Phillip Tinner
One Finger Death Punch 2 is a fun brawler with charm and style to spare.
The game misses the mark in key ways, but fans will be pleased nonetheless.
Dark Devotion is an innovative indie that is excellent in all but one area.
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is pretty, but it's still a mediocre shooter.
Rise of Industry is a mixture of addictive fun and irritating mundanity.
Anno 1800 is a series return to form that a poor tutorial can't hold back.
Team Sonic Racer is an excellent kart racer, but no one's playing it.
Mordhau is mechanically deep, brutally fun, and encourages experimentation.
Pathologic 2 is a narrative triumph, but atrocious combat gets in the way.
Monster Jam Steel Titans feels authentic but is hamstrung by poor choices.
Assetto Corsa Competizione waters down its own mechanical excellence.
Though it remains to be seen if Gunfire can fix the present issues and expand the game into the infinite time sink that the studio promised, Remnant: From the Ashes will no doubt inspire genre fans to hang up their swords and shields for some time in order to dive into a chaotic universe, guns blazing.
MyTeam greed and issues abound undercut an otherwise excellent sports sim.
Devil's Hunt has a poor plot and characters, but it's pretty and playable.
Down to Hell is in a category all its own of cheap indies worth skipping.
Daymare 1998 recaptures the tone that made Raccoon City so unsettling.
MageQuit has compelling combat, brilliant progression, and lots of charm.
Stranded Sails doesn't earn its widespread comparisons to Stardew Valley.
Mokoko's more repetitive than sexy, but its retro gameplay is engaging.
Fort Triumph is a brilliantly crafted genre blend.