EA Sports UFC 6 doesn't reinvent the wheel, and makes some unnecessary changes by slowing down the fight at key moments and making ground fighting more complicated than it should be. Furthermore, the absence of legendary UFC fighters like Anderson Silva is noticeable. If your idea is to buy the game to play with current legends like Poatan, the game is certainly worthwhile, but there are some areas where the game falls short.

Arashi Gaiden is a unique experience that blends tactical puzzles with ninja action, delivering clever challenges and a charming retro-style visual presentation. When it works, the game shines by rewarding strategic planning and precise execution, creating genuinely satisfying moments. However, technical issues, lack of polish, and clarity in certain mechanics prevent it from reaching its true potential.

Dark Scrolls is an indie 2D platformer featuring auto-scrolling, roguelite, and bullet hell mechanics. The levels are procedurally generated and reminiscent of *Super Ghouls’n Ghosts*, even though the game itself isn't particularly difficult. Despite offering creative and varied gameplay options, the stat system can be extremely overpowered, overshadowing many of the other available choices. The game is worth playing for roguelite fans and deserves the attention of anyone interested in it.

Devil May Cry 5 is one of the best games in the franchise, and the Switch 2 port is solid. There are a few stumbles in docked mode—with noticeable aliasing—but the game itself is fantastic and visually beautiful on the Switch 2.

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a game that grows tremendously as you progress through its story and challenges, finishing at its very best — delivering one of the best narratives of the year. Although it stumbles with a confusing navigation map and occasionally fails to clearly communicate what it wants you to do, if you give it a chance, you'll find an excellent game here.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth remains an excellent game on Switch 2, which obviously comes with some graphical compromises to run on Nintendo's hybrid console, but will still be a blast for anyone starting or looking to revisit the second part of the remake trilogy, even if it has more minigames than I'd like it to have.

Mina the Hollower is a challenging game with memorable bosses and enemies, numerous secrets, and several interesting systems. The difficulty can be a bit unbalanced at times, but this doesn't detract from the excellent work that Yacht Club Games has delivered.

007: First Light is not just a great James Bond franchise game — it is one of the best products in the franchise's history and one of the best games of 2026. The game is fun from start to finish, with a great story, extremely charismatic characters, and action and stealth in just the right measure. Highly recommended.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a Batman Arkham for kids, for better or for worse. If you were expecting this game to be an Arkham City 2, you might be disappointed by the game's lack of depth, but it's fun and will certainly appeal to its target audience; you just might not be part of that audience.

Forza Horizon 6 is more of the same for the franchise. The "same" in question remains excellent, but except for the special races at the end of each wristband, the feeling is that if you've played the other games in the franchise, you already know exactly what to expect here, and this might cause more casual players to abandon the game quickly.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a genuinely funny and personal life simulator, but one that relies almost entirely on your creativity and willingness to put time into making Miis to actually be enjoyable, and even them it can get repetitive after some hours.

Saros is an evolution of Returnal in many ways, although it has abandoned the randomness of the previous game, which may disappoint some players. Delivering one of the best gameplay experiences of this generation, a solid story with human characters and real conflicts, and some of the best and most memorable bosses of this generation, this is the kind of game that may not appeal to everyone at first, but once you start playing, you simply can't stop thinking about it and want to play cycle after cycle.

REPLACED is an excellent action-platformer that tells an intriguing story and keeps players hooked for approximately 12 hours. Unfortunately, the title suffers from a lack of polish in its later sections, but these are problems that Sad Cat Studios will have the opportunity to correct in future patches. However, we should analyze the game in its current state, not in terms of how it might be in the future.

Pragmata is a miracle of the modern video game era, with extremely experimental combat in a big-budget game that works very well. It's not without minor stumbles along the way, such as a lack of world-building and specific parts of the story that lacked cohesion, but none of that diminishes the brilliance of the combat and the intimate father-daughter story. For a first attempt at something new, the game succeeds admirably, and I sincerely hope it receives a sequel that further refines the concepts created here.

Darwin's Paradox draws attention for KONAMI’s different approach, featuring a charismatic octopus trapped in a mysterious factory. The game blends platforming and simple puzzles with striking art direction and a light narrative about infiltrating aliens. The gameplay is creative and accessible, with a good variety of situations, despite some moments of visual confusion. With a short campaign and a focus on casual fun, the title delivers an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre.

Pokémon Pokopia is the dream of every Pokémon fan who has ever wanted a cozy game of their own, but I found its progression so slow and lacking in engagement that I couldn’t enjoy the experience as much as I hoped. Fans of the genre will likely appreciate it, but if you’re not into cozy games, this title doesn’t really bring anything new to the genre that would draw you in.

Tales of Berseria Remastered stands out for Velvet's dark story, with strong characters and a more mature tone that deviates from the standard JRPG formula. The combat remains very fun, fast-paced, and varied, even with some signs of age in the camera and lock-on. Exploration and dungeons are the weakest point, with simple and unremarkable maps. In the end, the remaster is well worth it for those who have never played it, but offers little new content for those already familiar with the original.

Months after arriving on PlayStation 5, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach comes to PC with slight visual upgrades and a solid adaptation. Delivering good performance even on older hardware, the title stands out for its Ray Tracing which, while providing more natural reflections and lighting, is not essential. Its biggest drawback is its launch price, which is excessively high in some markets.

Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf does what you expect from any good sequel. It improves the game overall, especially in its gameplay, making Lana and Mui’s journey to uncover more about the past even more engaging and enjoyable. All of this comes with a perfect length that leaves you wanting more.

Crimson Desert draws attention for its ambitious open-world adventure proposal, but the experience ultimately falls short of expectations. The game features a confusing narrative, with uninteresting characters and missions that feel like generic MMO tasks. The combat has many mechanics but little depth, with artificial difficulty spikes and unresponsive controls. Even with impressive graphics and a high degree of exploration freedom, issues with art direction, bugs, and design decisions make the game feel vast in content but shallow in quality.

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando delivers a positive surprise by offering one of the best recent experiences in the zombie horde genre, surpassing several failed attempts from the industry. The game focuses on open maps, exploration before the main missions, and the use of vehicles with different abilities to vary the gameplay. Even with varied missions and a fun gameplay loop, the slow progression of the skill tree and the natural fatigue of the genre can become tiring over time, but the game still works well as a fun cooperative experience with friends.

Esoteric Ebb is a fun RPG that relies on well-written dialogue with many genuinely funny moments. However, if you don’t enjoy games that are heavily based on reading or don’t have at least an intermediate level of English, there’s a good chance you won’t enjoy the game.

1348 Ex Voto would be an ordinary game in an ideal world where all of its systems work properly and it has no bugs, but reality is far from ideal. Unfortunately, the game’s combat system is poorly designed and frustrating. The story is decent, as are the graphics, but the combat system not only has bugs that ruin the experience, it also wasn’t well thought out and ultimately just results in frustration.

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection evolves the spin-off with a more mature story focused on the war between two kingdoms, strategic combat based on pattern reading, and more varied and vertical exploration. The game delivers a solid, addictive RPG and is a strong contender for one of the best of the year.

Scott Pilgrim Ex is a somewhat clunky beat ’em up that, even once you understand its combat system, isn’t all that enjoyable when played solo and becomes overly repetitive across its roughly three-hour runtime. The game improves in co-op mode, but there are still several better titles in the genre that simply play and function more effectively.

Resident Evil Requiem is easily one of the best games of 2026 and will certainly meet the immense expectations of fans, combining the best of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil 4 Remake. I wish the game were a little bit longer, just to enjoy it a bit more, but that is really the only flaw I can find in it.

God of War: Sons of Sparta is a competent Metroidvania, with excellent exploration and a very well-constructed setting, but it suffers from uninspired combat, weak bosses, and a worrying number of bugs. The game has potential, but it needed much more polish to deliver on it.

High on Life 2 improves some of the original game’s weak points, but it still lacks something to truly be a fun experience. If you’re a fan of Rick and Morty–style humor, you’ll probably enjoy the game more than I did, but performance issues, poor visual quality, lack of quality-of-life features in the “open world,” and the campaign’s uneven pacing didn’t appeal to me that much.