Rob Kershaw's Reviews
Survey Scramble offers bite-sized, streamlined polling games for all the family across four different modes. They may be variations on the same theme but it's an enjoyable aperitif while you fight over which other Jackbox games to play.
Aloof yet captivating, Phoenix Springs teases moments of brilliance within its world, but its story remains elusive, frustrating those in search of clear answers.
There's plenty of potential in this first Naughty Pack. Hopefully it will be successful enough to encourage the development of something newer and more substantial in future instalments.
Astro Bot is a truly remarkable feat of platforming, and one which puts the wonder back into gaming in a way that very few titles manage.
The gaming equivalent of an alleycat: it's rough around the edges, but you'll learn to grow fond of it despite its numerous quirks.
A robust walking sim mixed with some scares should have made a great indie game, but Shift 87 flunks the landing, making it hard to recommend.
Sugar Mess is a surprisingly decent and varied VR experience. It may be short, but it's exceptionally sweet.
Broken Roads has elements of a great RPG, but they're buried beneath a broken quest system, tedious combat and numerous bugs.
Tales From Candleforth impresses with its music, visuals and (mostly) logical puzzles, but falls short in both the story and scares departments.
Rauniot won't appeal to mainstream point-and-click fans and its grim content places it further into niche territory, but there's still something intriguing about its desolate world... if you can stomach the game's quirks.
If you want to spend a couple of hours pacing back and forth between screens filled with identically speaking characters and a dreary story, Skaramazuzu will tick your box. For everyone else, it's a game which looks far better than it plays.
Alone in the Dark is a scare-free horror experience, rife with technical issues, a nonsensical plot, and lacklustre performances from its two notable stars.
As Dusk Falls is a supremely confident first title from a talented indie studio, one that raises the bar for interactive narrative gaming by several notches.
Brothers ticks all of the same boxes of its 2013 predecessor, with the same powerful story beats, simple control system and stunning upgraded graphics, but fans of the original will be left mourning what could have been if more had been added to its luscious and varied world.
CLeM delivers a short but excellent point-and-click experience with some cracking puzzles and varied gameplay to make up for its compact size.
Boxes: Lost Fragments is a shining example of puzzle video gaming, wonderfully constructed and utterly absorbing.
Chronique des Silencieux has the makings of a decent detective game, but bugs, localisation issues and a stubbornly rigid set of puzzle mechanics hobble it from the outset. Elementary, this is not.
It's taken a couple of decades, but Baldur's Gate finally has a worthy sequel. While the sandbox it promises proves to be cunning legerdemain and the main story descends into another generic hero's journey, the richness of your party and the side quests you encounter will keep you engaged for literally hundreds of hours.
Spider-Man 2 is certainly bigger, but that comes at the cost of pacing. Miles Morales remains the tightest, leanest and best entry in the series, but there's no denying that this full sequel to the 2018 hit is a visual treat.
Party Packs are nothing if not entertaining, but the tenth instalment only has a couple of titles that you're likely to return to. Some players will enjoy this more than others, but it's hard to recommend it over earlier packs in the series.