatisfying Tonika system.

If you like silly games mixed with stealth, this charming little indie gem might just be the one for you.

It clearly has some deficits, but despite all of them this is a really good SciFi-puzzle-adventure.

GRID focuses on the basics, and that is barebones racing. Don’t expect anything beyond that to keep you motivated.

While the mechanics scream for an award Arena suffers from aggressive monetarization and the missing Eternal formats.