Lacuna is an intellectual challenge dressed up in a marvelous pixel art style that puts us in a futuristic world where crime and mystery are rife. With its emphasis on puzzle-solving and reasoning, Lacuna keeps players on their toes when advancing through its intricate, captivating plot and the quality of the work on the Nintendo Switch means this is a marvelous game that can be thoroughly enjoyed anywhere.

Simple and unambitious, Tinker Racers is not the most stunningly beautiful game ever made, but what it lacks in high production values it more than makes up for in frantic gameplay, especially on local multiplayer. An indie gem for fans of fun-packed multiplayer racing games.

This collection of frantic minigames does just that - players are strongly encouraged to keep moving or they risk losing their game, and Move or Die: Unleashed does a great job at this. The action is crazy and constant, and while this is no visual feast, Move or Die: Unleashed is a marvelous formula for anyone who would like to spend a few hours with their friends, local or online, engaging in absolutely crazy minigames of different kinds.

One True Hero is a 3D platformer that draws inspiration from some of the genre's biggest names. Yet and despite its intuitive gameplay and well written humour, One True Hero doesn't live up to its peers. The choice of art style, while not wrong per se, is affected by too many issues that draw the player's attention away, and the experience ends up suffering from too many bugs that turn what could have been an enjoyable game into something frustrating. One True Hero could very well benefit from an update aimed at correcting its flaws.

Serial Cleaners is another twist on the stealth action genre, one that uses a crime drama ambiance to put us in an unusual place as the cleaners of bloody crime scenes who must also avoid the authorities. Fun, creative, accessible, and with an exquisite soundtrack, Serial Cleaners greatly expands on its predecessor's legacy, but it's perhaps a bit too simple for more experienced players, and it can get repetitive after a while. Nevertheless, its formula works like a charm if played in short bouts.

While the levels are aesthetically appealing and the boss fights are on par with the games they get inspiration from, the levels and the enemies feel too repetitive and they can quickly turn into a chore, especially among less experienced players.

The way the challenge is implemented feels just right, with each level progressing into something slightly more difficult in natural succession, and the game's simple interface and controls do a very good job at putting the player at ease. While there aren't many incentives to return to previously completed levels, Graviter is certainly quite a lovely piece to spend some time with, especially in a series of daily gaming sessions.

While games originally developed for mobile devices always display where they came from, it is clear that Package Inc was properly handled in the way the experience unrolls on Nintendo's console, whether playing it as a handheld game or on a television screen. Fun, accessible and challenging, Package Inc could benefit from more content but as it is, it's a great choice for anyone looking for a game that puts our strategic choices to the test.

Under this Game of the Year Edition, Badland on the Nintendo Switch brings all its previous additions under one game and its wide amount of content to explore, a sharp physics-based gameplay mechanic and remarkable art style all contribute to make this a game well worthy of consideration from everyone looking for a good challenge.

Its dynamic combat system is a marvel and will welcome adventure game fans and newcomers alike, while the game's exploration is implemented in a way that does not strand the player with no discernible path. Batora also features an open ended plot that's very praiseworthy for encouraging the player's curiosity, and the decisions the player faces will put a significant burden on their moral compass.

Unheard - Voices of Crime Edition is a puzzle/adventure game with a unique concept: listening to testimonials and watching videos and solving crimes based on what has been heard and watched. It's an accessible and simple concept that sustains a satisfying experience with an amazing audio quality, even if nonetheless it feels rather short, and the overarching plot is quite limited.

Metal Unit is a roguelike action game with plenty of options and control over the settings, including ways to make the experience more adequate to less experienced players, as well as very thrilling boss fights. At the same time, Metal Unit does not manage to stand out from its peers when it comes to the vast majority of the action, its level strutrue is rather repetitive, and its visual inconsistencies make this an experience more suitable for long-running roguelike fans, rather than for a broader audience.

The game’s combat could use more variety and creativity, though, and sometimes it’s hard to understand what’s going on while its audio environment needs improvement, but for most part Nocturnal is an engaging experience for fans of action platformers.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is a remaster of a game originally released in 2007 and part of a long running series of mystery games about the renowned fictional detective. This chapter puts Sherlock in the midst of a supernatural affair, which is a departure from other works, but despite its interesting plot and captivating supernatural elements, the game's overall execution, technical issues, and too simplistic cases that offer little incentive to do anything else make this game difficult to recommend to any players other than hardcore fans of the Sherlock Holmes series.

Rainbow Skies feels dated in several aspects and yet it has a certain appeal that is likely to captivate RPG fans willing to look past its flaws, namely its poor writing, subpar graphics, and seemingly arbitrary discrepancies in its difficulty. The game does have a fairly solid combat system, plenty of content, and a pleasant and varied soundtrack, which will be able to captivate and pose a good challenge to part of the audience but that won't be enough to garner a large crowd for Rainbow Skies.

Thanks to a good sense of progression, the player will enjoy watching their endeavour grow, but Nova Lands veers off the right track when its sense of progression gives place to an overwhelming amount of objects and tasks on the screen, as well as game mechanics that become dull and repetitive too quickly. What's more, the game's controls are rather irregular in their response, and the performance suffers from too many issues. Overall, this is an experience that's best suited for intensive play, rather than a relaxed approach.

Days of Doom puts us amid a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world that ticks the required boxes when it comes to delivering a roguelite, tactical RPG experience. Its gameplay is simple and accessible, and the visual art style is stunning, featuring gorgeous designs and illustrations, but the game ends up becoming too repetitive for those less versed on roguelite experiences, and the amount of combat rounds that end up feeling nearly identical can turn this gameplay component into a chore.

This roguelike gets so many things right, it doesn't have to open new paths. Its exploration and mobility are implemented in a fun and engaging way, as is the character development, while the combat is frantic and the level bosses are simply astonishing, not to mention ruthless. All this takes place amid a gorgeous visual background and fluid animations that perform without a glitch. So even if Astral Ascent is not the most innovative roguelike ever seen, it's still more than enough to deserve a good look.

Go Mecha Ball is a fun and simple pinball action roguelike experience that does not try to go too overboard, and it works. Thanks to a simple approach that is quick to welcome new players, Go Mecha Ball can be enjoyed in short amounts of time and with a very simple learning curve. While it does not reinvent the wheel and its performance can suffer in later, more ambitious stages, Go Mecha Ball's bright visual style, its frantic and accessible gameplay, and fun mechanics make this a very recommended title to anyone looking for some quick, intense fun.

Slaughtering hordes of enemies is a fun experience, and the performance is worthy of praise as the game runs smoothly with no major hiccups. The enormous cast with their myriad abilities and mutual benefits is one of the main selling points, but Warriors: Abyss becomes repetitive too quickly, and it doesn’t take long until it can start feeling like a chore. This is rather a game to be taken lightly, not one to invest long hours in lest the feeling of repetitiveness overwhelms the player.

Upon looking at its friendly, cartoonish visuals, it would seem like we are before a very simple work but under the bonnet lies a very competent racing game that brings its players over many decades of competitive motor sports, in a tribute that will delight many fans of hi-octane, high speed fun. What's more, it's a demanding game too, and requires from its players a sharp, strategic approach to driving. Formula Legends could stand out even more if it featured a multiplayer component.

Lynked: Banner of the Spark is an interisting and original work that blends intense combat with town building, and does a very good job at linking both experiences and making them feel part of a coherent whole. Lighthearted and fun, despite its premise, Lynked features a very friendly and colourful art style and gives its players a palpable feeling of progression that's always very welcome. Players looking for an accessible and creative game, with a good dose of personality and a neat balance between combat and town building will most certainly enjoy their time with Lynked.

Simple and accessible, the main asset of Gloomy Eyes' cooperative, single-player gameplay lies on solving its succession of puzzles and challenges while keeping track of what surprises the plot will bring us next. Although the camera could use improvements, Gloomy Eyes shows how it is possible to tie an animated movie to an adventure game and to keep us holding on to the very end, not because we are scared but because we want to see and do more.

Super World War is a fun and light-hearted take on strategy games whose art style and humor will make many players get attached quickly, even if it doesn't take itself too seriously. While it its plot is not the most memorable and the battles can feel too long sometimes, the game's mechanics are interesting and its comedy dimension makes everything more enjoyable.

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club is a wholesome puzzle adventure, where Snoopy and the gang set to solve everyday mysteries that are affecting the main characters of the Peanuts universe. Friendly and very accessible, the game fits well with a younger audience, but it could certainly use more elements that stimulate the sense of discovery, leaving the impression of good ideas that deserved more investment. Still, as a no frills and friendly experience, it does a good job, though it could let its players return to the same file after wrapping up the last mystery.

While it is apparent that the game does not excel with regards to its visual and audio qualities, Ultimate Speed nevertheless does a competent job at keeping its technical features stable, and in the end those looking for a fun and intense racing experience under the Hot Wheels name will certainly be satisfied with this work.

Tales of Xillia Remastered does a very good job at bringing the original game to our day and age, ticking all the right boxes as we rediscover a marvelous JRPG that despite relying on many common clichés, can bring in many hours of fun. This edition includes all the game's DLC, which adds a very welcome touch to the experience, and keeps all the best elements of its dynamic combat system. Tales of Xillia Remastered is a very welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch catalogue, showing how neatly it adapts to a handheld experience, and it's perfectly geared for both veterans and newcomers alike.

Its controls, though, can be stiff and slow at times, which makes some segments more frustrating than they should. There's also a lack of variety in the mechanics, and its puzzles could be more creative. Dollmare works better as a short, subtle atmospheric horror experience that can be finished in one go, rather than as an ambitious adventure.