Gale of Windoria is one of the better KEMCO JRPGs, mostly thanks to the flexible Quartz system which lets you build your team in different ways

Despite seeming similar to Two Point Hospital on the surface, Two Point Campus is stuffed with enough new ideas and irresistible charm to ensure it is a sequel well worth playing.

Bright Paw: Definitive Edition is not Stray. It’s a single-player board game where a lack of freedom of movement is the point: where you are at the whims of the cards in your hand. The ponderous gameplay and the very, very gradual difficulty curve might lose it some admirers, but if you show it some patience and love, then this cat is inordinately charming and rewarding.

If Strategic Mind: The Pacific could have been streamlined a little, optimised for the console market, it could have been a contender, but as it is the obstacles to just getting on with the game are too damn high. And that's a shame. A massive shame.

Frogun is deep, charming and podgy with collectibles. Just be aware that this frog is not fit to lick Mario 64’s boots.

While DJMAX RESPECT V is glossy and fully featured, it doesn’t have it where it counts: in its playlist of songs, and how well those songs are mapped to the beats.

Strikers 1945 II is peak Psikyo shoot ’em uppery. It’s fast, overblown and demands to be replayed.

Matchpoint - Tennis Championships is less of a winning smash and more of a missed dropshot.

BAFTA take note, because South of the Circle ****- in a few categories - comes preciously close to being best-in-class.

Despite the depressing themes at times, it’s not all doom and gloom in Gloom and Doom. Give it a chance, for it may surprise you with a heartwarming tale full of wit, charm and totally badass characters.

There may be a masochist who enjoys the endless running of Running on Magic. It certainly has plenty that’s pretty and charming, particularly in its art and characters. But you’d have to pay us good money to play it again.

These major chapters for The Elder Scrolls Online rarely disappoint, and High Isle is one of the better ones - if only for introducing Tales of Tribute alone.

You’ll like the puzzle solving and overall theme of Seduction: A Monk’s Fate, but may find that the QTE sections get a tad annoying.

There is a great concept with wonderful moment to moment gameplay behind NARAKA: BLADEPOINT. It’s a game that is capable of providing a fun time, but only if you can manage to get over a myriad of other issues.

I really wanted to like The Galactic Junkers, and I did at times. However, the clunky controls and glitch ridden gameplay will prevent you from becoming totally absorbed in the far out world.

The Legend of the Dragonflame Highschool Collection is another excuse to pad out your Xbox Gamerscore in a quick and easy manner.

Train Valley: Console Edition is one that we can see ourselves going back to for weeks – and possibly months – in the future. The highly addictive, simple-yet-complex nature lends itself brilliantly to a game that can be played for a few minutes at a time, or – as we’ve found – as hours pass. There are serious frustrations with the control scheme and UI, but other than that this is a super little game that will keep you on your toes at all times. Just remember, that pause button is your friend.

Perhaps the career is a bit short and those bits that complement it don't quite hit the mark, but 80's Overdrive is an arcade racer that you'll thoroughly enjoy.

Lord Winklebottom Investigates is the quintessential British murder mystery; a great addition to the vast point-and-click library.

The real joy comes in the less intense moments; those times when Soundfall works best, shooting and dodging as you build combos with each and every beat.

Spidersaurs is a short, frantic game which struggles to do enough to nail down any replayability value. It does offer solid, challenging platforming action, albeit at a pretty steep price.

Crypt of the Serpent King on the Xbox One was a game that hardly pushed the boundaries of the console. Crypt of the Serpent King Remastered 4K Edition pushes the Xbox Series X|S even less. There is barely any update between versions.

Hazel Sky is quite short, just some four hours or so in length, but you shouldn’t feel short-changed. It does feel like this is the starter to a bigger narrative to come and whilst the controls feel odd and sometimes a bit frustrating, the original concept, visuals, and variety of gameplay make Hazel Sky an experience worth having.

Should you be after some easy Xbox Gamerscore and achievements, Wild West Crops is the game for you. On the flip side, should you want to play a game that pushes you to complete it, and gives the warm glow that beating such a title gives, this isn’t it.

Unsouled is a bit more than a 2D Elden Ring. The combat is a highlight, the story is pretty compelling, and while the visual look means it won’t be for everyone, move beyond the graphics and there is a more than competent game lurking below the surface.

MADiSON is a pretty great first-person horror adventure. It has a strong story, a great premise, some impressive visuals, and amazing sound design.

Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs is nearly a carbon copy of the first game, just with a reskin and some difficulty tweaks.

If you’ve enjoyed games that absolutely drench their 2D platforming in artful, kooky narrative, then you are going to find a treat in The Wizard and the Slug.