The Sinking City 2 is a respectable scare fest boasting entertaining puzzle-solving. However, middling combat, flawed progression, and an underwhelming narrative hold it back from reaching the horrific heights of its more celebrated contemporaries.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy executes familiar genre staples and delivers a moving story starring a charismatic pirate on what may be the most impactful and tragic adventure of her life.
Nidhogg doesn’t look like it belongs in the fighting genre, but it hits the same
competitive beats of a typical fighter, but from a different
direction and set of rules.
Risk of Rain
harkens back to an era when gamers had to play a game for several hours
before they really knew how it worked – a classic approach that can
still be fun.
Deadfall Adventures expands upon the lore of Quatermain, but tracing the genre back to its source material doesn't help this puzzle-infused shooter overcome its myriad, frustrating problems.