GIGASWORD attempts to bring the experience of a classic Castlevania to the modern era. Unfortunately, the experience is similar to Simon's Quest: laborious, difficult, and highly punishing. A frustrating experience, made even more difficult by numerous technical problems.

Windswept manages to bring the perfect balance between inspiration and originality, introducing its own identity to a style that already belongs to big names in the gaming industry.

Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland is a charming Brazilian indie that truly deserves your attention. More than a game, it’s a beautiful homage to a friend who’s gone on the long journey, and a gentle lesson in the power of words, friendship, and kindness, all warmly wrapped in the spirit of Brazil.

Blood: Refreshed Supply brings back a lesser known yet excellent classic FPS, now enhanced with numerous quality-of-life improvements that can be customized for players who prefer to stick with the original nostalgic experience. With plenty of stages and secrets to discover, it’s a guaranteed good time both for newcomers looking to explore the title and for veterans of the classic created by Monolith.

Dragon Ruins II is an easy and simple dungeon crawling game with extremely little content. Even so, it can be fun for casual RPG players, as it offers a functional and somewhat enjoyable progression cycle and straightforward gameplay that doesn’t demand much technical skill to advance. However, veterans of dungeon crawler games should stay away.

Lumo 2 is the unexpected sequel of a game whose main purpose is to pay homage to old-school puzzle titles. However, do not expect a friendly learning curve or a difficulty that holds your hand.

War Mongrels can faithfully convey the tension of war. However, the port falls short in terms of visuals and performance, not being by far the best version to play of this game.

Picross S SNK Classics & NEOGEO Edition is the latest entry in the long-running series, transforming classic video game icons into satisfying nonogram puzzles. It doesn’t reinvent the formula; instead, it delivers exactly the focused, polished experience fans look for.

Tomba! 2 Special Edition is a good revisit to the past, as the game has aged well to some extent even with its outdated 3D and bizarre cameras. However, when it comes to emulation, the package is indebted and ends up being too expensive for what it offers.

Lil Gator Game: Gator of the Year Edition is pure childhood charm bottled into a video game. Bundling the base game with the In the Dark DLC, it offers dozens of customization options and total freedom to explore at your own pace. What awaits is hours of imagination, make-believe, and that warm childhood feeling.

Wizard of Legend 2 is a game that works very well as a Rogue-lite experience, but it falls short in various points of accessibility, difficulty, excessive repetition, and lack of charisma.

Super Bomberman Collection is one of the best examples of how to bring classics in an tidy and dedicated way. The package contains 5 main games, plus 2 extras and lots of bonus material. However, it is lacking in the online mode and other secondary aspects.

Like recent games in the Captain Tsubasa franchise, Inazuma Eleven reinvents itself by bringing some RPG gimmicks to its football adaptation, but along with some unnaturally-implemented elements that were unnecessary.

Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection is the ideal choice for those who miss Neopets, especially players who preferred the mini games over the website's other features. While it doesn't fully replicate the original experience and is missing many beloved elements, it also serves as a solid starting point for newcomers wanting to discover Neopia.

Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers is a great game, almost on the level of Streets of Rage 4, as a beat ’em up that stood out from others in the genre thanks to its beautiful aesthetics and deep mechanics. Sadly, it falls short due to its lack of challenge and dumb AI. Even so, if you’re looking for a beat ’em up among the titles available on Nintendo platforms, this is one of the best on the list.

Dead by Daylight: Stranger Things 2 restores players' faith in the game. With a solid chapter, few bugs, and beloved characters featuring perks that could shake up the meta, it's a confident return to form.

GluMe is a great addition to the Nintendo Switch's puzzle library, and a must-buy for anyone who loves the genre and craves something genuinely innovative.

City Hunter is an anime-based game with mechanics that remind me of platformers from the 80s and 90s, but it doesn't work very well in today's world.

Damon and Baby is a dungeon crawler with a curious story and well-made gameplay. Despite its quality, it falls short in its Roguelite aspects, in addition to the co-op that doesn't work very well. Overall, it's a very creative product.

No-Skin is a different and reflective horror game. Although it didn't quite manage to deliver that reflection, perhaps fans more deeply involved in the genre will understand. The idea of ​​being a roguelike could have worked better if it had some kind of more positive reward, but it seems that doing so during the journey goes against the essence of No-Skin.