Equipped with interesting characters and vast environments to explore, there is much more here than executing recipes and filling that mysterious book.

A very solid, budget Action-RPG. It’s surprisingly well-written and it’s brimming with rich lore and bizarre characters. If you can persevere and see past the minor camera issues, stilted dialogue and occasionally busywork-feeling combat there is a lot to enjoy here. Go in with an open mind and you just might find a beautiful, but course RPG gem… baby.

A Land Fit For Heroes isn’t a particularly rewarding game, nor is it even a game in the traditional sense, but it is quite a unique experience nonetheless. With an engaging and well-written story (minus a few typos here and there, but have you ever read a book without at least one or two of those?) combined with a simple and inoffensive combat minigame, it will offer something that the more old-fashioned gamer can appreciate.

The Blues and Bullets series is off to an exhilarating and twisted start.

In an era full of DLC Witcher 3’s expansion Blood and Wine is certainly a shining example of the practice being done near flawlessly.

If you’re looking for a game that’s easy to jump into, plenty of stages and a wide variety of objects to destroy in slow motion then you may enjoy giving this a go, just don’t expect a game with much depth.

Honestly, if you are a new gamer on the scene and just want to play a puzzle game, you can find so many better ones just through a Google search. But if you are a gamer, looking for a short but wild trip down memory lane, sprinkled with British pop culture history and references to some absolute classics, this game is worth a purchase.

Cubikolor was exactly what I wanted it to be when I started it. I’m happy with the gameplay, sound, graphics, and writing. It’s a solid buy for puzzle game enthusiasts. The price is a bit high but otherwise it came out quite well.

Overall Dead Island Retro Revenge is an awesome addition to the franchise and I enjoyed spending some time playing through the challenging stages. Its certainly not as deep and diverse as the main games but it offers a something a bit different.

I would certainly recommend Riptide if you enjoyed the first as it gives you more of the same plus a few new gameplay ideas and mechanics, as well as a new playable character.

If your looking for a game that you can sink plenty of hours into, that looks better than ever and satisfying gameplay, then its worth checking out. That being said if you weren’t a fan of the gameplay the first time around nothing has changed on that side of things.

Last Horizon is a game that provides pleasing visualization, nice variation of planets and allowing the levels to immerse the players. The ambient soundtrack gives both a relaxing and navigational feeling to the game, however, the game severely lacks options, levels and gameplay in comparison to previous Pixeljam games.

Raiden V remains a superior vertical shooter, one with a unique feel, a spectacular aesthetic and a pleasingly aggressive combo and weapon system.

In Between is certainly an experience worth having. It’s journey is not a path not many choose to take, and at the end it’s left all the more special and unique for it.

Unfortunately, there are better titles out there and the lack of identity was a real issue for me.

It feels like a solid foundation for a decent beat ‘em up game and I hope that it gets some sort of sequel so it can improve on the various shortcomings. I would still recommend this game if you’re a younger gamer or have kids that you like to play games with.

Despite its many issues, Brick Breaker can still prove an oddly compelling and undoubtedly addictive experience. The messy visuals, twitchy controls and inconsistent physics all do their best to ruin the fun, but the strong underlying template ensures that there is still fun to be had from what remains one of gaming’s most resolutely popular concepts.

Being a visual novel/puzzle game, it might be difficult to recommend to other people, but for fans of Phoenix Wright or Aviary Attorney, this game is right up your alley.

For what its worth Pixel Junk Monsters offers a great deal. From it’s mammoth sized single player mode to added challenges.

This isn’t a game for everybody. It’s brutally difficult and requires incredible patience and lateral thinking. However for puzzle aficionados interested in a casual but challenging experience, Stephen’s Sausage Roll is one of the best puzzlers available.

Mutants in Manhattan is not the TMNT video game that we were hoping for, but despite the technical issues, the disappointingly bland and underused open world environments and the criminal lack of local co-op, Mutants in Manhattan remains a solid brawler, one that is undoubtedly at its best when played online.

Even experience strategists, who may complain over lack of tactical features and innovative gameplay, will appreciate that much of what’s on offer is essentially a homage to some of their favourite space sims.

Shadwen is an enjoyable game that can be finished quickly by killing everyone, or spread out over weeks as you perfect each level as stealthily as possible and I know there will be some of you reading this who will relish such an opportunity, but for me something just didn’t quite hit the mark.

The Blues and Bullets episodic series has graced the current round of consoles with a captivating story and distinctive gameplay loop. Episode 2 furthers the path deeper into the exceptional groundwork laid in the inaugural episode.

There are glimpses of brilliance in Soft Body, but it is sadly eclipsed by its unrewarding, obtuse and frustrating delivery.

VEV: Viva Ex Vivo is an interesting experience. In a lot of ways it’s different from anything I’ve experienced in recent gaming history. It’s also very interesting and at least somewhat educational. But it needs tuning. Someone really needs to just sit down and give it a triple-A comb over. It doesn’t need more levels or plot or anything like that. They just need to add in some goals so that you aren’t just floating around for no reason 30 minutes at a time.

An okay spin-off port of a niche JRPG series. The game is mildly fun for a few hours, but quickly loses any appeal it had due to lack of depth and poor, overdone dialogue.

Postal REDUX is a mediocre game from 1997 with a fresh lick of paint. Now in 2016, without the controversy to shift units, Postal is just pointless.