Star Wars: Dark Forces does a lot right in its remaster, but also wastes a lot of potential

Sherwood Builders uses the Robin Hood brand well when it comes to gameplay, but is an outlaw when it comes to presentation.

Greatly improved soccer manager that revives the old Anstoss feeling, but hasn't quite arrived in the modern age yet.

Immersive survival horror in a lively island idyll, whose half-baked story presentation doesn't keep up with its other qualities.

XCOM Light in World War 2: fast, compact turn-based battles on small maps, with challenging secondary objectives and a solid campaign framework.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is a touching story highlight with beautiful graphics and simple but clever gameplay.

Fast-paced real-time strategy with a good Terminator atmosphere, lots of micromanagement and dramatic battles. Controls sometimes too fiddly.

An innovative survival experience that requires practice and frustration tolerance, but rewards you with a unique gameplay experience.

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth irons out almost all the criticisms of its predecessor, making it the best Final Fantasy in years.

Accessible Action-RPG with complex character development, sophisticated endgame and motivating item spiral, but meagre story.

Demon Scourge conjures up an incredible DLC from the strengths of the base game, encouraging a new playthrough.

Impressively staged action JRPG with fun battles. Story purists will have to make concessions, but endgame and co-op mode are convincing.

Skull and Bones is the unfinished framework of a great pirate open world that still needs a lot more content.

The game design is completely outdated, but you get a lot of old-school Tomb Raider for your bucks!

Brilliant co-op hit with first-class gunplay, yet Helldivers 2 still needs a few more patches.

Banishers is an insider tip for fans of great stories full of tough decisions who can overlook gameplay weaknesses.

Atmospheric adventure game with many Witcher influences and an exciting detective story. Graphically and in terms of gameplay, however, The Inquisitor is rather weak.

Suicide Squad offers entertaining action, but feeds all of its potential to the insatiable hunger for service.

The Universim starts off great and then flattens out to the point of boredom.

Persona 3 Reload is a wonderful JRPG with long-lasting entertainment value that only shows its age in the dungeon design.

The most accessible, most extensive and currently simply the best fighting game on consoles - the PC version noticeably lags behind online.

Successful trip to Hawaii with few, but enough new features that proves the Yakuza concept also works outside Japan, especially for fans.

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

Decent medieval strategy with turn-based battles and a pleasant soundtrack. However, the low budget is somewhat noticeable.

Currently the best way to play The Last of Us 2. Although the roguelike mode disappoints in the long run.

One of the best VR role-playing games so far, which impresses with more than just its size and manages to outperform its prequel.

Captivating mix of Metroidvania, beat-em-up and platform action - the Persian prince is in top shape.

The well-made adaptation of the Rogue Trader setting is essentially a must-have for RPG fans, but unfortunately suffers from too many bugs.

A worthy SWAT successor with many tactical possibilities, both alone and in co-op.

A well rounded mix of construction strategy, survival, worker placement and roguelite. Gloomy, without fights, sometimes hectic, always exciting.

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

Raising Hell doesn't really introduce anything new, it just offers more of the same. For better or for worse.

Pandora is a world beautiful enough to make you fall on your knees. You can happily spend dozens of hours exploring - only the story can't quite keep up.

Assassin's Creed and VR go surprisingly well together, even if the game's main story is rarely captivating.

Cozy building strategy game with a unique robot wild west look that combines elements of Anno, mine construction and battles against underground creatures.

Crossing Russia by train amidst the chaos at the end of World War I: a powerful mix of survival, management and real-time tactics.

The most pointless sequel since Duke Nukem Forever. Every single good idea is crushed by five bad ones.

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

Good mix of board game, classic pen & paper, turn-based combat and roguelike with few new features.

Dungeons 4 sticks to its guns: slapstick humour, dungeon master vibes and simple gameplay. Nothing more, nothing less.

The content of Empires & Ashes is really good, but it's just not what Age of Wonders 4 needs.

Splendid strategy surprise with gripping campaign and minor flaws.

CoD Modern Warfare 3 hides one of the best multiplayer modes in years between a crappy campaign and an insignificant zombie mode.

Timelessly good strategy classic in a modern guise, but not all of the new features work.

Interesting adaptation of the popular tale with well-done additional parts. However, the main character Poirot has serious weaknesses.

FM24 refines proven mechanics, surprises with useful innovations and is worthwhile despite the promised mega upgrade in FM25.

The best Robocop game up to this date is a solid shooter that loses itself in plain battles and too much triviality.

EA Sports WRC combines the strengths of Dirt Rally 2.0 with the WRC license and a large scale, but still doesn't feel completely rounded.

A worthy sequel with a great story, some impressive graphics and lots of brainteasers that won't just delight puzzle fans.

The gameplay wise rather simple The Invincible backs it's beautiful sci-fi panoramas with a captivating and thought-provoking story.

Fantastic 2D Jump&Run full of creative ideas for both kids and adults that shouldn't be missing in any Switch collection.

Endless Dungeon is a strategically challenging genre mix, but it only reaches its full potential in co-op.

A timeless classic whose still outstanding atmosphere is now accessible to a new generation of players.

The first Hellboy game in 15 years impresses with its faithful graphics. Sadly the gameplay can only be described as mediocre at best.

Legendary cult games in a botched collection. Here Konami didn't put any effort into releasing a decent edition.

Return to Moria tickles the Middle Earth nerve of every fan, but overstretches your patience with comfort shortcomings and technical problems.

A surreal horror odyssey that proves even blockbuster games can make bold design choices.

Wild, challenging first-person ride with useful additions compared to Part 1, but not every new feature actually works.

Cities Skylines 2 is an outstanding transportation simulation, but as a city-building game it still doesn't feel as polished as its predecessor.

Undoubtedly the new racing game benchmark on the track, but there's still plenty of room for improvement.

Counter-Strike's great and ageless gameplay gets a much-needed tech update, but still lags CS:GO in precision and scope.

Monolith's sympathetic main character, logical puzzles, and surprising plot twists make you forget the low budget.

One of the best superhero games that not only delivers brilliantly staged blockbuster action, but is also narratively compelling.

Gripping and atmospheric Souls-like that scores with a gloomy atmosphere, exciting world design and precise combat system.

A scaled-down Stellaris look-alike with Star Trek flair that would have deserved more love and scale.

Total War: Pharaoh makes the best of a difficult setting, but can't mask all of its problems.

Heist shooter with a captivating stealth system. Sadly the game is hardly more than a basic framework and also struggles with severe server problems.

Fancy, compact turn-based strategy with an Indiana Jones setting, tricky, tactical battles, cool heroes, and great soundtrack.

If you want to experience a classic Assassin's Creed again, you absolutely can't go wrong with Mirage. Only the controls were better back then.

A solid FIFA successor, that completely misses the chance to usher in a new era, though.

Enjoyable fighting game with a well presented story, slightly outdated multiplayer system, and weak invasion mode.

Phantom Liberty delivers one of the best stories in the role-playing genre and presents Cyberpunk 2077 at its best.

Party Animals is a charming mess that guarantees hours of fun thanks to its simple genius.

An extremely tough Soulslike in the tradition of Bloodborne that borrows a lot but shines through creative weapon variety and challenge.

Fun, colourful arcade racing game full of content, that leaves a lot of its potential out there on the road.

Dune: Spice Wars lacks spirit and a story campaign. The solid gameplay foundation alone is not convincing in the long run.

A deep bow to the JRPG console classics of the nineties, with meaningful improvements, such as to the battle system.

Very good mix of sneaking and fighting, which allows many tactics because of the free team selection. Beautifully detailed and animated.

Immortals of Aveum impresses with gripping action and dynamic movement, but has shortcomings in crafting and variety of equipment.

Atmospheric mystery thriller with first-class actors, a great story and unfortunately too little playing time.

Greater than Starfield's ambitions is only the RPG's wasted potential. It still is a fun space trip, though.

The new benchmark for the RPG genre and masterfully crafted computer games in general.

Heavy mech action with plenty of variety. If you like challenges, you won't be able to avoid this game this year.

Gord interprets the construction genre differently. It relies on story instead of complexity, with all the strengths and weaknesses that entails.

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

A fantastic action adventure that leaves hardly anything to be desired, both in terms of gameplay and technology.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

First-class sequel with dramatic turn-based tactical battles, a well thought-out strategy section and the same cool mercenaries from the old days.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

An atmospherically dense, but narratively weak tactical game that can't hold a candle to its outstanding predecessor, Mutant Year Zero.

Fine retro shooter in the Warhammer universe that would be even better with automap, editor or multiplayer mode and more enemy variety.

Necrom combines a wonderful story, stunning areas, and a fun new Arcanist class with overly tedious combat.

Entertaining DLC, which is surprisingly fun as an alternative to the main game, but is over too quickly.

Revival: Recolonization has many ideas to find its niche in the classic Civilization-4X genre. But their implementation is lacking. [Early Access Review]

Fast-paced shooter revival of the first F.E.A.R., mixed with stylish acrobatics and fantastic gunplay.

Opulently presented action RPG that regards the action part very uncompromisingly - certainly too uncompromising for some fans of the series.