Echoes of Wisdom is Nintendo’s first debut for a Zelda-led title, allowing the titular Princess to flex her creative muscle to save the Kingdom. While it can at times be charming, it lacks anything memorable in its foundation apart from the brief moments of joy you’ll get from using a few of its clever echoes.

While this collection introduces players to the games that helped spawn Metal Slug, it lacks the bonus content that could honor those games and the teams that built them, especially given the quality of other collections as of late.

SlavicPunk: Old Timer is a sci-fi isometric twin-stick shooter about a private investigator named Janus. As a mission falls into his lap from an old flame. Janus will content with not only those looking to gun him down, but his own personal demons that haunt his every step.

Vertigo Games may be new to the Metro lifestyle, but they pull it off with a confidence that really shows through. The VR touches to bring the series to VR are masterfully handled with only the occasional VR jank issue rearing its ugly head.

Metal Slug Tactics takes all the charm and appeal of the running and gunning classic and crafts a superb tactics experience around it. With incredible pixel art and character art, the game shines in both gameplay and visuals. While it may lack in some variety from run to run, the appeal of unlocking new characters and new weapons keeps the loop engaging.

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered is barely a remaster and feels more like a definitive edition port of a game that wasn’t great to begin with. As Garcia Hotspur enters Hell to save his beloved, he’s enter a world full of dick jokes, bland combat, and boring design.

Phasmophobia has arrived on Xbox Series X/S and PS5. This masterclass in co-op horror is still under Early Access/Game Preview, but the spooks are solid and the game has launched in a good state. If you’ve been dying to play this, now’s the time!

Ys X: Nordics sees Adol on yet another adventure as he teams up with a powerful warrior named Karja to stop an old evil from returning to conquer the seas. Nordics has engaging combat and a fairly decent story, but its ship combat and systems greatly disappoint.

Developed by the minds behind Persona 5 Royal, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a remarkable fantasy journey that leans into many mechanics known throughout the Persona series. As a young Elda is on a mission to save the cursed Prince, he will gain allies in an effort to take the throne and vanquish the curse to save the kingdom.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem allows you to command over 20 Monster Trucks that look so great you can almost smell the plastic. However, bland objectives, lacking environments, and a weightless control can get in the way of what should be a banger of a title.

Just Dance 2025 has what fans of the series will likely want; more songs. Those who are committed to subscribing to the Just Dance+ service are likely this game's target audience and the appeal of having hundreds of songs available to you is certainly present across all of its menus.

Neva is Nomada Studio's follow-up to Gris. As Alba, you'll care for a young wolf pup as a plague infects the land around her. As the seasons change, Neva will grow, becoming a fierce component of her arsenal. Together, they will challenge the very darkness around them in a gorgeous game that needs to be experienced.

Shogun Showdown, a tile-based 2D roguelite with some clever strategy elements, wears its trial and error systems with pride, a game that can often have you feeling like a genius one moment, and a complete idiot the next. 

Astro Bot is frankly superb in its execution, offering delightful worlds, abilities, and charm. It’s presentation across its celebration of PlayStation’s history is twofold; one where it honors what came before and the other side of the coin in that it shows how much PlayStation has intentionally left behind.

Kill Knight has you playing as a reanimated corpse of a once loyal knight. While there isn’t much of a narrative presence across the game or past that simple premise, the focus instead is on providing a series of ever-changing hellscapes as you attempt to carve, slice, and mutilate anything that stands in your way.

Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports may not be terribly wacky, but it shines more so than it fumbles. Tennis and Soccer are the best sports in this package, with Basketball and Golf just shy of being somewhat entertaining. The real star of the show; however, is the presentation given to the cast.

Elsie, an action platformer fused with a roguelite, works well enough to offer up some tense action with some engaging abilities. However, the roguelite elements sadly offer far too much repetition, with little movement on a story that is essentially just Mega Man.

Mouthwashing is an intense horror experience that is absolutely captivating. As the crew of Tulpar are adrift in space, halfway through their journey, they will slowly begin to go mad. Inspired by 90s and 2000s horror games, and a wealth of movies and television, Mouthwashing is simply superb.

Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a visually pleasing remaster of the original Wii release. While some aspects of it have been modernized, this is still the 14 year old Mickey adventure that doesn't play nearly as well as it should.