Hugh Mitchell
Frontier Developments have set the bar for their DLC offerings excitingly high, and if the rest of their additional content is as impressive as the Arctic Pack then the future for Planet Zoo is looking bright.
What Snackworld: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold lacks in gameplay depth, it makes up for with it's great sense of humour and vibrant style
Two Point Hospital is an excellent spiritual successor to Theme Hospital with modern mechanics and a charming aesthetic.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is a pure and simple port of the original game that runs perfectly
Rock of Ages III: Make & Break is more or less the same Rock of Ages experience you've come to expect, only this time it includes a level-editor.
Darkestville Castle is a delightful point-and-click adventure that hits all the right nostalgia notes.
Torchlight 3 is the best game in the series, but the new additions may not be worth the hefty asking price.
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered reignites the online fervour for this excellent arcade racer.
The Famicom Detective Club series has been remastered for the Switch and while the games look and sound great, the gameplay is a little outdated.
Beautiful Desolation looks incredible and the world is unlike any other, but the gameplay and bugs can often spoil the fun.
Spirit of the North is an audio-visual treat, let down by weak gameplay.
Hue is a simple yet satisfying 2D puzzle platform with a unique colour-switching mechanic.
Terrible narrative aside, Need For Speed: Payback is a fun addition to the prolific racing franchise
I Fell From Grace has one of the most unique and interesting narratives I've seen in any game this year. The unsettling story tells a compelling and mysterious tale with flawed characters navigating some truly strange events. The traditional adventure game mechanics are serviceable and keeps the narrative flowing, yet the lack of a quest log or general sense of objective means you'll get more enjoyment out of this one playing with a guide until you become familiar with the various set pieces. Definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of weird stories or traditional adventure games.
Sea of Thieves is a multiplayer pirate adventure game, rich with unrealised potential that isn't worth your time in its current state.
Rad Rodgers is a competent 90's run-and-gun platformer revival, despite some frustrating gameplay elements.
Lightfall is a fast-paced 2D platformer with a few fun, unique mechanics and a lot of narrative.
Pikuniku is a vibrant, simplistic adventure platformer with a great sense of humour.
My Time At Portia is a decent farming/life sim game with great crafting mechanics and painfully dull characters.
The Stillness of the Wind tells a moving tale of an elderly woman living alone on a small, isolated farm.