Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is truly fantastic, and hits all the right beats for the genre, and its combat progression keeps Joe Musashi powerful without feeling unstoppable, due to some fantastic work with its roster of enemies and bosses.

Echoes of the End was an extremely fun game that, while flawed in several ways, reminded me of why I love third-person adventure games. It joins the ranks of some of my favorite in the genre with some smart choices around its cast and the ways it attempts to keep combat and exploration fresh.

As color is drained from the land, and as tragic events have consumed her life, Europa takes it upon herself to finally get answers to this curse and to rid it once and for all, even at the cost of her life. This Metroidvania has some ok ideas, but several mechanics hold it back from competing with the greats.

As Fallen City is under siege, four strangers will come together to put an end to Ignition Gear. As a throw back to the arcade brawlers, Fallen City Brawl is good, but rarely presents anything new or engaging. It’s fun, quick, and solid in two-player, it’s just too damn easy.

While there are a few excellent moments here, especially one in particular, the DLC, Ashes of Elrant, was not quite the adventure I wanted. I was surprised how straight forward and lean it was, given the lead up into it stating that this was meant to be this “massive” DLC.

When Maiden City is under attack, who yah gonna call? The Maiden Cops, of course! Join Priscila Salamander, Nina Usagi, and Meiga Holstaur as they lead the charge and stop the Liberators from taking over the city!

Ninja Gaiden returns to its 2D roots with Ragebound, an adventure that sees two bitter rivals forced to team up to stop a demonic invasion. Kenji of the Hayabusa Clan, and Kumori of the Black Spider Clan face their greatest adventure yet.

Robocop Rogue City: Unfinished Business is a wonderful follow-up and standalone experience that continues an expertly crafted continuation of Robocop 2. It makes a lot of smart choices to keep the action going, in a setting that works well for the character and the story.

Mario Kart World may not be the revolutionary upgrade fans have wanted, especially after the feature and content-rich Mario Kart 8, but it presents a scale the series hasn't seen yet. Should Mario Kart World add in new racers and even expand its courses, then I think the game will see a long life ahead of it.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers could have been this studio's Lies of P moment, but much of its design creates unnecessary friction toward the player that can feel off-putting and can leave you scratching your head on where to go next.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.