Steel Seed flirts with meaningful ideas — about resilience, digital identity, and what remains when the human element is all but gone — but these deeper themes never quite crystallize in the gameplay.

Chasmal Fear is quite a ways off from becoming the fully realized nightmare beneath the sea. With continued development, however, there’s hope that many of its shortcomings will be addressed in time.

There are bugs, the UI could use refinement, performance still needs work—but once you’re gliding through the air or piloting your ship across the clouds, it all clicks and all signs point skyward.

Repetition sets in rather quickly in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree's combat. The enemy groups become predictable, with identical attack patterns that make combat feel like a chore.

While Abyssus may not be doing anything radically new in terms of structure, its commitment to fast, fluid, and challenging co-op combat makes a strong first impression.

In this preview, one thing becomes clear: Stygian: Outer Gods tries to do a lot at once. And honestly? Sometimes it works. The concept is undeniably intriguing. But a number of rough spots need work.

There’s already considerable depth in some mechanics of Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, but other aspects still need work. Still, the game succeeds in setting a strong, ominous tone.

Reviewed via Xbox PC GamePass - There’s ambition in Atomfall, and the atmosphere lingers—but the gameplay loop often feels padded and fragmented.

The Talos Principle: Reawakened successfully revitalizes a modern classic, blending philosophical inquiry with engaging puzzle mechanics. A must-play.

Despite a handful of rough edges and UI quirks, Commandos: Origins is more than a nostalgic callback—it’s a thoughtful and challenging revival of one of gaming’s most revered tactical series.