Webbed offers a really fun physics-based system and gameplay mechanics and a world full of things to do, although it can become repetitive after a while.

This is a solid old-school adventure that recovers that "Game Boy feeling”, while also adding its own ideas.

Roller Champions is a solid multiplayer title, that is fun and feels good, although the GaaS design can be a bit overwhelming.

The Eternal Cylinder is original, feels great and offers a setting like no other. It is hard to describe, and that, for us, is enough to recommend it.

Astronite combines platforms, action and exploration to deliver a metroidvania that doesn’t take many risks but gets the more core of the game right.

Quotation forthcoming.

This is more an adaptation and more polished version than a proper director’s cut, but it is definitely an improved version for those who haven’t played it yet.

This second volume is also a solid collection, although not as strong as the first one.

This collection brings some good, relatively unknown RPG Mega Man games to new platforms and, potentially, new players.

This is a surprisingly solid adaptation to much less powerful hardware, that delivers the original vision with very minor compromises.

Quotation forthcoming.

Multiplayer shooter meets deck building in a strange mix that actually works. Fun, intense, and as original in its concept as in its art.

There is a great idea behind Q, but the difficulty and its imprecise control make it hard to recommend.

Super Wooden GP 2 basically improves everything from the original, so if you enjoyed that one, get ready for an addictive sequel that will keep you glued to the screen.

A great retro-style shooter and platformer with authentic presentation and design, featuring well-implemented ideas and accessibility options for everyone, though occasional imprecise controls may lead to moments of frustration. Highly enjoyable and recommended overall.

A fun, addictive, and straightforward title with entertaining physics, accessible to all players, albeit with occasional control issues and a notable lack of modes and options, compensated by its highly affordable price.

With innovative, demanding, and rewarding combat, 'Worldless' appeals to those who enjoy dense games requiring skill, set in a visually attractive space, though it falls short in classic and somewhat unrefined exploration and platforming elements. However, the game can be unclear, struggling to convey information and empathize with the player.

A wild and unclassifiable adventure, this game combines rhythm, puzzles, and cooperative action to constantly surprise with new ideas and a spectacular soundtrack, offering highly varied stages that are particularly enjoyable in cooperative mode; however, some mechanics or their combination may not be entirely convincing, and playing solo can be frustrating, made a bit worse by the inability to skip conversations when replaying stages.

Artefacts Studio delivers an entertaining dungeon management game that mixes humor, satire, and classic management elements, but lacks challenge and depth in the long run. It is a fun and attractive game for fans of the genre who are looking for a relaxed and pleasant time, but not for those who seek a demanding and lasting experience.

The Descent is a walking simulator of exploration and horror that fails to deliver a satisfying experience due to its simplistic and repetitive gameplay, its poor optimization, and its uninteresting story that is mostly told through notes. The only positive aspects are its good graphics and its tense sound design, but they are not enough to save this disappointing adventure.

A visual novel that offers an interesting story with some shocking and grotesque moments, but fails to deliver a satisfying gameplay experience, as it tries to mix RPG and adventure elements that end up being repetitive, boring, and frustrating. The exploration in 2D is more of an obstacle than helpful, and the survival moments are too dependent on luck and trial and error.

Sleeper hit Anomaly Agent delivers a humorous cyberpunk action platformer experience with polished art design, accessible combat mechanics, and enjoyable synthwave soundtrack, although it suffers from occasional repetitiveness, especially in boss battles.

A metroidvania adventure with immersive atmosphere and slow-paced gameplay, The Mobius Machine offers solid action in labyrinthine maps with a variety of enemies and platforming challenges. Despite minor flaws like delayed map acquisition and floaty jump controls, its striking graphics and sound design enhance the otherworldly experience, making it a noteworthy title in the genre.

Blade Prince Academy attempts to blend RTS elements with roguelike dynamics, resource management, and innovative features but falls short in execution, resulting in a gameplay experience that struggles to be enjoyable. The game's cluttered mechanics hinder its potential, making it only recommendable for die-hard genre fans.

Combining music and boxing, Beat the Beats for PlayStation VR2 offers enjoyable rhythmic punching gameplay, but falls short due to a lackluster song selection with incomplete versions, limited replay value, and missed opportunities to engage players in improving their performance. Despite solid gameplay mechanics, it fails to match up to similar VR music games, ultimately feeling underwhelming.

Chasing the Unseen promises an aesthetic and philosophical journey but falls short due to confusing gameplay mechanics and underdeveloped symbolism. Despite its visually stunning fractal-inspired world and towering monsters, the gameplay fails to deliver a cohesive experience, leaving players frustrated and the intended message unclear. While the game's organic development shows potential, it ultimately struggles to fulfill its ambitious vision.

Fun and engaging in cooperative play, Ready, Steady, Ship! offers good ideas and entertaining moments, but its mission design and occasional bugs detract from the overall experience.

Outward: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch maintains the depth of the original RPG with survival mechanics, offering freedom to explore and engage in various quests. However, visual sacrifices are noticeable, affecting textures and overall graphical fidelity, making it a less immersive experience compared to other platforms. Despite its flaws, it remains a compelling option for RPG enthusiasts on the Switch.

Footgun: Underground offers an interesting blend of football and roguelike elements with enjoyable boss battles, yet its repetitive level design and limited enemy variety hinder its overall potential, making it feel static and predictable quickly.

The indie horror game, Jack Holmes: Master of Puppets, adds a personal touch to the Resident Evil formula by incorporating a unique amusement park setting with a mix of traditional exploration and varied mini-games. While its macabre atmosphere and diverse gameplay are strengths, the game suffers from some technical issues and lackluster combat mechanics, but overall delivers an unexpectedly enjoyable and entertaining horror experience.

The Political Machine 2024 offers a humorous take on the serious subject of politics, allowing players to choose from caricatured versions of real-life candidates and engage in a strategic race for the presidency. Despite its deep gameplay and accurate portrayal of political trends, the game suffers from a chaotic interface and lacks a dynamic tutorial, making it less accessible for newcomers.

An unabashed homage to the MSX classic Knightmare 2, Pampas & Selene revitalizes the metroidvania genre with enjoyable combat-focused gameplay, seamless character swapping, and a robust local and online cooperative mode, although its initial controls may feel somewhat clunky.

Quotation forthcoming.

There will be unwary people who get carried away by the tracing, but a tracing is not a fake. To copy well you need an exhaustive knowledge of the reference that Viking Survivors misses, not through its fingers, but like a sieve. Added to zero progression is a lack of brutal content, both in the variety of enemies and skills. Finding reasons to play it is practically impossible for us.

The most positive aspect is undoubtedly the improvements in quality of life and controls that Warcraft 1 has received, the game that has benefited the most from this remastering, being the one that most needed these tweaks to be as enjoyable today as its sequels. One way or another and even with its shortcomings, if you like RTS and have never had the opportunity to discover the origins of this iconic saga, here you will find a good option to immerse yourself without complications in the always exciting and fun wars of Azeroth.

Quotation forthcoming.

If you're interested in strategy games, Monarchy should be on your list of upcoming purchases. It's a very simple and short title (we can finish it in less than four hours) that has an attractive artistic aspect as its main attraction. More than for its game modes or for offering something really new, it attracts attention for its addictiveness. In addition, we can get it on Steam for €15, which more than justifies the time of fun it guarantees. Although we would have loved it to have a proper tutorial, we shouldn't have many problems getting the hang of it soon after starting to enjoy it.

Beloved Rapture is advertised as a JRPG with existentialist and LGBTQ+ themes, and this is certainly the best thing it offers. However, outside of those circles there is also a lot of value in the proposal, especially in the artistic department, in the main relationship of its protagonists, and in how it plays with nostalgia to attack adult themes without any holds barred. Where it fails is in the ending. It is an experience that goes from more to less and that is tremendously didactic from a narrative point of view. Sometimes this innocence and ambition is more attractive, even if it fails, because it seems more authentic and personal.

This reimagining of Snow Bros. blends nostalgic snowball mechanics with a new 3D design, local co-op, and light puzzles, offering a family-friendly experience. However, it lacks the charm and excitement of classic arcade gameplay due to simple maps and less dynamic action.

This rhythm game excels in its accessible yet challenging mechanics and varied soundtrack, though the reliance on DLC and a subscription model may deter some players. Despite a lack of innovation, it's a fun, versatile title ideal for both newcomers and competitive play.

A creative blend of fighting and beat'em up mechanics offers chaotic and fun multiplayer action with a retrofuturistic dieselpunk theme, though simplicity and occasional imbalances may limit its appeal to genre veterans.

Quotation forthcoming.

It builds on Superhot VR’s core mechanics but embraces chaos with unpredictable physics, a humorous tone, and a cartoonish aesthetic that allows for fast-paced, absurd action. While technical issues and some frustrating design choices occasionally hinder the experience, the game remains fresh with evolving mechanics and the promise of ongoing content updates.

A visually striking and immersive VR puzzle adventure that effectively captures a sense of wonder, despite its simplistic gameplay and story that fails to fully integrate with the player's actions. While it offers varied puzzles inspired by classics like Myst and Portal, it lacks depth and can feel like a theme park ride rather than a true archaeological adventure. However, its short length and accessible difficulty make it an excellent introduction to VR for younger audiences.

Desvelado is a simple puzzle-platformer that develops a single core mechanic of extinguishing candles across different rooms, with some new challenges and interactive elements introduced as the game progresses. Despite its solid design, it feels limited by its lack of ambition and simplistic visuals, making it an entertaining but forgettable experience. The game's challenge relies more on puzzles than platforming skills, and although it’s accessible, its lack of depth and creativity in design hold it back.

A well-written sci-fi visual novel reminiscent of the genre’s pioneers, with compelling descriptions and an immersive story supported by its characters. Though there are some investigative elements and branching decisions, limited interactivity and an unresolved ending may frustrate some players.

Eggtart Inc. delivers a fast-paced 2D action game inspired by 16-bit classics, featuring varied environments and a satisfying combat system based on robotic suits with unique abilities. While the pixel art animation is well-done, the soundtrack is repetitive, and the difficulty spikes can be frustrating. Despite its lack of a map and true Metroidvania depth, the game provides a fun, explosive experience with a strong emphasis on action and exploration.

While The Backrooms: 1998 effectively creates an oppressive atmosphere with its found-footage aesthetic, exploration mechanics, and subtle scares, its lack of originality and repetitive gameplay make it feel overly familiar. It's a short, low-budget horror experience that serves as a decent way to pass the time, but it struggles to stand out in an oversaturated genre.

Behind its meme-worthy absurdity and 90s anime-inspired visuals, this short but varied action-platformer offers satisfying combat, a unique transformation mechanic, and clever level design, although occasional design missteps and imprecise controls hold it back slightly.

This entertaining and accessible horror trilogy effectively adapts to Switch with minor technical irregularities, delivering a charming experience for fans despite its simplicity and occasional technical flaws that might disappoint more seasoned players.

This fast-paced puzzle-platformer challenges your coordination by making you control two halves of a wizard simultaneously across cleverly designed retro-style levels, offering addictive gameplay with high difficulty, although its old-school visuals and repetitive trial-and-error approach may not appeal to everyone.

Despite clunky controls and outdated design, this long-lost pirate hack & slash offers a nostalgic and surprisingly entertaining experience for players who miss the charm of early 2000s AA games.

Ashen Arrows delivers a solid and chaotic tower defense experience with roguelite elements and enjoyable archery mechanics that reward precision and strategy, especially in co-op, although the campaign feels like a missed opportunity due to its limited scope and lack of ambition.

While Animal Shelter 2 offers a cozy and relaxing simulation with cooperative play and adoption mechanics that highlight its charm, it suffers from repetitive gameplay, technical simplicity, and a lack of ambition that limits its long-term appeal.

WayForward’s long-lost GBA sequel finally surfaces as a charming yet dated platformer whose greatest strength lies in nostalgia, offering delightful humor, clever transformations, and a faithful retro feel, though its imprecise controls, modest visual upgrade, and limited innovations make it more of a curious relic than a must-play revival.

A vast and addictive survival sandbox that smartly refines ideas from Terraria, RimWorld, and Stardew Valley with tons of content and customization, though its basic tutorial, weak controller support, and somewhat bland visuals hold it back from true greatness.

This retro-inspired 2D action-platformer delivers tight controls, precise level design, and authentic 8-bit visuals with catchy chiptune music, creating an enjoyable homage to classic NES games. While the humor is very specific to fans of the Nerd and the experience is brief, it remains a charming, well-crafted short adventure for those who appreciate nostalgic action.

It tries to bring Double Dragon into 3D with nostalgic touches and interactive environments, yet the clunky, imprecise gameplay and awful platforming hurt the experience; despite its ambition, it feels like a failed renaissance, though fans of old beat ’em ups may still find something to enjoy.

The fact that the controls are less enjoyable than we'd like is likely due to the technical problems of the Switch version we played. The genre currently has fewer entries than fans would like, and some will undoubtedly enjoy this game despite its flaws, but Purple Lamp's game exemplifies that 3D platforming requires care, iteration, and a development time that a studio that has released four games in five years simply hasn't been able to dedicate to it.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Super Woden: Rally Edge masterfully revives classic arcade rally, delivering fantastic gameplay and satisfying progression that keeps me deeply engaged. Although some tracks feel uninspired or brief, and the music can become repetitive, its blend of retro charm and modern ideas, alongside solid local multiplayer, provides a highly recommendable and challenging experience.

Trails Beyond the Horizon delivers a more solid story and increasingly dynamic, challenging combat, proving a delightful entry for franchise veterans. Although it marks an epic beginning to the saga's conclusion, the LGC system remains underdeveloped, and it suffers from some technical flaws on older consoles, impacting the overall rhythm for a new player.

This is a game that’s hard to review. It’s a very unique and interesting experience, but it barely lasts an hour, preventing it from developing its ideas and making it feel more like a prototype or a demo than a full game.

This remaster of the 1990 PC Engine classic delivers a healthy dose of nostalgia for fans of Ryo Saeba yet fails to modernize its rigid mechanics. While the addition of multi-language support and other extras is welcome, the repetitive combat and dated level design make it a tough recommendation for those without an existing emotional connection to the franchise.

This adaptation delivers the best franchise experience yet through a vibrant open world and accessible combat. Although it captures the series' charm, it suffers from overly familiar mechanics and shallow difficulty. Despite its impressive visuals, the inevitable progression hurdles and fierce genre competition hinder its long-term appeal for seasoned players.

It delivers a breathtaking hand-drawn cinematic experience that captivates through its imaginative storytelling and magnificent orchestral score. However, it struggles with repetitive, shallow gameplay mechanics and lingering technical bugs. Despite its visual brilliance and deep philosophical narrative, the simplistic action and lack of mechanical depth prevent it from reaching true greatness.