Tri Survive is a very enjoyable action roguelike, held back by a near-total lack of build-crafting potential and meaningful in-game progression.
Wandness: WandCraft Survivor is an excellent "Brotato-like" held back by repetitive visuals and a near total lack of meta progression.
While Killing Floor 3, is decent fun to play on your own, and exceptionally fun with friends, most things involving zombies and guns are, which is why it continues to struggle for market share in a year dominated by better games.
Shape of Dreams expands upon the action rogue-like genre in ways that rival and occasionally surpass Vampire Survivors, something very few other titles have been able to accomplish
While Edens Zero is not the worst JRPG on the market, it has little to offer gamers beyond fan service and generic JRPG mechanics.
While Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III is a vastly more enjoyable RTS game than Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II, the developers' insistence on chasing trends resulted in a title that was somehow worse than many titles released during the RTS Dark Ages (2006-2013).
The main problem with DAVY x JONES is that it is an ok game, in a year overflowing with amazing games, a poor omen in most years, and a death sentence in 2025.
While I am a huge fan of Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream's stunning visuals and engrossing narrative, its lack of replayability and player agency make it difficult to recommend at full price.
For better or worse, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II is a perfect example of the type of RTS titles that were released in the years following the end of the golden era (1995-2005).