Peregrino has several interesting concepts, but it struggles to offer novel gameplay and a reason to keep exploring.

Pizza Slice is a very basic cooking simulator that tries to be more than that, which just makes the experience more confusing and tedious. Combined with the number of bugs present, this title is not enjoyable at all.

Neon Runner is fine, but lacking. I won't stop you if you want to pick this game up, but there are far better options out there, and often for cheaper, too.

Some solid ideas that just don’t quite come together thanks to numerous bugs and technical issues. Hopefully with a few updates, Overthrown can potentially showcase its greatness.

The Calamity Angels themselves are indeed angelic, but this wacky workplace adventure comedy could have used a lot more wackiness to go with them.

This is barely a game, and not even the titillation is worth a curious look.

Ancient Farm doesn’t really have anything unique to it and gets boring and repetitive really fast. It also doesn’t actually deliver on the promise of taking place in Ancient Egypt, given there’s absolutely no life aside from the player and some animals.

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game won’t offer challenging investigative puzzles or tedium-free clue gathering, but you do receive excellent visuals and an interesting cast of characters.

I Hate This Place has good ideas, but its execution misses the mark. A lacklustre story, not enough horror, and disjointed mechanics likely won’t appeal to survival horror fans.

Terrifier: The ARTcade Game won't convince you to check out the movies. Its stale gameplay and frustrating issues can make it unappealing to even fans of the franchise. However, it's not a bad time with friends.

Space Chef isn’t a meal I’ll want to eat again. The slow, frustrating progression system and boring content aren’t appetising.

A collection of interesting ideas, none of which are executed particularly well.

An adventure that is unintentionally comedic at best, and downright broken at its worst. Some fun moments during combat do shine through, but without some much needed updates, this is one to steer clear of.

Dream of Another tells you a story, rather than showing it to you. It can be beautiful, sad, funny, and provoking, but ultimately it was underwhelming. Or maybe I just don’t get it.

While Crusader Kings III: Coronations isn’t bad if you manage to get it to work at all, its lacklustreness and its apparent bugginess likely won’t make the experience worth the effort.

Arctic Awakening starts with a captivating mystery, but fails to stick the landing. The poorly developed story, lacklustre voice acting, and technical issues let down its potential.

Remembering Emily purports to be a mystery exploring trauma, but in truth, is an odd mixture of missing content warnings, similar characters, and a disappointing end.

Fantastic art direction can’t save Cronos: The New Dawn from its boring gameplay, and awkward story.

Kitchen Wars’ basic gameplay is subpar and gets boring quickly, as well as being nigh unplayable with an odd number of players.

Gore Doctor is an example of when a developer just makes a lazy, bad game. Be warned.

Antro is a good soundtrack full of Spanish artists you should try out… that comes with a free game. Its message, while important, is played out like a song on repeat, and there isn’t much more substance past that. Just go get the OST.

A bloated and bland action adventure title, with a few standout mechanics, but none that can save it from being an underwhelming package.

Cubic Odyssey tried to reach for the stars, but ultimately, it fell flat. With limited action and a lot of grinding, there’s very little to actually do in what should be an expansive galaxy.

A bland, repetitive roguelike that had the potential to be something far greater. Scar-Lead Salvation is disappointing in almost every aspect.

Dreamians: Card Battle is fine enough, but is largely underwhelming. It lacks features found in other deckbuilders that smooth out the experience and just feels like it comes from the 2000’s era of Flash games, warts and all.

As simulator games go, Pets Hotel isn’t one I’d recommend. Too many repetitive jobs and lack of polish make this a chore to play.

The Backrooms 1998’s jumpscare-heavy take on the Backrooms is an underwhelming entry in the horror space with poor sound design choices, lack of intentionality with its mechanics, and bugs.

While Priest Simulator: Vampire Show was fun in spite of its flaws, its DLC is hidden behind frustrating races that just aren’t fun.

Whilst there is an undeniable charm to Build Lands, it’s quickly lost thanks to the repetitive nature of the prebuilt levels and occasional issues when creating your own island.

An interesting story and amazing visuals ruined by annoying gameplay and a sub-two hours playtime.

With a mix of stale combat, rough translation, and no saving, Ship of Mist has an interesting core concept, but the execution falls flat to the point that I cannot recommend.

At first glance, Skystead Ranch is a creature-collector title for Viva Piñata fans, but upon further inspection, it feels too unfinished with features that don’t work and design elements that don’t feel as cute and whimsical as its visuals.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a story-based title with a nonsensical story, rendering every other positive aspect completely unenjoyable.

A walking simulator which has absolutely no narrative or creepy beasts.

There’s so much potential here, but Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire just feels rushed and unpolished. I had high hopes, but they just didn’t fly.

Sofie: The Echoes looks like a compelling story-driven shooter at first glance, but it’s rife with awful enemy AI, optimisation issues, poor design choices, and game-breaking bugs. Steer clear of this one.

Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber. is an interesting look into the history of Mexico from the eyes of a normal citizen. The camera mechanics are great and the plot seems interesting, but it is let down by some major bugs.

Although it has some interesting aspects, Together in Between is largely unenjoyable due to the gameplay being repetitive button presses with little thinking required.

An incredibly simple RTS, The Unexpected Quest is best left unexplored.

It’s a brick breaker with literally 15 pictures of women and an easy Platinum Trophy.

Isekaing: From Zero to Zero is a unique game that uses humour to move the plot along but falls flat and feels offensive when it’s trying to be funny.

Copycat has visual charm and enjoyable cat-based gameplay, but with a short runtime and poorly executed story, it isn’t worth your time, especially if you love cats.

A promising title that lets itself down over and over again.

Chains of Fury isn’t quite ready for release. While the gameplay is fun, it is held back by various issues that show its lack of polish and just not having all the content it should.

Despite the name, Mad Smartphone Tycoon is painfully dull and lacks any real sense of wonder that might keep a player invested.

Badminton Times has the potential to be a fun multiplayer sports title, but frustrating controls and a lack of directions make it disappointing to play.

With crashes, issues with localisation, and an inability to progress, Chromatic Memories can’t be saved by the Avant-Garde artwork and Spanish music, and requires more updates before I can recommend it.

JustAxe is a beautiful 2D platformer, but the unremarkable storytelling, frustrating controls, and lacklustre combat make for an underwhelming experience.

There’s some fun to be had with Parkitect: Deluxe Edition, but the glaring issues and dodgy controls make this one tough to recommend. Stick to the brilliant PC version instead.

Bite Night is funny enough, but it's short and there’s nothing to return to here.

Lost in Tropics is barely a survival game and I can’t even tell it was a roguelite. There are better games that will last you longer than three real weeks than the three in-game weeks this game asks of you.

Still Joking had a lot of potential in its plot, but the 400,000 words did little to introduce us to it and bring it to life, settling instead for short, inorganic quips, rushed ideas, and clichés.

Sheba: A New Dawn is a fine game, but it lacks details in explanations and guidance and makes some less-than-fun design decisions. You will need a guide to get through this game, and that just isn’t fair.

Taxi LIfe: A City Driving Simulator is a really good idea for a game ruined by a lack of goals, bad area design, optimisation issues, and awful controls.

REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE is a dull, repetitive sim that lacks depth. If you’re looking for an original, dynamic real estate game, you won’t find it here.

An exciting idea combining two popular genres that unfortunately fails to be an enjoyable experience, mainly because of its stale gameplay.

Card Survivors isn’t bad, but it should’ve been so much more. It’s better as a mobile game than something you’d play on PC.

Computer Repair Shop is a work simulator with boring gameplay and some optimisation issues that aren’t at all justified based on how the game looks.

Phantom Abyss is a game that’s still fun in small doses, but technical issues and limited scope hold it back more than I would like.

Unstoppable isn’t very fun and lacks some very basic functionalities, making it a frustrating and boring experience.

Wildshade is a serviceable kart racer with an interesting core mechanic and purposefully built courses that reward careful attention. However, it doesn’t offer nearly enough to warrant its price tag and fumbles in other key moments.

Garbage Crew! is a neat concept, and with changes, it could be good, but the way it is now isn’t fun and ends in frustration.

This is a terrible piece of cheap shovelware with no realism, no entertainment value, and nothing to make it worth buying.

Multiple updates since leaving Early Access have still resulted in a game that barely squeezes past “mediocre” in the fun department, and should have probably not left it.

Colour in a world with FIND ALL, a black-and-white hidden object title that I enjoyed too much, though I do wish it had been just a tad longer.

Surprisingly complex maths equations paired with a ticking timer might have been the single deterring factor in Tales of Mathasia if it wasn’t for the consistently wrong English and shoddy proofreading throughout an educational title.

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS’s greatest feat is making me want to revisit the smash hits that CyberConnect2 has released in previous entries of the franchise, as it nearly fails in everything else it has on offer.

Freak Crossing is not a broken game, but with no instructions and along a story full of twisted and disturbing events, it was not a fun experience for me.

A lot of what Inescapable tries to do sounds fantastic on paper, but the game is not clever enough to pull it off, leaving a lot of unfortunate wasted potential. Avid visual novel fans will maybe enjoy how much content is on offer, but to anyone else, this game is difficult to recommend.

Asterix & Obelix: Heroes is a serviceable game for what it is but lacks the passion and impact needed to make it fun for more than a short play session.

Like the island in the title, Skull Island: Rise of Kong should be left alone by anyone curious enough to buy, play, and refund the game.

Sugar Shack is another addition to the cosy genre. If you’re into simple, no-extra-frills restaurant simulators or are really passionate maple syrup, it might be your cup of tea.

Sweet Dreams Alex isn’t bad, but at times, it feels repetitive and doesn’t have an engaging story to make you want to continue playing.

Agatha Christie — Murder on the Orient Express offers an excellent mystery, but not much in the way of good gameplay. Often dull and tedious, it’s hard to recommend.

Deadly Rain just doesn’t do enough to separate itself from Call of Duty: Zombies. It’s fine for what it is, but there isn’t much incentive to buy this game.

Ooblets had enormous potential, but the sheer amount of grinding and shallow mechanics really disappointed me. Unless you don't mind dull and repetitive gameplay loops, I don't recommend trying it.

Lords of the Fallen feels like a passionless soulslike, relying on the same old tricks to make its experience “difficult” all the while failing to lean on its most innovative ideas.

The Red Exile: Survival Horror has the building blocks of a good survival horror title, but fumbled in the execution. Missing sound, little reason to replay, and a dull Killer blew out the final candles for this title.

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance feels like an incomplete port of a mobile game that was retextured. It definitely isn’t worth £39.99 and I wouldn’t recommend it even if it was free.

Deceit 2 takes away a lot of the positives the game had and feels like a standard social deduction game that doesn’t have anything unique to it. There isn’t any reason to play it instead of just playing the original.

Block Buster Billy is a simple enough concept, and the game does what it needs to do, but the lack of anything exciting or new won’t bring people back long-term.

The best thing about No Son Of Mine is that it’s functional and it tries to implement some good ideas. But it’s ultimately more frustrating than it is frightening.

Tinting Time has an interesting crafting system and art style. However, the translation issues make it very difficult to play through and lessen the overall experience.

DROS isn’t bad, but it isn’t good either, the game has a few more negatives than positives, but to be honest, it mostly has “neutrals” and is extremely uninteresting.

SokoSolitaire is a very difficult puzzle game, even if you have a lot of experience with games in the genre. My favourite part was the adorable cat in the snazzy suit that you play as.

Frank and Drake is a beautiful-looking game that could have been great, but it’s ultimately let down by obtuse puzzles and, most importantly, its incoherent story.

The game isn’t much fun and has the worst pacing imaginable. It’s probably not worth your time or money and you won’t be very impressed by anything it has to offer, so there are probably better games to spend these $3.99 on.

The final act aside, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals is an underwhelming experience, especially when compared to its predecessor.

Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow is an underwhelming puzzle platformer. The eye-catching, whimsical environments simply aren’t enough to salvage the poor storytelling and frustrating controls.

Tedious busywork and a lack of gameplay variety makes Cruise Ship Manager a hard sell. It’s not a Titanic-sized disaster, but there are plenty of similar games that are more worthy of your time.

Grief Trigger has an interesting premise, but despite the personal story, there is very little substance.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a poorly designed, bug-ridden, untested game that’s only redeeming quality doesn’t matter in the whole picture.

Trade Bots: A Technical Analysis Simulation is not really a game per say. It does have game-like elements, but it’s primarily an educational app that allows an amateur trader to learn in a safe environment.

Gripper on paper sounds like a great time, but the way it is carried out just doesn’t work. The game design itself just leads to frustration, instead of a fun experience.

A disappointing effort for such a fantastic looking game, Titanium Hound’s fundamental gameplay sounds interesting, but ends up as a frustrating mechanic that spoils what could have been a fun shoot ‘em up.

The most infuriating part about Tchia is that the very few enjoyable moments are incredible, letting you see exactly how great of a title this could have been if it weren't for its many lacking elements.

Do not get Wild Hearts on PC right now. The game itself is great, and something you should pick up if you want to get into monster hunting, but the garbage performance me and many other players have experienced cannot be excused.

The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! is a challenging card-battling game that is full of personality and fun characters. You don’t need to have previous knowledge of the books or Netflix series to enjoy it, but if you were expecting a different all-new story then you may be disappointed. [Early Access Provisional Score = 80]