Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town offers a fun and colorful adventure, perfect for fans of farming sims without too much depth. The short day-night cycle can be frustrating, but exploration is a delight, even though the series' signature crude humor is absent.

Techland delivers a solid new entry with *Dying Light: The Beast*. While it falls short in innovation and balance at times, its strong story, improved visuals, and generous content offer plenty of zombie-slaying fun.

Metal Slug Tactics takes a fresh turn, adding tactical depth to the classic Metal Slug charm – and it works! For fans of RPGs and newcomers alike, it promises hours of fun at a fair price of €24.99.

Marvel Rivals boasts immense potential with its 33 unique characters, though balancing issues and a high learning curve hinder accessibility for newcomers. While it draws heavily from games like Overwatch 2, it lacks the distinctiveness one might expect from a Marvel title. If given time and support, it could grow into something truly special, but for now, its vast roster feels both a strength and a challenge.

Arknights: Endfield is an ambitious and confident next step, delivering strong real-time combat, an engaging world, and an impressive presentation. While gacha mechanics and microtransactions remain a weak point, they barely detract from an experience you can fully enjoy for free. A must-play for fans and a rewarding, if slightly demanding, entry point for newcomers

Dune: Awakening offers a beautifully crafted version of Arrakis, with impressive survival mechanics, good progression, flexible class combinations, and engaging exploration. However, its combat is underwhelming, base building is weak, and the MMO label feels misleading due to its focus on content for soloplayers. The world can feel empty, quests lack depth, and the upkeep system discourages taking breaks. Despite its flaws, the game remains compelling and could become significantly better with future updates, especially for fans of the Dune universe.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gets a lot right with tight action, clever puzzles, and enjoyable new abilities, all wrapped in a gorgeous and smooth-playing experience. Unfortunately, weaker NPCs and a questionable amiibo decision hurt the atmosphere. A great game, but one that doesn’t quite reach the legendary status of its predecessors.

Jurassic World Evolution 3 is easily the strongest entry in the series, even if it doesn’t evolve in every area. The strategic gameplay remains simple and familiar, but a rich campaign, varied challenge maps, and an outstanding sandbox mode make up for it. The new Modular Building system and Frontier Workshop elevate creative park-building to new heights. Frontier, after careful consideration, I’ve decided to endorse your park.

Days Gone Remastered might seem unnecessary at first glance, but packs solid upgrades and fun extras. A fresh ride through a polished, familiar apocalypse!

EA Sports FC 26 still delivers the best football sim around - partly because there’s no real competition. EA uses that gap to squeeze players’ wallets even more, while the new authentic style shows promise but feels too close to the usual competitive mode.

MotoGP 25 offers solid racing fun and plenty of hours to enjoy, but it doesn’t shift into a higher gear. Milestone plays it safe and misses the chance to truly elevate the series.

Metal Eden stands out as my favorite shooter of 2025 so far, blending a gorgeously crafted cyberpunk setting with rapid, fluid movement that keeps the action relentless. Strong voice acting and sharp dialogue give the story real presence, while the eccentric, upgradeable weapons make the firefights memorable. Though the campaign is short and the busy interface sometimes clashes with the style, Reikon Games once again proves their strength in shaping unforgettable cyberpunk games.

People of Note is a distinctive RPG that smartly blends music with gameplay, featuring fresh combat and a clear identity. Not every note lands but the many options let you tailor the experience to your liking. It won't be a hit for everyone, but it delivers something genuinely unique.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream delivers exactly what fans want: a chaotic, creative, and relaxing life sim full of charming, unpredictable Mii moments. The expanded creator and island customization make it a strong return for the series. While it still thrives on its unique charm, missing features like the concert hall and limited distinction between child and adult Miis hold it back slightly. Even so, it remains incredibly fun, the kind of game you pick up for minutes and end up playing for hours, making it an easy recommendation for fans.

Big Hops features excellently designed core systems, but ultimately doesn’t do enough to truly motivate players to keep going. If you’re here purely for flashy 3D platforming, you’ll have a great time hopping through cozy, colorful environments, but those seeking tight level design, a compelling narrative, or long-term depth will hear a less pleasant croak. In the end, it’s a very typical debut 3D platformer, brimming with potential and clear learning moments for Luckshot Games.

Does it make any sense to treat an eight-year-old game to a remake? In the case of Arizona Sunshine, the answer is most definitely yes. Vertigo Games has done a fine job reanimating its undead classic by giving it some welcome Quality of Death upgrades, vastly improved visuals, and better than ever controls. Unfortunately, the seated mode seems to have gotten infected a bit and doesn't live up to the task at times. But if that's all, this Freddy is a happy Freddy.

Whether Tormented Souls should be considered an old-school Resident Evil clone or not, Dual Effects has spared no expense to prove that Tormented Souls 2 deserves its own place in the retro-style survival horror genre. Improved in almost every thinkable aspect, Tormented Souls 2 supersedes its predecessor with flying colors. The only thing putting a damper on this feat is the sub-par combat mechanics and the poor enemy AI that make every combat encounter a tedious chore.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 offers enough innovations to justify its arrival, with an impressive career mode and endless options to lose yourself in the skies for hours. However, weak localization, clunky AI voices, and long loading times show that perfection is not yet within reach.

Civilization 7 lays a solid foundation with its addictive gameplay and rich content but feels incomplete without key historical figures and a post-space race era. While expansions will likely refine the experience, the base game still delivers that classic "one more turn" appeal.

So, is 2XKO worth playing? If you're into competitive fighters and don’t mind a free-to-play model with some heavy-handed monetization, then yes. This is a solid, well-built brawler. But without singleplayer content and with key characters locked behind paywalls, it leaves casual players out in the cold.

In theory, RoadCraft holds a lot of cards to become a brilliant road working sim, but ultimately suffers from Saber's inability to pick a lane and stay on it. Convoluted controls make it a daunting chore for the casual gamer, while the simplified execution of some construction tasks deem RoadCraft unfit to be a true sim. Combine this with some questionable physicsand frustrating vehicle characteristics, and one can only conclude that there's quite some roadwork to be done to make RoadCraft the game it ultimately deserves to be.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A dares to reinvent itself with action-driven battles and a lively world, but stumbles over its own ambitions. The ideas are strong, the execution less so. A step forward, but far from a revolution.

Borderlands 4 shines with its open world and Unreal Engine 5 visuals, but performance issues and weak loot hold it back. Still, once polished, fans will see it’s a solid step forward.

Date Everything! is a strong first outing that shows the developers understand the core of a good visual novel dating sim. Each character is uniquely designed to reflect the object they represent and brought to life through great voice acting and clever writing. The game is rich with puns and hidden depth, especially for those who pay attention to names and dialogue. While the structure encourages progression through limited daily interactions and collectibles, endings with characters can feel static due to a lack of new dialogue afterward.

Loco Motive offers an entertaining mix of humor, mystery, and classic point-and-click gameplay set in a charming 1930's train. Despite some frustrating puzzles and technical bugs, the game remains engaging with strong dialogue and lively animations, making it a must for fans of Monkey Island and humorous whodunits.

Placed alongside Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated and The Cosmic Shake, Titans of the Tide shows just how far Purple Lamp has come - delivering the strongest, most lovingly crafted SpongeBob 3D platformer to date with slick duo-gameplay and deeper level design, even if lingering issues, like stiff animations, performance hiccups, missing QoL features, and Day One DLC keep this otherwise great trip from reaching a true Best Day Ever.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble delivers classic rolling fun with its charming levels and familiar gameplay, but doesn’t stray far from the tried-and-true formula. While the game provides plenty of nostalgic enjoyment, its lack of innovation might leave some players wanting more. It’s a solid pick for fans of the series, but don’t expect any groundbreaking changes.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the comeback that this franchise deserves, with stunning visuals, a great soundtrack, and smooth gameplay. Aside from minor issues with monster variety and repetitive battles, it’s highly recommended for both new players and returning fans.