Lyle Carr
El Paso, Elsewhere is a fun throwback that tells an interesting story, but the shooting and diving gameplay just doesn't hold its own.
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless might just be the best game in the series, with engaging tactics gameplay and a whole lot of charm.
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways is the perfect excuse for you to boot up the game again, with over 5 hours of sublime content from Ada's POV.
Mineko's Night Market has a great vibe and aesthetic, but its slow pace and tedious resource gathering make it hard to recommend.
30XX combines Mega Man run and gun platforming with Roguelike elements, and has co-op, community levels, and so many great ideas
Whether you're into tending to crops or collecting adorable monsters, Moonstone Island is a game you really shouldn't miss out on.
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is a lovely action RPG spinoff of the beloved Trails series, finally available in the west.
Party Animals is simply frustrating to play, and most of the minigames boil down to the same scrappy situations that get old fast.
The Isle Tide Hotel is an intriguing FMV game full of sinister mysteries to solve, but the pacing early on really makes it difficult to recommend.
Gunbrella is a sensational action platformer with incredibly fluid locomotion and a story that takes some unexpected turns.
Eternights combines hack and slash action with Persona social links, but has a few too many issues to recommend to everybody.
Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten is a perfectly serviceable RPG, but with so many great alternatives it's hard to recommend.
Chants of Sennaar is one of the most unique and interesting puzzle games I've ever played, and it routinely makes you feel like a genius.
Goodbye Volcano High is a charming visual novel packed full of great ideas, with a really interesting way of handling narrative choice.
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles might struggle to stand up to modern RPGs, but it's a thoroughly charming bit of gaming history.
Sea of Stars is the new benchmark for turn-based RPGs, with sublime combat, a cast of charming characters and a soundtrack that's an all-timer.
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case has its fair share of issues, but if you're a Poirot fan you'll still get a kick out of it.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has a lot of promise, but it'll need some updates before it can truly be called great.
Mediterranea Inferno is outrageously weird, intensely homoerotic, and absolutely wonderful, and I never wanted it to end.
WrestleQuest is a fantastic concept for a video game, but slow pacing, annoying voice lines and a ridiculous amount of QTEs spoil it entirely.