Bogdan Robert Mateș's Reviews
Loud and brutal, Insurgency: Sandstorm's dedication to a more realistic approach often pays off.
Gris is art in motion and arguably the most gorgeous game I've played this year.
Book of Demons is both an excellent tribute to Diablo and a great ARPG on its own.
Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden mixes real-time stealth and exploration with turn-based tactical battles in a way that's fluid and fun to engage with.
BattleTech: Flashpoint gives you more reasons to travel across the galaxy and over 25 hours' of tactical battles that inevitably lead to blowing ‘Mechs up in spectacular fashion.
Excellent atmosphere, engaging turn-based battles and variety in terms of arsenal make Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus a strategy game worth dipping into.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales succesfully brings tactical card battles and RPG storytelling together into one great whole.
Clumsily put together and lacking coherence, Call of Cthulhu’s occasional redeeming story moments struggle to save it but never quite manage.
Seeker, Slayer, Survivor brings challenging fights to the Deadfire Archipelago.
A strong identity, distinct classes and engaging turn-based fights make it easy to overlook Deep Sky Derelicts' endgame woes.
Door Kickers: Action Squad is a loud, violent spin-off.
Shadows: Awakening attempts to stray away from being a typical ARPG but lacks the juice to keep things interesting until its closing moments.
Guacamelee! 2 is not only a blast to play through but also one of the most stylish and recognizable Metroidvanias to date.
Rare moments of intensity, mainly when dealing with bosses for the first few times, manage to turn Hypergun into a passable experience best approached in short bursts, but even so, there’s nothing particularly hyper about this gun.
Graveyard Keeper is an engaging sim that's a little too cheap with giving out information.
We Happy Few hides nuggets of narrative gold at the end of tiring sequences of gameplay.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Beast of Winter is a more focused DLC that's at its best when it expands on key lore moments.
Mothergunship's glorious, fast-paced action is let down in the long run by a small enemy roster and repeating room layouts.
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr feels like a collection of ideas that haven't yet matured.
Vampyr is a functional 30-hour diversion with occasional dashes of brilliance, but not much else.