Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game allows you to live out the life of a hobbit in a warm and welcoming world, with some nice ideas throughout.

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile brings some inventive puzzles in a fun 70's setting but unfortunately also comes with an unwanted B-plot swapping the Poirot murder mystery for a ridiculous conspiracy chase.

Star Overdrive has a cool hoverboard, but the enemies are annoying and not fun to take on, and the repetition levels high.

Crabmeat is a decent fishing game, but if you go into it expecting to get scared by the horrors of the sea then you'll be sorely disappointed.

Crimson Capes is fairly unique even within its own oversaturated genre.

Boris is undeniably adorable, but with obtuse navigation and repetitive mechanics this is an adventure you may want to let pass you by.

COLD VR has a solid core concept but fails to ever really impress with it.

Nif Nif is the perfect first deck building Roguelike for newcomers to the genre, but its lack of challenge means it's not worth replaying much.

Abyssus is not a game for the weak of will, with some encounters veering close to bullet-hell strafe-shooter territory.

Infinity Sweeper doesn't blend Minesweeper and Roguelike elements perfectly, but it's still fun to clear out those grids all the same.

Fans will get as much from Tomb Raider IV - VI Remastered as they did from the original trilogy remaster.

Rusty Rabbit is a decent Metroidvania with some interesting ideas, but clunky movement and frustrating combat make it a tough sell.

Zombie Army VR is a generic shooter in virtual reality, lacking anything different to any of the other shooters out there that have already done a better job.

Drag x Drive is a totally unique multiplayer gaming experience, but its lack of hooks, inaccessible nature, and dull visuals let it down.

Reignbreaker is a decent isometric roguelike, but doesn't do enough to stand out in a genre that's getting more and more crowded.

Techno Banter is an entertaining Papers, Please-style game with interesting ideas, but it has issues that prevent it from being easy to recommend. Still if you want to play something unique and full of wild characters then you could do much worse, especially if the idea of European techno gets your blood pumping.

Gex Trilogy ensures the three Gex games are as true to their original release as possible, but if you have no nostalgia for them you'll struggle a bit.

Fading Serenades is a cute and cosy delivery game, but the repetitive gameplay and constant back and forth across the map made me want to return it to sender.

As lovely a use of the undeniably cool source material as this is, MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is a commendable effort, but one that's destined to remain rather niche, it seems.

God of War Sons of Sparta swaps to a 2D plane to show us a glimpse of Kratos's early years.

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is just decent, when you'd expect more for something designed to show a new system.

If all you’re after is a mostly chilled extraction game occasionally broken up by fights to the death, you could do worse than Synduality: Echo of Ada.

I Hate This Place has some great visual flair and interesting lore but unfortunately it's bogged down in an obtuse and often uninspired survival stealth adventure.

The fact that Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening exists is very cool, but it's not as much fun as the anime that inspired it.

For those that enjoy the unhinged, 80s style programming on offer here, you’ll get a kick out of sitting back and seeing what's on. For everyone else though, you may want to change the channel.

A nostalgia trip for millennials and a lesson in how good we have it these days for everyone else, Lan Party Adventures is a casual sim game with heart that just falls short due to repetitive mechanics and lack of a truly compelling narrative.

Order 13’s fulfilment centre horror is a fantastic concept for a video game, but it doesn't take particularly long for the tension to be lost.

Empyreal is fun in short bursts, but offers little to stand out or really pull you into its story and universe.