Christian Donlan


261 games reviewed
80.4 average score
80 median score
84.9% of games recommended
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No Recommendation / Blank - Battlezone (VR)
Oct 14, 2016

There are showier VR games out there, for sure, but this is a nice thing to return to once you've had your fill of gimmicks.

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Recommended - Virginia
Sep 22, 2016

Virginia's an astonishing piece of narrative design, and a game that goes where few others are capable of following.

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No Recommendation / Blank - The Bunker
Sep 21, 2016

Live action games rise again, just about, in this clumsy but earnest adventure.

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Recommended - The Turing Test
Aug 30, 2016

A playful examination of the relationship between human and machine, and a focused, entertaining puzzler.

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At best, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force is a competent but dull beat-em-up with a few neat mechanics, and at worst a cluster of battles mostly controlled by the game’s AI, with only a small amount of help from the player.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Song of the Deep
Jul 12, 2016

A lovely setting can't quite make up for a game that plays things a little too safely.

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Recommended - INSIDE
Jun 28, 2016

Playdead's follow-up to Limbo is a superior game in every way.

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Recommended - Edge of Nowhere (VR)
Jun 10, 2016

Insomniac's Oculus debut blends great art, effective stealth design and VR's powers of immersion for wonderfully unsettling results.

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Recommended - Dangerous Golf
Jun 3, 2016

Pared back and wonderfully focused, Dangerous Golf brings the spirit of Burnout indoors.

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Recommended - Alienation
Apr 25, 2016

Housemarque's latest offers brilliant loot and levelling, but it's the moment-to-moment action that truly excels.

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Recommended - Hyper Light Drifter
Apr 6, 2016

Heart Machine's slash-'em-up is punishing and precise - and incredibly beautiful.

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Feb 26, 2016

If you can handle the wild river - and the odd bug - there's plenty to love in this heartfelt survival game.

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Recommended - SUPERHOT
Feb 25, 2016

Digital violence has never been so intoxicating - but there's more here than mere slaughter.

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Recommended - Firewatch
Feb 8, 2016

Gorgeous and clever, Campo Santo's debut is a triumph of craft - but it may keep you at arm's length.

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Recommended - Cobalt
Feb 4, 2016

Generous and surprising, Cobalt's also blessed with central mechanics that are a joy to master.

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Recommended - Darkest Dungeon
Jan 25, 2016

Punishing and beautifully crafted, Darkest Dungeon is cruelty at its classiest.

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Recommended - SteamWorld Heist
Dec 10, 2015

Free aiming and ricochet shots bring wild life to this exquisite turn-based blaster.

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Recommended - Chaos Reborn
Nov 10, 2015

Julian Gollop's devious turn-based classic receives a worthy update.

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Sep 11, 2015

An elegant level editor that offers real insight into three decades of platforming brilliance.

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Recommended - ZOMBI
Aug 19, 2015

The GamePad's gone, but Ubisoft's undead are just as feisty and thrilling as ever.

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