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Phantom Blade Zero delivers an exceptional Wuxia action experience, combining exhilarating combat, phenomenal boss fights, and remarkably diverse weapons with thoughtful level design and a captivating Kungfupunk world. While its underdeveloped storytelling and occasional technical issues hold it back, S-Game's ambitious action RPG excels where it matters most, offering one of the most satisfying combat experiences in recent memory.
Silver Pines delivers a memorable blend of survival horror and Metroidvania-inspired exploration, pairing a surreal Lynchian mystery with tense resource management and a densely interconnected town. Its influences can feel overly familiar at times, but strong atmosphere, clever puzzle design, and punishing combat give the experience a distinct identity.
Tenebris Somnia is a survival horror adventure featuring not only spectacular FMV sequences, but engrossing tension-fueled combat and thoughtful puzzle design.
Thank You Bus Driver delivers a quirky, charming spin on arcade driving with satisfying bus handling, chaotic passenger management, and an inventive 1950s cartoon aesthetic.
Valor Mortis may struggle with its slow opening and underdeveloped story, but One More Level delivers an incredibly satisfying first-person soulslike experience. Brutal combat, rewarding exploration, and stunning level design make this nightmarish adventure increasingly difficult to put down.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is an enjoyable and polished revival with excellent combat, rewarding exploration, and flexible customization. However, repetitive enemies, overly talkative storytelling, safe traversal abilities, and an underwhelming soundtrack keep it from fully capturing the identity and atmosphere of the series at its best.
Echo Weaver is a thrilling metroidbrainia that turns knowledge into progression, combining a tightly designed time loop with expressive platforming, rewarding exploration, and an engrossing mystery.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is a gruesome and atmospheric single-player survival horror game that captures the franchise’s obsession with pain, pleasure, and disturbing imagery. Frustrating enemy encounters and a predictable story hold it back, but the Genesis Configuration, striking Labyrinth sections, and unapologetic gore make this a memorable trip into Hellraiser’s world.
Order of the Sinking Star is a demanding and inventive puzzle adventure that constantly finds new ways to challenge your understanding of its rules.
End of Abyss is an atmospheric and unsettling sci-fi adventure that excels through exploration, environmental mystery, and a compelling sense of discovery.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered remains an exceptional RPG thanks to its memorable characters, outstanding side quests, and richly realized world. Its combat and movement show their age, but the writing, exploration, progression, and sheer amount of quality content make it easy to understand why Geralt’s adventure has endured for so long.
Marvel’s Wolverine delivers satisfyingly brutal combat and captures the physicality of Logan’s claws, but that initial thrill fades quickly.
Woodo is a charming and polished cozy puzzle game that turns the simple act of placing wooden pieces into a relaxing, tactile experience.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is a masterful remake that elevates an already beloved RPG with stronger presentation, refined combat, meaningful quality-of-life improvements, and excellent character work.
Roman Sands RE:Build is a bizarre, captivating psychological experience that transforms mundane service work into a surreal exploration of routine, survival, and identity.
Isle Of Reveries offers up some excellent puzzles, fantastic exploration and tools that are just damn fun to use.
Orbitals is a charming Switch 2 co-op adventure that combines inventive puzzles, rewarding exploration, and a striking '80s anime-inspired world. Its story can struggle to land its emotional beats and progression sometimes limits exploration, but the consistently creative cooperative design makes communication, experimentation, and shared discovery the heart of the experience.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a triumphant revival that rewards patience with exceptional combat, demanding boss fights, and surprisingly strong level design. Its slow narrative buildup and uneven side content hold it back, but once its systems fully open up, Capcom delivers a deeply satisfying action game worthy of the Onimusha name.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an ambitious, choice-driven vampire RPG with an intricately connected world, satisfying directional combat, and meaningful player agency throughout most of its journey.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy overcomes a slow opening with a confident 20-hour adventure driven by strong character performances, satisfying combat, clever puzzles, and gorgeous world design. Its pacing, progression systems, and occasionally restrictive linearity hold it back, but Sophia and Leni’s relationship gives the journey enough emotional weight to make it memorable.