A trip into a vibrant, colorful, psychedelic and bizarre world via one of the most basic, yet cleverly designed gameplay of the genre. Highly addictive if you get past the overwhelming visuals.

An interesting but quite short visual novel that acts as a nice introduction to the PnP Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

A typical but well made metroidvania game, with a very large map and elevated difficulty that will appeal to all fans of the genre.

An entertaining adventure game with a good level of challenge and gorgeous art.

Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection is exactly what the word "reimagined" should mean. A loved and classic franchise, loyal to its roots, having a new life. Although the mechanics are really obsolete, it is an old-school game brilliantly crafted.

Curse of the Dead Gods shines on top of the myriads of roguelikes (the recent indie fad) thanks to its focus on its combat system and the vast number of weapons and synergies between them. It may not bring an evolution to the genre as Hades did, but nevertheless its developer has a great understanding of the intricacies of roguelikes.

Featuring a new world, a new, colorful cast of characters and brilliantly designed environments, Bravely Default 2 can be an absolute trait for a significantly large amount of time. It does fall short, though, on all the shortcomings of the genre; unsurprising and often predictable plot elements, the need for grinding and the challenge, which is there, and requires the player to trod carefully.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox follows closely the footsteps of the Ys series and at the same time it greatly enriches the gameplay and the exploration, features that deliver a great, lengthy and enjoyable game.

Destruction AllStars is a fun multiplayer game, but the lack of content and some questionable monetization decisions prevent us from recommending it, especially if we consider that it is a full-priced game. On the other hand, as a free PS Plus game it makes perfect sense, and we hope that Sony makes it a permanent addition to the PS Plus Collection.

A 2D Zelda clone with a large, charming world full of secrets that unfortunately is not on par with the series that it copies, but can surely offer a great experience to Zelda fans.

You can never take away the greatness of this series and its games, but with this collection we expected something more than just four games packed together with little to no extra content, like, for instance, the superb soundtracks or some interviews with the creators.

The concept of being a werewolf, combined with the lore of the original tabletop RPG from White Wolf, is the perfect recipe to create a unique game. Unfortunately, what we got with Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is a mediocre game at best.

The ultimate Nioh Collection. It includes tons of content and the graphical overhaul is impressive.

Little Nightmares II is an important step up for Tarsier Studios. They maintain the nightmarish horror and the whole aesthetic of the first game, but with a much welcomed extended length, improved visuals and in general even more emphasis on the creepiness of the environments and excellently horrid enemies.

The combat is visceral and perfectly fine in total, and the sense of accomplishment when defeating a boss is always high. Nevertheless, Gods Will Fall is one of the most basic roguelikes with almost non-existent randomization, having a hard time to convince us to come back after the unavoidable numerous defeats.

The excitement for 60 Parsecs! doesn’t come from the game's greatness, cause we clearly talk about a small scale game, but from how spot-on the improvements are from the original title.

Α very simple and 100% casual experience reminiscing of mobile games in a charming fantasy setting, good enough for chilling out and effortlessly spending your time.

On PS5 MXGP 2020 retains all the great physics, addictive racing and hardcore elements of the original release, but at the same time remains a poor game, content-wise, with the absence of a career mode being its biggest flaw.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a brilliant collection, that can offer hours upon hours of fun, laughter and exploration, both solo and with friends – in other words, the best way to celebrate the past achievements and what the future can offer.

With the release of Hitman 3 IO Interactive has created a superb "World of Assassination". With its great graphics, ideal level design and amazing gameplay, that urges you to be creative in finding and exterminating your targets, this is the perfect closure to the adventures of Agent 47.

A nearly flawless “bullet hell”, vertical shooter with story elements, high difficulty and customization options for your aircraft.

The creators’ love for their creation oozes from each nook and cranny of this Dino adventure. It is not without its faults and issues, but its childhood charm and Sunday morning 80s/ 90s cartoon vibe more than make up for it, giving a rare, kind game for all the family to enjoy.

An old-fashioned adventure with an intriguing setting and a challenging set of riddles, which however fails to distinguish itself from the rest of the bunch.

"You should not judge a book by its cover", a saying that applies ideally to this game. By no means a perfect or even great game, Train Station Renovation can be extremely relaxing and addictive. But alla that up until the point it gets repetitive and the bugs some times ruin the experience.

A well crafted and quite charming anthology of music with a lot of content from Kingdom Hearts titles that, however, is missing some important songs.

The return of the old-school, 2D side-scrolling beat-em up with the fun twists, that sadly fails to step up and be something more.

Ever wanted to play the part of a professional crime scene cleaner? This is your chance. A short but special and addictive experience.

Golden Force manages to offer a well-balanced platforming experience, with functional battle mechanics, exceptional level design, co-op and a difficulty that can push players to their limits and often test their patience. Had it built upon its overall gameplay experience, it could have had an even sweeter place in our minds and hearts.

An open, isometric puzzle game loaded with tons of complex brain teasers, packed in an iconic-movie-franchise theme. But it could have been much better if it didn't carry so many mobile-gaming mentality features.

60 Seconds! Reatomized can be a funny and enjoyable experience, but only for a few hours due to its dull gameplay and repetitiveness.

Since Landflix Odyssey picks its setting from TV series, we can easily say that if it was a show, it would definitely be a variety show, based on its rich and colorful new ideas that change with every new level. It does only one thing wrong, but sadly, its the most important thing.

The Switch port is a technological wonder, but the lower (but stable) framerate hurts the overall experience.

Α classic for Ocullus, is a lackluster for traditional gaming. It’s a wannabe soulsborne action-RPG, with a clever idea of levelling up through the aging of the character, that covers some basic points, but never reaches the depth and the quality of the games it borrows it’s basic premise. The combat can be both fun and clunky and its starting price point is outrageous.

A short but well made arcade twin-stick shooter experience with a minimalistic graphic approach.

It’s not an easy task, but Cyberpunk 2077 manages to do justice to the hype level it created. Yes, we would like a more extended main campaign and, of course, we cannot ignore the large number of bugs. Nevertheless, CD Projekt RED created the most detailed urban settings we have ever seen, with a cyberpunk aesthetic that is beyond match.

Just when you got invested in the beautiful world of Basswood and started to learn more about the great characters, the moment you feel like the very interesting story is about to take off, the game abruptly ends, rushing to tie up just a few of the many loose ends. The player is left staring at the screen, awaiting the last part of a game that will unfortunately never arrive, leaving a bittersweet taste in the mouth for something that could have been great, not simply good.

The sea world of The Falconeer is definitely easy on the eye and its aerial battles thrive in their arcadey simplicity. On the other hand the large difficulty spikes and the complete absence of checkpoints have a significant impact in the joy that someone can have from its simple yet effective gameplay.

Tesla Force is a twin-stick shooter with fast action and procedural generated levels that after a little while look the same. There is fun to be had, especially playing local co-op, but the missions lack variety and are so repetitive that it hurts the replayability.

An interesting and highly artistic walking simulator with beautiful images and thoughts on philosophical matters despite the lack of gaming mechanics.

A puzzle game with bad audiovisual presentation that does just the basics.

Sakuna of Rice and Ruin narrates a wonderful fairytale of Japanese mythology, which is unfortunately plagued by pacing problems that arise from the intense repetition of exploration.

Immortals Fenyx Rising comes as a surprise. Tackling on Breath of the Wild tropes and excelling on traversal, puzzle solving and combat, the newest blockbuster by Ubisoft has lots of charm and plays great.

Beyond Light's lack of new content, combined with the massive amounts of vaulted content, left the game in a horribly empty and plain state.

Hot Pursuit was a great and extremely fun arcade racing game in its initial release, and it remains an enjoyable experience today in this remastered version. But we feel there were more things that should have been done with this version, things that were, sadly, left out.

An ideal game for family fun through its co-op mode and the overall low challenge and charming aesthetic. This is not a LittleBigPlanet sequel, but a quite pleasing, diverse and lengthy 3D platformer that shows the power of the PS5 in its own, cute way.

Godfall's beautiful visuals, great art design and good combat mechanics can’t hide its shortcomings. With repetitive missions, few locations, lack of content, almost non-existent story, boring characters and uninteresting loot, Godfall might keep you busy for a few hours before moving on to something better.

AC Valhalla is a garrulous ode to mediocrity, a cacophonous elegy to boredom that embodies previously successful or unsuccessful mechanisms and a new catastrophic idea about in-game combat. The A.I. is horrendous and the fact that the previously honorable Assassins of the Creed turned out to be blood thirsty savages that are only pleasing their urge for conquest and blood, is repugnant.

By exploiting the power of Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition manages to fulfill the original ideas of its developers and to accomplish what the fans of the series have been craving for so long. Nero, Dante, V and Vergil are ready to clash swords against demons, and even themselves, in a memorable journey that can offer loads to the newcomers, but might not fully satisfy old players, who are asked to pay for the game once more.

NBA 2K21 sure has that "next-gen feel", but that's as far as it gets. There are updated, certainly not revolutionary, visuals, and some serious new content that puts last-gen versions -and it's pricing - to shame, but the first next-gen NBA 2K feels like a fastbreak that results in a casual layup, not a dunk.

A gorgeous, lovely remake of the original, this new Demon’s Souls versions is the perfect gateway for new players to the soulsborne genre.

Despite all the next gen fuzz and the well executed marketing plan, Dirt 5 can't be more than a mediocre racing title from an otherwise extremely talented team. A racing game with a problem at its core: an extremely dull and boring driving experience.

An excellent 2D brawler with a rich combat system, many and diverse playable characters, a big campaign and very welcomed RPG elements and character progression.

The System Redux edition looks stunning with all the advantages of the new generation consoles, but besides that, there is nothing essentially new or improved.

It is a hack-n-slash game, with all its advantages and shortcomings, yet with Breath of the Wild being a part of every aspect, down to the core. With an unexpected story that manages to remain captivating and touching, despite being different from the original telling of the events past, the world and character design, visuals and music, Age of Calamity should be a must to anyone who is willing to oversee its technical issues.

By greatly diluting the cel-shading technique, this remake seems to be missing one of the most crucial elements of the original game, that being its unique graphic novel look. On top of that there are significant issues with the A.I. and audio on top of gameplay that was not particularly good to begin with.

Probably the best Call of Duty game of the last decade. With a superb campaign, a great Zombies mode and a -mostly- balanced and rich multiplayer mode Cold War is a game no fan of the franchise should miss out.

An unexpectedly solid reboot of a long standing series. The switch to JRPG mechanics not only works, but also manages to showcase even more the crazy humor and gritty reality that wove the mantle of the Yakuza series.

Insoniac Games has a triumphant debut on the PS5 with Spider-man: Miles Morales, a stand-alone "expansion" of Marvel's Spider-man. With insanely fast load times, superb technology, an updated fighting system and a really likeable protagonist, this is the PS5 launch game you should look forward to.

A fun old-school platform game, full of fresh ideas and hilarious references, which if not suffering from a lack of resources, it would easily stand among its genre’s big heads.

Broken Porcelain could just be named Broken. It is not only the abundance of technical issues the reason of its low quality but more so the fundamental gameplay design that leads to an especially frustrating and non-rewarding experience. It gives the impression that the developers not only didn’t pay attention to the major shortcomings of the first Remothered, but they decided to double down on them.

A short but intense and well done run & gun arcade experience inspired by Contra, Shinobi and Castlevania.

Amnesia: Rebirth unfortunately does not live up to the quality writing which Frictional Games exhibit in SOMA. Even though it starts strong, by the end the plot does not hold any real punches and the main tragic nature of the protagonist feels rather forced. Nevertheless, it still retains the claustrophobic and restrained horror aspects for which the developer is known for, finding the perfect balance of stealth sections, exploration and riddle solving for the genre.

While Al Lowe’s absence and the indie budget are acutely visible and the “moon logic” does show its head now and then, the latest LSL game from CrazyBunch has some subtle improvements over its predecessor and provides a welcoming and entertaining addition to the series.

RIDE 4 retains all the positive aspects of the previous game (like the great riding model and the superb physics), but besides that there is nothing really new in this years edition.

A short but delightful and funny 2D puzzle platformer.

With its enjoyable battle system and great co-op mode, 9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a decent tribute to kung-fu movies of the 70s.

The perfect homage to the AVGN legacy and a capable 2d Mega Man – inspired side scroller.

The second chapter in the Dark Pictures Anthology is a major improvement over Man of Medan. With better pacing, a well written story and a great multiplayer mode, Little Hope is ideal for fans of horror and their friends.

A competent soulsborne 2d platform that would be an ideal choice especially for those which thoroughly enjoyed Salt and Sanctuary.

Watch Dogs: Legion is presented as Ubisoft’s grandest and most compelling adventure ever, but ends up failing to deliver what has been promised. Despite the additional development time, it lost the chance to deliver a new type of experience that includes the much-advertised Operators Recruitment.

Crash Bandicoot 4 is following the footsteps of the original trilogy and enriches its content by bringing new gameplay mechanics and by offering a great challenge.

This is surely the best way to experience a classic and beloved game. Age of Empires III Definitive Edition is a major upgrade to the original even though its gameplay shows its age.

FIFA 21 is still a great game that can offer hours upon hours of fun. On the other hand it seems that there is no real innovation in anything the franchise does any more.

While a bit light in mission variety and dull in writing, it is impossible to ignore the sheer brilliance behind the wonderful space flight & fight gameplay it offers. Sure, in VR it is simply breathtaking, but even in its standard format it is a highly entertaining experience which somehow manages to be accessible to newcomers but engaging to experts at the same time.

An excellent old school, challenging sci-fi Metroidvania that stays true to the genre but does nothing we've never seen before.

Tennis World Tour 2 offers rich content and lots of licensed athletes; however, the game has a steep learning curve that, along with its technical issues, make it suitable strictly for fans of the genre.

The new coat of paint is an eye candy and the experienced and older gamers will meet again with a really friendly acquaintance, but Mafia (level design and structural-wise) shows its age and not in a good way.

A fun arcade take on the WWE world that is plagued by repetitive gameplay and way too many microtransactions.

The mentality behind the development of Serious Sam 4 is summed up in the saying of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. It adheres to this saying so much that it forgets that this logic could very well fall in the trap of “diminishing returns”. Unfortunately, that is the case with the fourth instalment that seems to be nothing less than a rehash of the previous instalments, just with the obligatory but a bit unsatisfactory revamp of the graphics engine.

Tons of problems varying between lack of content and technical issues packed in an otherwise original and interesting context.

Nexomon: Extinction could have been a far promising title than it already is. Instead, it relies heavily on the legacy of that other huge monster-capturing franchise, copying names and elements, but not catching up with the gameplay recipe that has been improving for almost twenty-five years.

Shadows of New York continues on the same atmospheric and well written path paved by its predecessor, but its simplification in choices and mechanisms, as well as the lack of classic QoL gameplay features expected in any visual novel, prevent it from soaring higher than a simply interesting Saturday gaming night.

A stunningly beautiful, but somewhat technically challenged journey into Ancient India.

The decline of NBA 2K games continues. It is still a good basketball game overall, but some changes, like the new shot system along with severe A.I. problems cause some serious problems to the experience.

The troubled development of the original game did not gave space for a commercial success back in 2012 and it surely is not helping this remaster. It is a decent RPG with lots of stuff to do and an interesting battle system, but time was not kind on Kingdoms of Amalur.

A collection that includes three all-time classics, but not in the way we would have loved to see and play. For their suggested retail price and their limited availability, we would have loved to see a project equal to Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES, rather than a mostly upscaled increase in resolution and all the necessary conversion edits. Being a limited release, it should address only those who haven’t had the chance to play the games in their original release time. The rest could just unearth their old consoles and give these games a go as intended.

Although very similar to WRC 8, the new entry in the franchise by KT Racing (and the last WRC game by this team) is even more polished and improves the additions made in last year's game.

Α smooth and relaxing experience that is aimed at newcomers and golf enthusiasts alike.

The pixel art aesthetic of Inmost is one of its main protagonist, accompanying ideally the grim story.

Project CARS 3 took a huge turn and lost many features that made people love the series. Now it's not a game that focuses on the realistic side of motorsports but it can provide fun moments if you can overcome some of it's faults and adapt to it's new genre.

Rise of New Stars offers a great anime experience by utilizing the unique football match rhythm of the anime series and by using great anime visuals.

The realism, a deep fighting system and a decent career mode make UFC 4 one of the best entries ever in this franchise.

Summer in Mara is an ambitious approach to an adventure, with evident collecting and crafting elements. Not everything is plain sailing though; and soon, Summer in Mara will fee like winter with all the gameplay restrictions and lack of quality-of-life additions that would have made this game a paradise upon the Sea of Indies. It’s a title with character and hidden beauties, but only for players with the patience to grow over its rigidity.

Fast and Furious Crossroads is a disappointing game from an experienced studio like Slightly Mad. Low production values, an absurd driving model and a very short story make it very hard to suggest anyone playing it.

A multiplayer game that deserves more attention. With well designed maps great gameplay and lots of weapons and abilities for the heroes, this is one of the most enjoyable games of the genre we've tried this year. Too bad the community is so small that it's getting too hard to find a game.

Hotel Sowls is a really interesting game if you see it as the side project of two college students that it really is, but as a full indie game, there are many flaws to allow it to become something more than just an enjoyable but mediocre game.

The biggest flaw of Mortal Shell is how much it tries to be a Dark Souls game, especially aesthetically, something that makes all of its shortcomings so much more prevalent. Its world is quite small and restricted compared to other soulsborne games, and it lacks in terms of personality, by trying to present a dark fantasy setting so similar to what we have already seen. Nevertheless, it still is one of the most detailed 3D games of the indie scene in it still provides an entertaining 10-15 hours experience thanks mostly to the well-crafted combat system, albeit without deviating from established formulas, and a good variety of nicely designed enemies.

There is nothing heroic in Marvel’s Avengers, a game that gives the feeling of a mobile title that invades our living room under the "AAA" budget hood. The thing that saddens the most is the sacrifice of Deus Ex’s third installment in order for this microtransaction fest to be released.