It’s not a game that is going to be talked about as a Game of the Year contender, but it does have enough in it to provide a few hours of fun for those that fancy a new scrolling shoot ’em up. Yes it would have been nice to have had a little more challenge and variation in the gameplay, but it is a more than capable addition to the genre.

Yes it’s weird, and yes it’s wacky, but Straimium Immortaly is worth a play.

By all means grab a few mates and drop a quid or two into the pot for a night or two of hectic space shooting, but you’ll do well to still be playing Rocket Wars further down the line.

There is a pleasantly fun puzzle platformer found in Dobo’s Heroes - if you can see it through to the end, it will put a smile on your face.

Shadows of Kurgansk is a fairly interesting premise for a survival game but won’t take any prizes from what is an already crowded genre. The story will keep you going, all as you attempt to work out what has happened to the world, but it’s the gameplay which will dictate whether this is for you. If you like survival games and resource hunting, then you’re going to be quids in, but personally I’ve found the combat - and the asking price - to let it all down.

PuzzMiX is a bit of a mixed bag that might only serve the ardent Luminous Avenger iX fan. The Suika puzzling and merging excitement is a novelty that soon wears off, with leaderboards adding a minimal amount of longevity.

When it comes to playing The Outer Worlds, the Spacer's Choice Edition is not the best choice - the performance is quite frankly shocking.

As it stands, it is the price which will ultimately dictate things. For less than five dollars, Marble Void is well worth the punt… especially if you’re one of those who are looking for a new marble fix. It’s not as good as the likes of Marble Blast Ultra from years past, but it’s a solid entry with a great price. But please fix the frame rate issues.

If you're a veteran of the genre, or an old-school player who loved the original, then you'll be very pleased with what's on offer here. Wasteland Remastered on Xbox One is quintessentially an Apple Two/Commodore game re-painted and re-released on a modern day console. It’s very difficult for me to recommend this to any newcomer though, unless they are specifically interested in it from a historical perspective.

Those Who Remain on Xbox One is a decent exploration horror that will take you around seven hours to complete. I enjoyed the story, the characters, and what the game was trying to achieve through the narrative. The gameplay - with its focus on light and the alternate reality - has a unique selling point that is intriguing enough to delve into. But the stealth sections and the overriding motion sickness let the whole thing down.

If you’ve yet to play Red Faction Guerrilla then by all means jump in, but if you’ve enjoyed it once already, there’s no need to head back for a second helping.

If there were games that needed sticker warnings on the packaging, this is it. Chicken Run: Eggstraction may say that it’s family-friendly and co-op, but we’d argue that those are precisely the worst ways to play. If you want a modicum of fun, you need to treat it as a demanding and resolutely single-player stealth game.

You may enjoy the meticulous management of complex systems, and if you do, should find Pets Hotel to be a rewarding experience. But otherwise it's a hard sell…

Grizzland on Xbox One won’t set you back a whole lot with its modest asking price, so really it’s an acquired taste that a certain type of gamers will self-select into. If you’re old enough to remember playing Adventure on the Atari as a child, or are after an alternative and minimalist Metroidvania adventure, then Grizzland might be worth a look.

Set some 79p expectations, and you might get a few drops of entertainment from Red Ball Escape Adventure. Its bouncy mechanic is solid, and the levels keep stirring in new ideas to ensure you are never quite bored.

We Were Here Together on Xbox One provides a good puzzling affair that fans of the series should consider taking in. It’s not as enthralling, engaging or even as immersive as the first title in the franchise, and the issues brought about by character switching and trial and error puzzles are a shame, but should you be able to look past those and the hefty price increase, you’ll find a decent cooperative affair that is unlike any other.

Despite all the pre-release excitement for a train/spider mashup, Choo-Choo Charles is a pretty mundane game. Thankfully, it is fairly short, you can have it wrapped up in under three hours. But more needed to be done with Charles to make him a truly scary enemy.

Iceflake Studios have proven that you don’t need to push every boundary possible in order to create a good game. You just need to ensure it has been injected with a dose of fun. And Race Arcade has just about been given that.

Summertime Madness is a beauty, there’s no doubting that. It bewitches you with sunkissed moments and some surrealist cutaway moments, like a whale that swims past you at the summit of a lighthouse. But these are garlands on a forgettable little game, one that gets lost in its own mazes and can’t find a way of generating feeling, fun or meaning. One for only the fiercest Myst fans.

The storytelling is musty, the combat mustier, and it’s more illogical than logical in its puzzles. If that doesn’t put you off, and you’re on the market for this time-capsule of an adventure, then there’s some Tomb Raider-like treasures to be found.

The cell shaded look of Sedna and the soundtrack are excellent, but the change in gameplay, some of the combat and the isometric look lessened my enjoyment. The puzzles and innovative ideas are great though and some of the world themes are interesting to revisit, but it most certainly left me remembering the original as the better experience.

You have to admire the dedication and attention to detail of those behind Metro Simulator; a team who obviously love the Moscow Metro. It’s a game which will appeal to train sim fans, alongside those looking to take in all the stations, trains, and route planning that comes with that. For newcomers to the genre though, this might be too tough to take at times, particularly as Metro Simulator feels extremely hardcore and a bit rough around the edges.

We can appreciate the craft in Robolifter. But even as we were playing its gentle Sokoban block-pushing, we knew that any memory of it would tumble out of an airlock as soon as we stopped playing. It’s too familiar, too challenge-less to create any lasting memories.

Chasing Static certainly looks the part with its survival horror throwbacks mixed with more modern fixtures, but as well as the game is designed, it cannot shy away from the fact there could have been just a little bit more.

There is no denying that Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends is what would be considered a cosy game. Its cutesy graphics and relaxing gameplay are definitely there, but the social aspect and even the customisation of the cooking is lacking. Everything is just a bit too passive really.

Mole Cart Mining is a solid puzzle game that is near-identical to previous games by the publisher. What’s different are the minecart layouts, and those layouts are rather clever. Is it enough to part you with your cash? Only you can make that decision. Check in your minecart to see if you have disposable gold to spend.

With a few extras and a bit more attention to player movements and graphics this could be a homerun. But then again this is a licenced sports game at half the price of a regular game, which at least makes it a two-base hit.

As an exercise in nostalgia it hits the mark, but I can’t help but feel ToeJam and Earl will struggle to pick up new fans, no matter how groovy they are.