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Though I was initially a bit skeptical, Mina the Hollower turned out to be a confident title. It leverages nostalgia, yet pulls plenty of fresh ideas out of its retro graphics and design. It showcases a world that is a pure joy to explore and uncover stories within. Platforming challenges go hand-in-hand with a tight combat system and a pile of subtle design layers that fit together to create incredibly fun gameplay. With every new area introducing new challenges, the game stays fresh through the credits and beyond. Plus, optional modifiers make it accessible to virtually anyone.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced breathes new life into a beloved pirate classic. Breathtaking visuals, zero loading screens, and thoughtful gameplay tweaks more than compensate for the weaker new content and lukewarm first impressions of the Animus hub. A must-play for veterans and newcomers alike.

Palworld skillfully blends genres, with the creature collecting and upgrading loop easily standing out as the highlight. The chase for the ultimate team to defeat end game bosses is enticing enough to keep you hooked for hundreds of hours. It’s a shame the rest of the game feels more like a supporting act and lacks the same depth or polish. It constantly tries to hide its flaws by pushing something to collect, catch, or upgrade onto your screen every single minute. Ultimately, that's enough to keep you entertained, even if these "Pokémon with guns" could have aimed higher.

A great expansion that doubles down on the core strengths of Doom: The Dark Ages. The new weapon is immensely satisfying to use, the combat is sharper than usual, and there is plenty of endgame content. You can easily forgive the terrible story and a few design missteps.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight represents the biggest evolution in TT Games' Lego formula to date, seamlessly blending their signature British humor with mechanics inspired by the Batman Arkham series. While held back slightly by weaker stealth elements and classic developer-typical technical bugs, the fantastically detailed Gotham, refined gameplay, and clever tribute to Batman's entire history make this one of the best Lego games ever made.

A delightful puzzle-platformer that won't melt your brain, nor will it bore you with triviality. A charming, inventive family title straight out of Nintendo's wheelhouse.

Go-Go Town! is, above all else, pure fun. An accessible, relaxed mayor simulator that lets you grow your town from a tiny village into a modern metropolis without demanding too much. Don't expect overly complex systems, and it occasionally fails to hide that building works better in co-op, but the rest of the gameplay loop easily outweighs these minor issues. Playing mayor has rarely been this charming.

Campaign Evolved is in many ways a successful modernization of a legendary classic that will particularly delight PlayStation owners experiencing it for the first time. Several new mechanics cleverly update a time-tested gameplay loop featuring immensely addictive gunplay, while maintaining its core identity despite the shift to Unreal Engine 5. However, alongside the welcome additions come several controversial decisions, leaving this return to the iconic ring world feeling overly salted in some places and underseasoned in others.

Gothic 1 Remake is precisely the return of a classic that fans hoped for. Alkimia Interactive managed to preserve the original’s unique atmosphere, timeless story, and sense of adventure while dressing it in a beautiful, modern audiovisual presentation. However, the remake fails to mask some of the original's issues alongside its own technical flaws: unbalanced difficulty, tedious backtracking, a weaker final act, and numerous bugs prevent it from being an absolute triumph. Still, it remains a great RPG that will remind veterans why they fell in love with Gothic in the first place, while offering newcomers the best way yet to experience one of the most influential fantasy games of its era.

Elliot delivers an interesting HD-2D action-adventure. Unafraid to wear its Zelda inspirations on its sleeve, it shines brightest through engaging combat and varied dungeons. Rapidly swapping between weapons with distinct fighting styles and upgrading them via crystals keeps the gameplay fun to the end. However, the story stumbles and the chatty fairy companion is quite annoying, despite being mechanically useful. It's a shame that elements from time travel to redundant co-op needed more polish to make the game truly unforgettable rather than just good.