The technically moldy Left-4-Dead clone is entertaining with the right team, but tries too hard.

A successful mix of bullet hell, crafting and FPS with old school charm, but little variety.

What makes The Banner Saga 3 fantastic is the feeling of its predecessors. The whole series is traversed by a certain despair and sadness, which belong to the inevitable end. The finale drives this melancholy to the extreme, motivating me through struggles and decisions but at the same time to continue.

A motivating and visually appealing bus game for beginners, which will make hardcore simulation fans gasp.

The Prey-Roguelite is well made and uses an interesting design, but the main game set the bar clearly too high for the DLC.

Highly motivating dungeon crawler with great pixel graphics, the mixture of loot and shop management is persuasive.

A small, technically not quite up-to-date masterpiece: Vampyr is multi-layered, atmospheric and exciting up to the last drop.

If you liked FlatOut, you'll love Wreckfest. Drily presented, but wonderfully brutal full-contact racing with impressive physics.

Unravel 2 remains magically beautiful and cleverly expands its basic concept. A real leap in quality, however, is missing.

Beautiful theme park manager with a clear focus on the great presentation of dinosaurs. Micro-managing fans get a raw deal, though.

With a hint of art, this is a borderline horror trip through hell, with boring tasks and technical problems.

A well done addition to the main game with many new challenges like quests, vaults and skills.

Worth a look for nostalgics. But even connoisseurs of the original will quickly lose the desire to play due to the dusty game mechanics.

Successful mix of RTS and RPG on the path of recovery - but still not completely without bugs.

The story has its weaknesses, but offers an exciting, non-linear experience with great actors and far-reaching consequences.

Versatile survival game in the Hyborean age with a lot of variety for construction enthusiasts, adventurers and explorers.

Fortnite has almost perfected the Battle Royale concept and added a touch of its own.

Fast RTS with great animated medieval troops clashing and conquering sectors like in Company of Heroes.

A good PC remaster for those who do not like mods. Dark Souls remains awesome, but don't expect a leap like comparable to the CoD remaster.

The purchase is basically only worthwhile if you have not played the predecessor yet...This lack of innovation is all the more disappointing for me because the developers of Undead Labs had originally planned their game as a zombie MMO, where we were to fight with hundreds of players on a map together for survival. And now, instead, they deliver a mediocre co-op mode.

Fascinating adventure using vehicles in a relaxed post-apocalypse setting that entertains well thanks to many ideas.

Excellent story, magnificent look: Forgotton Anne is a delicacy for anime fans who can do without complex gameplay.

Pillars of Eternity 2 is a role-playing masterpiece that improves and dares a lot compared to Part 1 without losing the old-school charm.

Successful mixture of horror, exploration survival, but lacks endgame ideas for long-term motivation.

Consistent and surprisingly innovative medieval spin-off, which loses some of its thrill due to a reduced economy and a weak AI.

For two hours, hunting Titans is fun, then monotony takes over due to similar fights and uninspired tasks.

Not that good at all - the pixel brawl with Bud and Terence scores with original soundtracks, but it's a disaster in a lot of aspects.

The complex combat and character system in Tower of Time is fun for hardcore enthusiasts fun, but for others may lead quickly to frustration and feeling overwhelmed.

Turn-based strategy with a motivating management mode and an exciting campaign for Mech fans who like to adjust their units in detail.

Rarely has extinction been more fun. Frostpunk shows that successful build-up-strategy and a captivating story need not be a contradiction.

Atmospheric adaptation of the story as interactive visual novel. Overall a bit too lengthy and static with little gameplay variety.

In Minit, retro Zelda charm meets a world as sweet as it is strange, with more and more incentives to explore, minute by minute.

As a puzzle-type Dark Souls, Infernium is difficult to master and often frustrating, but convinces with its clever level design.

Dead in Vinland is a complex survival game that cleverly uses turn-based mechanics to motivate players in the long run.

Solid clone of Age of Empires with technical mishaps, which barely offers single-player content, but varied factions and strategies in PvP.

Jalopy is the simulation of hearts and pain: car lovers with nostalgia for East Germany experience fun, the rest probably more hate.

Orwell sends intense, cold shivers down the spine of the player/supervisor. As long as he's willing to read a lot.

Shroud of the Avatar want to be everything: single-player RPG, co-cop game and MMO, but does not quite manage that balancing act.

Great content, but also a technically obsolete VR version, with half-hearted and annoying conversion problems in many places.

An old school business simulation with a lot of comic-like flair and lots of planning, optimizing and expanding. Could use more variety.

The PC port of Final Fantasy 15 is a monster regarding scope, but the gameplay isn't on par with older series milestones.

Pure Farming 2018 is a gameplay alternative to Farming Simulator. Get on the field.

Enchanting and motivating JRPG with a varied genre mix and a inspiring fantasy world.

Impressively beautiful stealth game with a variety of memorable characters and tasks, works completely without violence.

Well done and atmospherically dense sequel of the puzzle adventure, convinces with a multitude of clever puzzles and mechanics.

Pit People is an average turn-based tactical game with outstanding visuals and humor, especially entertaining when playing with others.

Atmospherically dense literature-like adventure with unusual game mechanics, casts a gloomy view of America.

Absurdly rectacular: Genital Jousting presents itself as a satisfying quickie.

Gravel offers arcade racing fun at a high level, but can't quite compete with games like Dirt 4 or Forza Horizon 3.

The concept of Metal Gear Survive works, but some annoying mechanics and the soullessness diminish the fun.

Past Cure with its mix of stealth and action is entertaining. After the moderate entry, the mysterious story picks up speed.

Atmospheric and visually compelling Whodunit movie noir thriller turned into an interactive visual novel adventure in the San Francisco of the 20s.

Tabletop tactics game with a half-baked mix of real-time-gameplay and card decks. Overall it looks unfinished and has too much idling.

Co-op buccaneers will have fun with Sea of Thieves, but without a character development and more variety regarding missions the hunt for treasures gets boring quickly.

Ash of Gods offers a thrilling, interactive story experience that works best without the permadeath feature.

Exciting battles with many different units which requires a massive grind. Balancing will be a permanent construction area.

Despite the cultist scenario, the story of Far Cry 5 is a total disappointment, but thanks to the gameplay it's at least a good FPS.

A Way Out hits the heart of thriller fans and combines an intricate gangster story with simple co-op gameplay that welds gamers together.

Completely well-made indie-building strategy game that doesn't have to hide from genre competition. Odin would be proud.

Well crafted and challenging construction game, which gets more complex with increasing playing time, but also brings a few quirks with it.

Ingenious fights, well-done missions and the motivating class system make up for the somewhat shallow game mechanics.

Although Chuchel is short and hardly demanding, it still works because of the clever puzzles, the humor and the lovely graphic style.

PvP-heavy survival game for gamers resistant to frustration, with weaknesses in construction and discovery.

The fact that I delivered this test on time for the deadline is close to a miracle. After all, I had to stop playing Into the Breach to write about it. It's been a long time since I've had such a difficult time putting a game down.

The concept of fusing open world and Musou is interesting, but it misses the mark due to poor performance and numerous bugs.

The new RPG start options and endgame contents are fun, but no must-have for Stellaris fans.

With the Vaulters a very sympathetic race finds its way back into the Endless universe and excited us with cool new gameplay mechanics.

Setting and story make you think, without sermonizing. The gameplay needs improvements, though.

Despite its magical atmosphere, Fe doesn't manage to leave a lasting impression.

Crossing Souls is a fun nostalgic walk through the 80s, but it lacks its own personality.

L. A. Noire: The VR Case Files focuses on the strengths of the main game, but the story suffers.

Fallout 4 VR is an impressive VR experience, but faces portability issues in a lot of areas.

Doom VFR is a short but entertaining hellride. But the bloody VR fun lacks the ease and elegance of the original.

Fishing: Barents Sea has plenty of idle time, but also cool ideas - and is anything but a sea cucumber.

The AI isn't terrible anymore, but still not good. Subtle, but numerous innovations provide more strategy and fun.

Gameplaywise and visually impressive remaster and a great JRPG, but slightly disappointing in regards of story and combat system.

The gameplay of The Red Strings Club is not very demanding, but it challenges our brains with complex philosophical questions.

Celeste is just an outstanding platformer, but also an emotional adventure full of intimate moments.

Despite a lack of gameplay variety, Remothered is a gripping horror experience due to its dense atmosphere.

Multi-faceted 2D pixel platformer that balances its confusing narrative with great level design, tricky puzzles & neat action.

Thrilling turn based strategy with a fresh setting, at least at the beginning. The half-baked combat system disappoints despite time-travel manipulations.

The Definitive Edition has fulfilled its most important goals. It revives the first Age of Empires in a more beautiful way than in the memory of the most nostalgic - and removes enough of the legacy that I can enjoy today just as much as it used to. Above all, I can hardly wait to see what the developers will do with the Definitive Edition of the second part.

Kingdom Come offers an impressively atmospheric medieval world, which now works a lot better technically after a few patches.

Beautiful, hand-drawn puzzle game that enchants the player with elegantly nested puzzles and a story without words.

Anyone who can adapt to the unusual campaign dynamics can expect a sophisticated real-time strategy in a historical guise.

An endearing J-RPG in the tradition of Chrono Trigger.

A pucking cute looking arcade hockey game that only manages to entertain for a few hours.

Solid railway game in the style of Ascaron's economic simulations. Doesn't reinvent the wheel, but works well.

Great anime fighting game with a scalable and very dynamic combat system that should thrill beginners and professionals alike.

A beautiful alien sea, sophisticated game mechanics and a motivating story. Diving into Subnautica is worth doing.

Impressive VR adventure in zero gravity that convincly combines great immersion, good story and complete freedom of movement.

Finding Paradise is a simple game, but convinces with its emotional and unusual story as well as the clever humor.

The pretty magic adventure quickly runs out of breath because it lacks of creative features and - above all - motivating elements.

Surprisingly good adventure prequel with emotional power. Runs out of steam towards the end.

Totally crazy RPG for people with a good sense of humor and good command of the English language.

Touching and atmospherically dense story that impresses with simple innovative puzzle mechanics and great picture-book-like presentation.

Sweaty showpiece shooter for Virtual Reality that impresses with graphic splendor and high immersion and precision.