Stylish Noir thriller showing off an interesting story with tense climaxes. But in terms of gameplay and mechanics it stays trivial.

A very tasty Persona experience with a hint of Koei’s Warriors for good measure.

Indie gem, hardcore platformer, robot fairy tale all rolled into one. This is a creative mix that also includes loads of funny retro references, puzzles and great storytelling.

This challenging battle platformer feels like a three-dimensional Hollow Knight spiced up with Zelda and Souls. That may sound great, but the lackluster art-design, some frustrating deficits as well as bugs hold Blue Fire back.

With its great art and world design Shattered draws you in. But the fighting system as well as some bugs dampen the spirits. Having said that, this is a decent souls-like.

Technically very basic, but well working cooperative online escape game with a focus on communication and collective puzzling.

Yes, the enthusiasm of the 80s is gone. But this still is solid old school entertainment.

A tense detective story with great characters and a love of archaeology.

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.

As irresisitable as a cat video: Even though you encounter some minor issues (which is absolutely untypical for Nintendo) this is a package you need to get. The well designed, extremely motivating and already content-rich 2.5D-platforming meets a full-fledged Bowser-expansion with a touch of open world.

Haven is no prosaic drama centering around the burden and the suffering of love, but a rather sensitive and charming piece of youth literature wrapped in an interesting action adventure.

Solid, yet clunkily presented wargame.

Very good entertainment with a faceted battle system. It looks and feels great on PlayStation 5.

The werewolves deserve better... Cyanide cannot keep the quality level you got used to after games like the Styx franchise.

The Ultimate Edition is definitely the best console version of one of Remedy’s finest games. But even with all DLC included it lacks the fidelity that you can get on a high-end PC.

If you want nothing more than a party snack, this is it – especially with the cross-platform gaming. But in the long run it lacks variety.

A felicitous sequel with a dark atmosphere, great puzzles and dramatic encounters. Trial & error can become quite frustrating here and there, though.

Ys 9 builds on the strengths of its predecessors, but doesn’t enhance it with modern visuals.

What is there, entertains only briefly - and the banishment of the other episodes behind a payment barrier is crap. The scope could also be more generous in general: If you deduct Stockpile, which is currently too haphazardly for me, only three modes remain in very similar arenas; The character skills and special attacks of the hero cars are too interchangeable for me. Ultimately, however, I'm curious to see where the journey with Destruction AllStars is going - both in terms of new content and the question of whether it might become a full-price title at the beginning of April.

Welcome back... to Turrican. This collection is a wonderfully nostalgic flashback trip to a brilliant run-and-gun franchise, that still shows impressively, why it was so special back in the days.

Challenging hommage to classic fight platforming like Shinobi, Strider and the likes – in a matching retro design.

The predecessor’s upward trend is continued. But nonetheless technically as well as mechanically there is plenty of room for optimization.

Gods Will Fall follows an interesting path, but the battle system is botched, the world loses its' fascination too soon and thus the compulsive repition gets frustrating.

Action snack for the occasional funtime. Mechanically motivating re-imagination of an arcade classic, that unfortunately ends too soon and looks quite cheap.

The mysterious story and especially the polished presentation make sure that Mare is a VR adventure gem.

The entanglement of two realities is an interesting concept. But The Medium shows too many design weaknesses, can become tedious and doesn’t live up to the expectations you might have in an intense horror game.

You can’t help but love the robot and the orphan. Unfortunately neither the simple point&click mechanics nor the simple story are above average.

Small and sometimes clumsy, but nonetheless charming action adventure in the tradition of The Legend of Zelda.