Good remaster of the classic, that increases the degree of detail dramatically without damaging the style. But the gameplay is quite undemanding.

Cooperative and family-friendly sandbox adventure with a few roleplay elements without strategic depth, but with an entertaining build mode.

Good 4X game with some interesting changes, but it can't surpass the predecessor due to a lack of innovations and the old-fashioned presentation.

An adventure game with clever puzzles and a nice story that stumbles over bad technical quirks and out-of-date graphics.

A charming toy-block-adventure that offers a great atmosphere and game world. Every Lego fan should take a look.

A charming and likeable musou offshoot, that adds new elements to the huge battles and is even worth a try for skeptics.

At its core, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is a solid shooter that stumbles over the sloppy technical adaption and lots of little problems.

Even if the framework does not appeal to you, the game scores with a motivating combat and loot system, a great level and welter design and exciting boss battles.

I just like them, these "Great scenery with lots of freedom and story-snippets" games. Whether underwater ideology as in Bioshock, transhumanist dystopia like in Deus Ex or magic steampunk as in Dishonored - as long as I am allowed to explore and experiment, I am happy. Prey satisfies both needs perfectly.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a heartbreaking collection of short stories, still lingering long after the end of the game.

A thrilling horror game that loses its effect some time after the great beginning and thus falls behind the first game.

Quotation forthcoming.

A largely captivating, bizarre and pretty adventure. The great finale disappoints in many ways, though.

Bombastic battles, huge campaign, thrilling multiplayer. A triumphant comeback for Dawn of War.

Even eight years after release for consoles this is still a great action-rich spectacle which no fan of pc fighting games should miss.

Quotation forthcoming.

Funny time travel to the beginnings of the genre. Veterans will like the allusions to the classics and the 80s setting.

Mass Effect: Andromeda is a gigantic science fiction epic and a brave new start for the series, but it doesn't completely capture the magic of its predecessors.

A profound jewel of an action game that deserved a better PC port.

It's actually a very likeable LEGO sandbox game, but its hiding its charms behind hours of boring quests and cumbersome controls.

Huge adventure playground with some little quirks, for stealth fans with a knack for experiments.

Ghost Recon: Wildlands offers an ingenious open world but a uniform mission design. Playing creatively in co-op offers the most fun.

Quotation forthcoming.

A dialogue-heavy adventure with a moving story, lots of written text, discoveries and secrets and mini-games.

It's a lovely cheerful physics puzzle game which is great entertainment played in co-op while sitting on the couch. In single player it loses a bit of that magic.

Tides of Numenera requires the will to familiarize oneself with the game, and a passion for reading, but rewards the player with one of the best stories in role-playing games.

An ambitious multiplayer brawler with a clever medieval fighting system. It could run out of steam in the long term, however, because of a lack of depth.

Great sniper game that shines especially with its huge areas, tactical possibilities and fantastic stealth gameplay.

Fast and easy to grasp RTS which has a lot to offer for Halo fans and PC strategists alike.

Atmospheric dino-adventure with great visuals, but a minuscule amount of content and a story without depth.

JRPG fans who are willing to accept plain technology and some anime stereotypes will get their money's worth with a great story and combat system.

Groovy, sarcastic and pleasantly crazy. Icey is basically an action-filled spiritual successor to The Stanley Parade.

A side-scrolling shooter with fantastic art design which slows down half way through and abruptly ends after two hours of gameplay.

Resivent Evil 7 revitalizes the series. Thanks to the first person view and the outstanding atmosphere it's a real highlight of the horror genre.

Halo Wars is a great fan service and a solid strategy game, the co-op campaign makes it worth a look for all RTS gamers.

Interesting city builder concept with a political focus, but it lacks information and fine tuning.

If you are willing to read a lot, Orwell can send shivers down your spine when working as a profiler.

This extremely difficult indie RPG in the style of the 90s offers a lot of depth but no comfort features.

A horror adventure in the woods of Norway, which offers a slightly scary story rather than real horror.

The simulation itself is quite good, but it suffers from a totally inept AI and a lack of content.

Great and thrilling dogfights with a fantastic VR port - but with very limited content.

Undertale is absolutely unique. It's a RPG masterpiece full of weird characters and a moving message.

First-person shooter with great atmosphere that suffers from monotonous gameplay, performance problems and a poor co-op mode.

Extremely funny with plenty of zombie blood splatter that doesn't take itself seriously at any moment.

Technically impressive open world in the Alps, but the winter sports simulation lacks long time motivation and diversity.

It would be a quite decent theme park simulations if it weren't for all those bugs, crashes and a sub-par performance.

Lovingly staged RPG with a great story, an orchestral soundtrack and huge, chaotic battles.

Old school stealth tactics game in a modern style with motivating and great level design that requires strategic finesse.

Brutal and action-packed co-op zombie shooter for up to six players. You'll have the most fun when playing with friends.

Due to the fantastic level design Dishonored 2 is one of the best stealth games of the last 15 years. But the story has been neglected.

The amazingly beautiful theme park lacks some management options and more complex gameplay.

A motivating manager game that offers a lot of fun despite the missing Formula 1 license and invigorates the genre.

Well done RPG with a great story and its very own universe. Lots of decisions with comprehensible consequences.

Compared to the predecessor it offers better cargo systems and good new transports, but the controls are still flawed.

It offers a popcorn-like action campaign and a great zombie mode, but multiplayer is just basic training.

An exemplary remaster of a classic shooter which is still a milestrone of the genre as far as gameplay is concerned.

Silence sets new standards for the genre, simply looks fantastic and just kept us going - at least for five hours.

Thrilling and diverse multiplayer battles and a campaign with great gameplay - a real titan of the FPS genre.

The story may be a bit thin, but as far as gameplay is concerned, Hitman is an assassin's dream come true.

Lincoln Clay's personal vendetta offers a thrilling story and a great setting, but a lot of the game is just grunt work.

Aragami offers a well done Japanese look and equally convincing stealth mechanics.

A clever puzzle game with physics and fantastic and diverse level design that doesn't offer any help, though.

It's an entertaining simulation, but the developers changed only small details and ignored the bigger problems of the series.

Battlefield 1 is simply outstanding in multiplayer. The fact that the campaign is just average doesn't really matter.

It was good as a beta, now at release it's very good. All that's missing are more game modes.

A well done remastered version of a still fantastic RPG milestone. Small problems like the cumbersome inventory are still there, but that doesn't change the fact that everybody should get to know this game.

Action-packed retro shooter with a huge arsenal of weapons, lot's of customization and ribald humor.

Sophisticated sequel with outstandingly complex game mechanics. The bad AI is a drawback.

Visually and gameplay-wise Oceanhorn is a good Zelda clone with lots of charme, definitely worth a journey by sailing boat.

With its licences, extensive game modes and a clean pc port, FIFA 17 is a great package, but doesn't offer much new.

This year NBA 2K rocks again, but the onmipresent in-game currency casts a shadow over the career mode.

What a pleasant surprise. The Coalition was able to keep the proven and brutal gameplay feeling and still improve and develop it in a sensible way.

A shooter with bugs, missing features, balancing problems and an ingame-shop using real money.

If the joy of driving were a melody, Forza Horizon 3 would play almost every note perfectly. A milestone for the racing genre, but with some technical problems.

Passing, scoring opportunities, tactical depth – PES 2017 is a soccer masterpiece. The PC version suffers from very outdated graphics.

Recore is a refreshing mix of platformer and shooter at heart, but also an action adventure that suffers from too much slack.

Cossacks 3 is a disappointing remake of the first installment with new graphics and lots of very old bugs.

Breathtakingly beautiful and quite easy puzzle adventure without violence, fights or player deaths.

Monotonous tactical battles without depth, combined with a rudimentary building part and repetitive missions.

A well done Top-Down-Shooter with massive battles and great character development. A lot of fun.

Great remaster of a real action classic. The timeless gameplay mechanics still work in 2016.

Improved almost everywhere, with a lot of atmosphere, but penalty system, damage system and scope still have room for further improvement.

A colorful hommage to Warcraft, made for rushes only, with little tactical depth and the stupid AI sucks.

A philosophical-scientific story meets intelligent puzzles - with a better end of the story this could have been a real masterpiece.

Motivating and entertaining adventure game with interesting decisions, great character design and strategic diversity.

Puzzle game with fantastic presentation and a very interesting story at first, but slowly runs out of steam.

As far as gameplay is concerned, this is the best Deus Ex since the first one, with great action and great roleplay - but its greatest weakness is the story, of all things.

A nice little build-a-vault-game, great for spending a little time. But it lacks the depth to be motivating in the long term.

A mediocre gameplay forces the player to wait a lot and this overshadows the great decision making.

Starbound offers a lot of freedom, diversity and a love for details. An amazingly good game if you love 2D pixel worlds.

A beautiful adventure under water, with a touching narrative, immersing the player in a dreamy fairytale Metroidvania.

It's a great game based on Episode 7 and captures the spirit of the movie, but doesn't offer anything more than what's typical for the series.

A low budget action RPG set on Mars, with lots of good ideas, but also with some quirks and problems.

It should have been a worthy successor, instead it's just a clone without distinct highlights.

It's as entertaining and thrilling as a good horror movie, but it lacks some variety.

If you like exploring, this is for you. If you prefer survival games, don't expect too much.

As far as parkour gameplay is concerned, this is a well done reboot with more story and content, but the the integration of new ideas feels artificial.

While Crimes and Punishments was an outstanding game, Devil's Daughter is pure mediocrity. More quick time events are a step in the wrong direction.