Hogwarts Legacy is a magical role-playing game for Potter fans that enchants us despite minor quirks and its formulaic open world.

Crimson Desert offers a stunning open world that allows players to get lost in rewarding exploration and engaging combat – so much, that you'll even overlook the thin narrative and cluttered controls.

A 3DS port of a charming platformer, made of a love for details. A must-buy for the handheld, too.

The rhythm changes, in addition to the many curious situations, which brings us the ball physics - all that makes PES again great fun.

The controls and menus have been cleverly and thoughtfully adapted to the gamepad. I'm happy to be able to form my very own ice dystopia on the sofa as a despot or a kind guru.

With Tetris Effect Mizuguchi has set another monument and designed probably the best Tetris experience ever. I have not had so much fun with Tetris since the first Game Boy.

The campaign leads into every corner of Kamurocho, which is full of surprises - even if you have already played all previous installments in the series.

For me, Fire Emblem is just the right mix of brains, excitement, love, suffering and tactical thinking.

Ambitious RPG with good battles, a great world and some new ideas, some of which don't always work.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom blends Zelda tradition and modernity into an all-round harmonious and beautiful package.

A successful retelling with interesting extras, whose full potential unfolds only near the end of the game.

A successful retelling with interesting extras, whose full potential unfolds only near the end of the game.

Creative, VR-exclusive gameplay ideas embedded in a sugar-sweet world with pleasant mini-robots. A feast for platformer fans.

A dream for horror fans! Thanks to numerous customizations and great visuals, this is the best version of one of the best horror games of all time.

A great over-the-top fighting game with DC characters, great presentation and diverse combat system.

For me, Catherine: Full Body is a jewel that manages a special feat: it's a remarkable new edition that retains the idiosyncratic appeal of its original version. Nevertheless, it offers enough useful additions to justify a new run. Even eight years after its first release, the game has lost little of its charm.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is one of the best RPGs of recent years thanks to its fantastic combat system and in-depth role-playing mechanics - despite the poor technical implementation on PS5 and Xbox Series X.

Quotation forthcoming.

I was captivated and motivated by the first minute...Great reinterpretation, it captures the charm of the Game Boy original but is sensibly modernized and enhanced with own ideas.

Bayonetta 3 feels like the natural evolution of the series and can convince with great fights as well as with the innovations.

The story is so exciting.

The action-adventure has never been better, never was it more meaningful than in this remake. With the help of a modern presentation aimed at promoting the strengths of the original and not just obscuring legacies, the Bluepoint Games developers have managed to bring the feel to the PS4. Even those who have already killed all 16 colossi will find, here, a new level of melancholy, which was not felt on the PS2 or even the PS3.

Tekken 8 is back with impressive graphics, an improved combat system and cool modes, but it's a bit lacking for single-player fans.

It's a piece of software art and probably filled with more love than grandma's apple pie. A must have.

Spectacular action meets impressive real movie episodes: Quantum Breaks looks fantastic and tells a captivating story.

The Old Hunters is mostly one thing: more Bloodborne. The expansion is just as great as the main game, but doesn't offer any innovation at all.

Great fun that only gives away potential in the new Open World mode.

Thanks to the decision-making system and the better fights, I'm having even more fun with Odyssey than with Origins.

Returnal is a difficult rogue-like shooter in a class of its own, whose many strengths outweigh the balancing weaknesses.

Quotation forthcoming.

Death's Door is the Xbox surprise hit 2021. Fans of isometric action-adventure games should add it in bold print to their wishlists.

Psychonauts 2 is a wacky adventure that shows a lot of heart, only a few minor issues become apparent.

Quotation forthcoming.

Gran Turismo 7 is an excellent racing game thanks to its huge scope, sublime driving physics and great technical implementation.

Kirby Air Riders is the most chaotic racing game of recent years, yet it offers more depth and scope than almost any other title in the fun racer genre.

The Evil Within 2 is not a small-scale indie production that can only appeal to a special target group with a certain form of phobia. As an expensive mainstream product it has to compromise. But I think this has been a wonderful success.

The ubisoft formula in perfection: Assassin's Creed includes the best missions of the series and does everything better than Unity. Who would have expected that?

Owlboy on the Switch is adorable, cranky and a must have for all fans of the genre.

Technically and dramatically impressive conclusion of a unique Japanese epic.

Guacamelee! 2 is bigger, more ingenious and a great deal crazier than its already great predecessor.

Some of the most important and best games of all time - and some of them never looked better.

That's how remakes should be done. If you never played it before, even the price is right for more than 80 hours of playtime.

It's like the first interactive Pixar movie with great graphics and wild action. Small problems are easily compensated for by all that charm and humor.

The violence is way over the top, so it can't be and shouldn't be taken seriously. Otherwise it's a very solid game with demanding fights.

Village is a best of the series in a positive sense, which appears in a fresh guise and yet feels comfortably familiar.

The remaster is visually and technically convincing ans also offers the complete Saints Row experience including all of the additional content.

Streets of Rage is a declaration of love for Segas's Beat 'em Up classic and skillfully transports the game's principle into the modern age.

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a monster of content and the best Monster Hunter of the old era. On Switch, too.

A gripping story.

A small but very fine adventure that does a lot right. An absolute recommendation for fans of platformers and Metroidvanias.

F1 2019 is a consistent development. At the same time, the developers actually succeeded in further improving the already excellent driving feel of F1 2018. The sheer amount of small improvements is almost overwhelming for an annual update.

Excellent, energetic, moving. Despite its small quirks, Ori 2 is one of the best Metroidvanias ever.

The great presentation is one thing. What makes Dragon Ball FighterZ so good is the fine-tuning of its mechanics and its thought-out balancing.

Halo Infinite's campaign and multiplayer will delight fans especially, but the dreary hub world is hardly motivating.

Enthralling and addictive Open World-Adventure, which can set its own course despite obvious role models.

Metroid Prime Remastered is a brilliant reminder of why you love games.

Well made handheld port of one of the best JRPG with some sensible innovations.

There is never a second boredom here, because with the Quantum masks and the guest characters there are constantly new mechanics that go beyond (thrilling) jumping and running. I'm looking forward to going through the levels one more time in detail so that I can really discover all the secrets. I accept the funny skins for Crash and Coco as a reward.

With Split Fiction, developer Hazelight proves once again that they are the undisputed kings of fun co-op adventure games.

Varied turn-based strategy in watercolor-anime style with a humane story and a resonating anti-war message.

An RPG that is as extensive as it is extraordinary and that impresses with its lively world and great quest design.

Video game wrestling hasn't been this dynamic and fun in a long time.

Forza Motorsport is technically and playfully a blast, but the overall package doesn't quite reach the class of its predecessors.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits not only looks gorgeous, it additionally delights with challenging combat and simply enjoyable exploration.

I personally miss the subclasses from Part 2.

The fastest, most spectacular and most beautiful action game on the Nintendo Switch so far. Belongs in every collection.

Sure: Due to the weaker hardware, the switch version suffers from blemishes and technical problems that are more noticeable on the TV than on the small screen of the switch. But the great charm of The Witcher 3 ignites anyway in handheld mode.

A strong remake that conveys the bizarre atmosphere of the original, introduces harmonious new features and only has minor weaknesses.

Like no other game - despite small problems with the controls - stray lets us feel like a cat. And what more could you want?

Sugar sweet hero's journey in a believable fairy tale world, which convinces with its successful staging and the "in the middle of it" perspective.

A retro blast with fantastic staging and hard difficulty setting. An indie gem for professionals with a high resistance to frustration.

Even simple quests cause a chain reaction of new incidents and it's possible to see how the player affects Tamriel. But if you expect something like Skyrim with coop-mode you still have to wait for another game.

Octopath Traveler 2 is a successful sequel that builds on the strengths of its predecessor and brings meaningful improvements.

Quotation forthcoming.

The developers have managed a technically flawless port to the hybrid console, which does not need to hide from the version on the more powerful console from Microsoft.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 works just as well as the already fun predecessor. With "more of everything", the scope in terms of creative possibilities was once again significantly expanded. There are more recipes, more story, more features and, above all, a more focused campaign that finally feels like a big adventure. Nevertheless, I would have liked faster progress.

It adds a lot of new things and changes game mechanics for the better: less grinding and easier to get into for new players.

Scope, staging, story: Destiny 2 is better than part 1 in every respect, but in the end it's more like an evolution than a revolution.

The atmosphere of Spider-Man: Miles Morales is something very special. It is clearly politically positioned and the focus is on stories that are neglected in many video game blockbusters. This alone makes the spin-off look new and different, even if the recognition value is actually quite high. But there is still a big, fat recommendation from me.

Gears 5, like almost all its predecessors, is an absolutely great action game that has not only technical class, but the The familiar Gears mechanism is so finely honed that I've had so much fun at the cover-up ball games as I've rarely done before.

Quotation forthcoming.

In addition to an exciting campaign and a cool new class, you also get new endgame content that complements the basic game wonderfully.

Thanks to the many new options and themes, the possibilities are immense, and the excellent online connection guarantees constant supply. Nevertheless, the experience compared to the Wii U experience is sobering, at least if you go for the pure comfort. Here's how perfectly the concept was tailored to Nintendo's final console. Of course everything works well on the switch - but with the limitations of the hybrid concept.

Fantastic Mario Rabbids crossover with beautiful worlds, a deep character system and strategic battles. A switch must-buy.

The Lost Crown doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it does an excellent job of implementing the gameplay loop of exploration, character improvement and progression.

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun has completely captivated me.

Nioh encourages and challenges the player through its complex combat system and also rewards the player handsomely for the efforts.

Enormously atmospheric mix of skills and puzzles with a great graphic style which captivates to the end on the switch, too.

A dream for mech fans and a hot candidate for the most spectacular and best action game of 2023.

The Splatoon 2: Octo expansion convinces with great new ideas and a lot of variety, but still lacks a "real" story.

Assassin's Creed Shadows improves the familiar game concept in several areas, making it a worthy Japanese spin-off.

Unimposing mix of building-simulation and action-JRPG which surprises with great fights and plenty of content.

Monster Hunter Generations puts the best parts of the series and some innovations into one package. A highlight for hunters and collectors.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Brilliant action-RPG with bombastic, but also excessive film parts. The crazy amount of possibilities in battle can overwhelm.

Great mix of Tales and Persona with refreshing, fun fights but far too linear social interaction.

Sugar sweet, sophisticated 3D platformer, close the greats of the genre, with lots of creativity and great level design.