With friends by your side and a pile of upgrades at your disposal, the game transforms into a thrilling ride of roguelite mayhem.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater proves that visual fidelity cannot mask outdated gameplay. It is a gorgeous reminder of a classic, but not a compelling experience for 2025. For new players, it will feel awkward and punishing. For veterans, it may spark nostalgia but also frustration.
Discounty has plenty of charm in its quirky setting and addictive store-management loop, but it never fully smooths out its clunky controls or uneven pacing. There is fun to be found, especially if you enjoy offbeat life sims, yet it feels more like a curious diversion than a lasting staple.
Killing Floor 3 is a blood-soaked good time that nails the essentials of co-op combat but struggles to build much beyond that. It is worth a spin with friends, especially if you loved the series before, but it still feels more like a polished iteration than a true evolution.
Death Relives is a game I wanted to like more than I did. Its cultural grounding is commendable, and there is a kernel of a great horror experience in its premise. But the weak voice acting, dated visuals, questionable environmental design, slow pacing, and repetitive mechanics kept me from ever feeling fully engaged.
Survivalist: Invisible Strain offers a unique take on zombie survival. It is not as polished as bigger-budget games, but it compensates with depth, personality, and a world that rewards curiosity.
Beautiful to look at, worth experiencing for the atmosphere and story, but ultimately weighed down by gameplay that refuses to evolve. Like a treasured heirloom, it is meant to be appreciated, not necessarily played over and over.
The PvE foundation is excellent, and with a few updates to PvP balance and matchmaking, the game could become a genre staple. Right now, it is a bit of a wild ride, but one worth taking if you have the right crew.
This is a lovely game that rewards patience and empathy, and is best enjoyed with a relaxed mindset and a soft spot for massive creatures with big sleepy eyes.
In a genre crowded with excellent examples of smart, engaging roguelike deck-builders, Wildfrost fails to earn its place.
For longtime Donkey Kong fans, this is the evolution you have been waiting for.
For players who really love quirky indie platformers, there may be enough charm here to make it worth a look.
The heart of a great tactical shooter is here, but it's buried under some clunky systems and frustrating technical hiccups. With more polish and quality-of-life improvements, this could become a standout experience.
It is deliberately paced, deeply atmospheric, and often unforgiving. But for players willing to immerse themselves in its bleak world, it offers a survival experience unlike any other.
If this had been offered for free, or even bundled into a definitive edition of Still Wakes the Deep, it might be easier to forgive. But asking players to pay for this feels like a breach of trust. It offers very little in return for your time or money.
Blades of Fire is a game with strong ideas and a few standout features, hampered by really bad map design and repetitive moments. In many ways, it feels like a throwback to last generation’s style of games, sometimes good, sometimes bad. For fans of deliberate, punishing combat and player-driven customization, there is plenty here to enjoy. It may not burn as brightly as its influences, but it still leaves a lasting ember.
There’s a Gun in the Office succeeds in creating tension and delivering a unique puzzle-box experience. But its strict time-based loop and narrow structure can leave players feeling boxed in. For fans of slow-burn psychological thrillers or minimalist escape-room mechanics, there’s value here. Just don’t expect much freedom in how you solve its mysteries.
While interesting in its approach, Death Stranding 2 feels more like a retread of its predecessor’s path rather than a bold leap forward. The first game was eerily relevant in a post-COVID world, but this sequel seems to lack that focus.
As educational and intriguing as it may be, the decision to charge for this learning experience betrays a hint of insecurity , that a free offer may be seen as worthless. While Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is valuable, informative, and mostly engaging, it would have been better for it to adopt the practice of many great museums, free access so the content can shine on its own.