Tom Bedford
It'll make you wish you got trapped in a French island prison in the 90s.
World War Z has no challenge, or tensions, or conflict; and a game with a horror setting but nothing horrifying is just horrifyingly boring. It's fine on a technical basis, though.
It's short but not particularly sweet. There are many other games that evoke the same feelings as The Gardens Between, but they do so far more effectively.
Scarce content removes the "strategy" from "real-time strategy"; this homage to classic RTS games sadly fails to imitate them.
Damsel's gameplay never comes together, and it's too repetitive to be particularly fun.
Warparty is a fine game, but fails to differentiate itself in gameplay
It's a fun and well-designed strategy game while it lasts, but there's not enough content for it to have any kind of longevity.
Jagged Alliance: Rage! has great tactical gameplay, and enough interesting ideas, however its various elements struggle to line up to make a constantly captivating experience
It's far from a perfect game, with many bugs and oftentimes boring gameplay, but when the game does come together it makes for a splendid experience.
Golem Gates is an RTS that tries to take a new approach with its card game deck-building mechanics, but they don't go far enough in differentiating the game from all its similar rivals.
Leviathans doesn't exactly shake up the game, but it fixes a few balances issues and adds enough variety for a few extra runthroughs.
Rome: Imperator is one of Paradox's biggest and best games - it also has a bigger focus on military expansion than their other games.
It's the Tropico you know and love - but with a new developer, it should have had more than that.
A lack of variety doesn't mar an otherwise captivating game - it's a compelling strategy and tower defence game.
An expertly crafted shooter with worthwhile narrative endeavours, that's a little too light on content for the time being
It's a faithful and fun remaster, although it doesn't push the boat out in any way.
Tiny Metal is a fun little strategy game, although a few issues stop it from being truly amazing
While it has one of the best game worlds ever envisioned, We Happy Few stumbles over painfully simplistic gameplay and several major bugs.
It's probably the best RTS available on consoles right now, and a great example of an expert port.
11-11: Memories Retold is an unabashed artistic masterpiece; its few technical problems barely detract from a fantastic game.