While "Yet Another Zombie Survivors" is a lot of fun, the developer's insistence on re-using assets from previous games and utilizing 3D visuals hit it hard in the performance department, making the mid to late game unenjoyable across a wide variety of PC configurations.
While Farlight 84 shows much potential, its mobile-centric mechanics and predominantly mobile user base prevent it from becoming a true competitor in the highly competitive "casual-competitive" sub-genre.
Naraka: Bladepoint is a breath of fresh air in the battle royale genre, where new titles often feel like "more of the same", and genre-defining innovation is a rarity.
Street Fighter VI introduces much-needed accessibility, diversity, and a touch of contemporary social values to a franchise that has largely remained unaltered since the 1980s.
World Boss has almost no chance of survival, and I wish the developers would pull it from Steam before users waste their hard-earned money on microtransactions for a game that may be dead and buried by year's end.
Deadside is a fun but ultimately unrewarding survival game that lacks the legs to compete with more popular titles in the genre, such as Rust and DayZ.
Conan Exiles manages to balance mature content with engaging gameplay in a way that most "adult-focused" titles have been unable to replicate.
Paladins has successfully competed with Overwatch for over five years, but its future is uncertain with so many high-quality free-2-play titles on the market right now.
Despite suffering from a multi-season content drought, Halo Infinite has a bright future. By this time next year, it will offer players a significantly more content-rich experience.