3.5/5 Review

But time and time again, Dordogne would whisk us away somewhere beautiful, and all would be forgiven. Sometimes you can live with cracks in the plate.

Know that Steel Defier is more of a demo than a game, and you’ll be prepped. Because, as a demo, this little dodge ’em up defies all expectations.

LASERPITIUM must be a marketer’s nightmare. It looks bland and has nothing fancy to shout about. You could be brutal and call it generic. But it’s so ruthlessly efficient at what it does.

Bored of vampire movies? Renfield is just the tonic. It shakes up the formula until it froths over with gore, action set pieces and delicious subversion. Plus you get Nicolas Cage as Dracula.

Trackmania feels a bit too restrictive for those simply wanting to enjoy even just the core experience.

A Building Full of Cats is a great use of your cash. That money goes to promoting animal adoption over purchasing them, so you can feel warm and fuzzy about improving the world… before enjoying the double-benefit of some hidden object gaming.

Puzzle by Nikoli W Yajilin finds itself near the front of the puzzling peloton. It’s not unique enough to be sprinting out front, but it’s so polished and friction-free that it’s the best of the following rest.

Stick around with Infini and it will stick around with you long after you have finished it.

If anything, the Jurassic World Evolution 2: Feathered Species Pack should be picked up on sheer cuteness overload alone.

Protodroid DeLTA rises above its niggles to emerge as a characterful platformer which pays a faithful tribute to those which inspired it.

The lack of songs, and the slight safety in terms of their choice means that Let’s Sing 2023 - Eurovision Hits Song Pack doesn’t quite get douze points, but it did have us wishing that we had a backless sequin dress and a revolving stage.

We think Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition represents the best Aardman game we’ve played

Within the myriad of LEGO racing games, LEGO 2K Drive does just about enough to carve an identity for itself.

If you’re a fan of the sim world, where you need to be involved in every decision, micro-managing every detail in every department, then you will have an amazing time with SimAirport. But should you be coming along for your first experience of the genre, this is perhaps not the best game to start with.

If you have a pre-teen player who loves gaming but struggles to knuckle down on their maths homework, then MathLand adds up nicely.