Hardcore Gamer Outlet Image

Hardcore Gamer

Homepage
3232 games reviewed
74.4 average score
80 median score
57.6% of games recommended

Hardcore Gamer's Reviews

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection 2 is truly just a vehicle for a remaster for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Konami slotted Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, one of the best PSP games ever to be released, as an added bonus, along with Ghost Babel, but the real meat and potatoes come in the form of Solid Snake’s final adventure. This is a game that hasn’t seen past its PlayStation 3 release eighteen long years ago, so it’s no surprise it’s the highlight of the package. And for the most part, it delivers.

Read full review

3.5 / 5.0 - Brigandine Abyss
Aug 20, 2026

Brigandine Abyss is a new strategy RPG in the classic Brigandine series.

Read full review

3 / 5.0 - Chop Chop Inc.
Aug 18, 2026

Chop Chop Inc. is a crafting game centered around wood, where as a former Furnox desk-jockey you're out to grind your former employer into dust.

Read full review

Has Aspyr managed to turned a mediocre title into a must-buy, or should the studio have focused its efforts on a different Lord of the Rings title?

Read full review

Aug 17, 2026

The Sinking City 2 is a new take on Frogwares's Cthulhu Mythos experience.

Read full review

4.5 / 5.0 - Mortal Shell II
Aug 17, 2026

Mortal Shell II tries some new things while looking and running beautiful.

Read full review

4 / 5.0 - Madden NFL 27
Aug 13, 2026

Is Madden NFL 27 a game changer or a frustrating mess? Bugs hamper a potentially great experience. It is still fun, but lacks polish.

Read full review

Aug 13, 2026

MAGES brings back the second entry in the Science Adventure series with STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT.

Read full review

Aug 11, 2026

A vivid Marvel anime world unfolds with handpicked teams, episodic lore and modes that push players to experiment and adapt.

Read full review

4 / 5.0 - Truxton Extreme
Aug 8, 2026

Truxton Extreme is a vertical shooter in the classic mode, in that you've got a powerful ship, three lives, lots of enemies, and endless ways to die.

Read full review

4 / 5.0 - Doloc Town
Aug 8, 2026

Doloc Town is a trashpunk farming and crafting life sim set in a postapocalyptic world that's got a decent start on the way to healing.

Read full review

3 / 5.0 - Dystopicon
Aug 6, 2026

In the dystopian society of Dystopicon, players are designated to watch TV in exchange for money to pay for basic services.

Read full review

Aug 4, 2026

From the makers of Pokémon comes a familiar souls-like formula.

Read full review

Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! is Strange Scaffold's latest title, making players run over people and objects for isekai support.

Read full review

Jul 28, 2026

Splatoon Raiders is a new take on Nintendo's shooting franchise, turning the Salmon Run mode into a standalone spin-off experience.

Read full review

Jul 23, 2026

Master Chief returns to his origins twenty-five years later.

Read full review

Jul 22, 2026

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game brings together characters from different points of the franchise for dynamic 2D fights.

Read full review

3 / 5.0 - Disgaea Mayhem
Jul 20, 2026

Disgaea Mayhem is an action-RPG that adapts the power grind of the strategy series into something more similar to the Dynasty Warriors games.

Read full review

Jul 16, 2026

Does Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations find the right middle-ground, or should this DLC be thrown straight into Purgatory?

Read full review

4.5 / 5.0 - Denshattack!
Jul 15, 2026

Denshattack! is a trick-based game from the Tony Hawk school of design, except literally on rails.

Read full review