Over four years after entering early access, Deadside appears stuck in the past, while the rest of the genre has moved on to bigger and better things.
While Ultimate Zombie Defense 2 is a cheap and nasty version of Call of Duty's legendary Zombie mode, that isn't an entirely bad thing.
While Reynatis is not the best JRPG you could play this year, it is still worth a playthrough for fans of the genre, even with highly anticipated JRPGs on the horizon.
With the launch of 63 Days, Destructive Creations takes another step away from its past in an effort to cement itself as a major player in the Real-Time Tactic genre.
Campfire Cozy Friends is certainly interesting, but the developer's lack of transparency regarding its future business model beyond "free to start" and certain in-game mechanics give cause for concern.
15 years ago, Ship of Heroes may have lived long enough to die with dignity, but in today's market, its chances of survival are slim to none.
While Call of Sentinels succeeds in being a more mechanically complex version of Vampriue Survivors, unfortunately, there is no market for such games. As a result, Call of Sentinels died within seconds of being released in August 2024.
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is a decent attempt at making a modern bullet hell shooter. However, an overreliance on self-praise and dated portrayals of female characters reduces it to a case study of things to avoid doing if you wish to succeed.
Level Zero: Extraction is a nice attempt at unseating the king of the genre, but like all other pretenders before it, its attempts at unseating Escape from Tarkov will prove in vain.