Christopher Livingston
A solid survival horror experience unfortunately plagued by bugs and control issues.
A great looking game, but its beauty is only skin deep.
Fighting bugs on Mars is a repetitive exercise only enlivened by the presence of your chatty pal Hurk.
A promising concept but dismal execution on just about every level.
With bad A.I., design issues, and repetitive combat, what there is to enjoy in Hatred quickly fades to black.
Stripped down to arcade basics, it's buggy, bland, and not much fun.
If you didn't think much of the games initially, there may not be enough in Redux that will change your mind.
Valheim might be the rare exception. The game as a whole is not complete, but the parts that are there do feel complete, if that makes sense. I can see the areas in which I'd like it to grow, but Valheim feels refined and satisfying as it is right now. I've put 70 hours into it so far, and I fully expect to at least double that, and it's a $20 game. No matter what happens in Early Access, it's hard not to feel like I've already gotten my money's worth.