A solid and well-executed ARPG foundation with enough quirks to make it stand out from genericness; however. It’s also crippled by several flaws that hinder the long-term experience.

A well-made and varied open-world zombie survival that, however, could've done better in many departments. Still, it's an overall fun experience, especially in co-op.

A solid, well-made Star Trek adventure that respects the source material and has many references fans of the series will appreciate. It’s not innovative for the genre, but it’s done right.

A competently-executed RPG that, despite not being particularly innovative, offers solid gameplay that will satisfy fans of this genre; an overall enjoyable experience.

Smalland starts off well enough and is fun for a dozen hours, then it becomes crippled by tedium, needless backtrack, bloating and bugs. A downward spiral rushed to “1.0”.

A solid realism-oriented space sim that stakes it all on player freedom. It’s good at what it does, however it doesn’t do a whole lot on its own, without the aid of mods.

Hard-carried by exciting, gore-filled combat and exceptional weapon feel, Dead Island 2 is a good pick for zombie-slaying fun - despite the many problems that drag it down.

Iron Tower worked its uncompromising, old-school magic again; they managed to deliver a hardcore-oriented sci-fi RPG that might not be very innovative, but is definitely well-executed.

This sequel to the legendary Outcast comes with more than a few compromises that hardcore fans of the series won’t like; yet, it manages to deliver an enjoyable, even if simplistic experience.

This Nier prequel to the excellent Automata, fails to deliver the same magic in nearly all fields; even its stellar narrative and characters don’t manage to save it from mediocrity.