Christian Donlan


247 games reviewed
79.4 average score
80 median score
84.2% of games recommended
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No Recommendation / Blank - Redfall
May 5, 2023

Arkane's vampire thriller is muddled and deeply compromised, but has moments of real charm.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Road 96: Mile 0
Apr 6, 2023

An indie prequel with a disarming number of ideas to share.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Somerville
Nov 15, 2022

An escape from alien invasion, with beautiful art direction.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Gotham Knights
Oct 20, 2022

This is a slight muddle of a game, but it has its pleasures.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Kirby's Dream Buffet
Aug 24, 2022

Knockabout sugary fun for four players.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Oddworld: Soulstorm
Apr 9, 2021

Abe's Exoddus gets a generous upgrade in this slightly patchy adventure.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Immortals Fenyx Rising
Nov 30, 2020

This Greek myth has a few borrowings too many.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Disc Room
Nov 5, 2020

A fast-paced arcade game with the soul of a puzzler.

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No Recommendation / Blank - XCOM: Chimera Squad
Apr 27, 2020

The classic formula gets an energising remix in this standalone charmer.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Contra: Rogue Corps
Sep 26, 2019

Rogue Corps is elevated at times by the fact that it's hard to truly screw up a twin-stick shooter.

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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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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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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 - 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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No Recommendation / Blank - Hammerwatch
Sep 24, 2013

Kite the good fight.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
Nov 3, 2017

Bubsy's return is more than a little underwhelming.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Knack 2
Sep 5, 2017

Improvements abound, but Knack's adventures still suffer from a lack of charm.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Old Man’s Journey
May 19, 2017

This ruminative travel game is beautiful, poised, and a little predictable.

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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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