SAROS delivered a top-notch Rogue Like experience with gameplay that keeps you on the edge of your seat and a pretty challenging combat. Furthermore, the game provides a fantastic utilization of DualSense features that takes you in even deeper levels of immersion. The end result, a title that is one of the best PS5 exclusives this year.

Pragmata presents a seemingly simple concept, but that establishes a substantial foundation for the game. This simplicity isn't a weakness; on the contrary, it allows for an enjoyable and addictive gameplay style that cleverly and seamlessly blends hacking and shooting. However, the game truly lacks a stronger, more mature storyline. Improving this aspect alone would have elevated the game to a much higher level, making it a far more impactful and complete experience.

Crimson Desert may not be a completely focused game, meaning that it may not shine in certain aspect overwhelmingly, but its diverse set of systems and activities defies repetition and boredom and attempts to break technical and design boundaries. It is certainly a real technical achievement that takes open worlds in games to unprecedented levels, but storytelling is a bit weaker than we expected.

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection is indeed a unique experience in the world of Monster Hunter. Offering a tactical turn-based combat system, a lovely world to explore, a great story and interesting characters. An all-around fun JRPG; this might just be one of the best spin-offs in the series thus far.

Pokémon Pokopia offers a truly unique simulation game experience, with a huge amount of content that will keep you entertained for hours in both single-player and multiplayer modes. The diverse options will undoubtedly appeal to simulation game enthusiasts. Though the game can be a bit slow-paced for some, and the visual presentation is mediocre.

Resident Evil Requiem delivers a polished, perfectly balanced blend of horror and action, backed by stunning audio-visual presentation and an engaging narrative. While it lacks innovation and heavily recycles ideas from other games in the series, like Resident Evil 4 Remake, it remains a highly enjoyable experience that will undoubtedly satisfy the fans.

Reanimal is yet another great creation brought to us by Tarsier Studios which vastly improves upon key elements found in the Little Nightmares series. It is indeed a fantastic experience for players who enjoy suspense horror, mystery and puzzle solving games.

Mario Tennis Fever is one of the best titles in the series to date. Bringing a super fun gameplay and unique improvements making it an enjoyable multiplayer experience for all ages.

Nioh 3 is not just another "Souls-like", it is a title that respects the foundation of the genre while building a unique identity upon it. It masterfully strikes a delicate balance between the harshness of punishment and the thrill of reward. With its compelling story and boss fights that serve as the ultimate test of skill, I can confidently say it is the best Souls-like experience I have ever had.

Code Vein 2 offers a familiar experience for fans of the first game, and it improves the world which is bigger and better this time around. Also, the way the story unfolds is more interesting, especially with the addition of a time travel element. However, it doesn't always succeed in exploiting its new ideas optimally, whether in the integration system or some changes in combat.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a complete Prime experience that'll provide an enjoyable time for its long-time fans. However, they won't be deterred by some of the less successful new additions, such as the Central Desert part of the game.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 delivers us a Campaign mode with unusual events that could potentially result in a mixed reception by the players followed by the all new Endgame mode packed with various yet repetitive activities and a very exciting Zombie mode keeping you at the edge of your seat. The Multiplayer mode of course comes with many quality of life improvements, engaging mechanics and unique maps making it a super fun experience.

The Outer Worlds 2 takes us into a world filled with freedom and complex moral choices, where your personal decisions shape the story and interact with diverse factions and companions in a way that makes each experience unique. Combat is deeper and more varied, and weapons and abilities are customizable to suit your playstyle, while a unique visual approach and blend of space and retro futurism give the game a futuristic and elegant feel. Despite some flaws, the game remains an excellent, cohesive RPG experience that surpasses the first game in most aspects

Ninja Gaiden 4 is a return to form for this series. Featuring the new hero Yakumo and the legendary ninja Ryu, the game delivers a brutal hack-and-slash experience, epic combat filled with action like a high-quality anime, challenging bosses and enemies, and fast-paced storylines that will keep you hooked until the end. A balance between beauty and violence befitting the Ninja Gaiden name.

Battlefield 6 returns after a very long wait with a bombastic multiplayer jam packed with all the heavy equipment and vehicles at your disposal to wreak havoc upon your enemy and utilize all destructible environments to your advantage. The game sees the return of a Campaign Mode which turned out to be fun but certainly not amazing.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a game that is perfect for loyal Sonic fans first and foremost, as it will touch their emotions with the tracks, music, and characters. They will get a good-quality game that is rich with customization options as well, with some innovative ideas that we hope to see make a comeback in the future.

This game improves everything that was already good in Ghost of Tsushima to deliver one of the very best PS5 games; A dynamic and exciting combat system, a beautiful and fun-to-explore game world, a wanted list, extensive and diverse content with beautiful music, and a wonderful revenge story that offers many surprises. Game performance is excellent too.

Silent Hill f brings back the franchise in a faithful experience that has its own unique themes and ideas. It does suffer from some technical issues, and the combat could've been more polished, but it is an excellent comeback nonetheless.

Cronos: The New Dawn will deliver a pretty horrific experience to fans of the genre utilizing various elements such as an intricate upgrade system which makes your play through better with every step of the way. However, there are a few shortcomings in the game design that prevents it from becoming one of the best in its gameplay class.

Gears of War: Reloaded comes packed with super fun action segments. Even with the original being out many years ago, it still delivers a very interesting story and a great character roster. Without a doubt, it deserves to be experienced by new audiences entering the series especially on the Playstation 5 system.

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is the best way to play this classic game, and again live its magical moments and powerful story. The PC version is solid and free of technical issues as well. Delta feels outdated in some aspects like the loading screens and can't stand up to the other brilliant Konami remake that was released last year - that is Silent Hill 2 - but Snake Eater is a unique game and there is still nothing quite like it.

Donkey Kong Bananza gives us incredible platforming and action moments. Also packing a super fun gameplay loop complimented by unique graphics style and soundtrack which makes it one of the ideal titles that deserve purchasing a Nintendo Switch 2 system to experience.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a unique blend of simulation, action, and building/management and there is nothing like it out there. It retains the core elements of the first game and expands on them greatly in every way possible. However, it shares similar shortcomings as well, as the pacing remains very slow especially in the first hours of the game, and the story is as confusing as ever.

Mario Kart World gives us an amazing experience for both existing and new players of the series which includes new ways to play and racing in an open world as well as various improvements in many aspects of the game making it the best iteration in the series to date especially for multiplayer enthusiasts.

The introduction of Rogue Lite elements to the world of Elden Ring has made it one of the best Souls games experience to date such as choosing your desired Hero from a list containing up to 8 Hero Characters dubbed as Nightfarers and enhancing your armada from a wide variety of weapons, fighting a devastating boss at the end of your run, random events and more.

The Doom Slayer returns once more to rip and tear the demons of Hell ever so viciously in a blast from the past during his time in the realm of Argent D’Nur along with the Sentinels utilizing brand new combat mechanics that will have you hunger for more each time. You will embark on a journey filled to the brim with various monsters to destroy, collectibles to discover and an extremely grappling cutscene oriented story.

An exciting turn-based RPG that offers a fresh take on the genre from a small French development team with a big heart and a courage to change that we welcome. This is a stunning adventure that you don't want to miss.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally brings us the long awaited Ancient Japan setting in the series that is filled with a captivating story, an entertaining gameplay experience that has multiple repetitive activities and a breathtaking world which in and of itself, will keep you locked in for a lot of hours.

improved upon it and even added in fresh mechanics such as the devastating focus strikes resulting in the game being the best entry in the series to date.

Avowed comes packed with a diverse combat system assisted by companions reminiscent of previous RPG games complemented by a fun exploration element in a beautiful world. However, the story here isn't Obsidian's best work to date.

Other than some repetitiveness towards the end of the experience, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is Machine Games' best and finest project, combining the freedom of semi-open-world design with the spirit of adventure and action in a story of a very high level. The game's journey with its characters is a love letter to all story game lovers.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is one of many unique video-game series that features beloved Nintendo characters making a strong comeback featuring a super fun and humorous adventure.

Major changes to the movement system that greatly affect the Pvp Dynamics, an excellent story among the best in the series with its most diverse stages, a zombie mode with a deep progression system, and multi-layered maps that make us feel that we are looking at one of the most balanced and well made versions of Call of Duty in a long time.

Sonic X Shadow Generations is a great combination of 2 games in 1 which packs a pretty fun overall experience at a great price.

Super Mario Party Jamboree packs a super fun experience for fans of the series as it brings us a large variety of game modes. However, it still has its shortcomings of recurring problems in the series. If you are a fan of multiplayer games with friends and family, Super Mario Party Jamboree is one of the ideal options to fulfill that purpose.

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO brings in a fantastic package containing graphics with great attention to detail, more than 180 characters and a deep gameplay system which makes it the best Dragon Ball experience to date.

This is a great re-visit for one of the best horror games of all time, a psychological horror masterpiece. It may not leave an impression that is as strong and as artistic as the original was, but it excels in creating an unsettling atmosphere. It was impossible maybe to recreate the original in the same exact way, so Bloober took their own creative risks, and their own vision and for Silent Hill 2 is outstanding, grounded, and exciting. Not to mention, the game expands on the original in almost every way possible. The gameplay loop, however, is simple compared to other games like Resident Evil, and this may lead to a feel of repetition as the adventure goes on.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom offers an excellent, classic Zelda game experience. The main idea of the game is very fun, as it gives players unlimited options in how to tackle the puzzles and confront enemies; You will not find two players playing the game in the same way.

It has everything that makes a platformer fun, from great level design and stunning worlds to a well-crafted gameplay system and exciting boss fights. It is perhaps the best platformer Sony has ever made.

Space Marine 2 is the perfect sequel to the action-packed original. We were left with epic moments engraved in our memories, and great content to return to.

Without a doubt, Star Wars Outlaws is one of the best games of the year and also consider it one of the best Star Wars games released so far, as it delivered an experience that exceeded my expectations.

Conscript is an atmospheric survival game that takes inspiration from classic Residental Evil installments and follows in their footsteps while maintaining its identity. A delight for survival fans.

Shadow of the Erdtree represents a new area that is both huge and dense with content. The exploration of Miquella's journey is intriguing, and the variety of new weaponry is excellent.

For those who didn't try the original game on the GameCube system, this enhanced version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door represents an opportunity to experience an RPG classic. It is a game characterized by an experience that is full of enjoyable, well designed worlds, and distinct characters, with unique and varied gameplay.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is a very impressive technical showcase for current hardware generation with its varied, realistic visuals and terrific audio. However, not everyone will like Senua's Saga as gameplay elements are deployed to serve the experience here; the puzzles are repetitive and the combat is limited. Story is strong but the game feels darker than what we would've liked. More than feeling a connection with Senua, we felt the game was outright depressing.

Stellar Blade is a delightful surprise that comes from a new developer in the AAA scene. It packs a fun gameplay loop, rich content and an exceptional soundtrack. If you are a fan of adventure games with a deep combat system, then this will be tailored to your liking.

Dragon's Dogma 2 offers a high level of quality in most of its aspects, and succeeds in introducing a world in which we can easily get lost and lose track of time, and enjoy everything in it.

Features like Bond and the ability to affect the course of the story do inject new blood into this genre, but despite this Rise of the Rōnin do still suffers from open-world-fatigue as repetition kicks in with time.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake feels like a homage to the fans of this emotional story with beautiful visuals and denser environments. It's also the perfect time for those who didn't try it to join the fanbase.

Airhead is puzzle game that has some technical flaws but excels from a gameplay point of view. The controls are simple, but puzzles are innovative and well executed.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the game that we wanted the series to deliver for so long, it is the first Final Fantasy since XII that is both ambitious and complete, and it is one that doesn't sacrifice any gameplay element for the sake of serving its storytelling. Rebirth is the return of grand Final Fantasy, one that fans will discuss and remember for years to come. Some parts did drag down the experience a little, and battles fatigue can certainly kick in with time. Still, it is a magical experience and we are only trying to guess why Square Enix didn't make such a varied and gigantic game sooner. Final Fantasy, after all these years, is finally and truly back.

Amazing graphics, new characters and a new gameplay mode. Tekken returns stronger than ever and finally draws the curtains for the bout surrounding Jin and his father Kazuya.

A content-rich experience, offering a captivating mix of gameplay mechanics that make it a unique experience, exceeding expectations with genius level design and a great level of challenge that make it a great start to the year 2024.

A fun game, a fascinating world, and an improvement on everything that Ubisoft has presented in recent years, except for the story aspect, which was expected and superficial.

Ghostrunner 2 is the natural progression from the first installment. It provides several new ideas that make this fast and violent experience more fun and engaging leaving us wanting for more.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the much-needed big step for the series. The new art direction and amazing animations mixed with creative ideas and new abilities breathe new life into this beloved series.

Alan Wake 2 was able to avoid most of the problems that Remedy's previous games fell into, and provided a great psychological horror experience with excellent level design and high production value that is difficult for horror games to reach.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is one of the best gaming experiences in an already crowded year. The game has it all; a solid story, a big city to explore, excellent visuals and rich content.

Forza Motorsport brings great experiences to fans of racing sims thanks to its fresh look at new game modes that takes you on cold, warm or rainy challenges either in broad daylight or at night.

Cyberpunk 2077 takes you on one last ride in an espionage thriller as you fill the shoes of an undercover agent in the expansion of Phantom Liberty. In addition to Update 2.0 which brings in gameplay overhauls to the entire game, the expansion also packs new activities, new district location and maintains the high-grade voice acting performed by the entire cast.

Blasphemous 2 builds on what the original instalment did well while improving on it's shortcomings to end up with a fun and addictive metroidvania.

Starfield is Bethesda's return to form and the most important Xbox console exclusive since Halo 3. The game tackles its design challenges in a very confident manner: it's never too complicated, yet its not shallow, just the right balance between all of its intertwined systems. We would've loved for it to be more seamless though, and we can't deny moving from one place to another felt slow. Starfield managed to delight and to surprise, even the main story is Bethesda's best one yet. Also, the vistas are hauntingly beautiful. Starfield is not to be missed even for those not too keen on building and customizing, as the core and varied side content are more than enough to satisfy.

Remnant II builds on the solid fundamentals of the original release, adding more details to the overall experience and supplementing it with more content.

Gravity Circuit is a great side-scroller that brings back enough nostalgia with the right amount of authenticity, capturing our hearts and taking us back to the good old times.

Viewfinder is an innovative puzzle game with authentic ideas and a unique way of tackling them. However, it has shied away from some of its more unique ideas and stuck mainly with camera-based puzzles.

Nocturnal is a well-made action platformer that ended abruptly leaving us wanting more.

Layers of Fear is the best way to get into the series. The visual presentation is great, with new content that combines all the stories with more elaboration on some details. It still presents the same shortcomings as the originals though.

A beautifully ferocious world filled to the brim with beasts and demons for you to explore utilizing a lot of freedom in your playstyle to vanquish your foes complemented with a great campaign to destroy the Daughter of Hatred once and for all.

Once again, Capcom re-invents Street Fighter with a new, friendly, and innovative fighting system that is fun for newcomers and veterans alike. It's a big game as well, with the addition of all the new modes and World Tour, it will keep players engaged for long nights.

Planet of Lana strikes a nice balance between its different aspects. Exploring the game's world is never dull with its appealing art style. Puzzles are varied and fun, with some thrilling encounters along the way.

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story is simple but skillfully implemented in many aspects. The same skillfullness may not be present in other areas, but the experience as a whole is very decent.

If you're a fan of the world of Star Wars and managed to get past the game's technical issues, You will find an amazing adventure full of exciting events, lots of collectibles and interesting characters to meet along the way.

Considering its troubled and long development cycle, it is almost a miracle that Dead Island 2 turned out as polished as it did. No issues at all on PC either. The game has its strengths, however, it feels a bit repetitive after a few hours.

This new remake is darker and more scary than the original Resident Evil 4. It is a fantastic take on a classic, improving on it in many key areas like storytelling, gameplay mechanics and challenge level, not to mention implementing cutting-edge audio-visual technologies. However, it is not perfect, there are some technical issues like clipping and the game can feel too dark at times, the rain looks very bad as well, though Capcom promised a patch to improve the effect.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a love letter to action RPG fans. It presents the best elements of the genre while providing it's unique ideas and strengths. The result is simply fantastic and addictive.

Like a Dragon: Ishin! is delivered to western audiences with an intriguing story that despite it's more serious tone, maintains the franchise's charms. The content is vast and varies, and you can spend hours and hours easily with each session.

If you wondered what it's like to be Aloy From previous Horizon games, Horizon VR Call of the Mountain makes it a reality in a virtual world that incorporates the immersive Playstation VR2’s features and a super exciting adventure in an amazing package.

Hogwarts Legacy takes you on a magical journey full of classes, adventure and unlocking the mystery behind your protagonist's unique abilities in addition to mix and matching your learned spells to vanquish your enemy in style.

Its fun gameplay and coordinated story will have you dive deep into its details until you discover all its secrets.

One Piece Odyssey is an excellent introduction to an Anime's world into RPGs. The gameplay is fun, with great content and a new adventure with the Straw Hat Pirates.

Don't expect something similar to the excellence of Dragon Quest XI, rather, Treasures feels much closer to Pokemon. It is a fun game overall, but there are shortcomings.

Need For Speed Unbound has a personalized style to it with some improvements over the previous installments. However, it is still restricted by some concepts that we got fed up with from its predecessors.

Reunion reunites us with one of our favorite action rpgs of all time; the story of Zack Fair is as humane as ever. This is, in our view, a full blown remake not a simple remaster; literally everything in the game has been improved. You owe it to yourself to play this game.

The Entropy Centre demands a unique way of solving puzzles with the need to use a variety of tools to achieve your goal. The difficulty stops rising prematurely, but the overall experience is enjoyable, with silly interactions between the characters.

Putting Action games aside, this game is an unusual mix for beloved super heroes; its part a cards game, and parts a dating sim game, but its full of smart and fun interactions, its a game that Marvel fans will love through and through.

Evil West is an enjoyable experience that allows smooth transitions between combos and abilities with a well-made arsenal of weapons. It is far from perfect but has a solid base that can be built on.

Somerville isn't another instant classic, but it is still an excellent game presenting what made Limbo and Inside special with some different ideas and choices.

Scorn has a unique setting focusing on symbolism, leaving everything to the player to discern and interpret. It is an acquired taste.

God of War Ragnarök is an impactful story about the complicated relationship between father and son in the face of unforeseen circumstances, and a rich adventure that is full of combat and discovery. Similarity with the first game doesn't stop it from being an excellent sequel.

A Plague Tale: Requiem improves upon the first game in almost every aspect; storytelling, characters, gameplay and content volume. The siblings' trauma is every bit as memorable as Innocence was, if not more.

Hypermotion system keeps elevating Fifa to a whole new standard compared to how it felt before. We truly feel that Fifa 23 is the best and most complete soccer game ever made.

Soul Hackers 2 mixes great elements of both Shin Megami Tensei and Persona to come out with a satisfying result overall. Story is well done and exciting, anime-style aesthetics are beautiful, and music by Monaca is engaging. This could be your next RPG sleeper hit.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on PC is the most complete version, graphically and feature-wise, for one of the best super-hero games ever, if not the best.

Despite having an unusual and cute protagonist in the game, we enjoyed a unique aesthetic and a very entertaining gameplay.

F1 22 delivers fantastic driving experience and dynamics with many options that do make the game as welcoming or challenging as the player wants it to be, for the sport fans its a dream come to life, but unfortunately the game didn't evolve much.

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course presents everything we liked the game for but with more finesse, challenge, and attention to detail.

This game will most likely not be your first experience with the legend of King Arthur, despite that it succeeds in creating its own twisted take on the story and presents its dark view of it. The game is primarily aimed at fans of strategy games, and it poses a reasonable challenge leading to some satisfying battles though missions are a bit repetitive. We can say that it is a really good game but it is not for everyone.

Kao the Kangaroo has its shortcomings that are mainly technical, but the overall gameplay experience is fun, with a variety of puzzles, and obstacles to overcome.