One Punch Man - The Strongest is a strategic RPG with turn-based combat and gacha elements that inevitably winks at the usual freemium mechanics that in the first hours give out rewards and victories at full throttle, then pull out the inevitable paywalls.

A competent port for a legendary game. Nier: Automata for Switch is the best way to live 2B's journey everywhere, knowing all of this can be done only by sacrificing resolution and framerate.

Valkyrie Elysium is a competent action game with a solid battle system and some interesting RPG tweaks but the shallow narrative and the feeble reference to the original games might turn fans of the franchise off.

Desta: The Memories Between offers an undoubtedly original experience, a mix of genres and suggestions that uses narration as the glue between increasingly complex strategic clashes, with the roguelite approach to remind us at every moment that a defeat will bring us back to the beginning.

A visually brilliant and fascinating action RPG, but also with several structural problems.

At the heart of Gundam Evolution lies an idea with a lot of potential that, for the moment, is trapped in some dated and frustrating game design choices.

Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection is a fairly good porting, not extraordinary nor particularly exciting in terms of contents, but surely interesting for the new dimension that it brings: the experience of this coming-of-age narration in portability.

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a quality shoot 'em up that will satisfy lovers of the genre, especially if they are fans of old-fashioned sci-fi.

Shovel Knight succeeds again, even in a game structured differently from the original one, but somehow similar to it. Shovel Knight Dig is a delightful roguelike that maintains the core movements and control of the platform but with an exciting, vertical twist.

Moonscars is a stylish metroidvania soulslike game, packed with a solid yet derivative gameplay, many different enemies and a compelling story.

Session: Skate Sim is the ultimate skateboard simulator, but also a video game with several shortcomings.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a classic point-and-click adventure that is simple and not particularly long. It would have benefited from a few additional sections, but overall the atmosphere, intriguing plot and excellent voice acting make it a good choice for fans of the genre.

Serial Cleaners is built upon the good foundations set by its predecessor, carried on by new characters that expand its interesting narrative concept. However, its stealth mechanics are a bit flawed and the innovative thrust of the first chapter got a little lost in this sequel.

Blind Fate: Edo no Yami unfortunately fails to fully express all its potential, wasting a few opportunities and tripping over certain design choices. The story and the setting of the game are fascinating, they did a great job both technically and artistically, the many enemies are well characterized but overall the game is a wasted opportunity.

Betrayal at Club Low is another rush of creativity from Cosmo D, an original blend of various genres that you love.

Penko Park is an absurdly indie Pokémon Snap-like: enjoyable but quite derivative. You'll find all the typical mechanics of a track-based photography game and immerse yourself in a quirky and cute little world. For a handful of hours you'll have fun.

NBA 2K23 is both a great sport game and a terrible open world. Forget the City and enjoy the NBA of the past: it's here where the greatest players and the best contents of the game are.

EA Sports hasn't made any concrete effort to revamp the game modes of FIFA 23, but it has succeeded where no one has ever done before: renew the old formula to make room for a slower pace gameplay. Seems that the latest FIFA is also the funniest ever made.

The remake of XIII also lands on PlayStation 5, and it does so in a version that is finally more than satisfactory.

Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus is an immediate and fun turn-based strategy game, with fast battles within small maps, a long campaign and lots of other content for you to enjoy.

An impressive and peculiar tactical RPG, that captured our attention with its complex narrative rich in politics and intrigue. It never reaches its full potential, due to some limitations in the class system and some blunders in the player progression, but it's still a great game that any strategy aficionado should play.

Grounded remains strictly tied to its survival roots, but the strange and fanciful setting defines it as a peculiare game and can be a major selling point. Although it's clearly an experiment on uncharted waters for the team, Obsidian brings a peculiar touch to this genre.

Lost Judgment is an excellent sequel, characterized by a truly fascinating story, full of very well-drawn characters and packed with two maps that offer a huge amount of side activities and side quests. The PC version is very well optimized and runs great.

MassHive Media shines in constructing compelling stories and characters, and the idea of living the life of a budding pharmacist is undoubtedly original. Too bad about a gameplay loop that fails to escape repetitiveness, but this is a title that will certainly be appreciated by fans of unconventional life sims.

Wild Arena Survivors delivers an interesting take on the battle royale genre, putting us on a tropical island with thirty-nine other players to fight each other until just one survives, but also collect loot and complete missions. When it works, the MOBA-like combat system is great, but a little lag in your connection is enough to blow everything up and right now there's not much content to keep you busy for long.

Deathloop delivers an astonishing experience also on Xbox Series X, involving us in an original and exciting, brilliantly narrated adventure. A very valuable addition to the Xbox Game Pass catalog for a game full of surprises.

Soulstice is first of all a technical action game a la Devil May Cry and, while not reaching the peaks of the genre, it defends itself very well and knows how to entertain. The variety of weapons and situations is discreet, but unfortunately the setting repeats itself too often, boring the player's eye. The plot is accurate even if not original or exciting, but it does its duty. If you are looking for a game that lets you have fun with controllers in hand, you have found it. It is a first step, mind you, and there is room for improvement in view of a following, but perhaps for this reason it would be worth supporting an Italian team that has something of its own to say.

Horizon Chase 2 is a very fast, colorful, lively and fun arcade racer.