GameLuster

Arctic Awakening

5/10

While Arctic Awakening feels very directionless in its plot and frustrating character writing, it's serviceable as a walking sim for fans of the genre who may enjoy its beautiful setting and interesting premise.

Borderlands 4

8/10

While Borderlands 4 does still have some performance problems, the general gameplay and writing are a marked improvement over where the last two installments in the series were on launch. The series feels like it's taken a major leap forward in this latest entry.

Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds

9/10

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is my favorite racing game this year - it's fast, it's fun and its creativity is only outmatched by its flair.

Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile

2/10

With Agatha Christie - Death On The Nile, Microids has given us a game which is technically playable. But it requires you to put up with bad writing, generally bad voice acting, and far too much in the way of tedious puzzles to generate any suspense. There are better ways...

Endless Legend 2

8/10

A feast for the eyes, with some thick gristle on the bones, Endless Legend 2 stands as a worthy installment in a great series. If you can get past some of the very silly bugs and the sometimes irritating unit placement, you'll be telling yourself "just one more turn"...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

8/10

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor offers an engaging and challenging gameplay within the familiar world of the franchise. It offers a new experience that can appeal both to the fans of the original game, and new players as well.

Shuten Order

7/10

Shuten Order demands full completion and it is exhausting, but it does a good job keeping things fresh.

Hollow Knight: Silksong

10/10

Landing the final hit of my Silksong playthrough felt surreal not just because of it finally releasing, but because, in many ways, it contains everything I have been chasing after in the medium

The Knightling

9/10

The Knightling is a lovely open world adventure game that stands out from the crowd with its focus on shield-based combat and traversal.

Sword of the Sea

8/10

While each playthrough might be short, the experience Sword of the Sea delivers and the many reasons it offers to play it again make for a spectacular experience. If you liked Journey, Pathless, or if you're a fan of skate and surf games, give Sword of the Sea a try.

Discounty

7/10

Discounty is a charming game that makes you feel relaxed, but also intrigued at the same time with several interesting characters and problems in its town. It may lack some depth in few areas of gameplay, but it still presents you with challenges that come with managing a shop.

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

8/10

Not exactly a retro throwback so much as pulling the past forward, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution mixes the best of classic charm and more modern design sensibilities to make for an outstanding game that's fun to play and is going to be amazing to speedrun.