Below the Crown is an interesting puzzle game that’s perfect as a side activity, but it’s not something that will hold your focus for a full gaming session.

ZPF is a fun bit of nostalgia, but it doesn’t offer nearly enough to draw in the crowds or entice new players.

Wax Heads is a great musical journey all about sticking together, making real art, and that friendship is punk rock. It’s for anyone who likes investigation and constantly looking for something new to listen to, don't skip this sleeper hit.

Well Keeper is a game that feels like it’s straight out of a storybook, with you playing as a cute mouse that flaps its ears to fly. It can be frustrating but feels very rewarding.

Terra Tech Legion feels like a mix of an action-survival title, where you face waves of foes, and LEGO®, where you customise and make your own vehicle. It’s a must-try title!

All Hail the Orb is a light-hearted and silly automation clicker game with a gameplay loop that isn’t frustrating and is hard to put down. The visuals are great, and it has tons of ducks!

Demon Lord: Just a Block is a roguelike action game where the world only moves as fast as you want it to. Your character moves one block at a time, so it moves as fast as you do. It’s so fun!

The Spell Brigade is just a good bullet heaven that can be enjoyed by yourself, but especially with friends. With incredible spells, tons of enemies, plenty to unlock, and potentially lots of friendly fire, I recommend giving this game a shot.

Realpolitiks II is great for people with a ton of time to kill or who like to relax by simulating diplomatic relations and political scheming. Not recommended for casual players.

Aphelion has an interesting story to tell, with some stunning character and visual moments on display, but some noticeable technical issues need to be addressed.

A Game of Chaess is an interesting idea executed in a bad manner. It’s too easy to be entertaining and there are some really annoying things during the experience. It lacks any meaningful gameplay changes from standard chess and just makes strategy less important.

A decent eroge game with survival elements and pixel art, though with challenging combat and relationship meters.

Harvest Cafe is a fairly good farming and restaurant management game with meaningful progress and plenty of fun systems. However, it lacks the refinement and quality of life features it needs to really bring out its full potential.

Restore Your Island is a nice, simple, and short experience with fun secrets to discover and a fairly enjoyable gameplay loop.

Beast Breaker manages to mix RPG elements and engaging characters with the simple gameplay loop of Super Breakout. Offering a variety of approaches to combat and skilful, bouncy battling, the game is worth a look for RPG and Breakout fans alike!

Caromble! is a fun and exciting brick-breaking adventure with tons of love and passion down to its very core. Though it can have some very frustrating moments, you’ll never get bored while playing.

RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike is an addictive game full of strategy that is hard to put down; it is mesmerising.

Super Meat Boy 3D is the punishing and challenging game you expect, but it lacks the personality of the original and odd camera angles make it tricky.

A short, yet sweet experience, Cleaning Up! doesn’t require much from players, but its chilled, cosy nature makes it an easy one to recommend.

Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a charming puzzler for those who want the freedom to get super creative with magic. It’s whimsical, fun, and satisfying, so grab your wand and give it a go.

I definitely recommend getting Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator. While it doesn’t have a lot, it’s a fun, nostalgic game that doesn’t mind being simpler than its contemporaries.

Highway Noir is a nice little driving game to add to your collection, with a fairly compelling story and thrilling gameplay that’ll keep you pedal to the floor all the way through. However, it can feel like a drag in places.

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure that will have you glued to the screen. With Shinkai-esque aesthetics, a meaningful use of photography and relatable characters, you’ll not want to leave the Dusklands.

While not an essential addition, this DLC offers extra context that offers a similar emotional tale to that of the base game. Even at only an hour or so, it’s as beautiful as the mainline entry and has a few more challenges and stages that will interest fans.

ROGOLF will challenge your putting prowess with tricky courses and tough challenges. However, your greatest enemy isn’t your boss, but the iffy physics and a cruddy camera.

Beyond Words is an addictive blend of Scrabble and Balatro, but some of the requirements to beat later stages feel quite unreasonable, so it can be frustrating to play and be met with failure, only to start over.

Overall, this DLC provides a relaxing and confusing experience for all players.

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

People of Note is a great-looking and sounding rhythm RPG. If you are a fan of making or playing music, there are so many references here to make you smile.

The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City’s Fall is an interactive visual novel that has you trying to survive a demon massacre through the choices you make.

BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary is great for gamers who love the classic games, or for those who enjoy simplistic yet strategic gameplay, though it is lacking in accessibility options.

Life is Strange: Reunion is an amazing improvement to what was the awful state of the series after Double Exposure’s release. Even though it’s not as good as the original title, and even made the choice made in the original title irrelevant, it still provides a satisfying end to Max and Chloe’s story.

GRIDbeat! is a rhythm-puzzle game where you must match the beat of the music to escape the system you are trapped in and overcome obstacles in your way.

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.

KemonoMix Re is actually quite fun if you’re into creature-raising simulators, with a cute art style and potentially addictive gameplay, but it has some issues with randomness and tutorials.

Adds a lot to improve the experience for these 20-year-old games, and it helps that the games themselves really hold up.

Monster Girl Therapy is a great game for its intended audience of players who care the most about a meaningful story. So even though the gameplay is pretty bad, if you’re the right kind of player, it can be an amazing and memorable experience.

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.

Going Medieval is a fun game, but over time, it starts to lose the charm and allure that you feel when you first start.

A solid story mode combined with tight racing mechanics make Screamer the potential racing game of the year.

Haunted Lands is a great-looking horror title with lots of pixelated blood and gore. It is very hard; there aren’t many checkpoints, and you will start over from the same spot again and again.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a strange, wonderful experience I am glad I picked up. The improved combat system, gripping narrative, and beautiful locales make it worth the long stretches fighting up hills.

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.

Crimson Desert is a game with a lot to offer players, but it gets held back slightly by some odd design choices that can create more of a challenge than they really need to.

Demon Tides will be an adventure for those new to platformers or an old-hand. With a compelling story, accessible gameplay and a challenge regardless of which mode you’re on, there’s so much available for everyone to discover.

Despite a basic combat system and some stilted animations, there is a wonderfully intriguing adventure to be had with Mirage 7.

ITER-8 is an intriguing roguelite that fans of the genre should try out, with satisfying gameplay that’ll keep you coming back… even if you aren’t sure what the goal exactly is.

Packing Life is a nice, relaxing time, but there are better alternatives. The controls can get in the way, the camera will make you sick, and the story is just uninteresting.

While having some frustrating moments, Collector’s Cove can be a relaxing experience that encourages exploration and discovery. Take your time, and you’ll be rewarded greatly in this game.

Anthem#9 is a vibrant game with a great aesthetic and fast-paced action. I loved being able to pull off huge combos and cancel out my opponent’s attacks.

Mr. Sleepy Man is a title for fans of N64 games and is brimming with personality. There isn’t much direction, so you’re free to wander and cause chaos wherever you go.

Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale is a nice experience with a hefty number of minor bugs, but a story that more than makes up for it. The title is unique, funny, and sometimes dark and mysterious, so I recommend it for people who put story first when playing games.

Pieced Together is a lovely and wholesome game about friendship and growing older. If you enjoy gentle puzzles and heartfelt storytelling, you’ll absolutely love it.

Freerunners will make you feel like a practitioner. You’ll struggle a lot and fail frequently, but with enough time, effort, and bruises, any obstacle can be overcome.

From the engaging storyline to the gorgeous aesthetics, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is a wonderful experience from beginning to end.

Don’t Touch the Snail is a surprisingly intense game for something that seems so simple! A nuanced and adrenaline-filled take on an unassuming genre.

Ratcheteer DX looks and feels just like the classic action-adventure titles you grew up playing. It's a challenging time!

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a lot to offer fans of the series, but might struggle to attract others thanks to the challenge and lack of interactivity.

Mini Tank Mayhem is a compelling tower-defence deck-building game that is full of excitement and suspense. There is so much to unlock, and I can’t wait to play more!

Fortuna Magus is just a really good JRPG that delivers what it promises. With a compelling story, combat that encourages experimentation, and an engaging progression system, this will make for a nice 10 hours of gameplay.

An amazing display of passion and attention to detail wrapped up in a lighthearted and anime-like adventure! Call me Mei and Ducky's #1 fan.

Scott Pilgrim EX is just a really dumb, fun adventure through the streets of Toronto. Though it has some hiccups, you fall in lesbians with its combat, art direction, and writing.

You should really play Dice A Million. If you loved Balatro, you’ll find yet another great and addictive roguelike that will take up hours upon hours of your life just rolling dice.

Whilst the variety of things to do is impressive, Metro Sim Hustle spreads itself too thin, leading to nothing being particularly engaging for long periods of time.

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

REANIMAL continues everything great that we expect from the developer, but the short length and irritatingly small details hold it back a bit.

Resident Evil Requiem is a game that uses the full history of the series and creates one of the most stellar gaming experiences I’ve come across for a long time.

Disciples: Domination offers entertaining and strategic turn-based combat with loads of unit synergy to play and experiment with. Though the plot doesn’t quite deliver on its dark RPG aspirations, it’s still entertaining.

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.

Another great entry into the long-running series, Ys X: Proud Nordics is highly recommended, provided you haven’t played the original. For those who have, there just isn’t enough new content to justify paying full price.

Accessible NASCAR fun for all with some good fun offline AI races to be had, but it feels like the multiplayer aspect may be positioned to have people looking to move up to NASCAR 25’s bigger brother — iRacing.

A decidedly average racer that missed the mark of the hype that it had surrounded itself with before launch, but there may be potential for the title in future.

Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land is a successful trip down memory lane. It may be a short title, but it doesn’t miss out on charm, with an adventure that will delight players of all ages.

MindsEye is a title with a lot of promise that stutters a bit when trying to deliver, but there is a fun game here if you’re willing to get past the initial slowness.

Bean Beasts is a unique tower defence game with great visuals and addictive gameplay, but the punishing boss fights can make it feel unfair and frustrating.

A management sim with not enough variety, Disco Simulator is fun for a short while, but quickly becomes too repetitive to want to see it through to completion.

World War Z x The Walking Dead is a solid DLC, but it’s not enough for new players to buy the game.

One of the most unique experiences I’ve had in gaming, and I can’t believe it’s over; I look forward to more titles by The Rat Zone.

Apart from troubles with framerate and visual clarity, Romeo is a Dead Man is worth your time if you’ve had this game on your radar. You’ll want to kill the past over it.

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.

For a fantasy tavern simulator on console, there’s only a handful, and this one happens to be the best one I’ve played by far. Give it a try if you don’t have Steam and/or friends.

The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest is a bizarre and humorous game that traps you inside the subconscious of a burnt-out game developer. It is very challenging and rewarding at the same time.

Mewgenics is an eclectic, strategy-filled experience. I’ve never played a game that combines cat breeding with tactical, turn-based battles like this. It was worth the wait.

While it can be repetitive and the art style is a little generic, Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights shines when it comes to world-building and the distinct storylines through each route of gameplay.

Craftlings is charming in many ways, from its retro style to its complex systems. However, it can be pretty frustrating to learn how everything works.

Cozy Caravan is one of the most unique experiences I've had, and it's elevated even further by the evident love the 5 Lives Studios pours into it.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure brings all the great features of mobile games while leaving behind FOMO, and it makes it one of the most cosy titles you can find on Steam!

The Perfect Pencil is a great metroidvania full of exploration, a rich story, and odd, hand-drawn characters that give the game a surreal feel you need to experience for yourself.

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.

Cairn is just really nice to play, with an emotionally gripping story and beautiful sights. You will struggle and get frustrated, but you will overcome whatever is in your way.

Don’t Stop, Girlypop! was unfortunately a miss for me, but it shows clear potential that some post-launch care could help it reach.

Steel Century Groove has fun mech dance battles, but the story and non-battle sections leave a lot to be desired and feel fairly bland.

Core Keeper is a labour of love that continues to improve with each update, with Void & Voltage adding more for new and old players alike.

Streetdog BMX is just a polished arcade-style BMX game that will teach and challenge you in every aspect. Although the controls may take getting used to, you’ll find an incredibly fun game here.

There’s nothing wrong with Kinsfolk, and the visuals and story are worth experiencing, but it’s brief, and there’s no reason to come back once you’re done.

Slick gameplay, stylish visuals and an interesting narrative with a timeless underlying theme of cooperation, respect, and understanding of each other’s points of view.

While Cozyrama is perfect for die-hard decorators, those looking for a cosy time may find that this game feels more like art software than a game. If you want to create dioramas, great, but if you want an immersive experience, you may be left wanting more.