Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Farming, Fighting, and Romance, Rune Factory is back with Guardians of Azuma. As one of two protagonists, you’ll ensure the village is taken care of and that nearby threats are put in check, all while tending to your crops with a new entry in the series that is perfectly streamlined to make everything you do far easier to manage.

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is a sequel and spin-off to the orginal EA Original adventure. Aleksandra, once the antagonist and now its protagonist, you’ll explore the Black Die in hopes to defeat Mare and return home, but only if were that simple.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster takes the beloved game and enhances its visuals and improves it co-op. As a solider who wakes up upon a ship overrun by mutants and under rule of a rogue AI, you’ll take the fight to SHODAN once again.

theHunter: Call of the Wild - Askiy Ridge DLC

theHunter: Call of the Wild - Askiy Ridge DLC

theHunter: Call of the Wild - Askiy Ridge takes the series to the gorgeous views of Alberta. With 19 animals to hunt with a brand new rifle to the series, you’ll zip around on your ATV and attempt to stop a resort from being built in this glorious wilderness.

Ruffy and the Riverside

Ruffy and the Riverside

Ruffy and the Riverside has a wonderful mechanic with SWAP, where you swap textures to change the foundation of your target. From turning stone into wood, water into lava, Ruffy will use those skills to stop Groll, an ancient evil, from destroying Riverside.

God of Weapons

God of Weapons

God of Weapons takes the Vampire Survivors formula and simplifies it to the adventure taking place in a tower, ascending floors as you decimate enemies on the way to the boss. With a ton of weapons to unlock and builds to conquer, God of Weapons is a pretty fun time.

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game

Rooftops and Alleys: The Parkour Game, despite the ‘on the nose’ naming convention, despite there not really being too many alleys, brings parkour to the type of structure you’d find in a free skate mode in something like Tony Hawk Pro Skater, but with the ragdoll physics of something like Human Fall Flat or Gang Beasts.

Wizard of Legend 2

Wizard of Legend 2

Wizard of Legend 2 comes to us from Dead Mage, instead of its original developer. While this does allow for a whole new look, and feel to its combat, the identity of the previous game has changed to something more akin to the likes of Hades; for better and worse.

Scar-lead Salvation

Scar-lead Salvation

Scar-lead Salvation has an interesting premise and some solid ideas that are rarely present. With bland environments, repetitive enemies and combat, and a poorly executed fan-service destroyable armor gimmick, Scar-lead Salvation is simply a poor experience.

Date Everything!

Date Everything!

What would you do if you could date your dining room table? your shower? or your bed, considering you sleep with them every night? Well, Date Everything has that answer and a whole lot more. Date Everything is a dating simulator worth swiping right for.

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny is a fairly by-the-numbers remaster that offers us the best version of the game, despite some opportunities to improve upon what was already there.

Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks

Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks

Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks can certainly feel limited in what is available to take on, but the extremely low price does make up for some of that. Still, additional modes, and even vehicles, should be added at a somewhat regular pace if they intend to keep its player base engaged.

Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2’s variety and content does wonders for repeated runs, even back to back to back until you've lost track of time. The upgrades, equipment cards, and the synergies between the clans make for a very entertaining game, despite the forgettable story and character moments.

Revenge of the Savage Planet

Revenge of the Savage Planet

While Revenge makes some improvements over Journey, I certainly wanted more from it than what is here. The third person perspective is ideal for this series, and there is a lot of potential for a third game. However, a lack of combat focus and story hurt it overall.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 has some of the best fighting games of their era in one amazing package. Nostalgia is certainly riding high here as the 3D visuals obviously don’t hold up, but they nonetheless are oozing with charm and personality, especially Project Justice.

Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages is often a perfect successor to the rest of the trilogy, with some fantastic weapons, a great addition with the shield, and an absolutely breathtaking aesthetic. Still, the bland soundtrack and wide-open areas can zap the energy out of most encounters.

Trident's Tale

Trident's Tale

It's a fun swashbuckling adventure that plays like a Saturday morning cartoon. The characters are fairly likeable with mixed performances, but the ship combat and fights our hero, Ocean, will have are likely where people are going to get the most out of this game, even if they lack polish and features to make them stand out. 

Blades of Fire

Blades of Fire

Blades of Fire has moments where I do tend to forgive some of its blatant issues, but around every corner is a reason I tended to lose my interest in what it was offering. The combat and weapon systems are great when they work, but those moments only come so often. If Blades of Fire proves anything, it is that the Mercury Engine is well past its prime.

Roadcraft

Roadcraft

Much like building a road, you lay the foundation to build upon what is there. This is true with how Mudrunner and Snowrunner have shaped where this series is going. Roadcraft is the culmination of those ideas, mechanics, and gameplay sections to a degree where that complexity and depth is wildly addictive.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a shining example of when a team is using their passion to carve a path of strong storytelling, brilliant performances, outstanding world-building, and a layer of depth to its gameplay that feels breathtaking with every step.