Stargate Timekeepers is a decent representative of the genre, but can only hold its own against the competition because of its license.

FIFA 10 offers a few small improvements like new tactical options, but compared to Pro Evolution Soccer 6 it looks very dated. All in all, it's not enough to improve the rating compared to FIFA 09 and the series really needs a graphical update.

Albion Online remains very motivating despite the large grind, thanks to the many and freely selectable options for character development.

The size of the world is stunning and it's a good racing game, but the controls and the little bit disappointing multiplayer mode are the reasons it's not a great game.

Quotation forthcoming.

Citizen Brown is as good as the whole series, but the difficulty of the puzzles still is a problem. They are a bit more diverse and funny now, but still not really challening enough. But after three of five episodes it looks like this adventure series will be a milestone.

Stylish Shakedown: Hawaii hits the mark with its 16-bit look and great soundtrack. Retro GTA fans will also get a similar mix with the predecessor Retro City Rampage in the DX version - without grafted-up, ultimately unnecessary economic simulation elements.

Quotation forthcoming.

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

Exactly the stuff that the horror genre desperately needs: gripping from beginning to end, with fresh enemy types and a varied gameplay.

At its core lies a solid slow game that knows how to shine, especially with its multi-story levels, the multi-paths and Styx 'Goblin arsenal.

Well done addon for a classic still worth playing, but in places it's unnecessarily tough and monotonous.

It's a nice little and funny game for fans of Sam & Max, Team Fortress, Penny Arcade or Home Star Runner, but it's a bad poker game. Medium difficulty is too easy and in hard mode the game seems to cheat.

The technically great remaster hides a badly aged Turok. Those who don't miss the dinosaurs will at least get some entertaining retro action.

Patron convinces with rock-solid core gameplay in terms of city-building and economy. However, everything beyond that could be improved.

Unexpectedly lovingly designed sandbox full of chaos and destruction, fun gadgets, ridiculous gags and Easter eggs.

Solid revival of the Commandos series that feels too slow in terms of gameplay at times.

A charming sequel to an RPG milestone with a great combat system and great music, but it still has technical problems.

Amusing shooter with rough humour, fast-paced jump passages and exotic monsters, but lacks scope towards the end.

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

Still an outstanding role-playing game that is seeing its second spring on the Switch. However, it also suffers from technical issues.

Phantom Brigade strikes me as a title with a very cool core mechanic around which the game has sadly been forgotten.

I definitely had fun with Retro City Rampage, that much is clear.

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

It's old fashioned, but interesting and motivating and can make time fly - but if you expect a fast-travel feature or like to moan about bad drop rates, stay away from this one.

Despite its problems ESO is a game that's fun for more than 100 hours and if Zenimax listens to the players, it can even become a great game.

Kingdoms and Castles is plain and modest in a good way. However, due to the lack of content, there is a lack of long-term motivation.

Warhammer 40K meets Civilization, but focuses solely on warfare. Only for 40K fans who prefer gameplay to story.

Quotation forthcoming.

It's fast and chaotic. Maybe too fast and chaotic. It needs some polishing, then there's potential to be one of the best multiplayer FPS games on the market. The single player campaign isn't that great, though.

Disappointing Star Trek adventure that badly needs additional polish and bug fixes to be at least mediocre.

Neat shooter remake, which despite its plot weaknesses entertains just as well as back then. Without multiplayer, it is, however, a rather thin package.

A consistent evolution of Rehydrated with an extra ton of fan service, but without challenging gameplay.

Have you been playing World of Warcraft for such a long time, that streets in Stormwind or Orgrimmar have been named after you? Why not try a free alternative? Runes of Magic is really impressive. There is no pressure to buy anything, it's easy on beginners and at the same time a complex game thanks to the rune system and dual classes.

To have fun with this game, there need to be a lot of players and able commanders. If you find some with matching abilities, the game is extremely entertaining. But that's a rare case.

Fast-paced mecha action game with great aesthetics, but problems with controls and story.

A unique and sometimes unwieldy adventure that still feels very unusual in the remake.

Quotation forthcoming.

After two hours of playing time, the thin story becomes obvious. A bit more depth would have helped regarding long-term motivation, but it's still a very good first-person shooter.

Breathedge is one crazy ride with a lot of fun, as a survival game it nevertheless doesn't tap its full potential in the second half.

Solid and true to the original, but even mordernized graphics can’t save the mediocre gameplay of the original.

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

In Memorapolis, you build cities like nowhere else. However, some game mechanics aren't fully fleshed out.

Claws of Awaji condenses the strengths of the main game onto a small island and finally brings the plot to a satisfying conclusion.

A traditional RTS with clever ideas that struggles a bit due to the weak single player campaign. Still the best RTS we've seen in a long time.

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

Very similar to its predecessor, and the protagonist truly is an unpleasant one - but the flower power action remains entertaining.

Naraka: Bladepoint combines Battle Royale with tactically demanding close combat duels, but it is only worthwhile for patient players.

Nice Day For Fishing is perfect for a short time, but it's too shallow to keep you hooked for more than three evenings.

Ascaron's second monster-bashing game returns to the huge and beautiful realm of Ancaria. It inherits both the virtues and weaknesses of its predecessor - and bugs, too. Possibly the best action RPG for a long time, Sacred 2 is addictive as long as it's not crashing. Ascaron is already working on new patches, which should be available soon .

I have waited 19 years for a worthy successor to Battle Isle 2 and it was worth it. Well animated units, simple to understand, tricky to master, challenging AI. The presentation could be better though.

Another adventure from Germany with a fascinating story and great atmosphere, both off the beaten track of the usual fantasy and historical backgrounds. It may even be the best modern crime and horror adventure, but why did the developers feel the need for lame mini-puzzles and an open end?

This atmospheric resistance management game may not be a perfect game, but it’s an important one. Especially in this day and age.

A truly groundbreaking experience is not the mish-mash of clues, uninspired fireworks and quite appealing story with a rather lame ending - but for answering difficult questions, you have to beat The Sinking City more than just on the back.

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

There'd be nothing wrong with the “more of the same” approach of this DLC, if only the story didn't feel so incomplete.

The graphics settings are too poor for me as a PC player.

Surprisingly good compared to Sniper Elite 2 and great fun for sniper fans.

With each episode, Telltale manages to raise the bar and make the game even better. This time the puzzles are much better and there are situations where some thinking is absolutely necessary.

Atlas Fallen convinces with its unused scenario and innovative gameplay. Only the staging lags behind.

Hellgate is like the first Diablo, just in 3D. If you can live with it's weaknesses and bugs, you will enjoy the usual hunt after better items. But, being done by former Blizzard developers, it could have - and should have - been better.

Quotation forthcoming.

If developers of real military simulations try to develop games, things can go terribly wrong regarding the balance between complexity and fun. Despite the great AI there’s not enough fun in there. Try again, please.

Dice Legacy can only partially convert its innovative concepts into an entertaining gaming experience.

In its best moments, Ark is the dream game of every Dino fan. But bugs and the grind-based game-mechanics often spoil the fun.

Shallow management game with cuddly graphics and plenty of variety, but lacks challenging tasks.

Quotation forthcoming.

All in all, it's a fairly well told road trip story. After a strong start, the finale fumbles in the logic department, to many questions are left unanswered.

I'm scared of the jumpscares or my heart is pounding when the monster nearly kicks me. But for real fear, I'm just not invested enough in the story.

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

The second add-on to Company of Heroes offers new campaigns, new multi-play modes and new units - but not enough of anything: only one small episode instead of a new campaign, only one map for each multi-player mode and just a few alternative units instead of new factions.

It's fun to play with a friend in co-op mode for an hour or two, but the game lacks the content to be interessting for much longer. Once you are really into it, it already ends. More diversity and a broader range of possible tactics would have been nice.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command makes many missteps in basic RTS virtues. Still, it's fun.

An adventure game with fresh puzzle mechanics and a well-expressed love story, which, however, inadequately connects both elements.

Graphics and sound are good and the weapons are convincing, even KI and controls are good. If the game was longer and would have a convincing story, it could be a well done shooter. But the developers apparently forgot that second part of the recipe for good games and so the game is too short, without soul and too expensive.

Quotation forthcoming.

A better weapon balance, more victory conditions, more diplomacy options and ground assaults that are not at least completely soporific - there is still a lot that could be improved.

Whether you enjoy it depends on your expectations. Maneater is trash. It makes no secret of it. The game is not pretty, it is not very varied or complex. But at least you're a shark. And eats people. And alligators. And other sharks. And everything at all. So the game does exactly what it says in the description. If that appeals to you, go ahead! Otherwise you can safely ignore the part.

Boyfriend Dungeon offers a fresh take on dating sims but skimps on scope and storytelling.

It's a great game, but only on consoles. It's a real shame how such a masterpiece gets torn apart because of technical problems and developers taking quality assurance and porting to PC to lightly.

Challenging Soulslite, but the fights are never unfair or completely overwhelming.

Darksiders 3 offers fresh new approaches and fun gameplay, but leaves much to be desired in terms of story, heroine and keyboard controls.

It's amazing for a project created by three siblings from Spain and one artist. But it's a bit short and the cliffhanger at the end keeps you asking for more.

Very difficult RPG playing in the post-apocalyptic Soviet Union, which is strongly based on Fallout, but never reaches it qualitatively.

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 relies on established features. Ultimately, the simulation lacks innovations.

Brink has lots of interesting ideas, but most of them are only half-done, like the mix between bot-matches and multiplayer, which is a good idea with a very bad AI. Brink could and should have been better.

Cooperative fun for the whole family with typical Minecraft optics. Gets boring quickly, though.

One year of game development probably wasn't enough. ProStreet has several weak points regarding technical execution, diversity and game balance. All in all, it's a good, but not great racing game, which doesn't do it's big name credit.

World War Z is a third-person mix of Left 4 Dead and Killing Floor 2 with the biggest enemy hordes I've ever seen in a game. This is really impressive, but at some point you get fed up with it and what's left is a zombie shooter like many others - mind you not a bad one, but not one that absolutely must be played.

Only the combat system is not precise and varied enough for me, a little more fine-tuning would have been necessary here. But that makes up for the charming indie game with charm and its unique graphic style.

The new additions may be entertaining and well done, but this add-on is still far too expensive, if you don't really care a lot about your Sims and their fun.

A childlike and visual appealing adventure with gameplay that fails to motivate in the long term.

Iris. Fall is a very short and fairly easy puzzle game, but it shines through intense atmosphere and creative puzzles.

Space - spectacular and boring. The first few hours give the impression of playing one of the best online games ever. So it's even more disappointing that Black Prophecy sinks so low afterwards. The story just stops, the quest are boring and ships and talents should be more complex. Let's hope for new content soon.

The remaster begins with two timeless highlights and ends with an unavoidable crash landing.

Although smaller aspects such as in-app rip or missing multiplayer mode nerves, Spartan Assault is a worthy Halo offshoot that brings the big name no shame.

What's the worst that can happen to a fighter jet game? Playing it feels like sitting in a slow train. There's no difference between Mach 2 and the speed of a mallard, no difference between the F-117 Nighthawk and the Mirage III, and to crash your plane, you need to deliberately go for it. Only when there are far too many enemies, H.A.W.X. poses a challenge and never exploits its full potential.

America's Army 3 can be really good if you have a good connection to the server and if you can find other motivated and cooperative players. But it can take hours until you are able to find that combination. The US army should fix the problems if they want to make a good impression.