Christian Donlan


252 games reviewed
79.7 average score
80 median score
84.5% of games recommended
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Oct 3, 2018

A generous and thrilling exploration of the wonders of VR.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Oct 15, 2018

Ubisoft's late-stage toys-to-life entry is pretty, derivative and slightly lacking in charm.

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Oct 18, 2018

The Papers, Please creator offers up an intricate and mesmerising puzzle game with a rich and detailed sense of place.

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Essential - Tetris Effect
Nov 9, 2018

Tetris gets the Tetsuya Mizuguchi makeover, to dazzling effect.

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Recommended - Déraciné
Nov 14, 2018

Dull adventure game mechanics are enlivened by a brilliant sense of dread, as the Dark Souls director turns his hand to VR.

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Recommended - Just Cause 4
Dec 4, 2018

Weather effects and party balloons see a knockabout charmer return in decent form.

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Dec 11, 2018

One of gaming's great neglected oldies gets a spiritual successor crafted with care and imagination.

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Recommended - Slay The Spire
Jan 29, 2019

Genres combine with beautiful precision in a game that offers simple pleasures and terrifying depths.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Wargroove
Jan 30, 2019

Care, generosity and love have gone into this attempt to recreate some legendary tactics games, but is it enough?

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No Recommendation / Blank - Crackdown 3
Feb 18, 2019

One of the great open-world templates fails to come into focus in this well-meaning, if embattled, sequel.

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Recommended - Baba Is You
Mar 15, 2019

Sokoban and coding collide in this clever puzzler.

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Recommended - Dangerous Driving
Apr 8, 2019

The spirit of Burnout returns in a game that trades big-budget spectacle for pure speed.

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Recommended - Heaven's Vault
Apr 16, 2019

Inkle's follow-up to 80 Days is an archaeology adventure like no other.

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Apr 23, 2019

A card-battling RPG enlivened with wit and character.

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Recommended - Katana Zero
Apr 26, 2019

Stylish and punishing, this is a darkly compelling treat.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Shakedown: Hawaii
May 8, 2019

A brisk free-roaming action game with a clicker-ish heart.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Bubsy: Paws on Fire!
May 20, 2019

Beneath the bland mascot lurks a decent arcade game.

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Recommended - Blood & Truth
May 29, 2019

Guns and gangsters make for a silly delight in this PSVR caper.

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Recommended - Super Mario Maker 2
Jun 26, 2019

A quirky and powerful construction toy that's fun to play with even if you aren't trying to make anything.

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No Recommendation / Blank - SolSeraph
Jul 15, 2019

A homage to the genre-blending classic ActRaiser that never quite gets off the ground.

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