Beautifully pixeled action, that will satisfy fans of the respective movies of the 80s just as much as the Contra generation of the 90s.

With Unbound, Criterion take a big step in the right direction and delivers gripping action races paired with exciting police chases.

Beyond the Dawn builds on the strengths of Tales of Arise and offers a lot of scope for a DLC, but unfortunately little that is new.

Small, classic, good: three decent to really great 2D shoot-em-up in one collection.

Even with annoying design decisions like sacrificing atmosphere and deeper morale questions for the sake of arcade feeling this is a very interesting take on survival action. It manages to entertain you for about five hours and also serves as an appetizer for everybody looking forward to Naughty Dog's The Last of Us.

Specialization of your own species, expanding your territory and fighting for victory points: This is an entertaining and true to original conversion of the board game.

The Outer Worlds 2 impresses with well-written dialogue, countless role-playing options, and surprisingly strong shooter gameplay. However, the title runs a bit flat in terms of quest design toward the end.

Small problems as well as the not consequently modernized, but extremely hardware-hungry visuals are annoying - but despite all of this you still experience a thrilling gangster drama.

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

The focus on action takes away from the spookiness, but Silent Hill f is nonetheless a really brave survival horror game that fans of the genre shouldn’t miss.

Challenging and an audiovisual gem: While the concept might seem simple this is a proper debut for the fresh team.

Spelunky 2 was enhanced sensibly, offers a great balance and simply is not as unforgiving as its predecessor. The online mode is more or less a failure, though.

Sometimes The Vanishing forgets to lead the player into uncertainty – it feels too safe, even though Poe and Lovecraft are quoted here and then. But that aside, this is an interesting adventure that utilizes Unreal Engine 4 on the PS4, resulting in some of the most memorable scenery you can get.

Another well conceived and executed indie platform puzzler with improved controls on Wii U.

Motivating arcade-action with a retro suit and interesting geometry tricks. Dystoria manages to shine where lots of other indie games with old-school design fail.

Fights, loot and visuals are solid. But Obsidian serves up a really nice whodunnit with Cluedo-flair.

Even though the look is the star of the game, The Midnight Walk has a lot to offer when it comes to gameplay. A unique and spooky adventure.

Velocity is a small but nice shooter-puzzle-mix with a comforting retro atmosphere.

This is quite decent town-building strategy in the old Mesopotamia, focusing on resource and product infrastructure.

If you like tactical card battles and are not opposed to the WWII setting, Kards delivers plentiful.

A fun return to Hyrule that doesn’t come without small obstacles, but nevertheless serves a diversified and detailed adventure for Zelda-fans.

Life is Strange Reunion is fan service - but damn good fan service. If you love Max and Chloe, you won’t want to miss this installment, despite its lackluster main story.

Collect research data on the Enterprise D, fight against Romulans and Borg - TNG enhances the technically sound VR experience with motivating content.

Anyone who was bored in history class won't fall asleep here. The Berlin Apartment has a lot of heart, even more charm – and if you're looking for a well-told, interactive German history experience, you'll currently find little better.

Despite some heavy trial-and-error and jagged edges, White Night combines mansion horror like Resident Evil with an intriguing black and white art design.

A fascinating trip into as living world full of mysterious puzzle machines.

With the sorcerer king as antagonist you are taunted as well as challenged from the very beginning. And while this is a neat creative impulse, the art design, AI and diplomacy options leave hold the concept back.

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