Alone in the Dark is not particularly good as a shooter, but it does a lot right as an excellently designed puzzler.

Expeditions impresses with great graphics and fresh ideas, but suffers from a lack of consistency in some areas.

Legends of the Dead would be a fantastic add-on if the developers had kept the balance in mind. As it is, it's just really good.

A disappointing first DLC that Empyrion doesn't deserve. Better stick to the base game and mods.

A good sequel to a classic that too often forgets its own virtues.

Both Star Wars classics are still fun today, but overall the collection offers very few new features.

Change sides: In this RPG with base building and turn-based battles, you play cute goblins - but game design flaws spoil the good mood.

Tactically demanding genre mix that won't get boring any time soon, despite weaknesses in the story.

Innovative detective role-playing game in a highly interesting world in which your decisions have far-reaching consequences.

Primal Fury expands its already large pool of cultures. But once again, there are no new, substantial gameplay features.

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.