Beneath Lust For Darkness' great atmosphere and creative imagery lies a very average game.
Undercooked in all the key places, Agony is just a 10 hour trip through increasingly edgy content that isn't actually fun to play.
A game with lofty ambitions but none of the polish to reach them
All style and very little substance, Ashwalkers feels as cold and lifeless as the world it portrays.
One can clearly see the ambition in The Beast Inside, but the developer's lack of experience means it doesn't actually reach those heights.
A competent sequel that adds some neat touches, but doesn't fix enough of the first game's problems.
A great idea executed in a mediocre way. If you can deal with the lack of polish, there is an interesting game here.
A deep, intriguing story that gets buried under bland, repetitive gameplay.
A game with interesting ideas that is let down by frustrating, repetitive gameplay.
An admittedly wonderfully detailed passion project, but one that is mostly style over substance.
If you absolutely can't wait until Bloodlines 2 for your next Vampire: The Masquerade fix, Coteries of New York is a decent enough way to fill the time.
The Low Road shows a lot of promise, but it just doesn't live up to it.
A strangely addictive average game
World War Z is very competently made and has very few flaws, but it's just nothing we haven't seen plenty of times before.
Despite some design missteps, Pinstripe is worth your time if you're a fan of games that bring the feels
An unpolished, but ultimately charming and engaging take on H. P. Lovecraft's most famous creation. A must for psychological horror fans.
Tense, terrifying, and a significant improvement on its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 capitalises on the potential the franchise clearly shows.
An extremely effective horror experience, but an undercooked horror game.
A very well-made, entertaining throwback shooter with some useful quality of life improvements, but nothing you didn't see 20 years ago.
A fantastic example of world building done right, but a real test of patience even for veteran strategy gamers.