RetroRealms Arcade offers a nostalgic trip for fans of retro platformers and horror, but its punishing checkpoints and clunky controls may frustrate some. While the character-switching mechanic adds depth, the content feels a bit thin for the price. Still, the love for the source material shines through, making it a cautious recommendation.

RetroRealms Arcade offers a nostalgic trip for fans of retro platformers and horror, but its punishing checkpoints and clunky controls may frustrate some. While the character-switching mechanic adds depth, the content feels a bit thin for the price. Still, the love for the source material shines through, making it a cautious recommendation.

SULFUR presents itself as a distinctive boomer shooter, captivating players with its charming aesthetics and engaging gameplay. While it features a somewhat one-dimensional combat loop and the potential for progress loss, the roguelite elements ensure that each session remains thrilling. Perfect Random's debut title demonstrates ambition and merits serious consideration. [Early Access Score = 80]

Let's Sing 2025 delivers another fun karaoke experience with 35 songs and various game modes, perfect for a cozy night with friends. Unfortunately, purchased songs from previous installments can't be carried over, and extra tracks require a VIP pass. Thankfully, the interface has been improved and is more user-friendly than ever.

New Arc Line shows potential but struggles with clear shortcomings like a clunky camera and weak dialogue. The impressive atmosphere and strong skill-check mechanics spark curiosity, but the game feels unfinished even for Early Access. [Early Access Score = 50]

Towers of Aghasba offers an intriguing world where you have to create the ecosystems and balance them. This leads to fantastical creatures and new materials. As you have to recreate and build the old cities, it’s all about restoring the world. Sadly, the game is full of bugs and is missing a lot of Quality of Life features. However, with updates and refinement, the game has the potential to evolve into a solid RPG-survival experience. [Early Access Score = 40]

Big Helmet Heroes stumbles on the technical front, but its charm, vibrant design, and diverse levels steal the show. It may not rival Castle Crashers, but it’s a heartwarming and wildly fun brawler.

Centum isn’t a particularly good game, but it is a memorable experience. Push through the sluggish start, and its fever-dream audiovisual trip and confronting themes will stick with you. The question is: is that experience worth it to you?

Squirreled Away blends cozy elements with survival gameplay, offering a cute and simple experience with no real danger. Making it ideal for gamers that want to relax as well as children. The game features an engaging loop where you help squirrels, collect items, solve puzzles and unlock upgrades while progressing through different areas. The smooth controls are a highlight, but the game lacks optimization and some quality-of-life improvements.

9 Kings delivers a simple but engaging gameplay loop where selecting a king grants access to a set of cards used to place buildings and troops. Battles reward new cards, and strategic variety is encouraged through random blessings, perks, and different kings. The pixel art style and evolving buildings add visual clarity and satisfaction as you expand your kingdom. While more unique kings and game modes would enhance replayability, the Early Access launch is a promising start for developer Sad Socket. [Early Access Score = 80]

Tour de France 2025 struggles to make cycling engaging as a game, offering long races with limited strategic depth. While elements like aerodynamics and energy management are present, they aren't enough to create a compelling experience. Despite improvements in controls and graphics, the game suffers from bugs, poor animations, repetitive commentary, and low visual variety. The removal of split-screen co-op and controller-only support further narrows its appeal, and the lack of replay value makes it hard to recommend.

Nubs! Arena is fun, fast-paced, and full of humor—but without players, the servers stay empty and the fun fades. Great with friends, but solo or random online play? Best to skip it.

Ritual of Raven is a story-driven life sim with rich character development and constant tasks through quests and rituals. While much of the gameplay is familiar, it introduces a unique card-based machine programming system and deeper plant care tied to moon phases. The game features a detailed 2D pixel art style that supports its immersive world. Though there are minor flaws, like a bothersome alien character and expansive decoration, the story is what truly stands out.

Wander Stars mixes old-school anime humor, turn-based combat, and roguelite elements into an entertaining JRPG. The story isn’t groundbreaking, but the creative combat and tactical choices keep you engaged.

Extremely Powerful Capybaras is a cheerful but sloppy Vampire Survivors clone. The colorful style and co-op are fun, but bugs, lack of depth, and a weak console port make this capybara adventure too light and flawed.

Despite As Long As You're Here's short runtime of roughly sixty minutes, Autoscopia Interactive successfully manages to utilize that hour to perfectly show you the problematic unraveling of Alzheimers disease. Through gripping storytelling and effective use of interaction, As Long As You're Here creatively provokes thoughts and could even pull at one's heartstrings, especially if you're familiar with Alzheimer's devastating effects.

Service with a Shotgun delivers its charm with a smile, but one tinged with disappointment. While the premise is clever, its visual novel elements fall short — the writing lacks the emotional depth and pacing found in stronger titles. The attempt to mix multiple gameplay systems gives it a unique flavor, yet most of these mechanics are underdeveloped. Still, the personal vision of solo creator Nolyn Vansyckle keeps the game from collapsing entirely; like a quirky shop at the end of the street, it’s pleasant to browse, but ultimately offers little lasting reward.

With THRASHER, Brian Gibson shows once more where his skills lie: creating trippy neon-filled worlds in which players control a shiny critter. Whether it's a beetje or a space-eel, intriguing scenarios are guaranteed, even if THRASHER's casual friendly gameplay feels like a psychedelic version of Fruit Ninja which doesn't really translate well to gamepad controls.

Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship starts strong with its license and monster truck charm, but quickly crashes due to endless repetition and sensory overload. Even kids lose interest fast. At €39.99, you'd be better off with pricier alternatives.

Captain Wayne – Vacation Desperation is a breezy blast to play, but it looks rough as hell and lacks even a shred — truly any shred — of professionalism. The gunplay delivers and you can blitz through levels like a bona fide boomer-shooter veteran, yet sparse level design, bargain-bin visuals, and an amateurish story keep your eyebrows raised for all the wrong reasons. There’s clear potential in Ciaran Games, but they may need a stint swabbing the deck before they’re ready to captain a fully realized, cartoon-fueled shooter.

If you enjoyed playing Digital Cybercherries' survival-horror walking sim Don't Scream but also wished you wouldn't have to endure the countless jumpscares alone, Don't Scream Together might be your go-to project. The 90's found footage vibe is strong as ever and the unease is still very palpable, for which Digital Cybercherries should take full credit. Just make sure that you have at least one very gullible and jumpscare sensitive friend in your expedition, unless you're fine with failing because of uncontrollable, fart/burp induced laughing sprees.

It's almost impossible to not compare Transhuman Design's Jackal to "that other ultra-violent top-down shooter", but even if it does borrow quite some elements from Hotline Miami, Jackal brings its own funkiness to the poker table. When fast-paced bloody carnage gets mixed in with a drug-fueled storyline and a funky 70's soundtrack, all bets are off. Jackal is a blast, even if it's a short trip with some minor inconveniences.

Lil Gator Game: Gator of the Year Edition is exactly what you’d hope for from a wholesome adventure: warm, funny, and heartfelt, with a surprisingly relatable and emotional story at its core. The bond between the young alligator and their sister gives real meaning to everything you do. Gameplay isn’t revolutionary; the many fetch quests can feel repetitive and there’s little real challenge. Still, the humor, charming characters, and imaginative cardboard world carry the experience, with the DLC adding fun extras without drastically changing the formula.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin has all the ingredients for a strong anime game, with an engaging story, familiar characters, and an inviting world to explore, especially for fans of the franchise. However, its potential is currently held back by technical issues, clunky mobile-style controls, an unclear UI, and frequent glitches. The gacha system may also not appeal to everyone. As it stands, it’s a promising but rough experience that could grow into something great with updates, making it mainly worth it for dedicated fans for now.

Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville is an enjoyable detective journey that immerses you in the traditional world of crime fiction, with an animal twist. Each character has a distinct personality, making the conversations varied, and while the outcome felt somewhat predictable, the underlying motive was explored in more depth, adding context rather than delivering a true “wow” moment. Still, the ride to the finale is engaging and often amusing, making it well worth your time. Especially as an accessible entry point for newcomers to the genre, though seasoned sleuths will also find plenty to enjoy.

The difficulty level is definitely an issue. If you have no experience with the franchise, I therefore do not recommend Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. However, if the game really appeals to you, I advise starting with the third installment so that you can learn the game's system without too much frustration. If you truly love a challenge, Olden Era is definitely for you, but it will certainly involve a lot of trial and error. Are you a long-time fan of the franchise? Then Olden Era is certainly worth the effort. The atmosphere does indeed resemble that of the old games, and the various modes and factions make the game pleasantly varied, allowing you to spend plenty of hours puzzling and exploring. It seems the developers have listened closely to the fans.

Adorable Adventures charms with its adorable protagonist Boris and its unique scent-based gameplay, though it becomes somewhat repetitive and suffers from technical hiccups. Still, it’s an easy recommendation for fans of exploration and anything irresistibly cute.

In a society where mascot horror seems to be the latest YouTube fad, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor follows suit with a potentially promising, but for now predictable take on the genre. While the mascots themselves show Skunx Games' creativity, the puzzles unfortunately don't. At the moment 'The Only Way Is Up' for the Dark Pals series.