Oddworld: Soulstorm's charm, characters, and sincere narrative are imprisoned within buggy, erratic software.
Crash 4 is the kind of retro throwback that actually earns its spot as a successor to the original trilogy. There's the occasional bandicoot stumble, but it's a responsive, precise platformer that looks as good as it plays.
Trials of Fire's list of features may read like a videogame word salad, but the resulting combination makes for a fine RPG feast.
Buried by an unsatisfying combat loop and bad campaign, Outriders is a forgettable loot game that ends right as it's getting started.
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth feels like the first half of a fun, if simple, metroidvania.
A little abstract in nature, but Genesis Noir is an all-around stunning audio-visual adventure.
What makes the previous Shelter games shine is their ability to show nature as both awe-inspiring and completely terrifying, but Shelter 3 fails to capture that. It breaks my heart since you can see the ideas and concepts of a great survival game, but the execution just isn't there.
Narita Boy's digital twist on a classic fantasy tale is engrossing if a bit disorientating.
A superbly stylish and surprisingly challenging management game, Evil Genius 2 is let down only by its tendency to bloviate.
Spacebase Startopia is a missed opportunity to meaningfully build on a classic, but it's still an entertaining management sim.