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It sure looks a lot like that other trial game, but Urban Trial Freestyle does a few things differently. Each track layout must be beat in pure beat-the-clock mode, then with additional challenges to perform at set points along the way. Collecting money bags scattered around the tracks will let you buy parts and assemble the best bike for each track and game mode. The physics are a bit stiff, too - so you won't be doing dozens of flips off any old ramp. Also of note is a storyline about being rebellious, apparently. See ? Different.

The strange case of the un-sequel: dumping all of the mythos, gameplay elements and moddability that made The Dark Descent a success, the Dear Esther guys introduced Frictional's HPL2 engine to their own vision of adventure: a stroll through narration with buttons to push. A radical, disturbing experience with multiple levels of interpretation...

Ported from mobile devices, this lightweight racing game has it all: waves, boost, tricks, upgrades and wub-wubs at a "screaming-fast" 60 fps.

Turn-based strategy meets survival: one does not simply gather armies and gallivant around the hostile, uncharted lands of the New World.

Vietnam is a turning point in the Air Conflicts series, with jets and helicopters replacing the WW2-era aircraft of previous games. Unfortunately the new flight model comes with simplified controls and smallish maps, so Air Conflicts: Vietnam is not quite the definitive Vietnam War arcade flight sim it could have been. It is however not short on aircraft models or game modes, including a story-driven campaign, skirmish mode, and LAN & online multiplayer. A distinctive feature, squadron management lets you "jump" and take control of any unit under your command at any time.

Empirical Extraterrestrial Environment Exploitation: that's 4 Es for one 2.5D game of seed-tossing, jetpack-powered SCIENCE.

Ah, archeology: the millenia-old-yet-fully-functional trapped temples to ransack, the countless mummies and nazis to mow down, the mandatory female sidekick to flirt with.

The dark knight returns in what is in fact a prequel to the two Arkham games previously released. Not developed by Rocksteady Studios this time around, the weakest title in the series is also the first one not to be marred by GFWL-related issues, and to feature a multiplayer module.

The cave shooter mechanics of yore, coupled with today's graphics. As the fearless pilot of a thruster-powered space ship, you must destroy aliens and rescue civilians whilst avoiding to bump too harshly into the scenery.
If Retrobooster's 3D models are arguably not the most detailed, the subtle physics and the special FX are indeed... really slick. Impeccable flightstick support and a DRM-free demo always impress, too.

No weapon, no flashlight, no idea where you are. NaissanceE is a first-person exploration game set inside a soulless architectural complex. Puzzles involve simple platforming mechanics and a clever use of light sources. Trough eerily lit corridors, across bright gigantic halls, up and down stairs and on the edge of endless chasms, Lucy must find her way to freedom... and safety.