Phillip Tinner
Anno 1800 is a series return to form that a poor tutorial can't hold back.
One Finger Death Punch 2 is a fun brawler with charm and style to spare.
Fort Triumph is a brilliantly crafted genre blend.
Dark Devotion is an innovative indie that is excellent in all but one area.
Mordhau is mechanically deep, brutally fun, and encourages experimentation.
MageQuit has compelling combat, brilliant progression, and lots of charm.
It's patently Nintendo and great multiplayer fun.
Team Sonic Racer is an excellent kart racer, but no one's playing it.
Turtle Rock's Back 4 Blood is tough as nails and has some minor annoyances, but it's a refreshingly complete and competent multiplayer experience.
Pathologic 2 is a narrative triumph, but atrocious combat gets in the way.
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.
Daymare 1998 recaptures the tone that made Raccoon City so unsettling.
The game misses the mark in key ways, but fans will be pleased nonetheless.
Rise of Industry is a mixture of addictive fun and irritating mundanity.
Assetto Corsa Competizione waters down its own mechanical excellence.
MyTeam greed and issues abound undercut an otherwise excellent sports sim.
Cannibal Cuisine is a flawed and crude Overcooked.
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is pretty, but it's still a mediocre shooter.
Monster Jam Steel Titans feels authentic but is hamstrung by poor choices.
Stranded Sails doesn't earn its widespread comparisons to Stardew Valley.