Mike Epstein's Reviews
Oddworld's newest revival looks incredible, but its classic stealth-platforming feels old-school in all the wrong ways.
Iron Man has moves you've never seen before in VR. But in a bland game, they only take him so far.
Resolutiion is an action game that asks you to ponder big questions, but stops short of wrestling with them itself.
Bleeding Edge blends third-person action with MOBA and hero-shooter mechanics to create an interesting but flawed action esport.
Panzer Dragoon: Remake restores a cult classic on-rails shooter, flaws and all.
Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption has a few clever new ideas, but it doesn't quite feel like a complete package.
Death's Gambit is a very blunt attempt to fuse two beloved games, Dark Souls and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, into one challenging 2D action-platformer. Developer White Rabbit shows a strong understanding of what made each of them great but glosses over fundamentals that all great games need, such as responsive controls and an understandable game world, and falls short of its promise.
A true licensed tie-in game, Stranger Things 3: The Game is most fun when you let fandom lead the way but can fall flat on its own. [Warning: This review contains spoilers for Netflix's Stranger Things, Season 3]
'Dragon Ball FighterZ' is the first Dragon Ball game everyone should play.
Doom is a brilliant homage to the spirit, and hellish gore, of old PC shooters.
Evil Genius 2 makes good on its spy-movie supervillain concept with a challenging management sim that requires cunning and patience.
More than 25 years later, Myst remains iconic. In virtual reality, the puzzle box still confounds, even as it shows its age.
Though Sackboy: A Big Adventure's aesthetic is a bit basic, its solid platforming presents a good challenge.
Open-world exploration is the central idea and purpose of The Pathless, and its beautiful world rewards embracing your wanderlust.
Ghostrunner is a hard-charging parkour climb, but summiting its platforming challenges is a thrill worth fighting for.
Disintegration smashes first-person-shooting and real-time tactics together to create a wild, crazy thrill ride of a strategy game with a few rough edges.
An entertaining remix of familiar action mechanics and narrative tropes, Evil West is a solid modern beat-em-up that puts combat first.
The Surge 2 offers the hard-earned pleasures of Souls-style combat, with less of genre's signature sting
Code Vein takes some interesting chances with Soulslike mechanics and finds mixed results, but there's something worth sinking your teeth into here.
Pathway brings together RPG tactics and roguelite progression with a unique Indiana Jones setting, but it doesn't have the depth to feel replayable.