Games: By Rating

This is one of the first games I bought for my new iPad tablet. Puzzle Agent is essentially a clone of Professor... more

It’s Portal with cubes! Not quite, but it’s still a spacial puzzle game in which you are trapped in... more

I understand that this game was originally a Nintendo 3DS launch title. So, by the standards of portable gaming,... more

Ruiner rages with a riot of red. So much red. It’s like an entire game based on a Photoshop filter... more

The sequel to Shadowgrounds doesn’t offer much new. There’s the same aliens, same corny voice acting, and the same top-down shooting... more

I was initially drawn to the isometric art style of this turn-based RPG. My hope was that it would... more

This was a free game on Steam on the day of the sequel’s release. I grabbed it without knowing... more

I remember watching my housemate play this game quite a bit back when we were in college. I don’t... more

I had hoped that when they adapted the Web version of Surgeon Simulator into a full game they would have added a funny... more

The Conduit is one of the few games for the Wii that makes an honest attempt to appeal to hardcore... more

The Crimson Diamond is a throwback to early Sierra 3-D adventure games like King’s Quest and Space Quest. Unlike... more

The Last Story is billed as an RPG but it’s really a third-person action game with very limited options... more

The Witcher is a flawed but ultimately satisfying role playing game that puts you in the role of monster killing... more

This was a rare case in which I finished a game that I had started years ago. I really... more

Vanquish is a third-person action game that has little to offer in terms of plot or characters. Its story feels... more

More episodic point-and-click adventure from Telltale Games. This series is definitely geared more towards younger gamers but there is... more

Watch Dogs 2 is pretty much a straight up Grand Theft Auto clone. But instead of playing an immoral mobster who kills... more

Silas Warner must be spinning in his grave at the thought of his clever stealth game becoming this cringe... more

Although I’d give them props for creating a game with a truly unique theme, this Wadjet Eye adventure falls... more

On a quick nostalgia kick I went back and replayed this, the first Sega Genesis game I ever played.... more

Pictured above is one of the many exciting “sit and watch some guys talk” missions from the PC game Assassin’s... more

The WiiU is not known for much other than being a failure. The whole two screen thing doesn’t make... more

Blake Stone was based off the Wolfenstein 3-D engine and included many graphical and game play improvements. The floors... more

I enjoyed the original Call of Juarez and its spin-off, Gunslinger, but this one didn’t really grab me. It tries to mix... more

Contract J.A.C.K. is billed as a prequel to the super-excellent shooter No One Lives Forever 2. What we really have here... more

A nice little time killing game for the DS. Nothing too deep, but a great kids game.

When Steam launched in the early 2000s and everyone hated the idea of downloading their games, there were only... more

This game had one of the best trailers ever. None of the narrative spark that permeates the trailer is in... more

I’ve been playing this off and on for the past few months. This is supposedly designed as a multiplayer... more

Man, this game was a bit of a mess. I guess I wanted it to be a Baldur’s Gate style tactical... more

In this point and click puzzle adventure you control Emily on her quest to find her missing cats. Apparently... more

The first F.E.A.R. game did a really good job of building up the tension to provide creepy scares and atmosphere. This... more

I am finally getting around to playing the Half-Life 1 expansion games. As expected, this is more of the same. This... more

While this game was a pretty big improvement over KQV, it still was just too mired in Sierra adventure game... more

This was a freebie from GOG.com that I went into knowing nothing about it. The first thing anyone who... more

There was some sort of nuclear apocalypse and the citizens of Moscow were forced to live in the city’s... more

I guess the best way to describe Other M would be “disappointing.” Judging from  screenshots of the game you would assume... more

This is part of a five game package of Might and Magic games that GOG.com goes on sale for... more

I thought it was Game of Thrones, but this is definitely the weakest Telltale release. I don’t mind that this... more

The original Mirror’s Edge was one of only a handful of games that I had gone back and replayed... more

No More Heroes is a spazzy fighting/action game for the Wii in the vein of say Madworld. It leans... more

I think with this I have finally played through all of the original Infinity Engine RPG games. Icewind Dale I... more

Prey takes a very ambitious approach to game play. There are always multiple paths towards achieving your goals and... more

Back in 2007 I played a free, ad-supported version of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time which I enjoyed quite a... more

I’m on a bit of a tear here finishing off games. I guess after that last Winter Steam sale... more

I vowed to avoid open world games but then GOG.com goes and makes Saints Row 2 free. This series has always... more

Having whet my appetite for adventure games on the excellent Sam and Max series, I thought it would be a good... more

The original Serious Sam became an unexpected hit when it received the approval of Old Man Murray. While other games were trying... more

This is a classic FPS from the same people who brought us Duke Nukem 3D. In this outing, the politically... more

I’m a sucker for these top-down shooter games. This is the type of game I imagined playing back when... more

This game was a $5 budget CD when I bought it over a decade ago at CompUSA but I... more

This game has been on my back burner for quite some time now. I play a little here and... more

Yet another walking simulator, but this time it’s in space! So, technically it’s a floating simulator. The gimmick here is that you can... more

The biggest puzzle in this modestly sized point-and-click adventure is figuring out how to get it to even run.... more

Another arty walking simulator for the PC. This one is all about the nature of choice and free will... more

The Talos Principle is a solid puzzle game in which you manipulate objects around rooms to connect light beams,... more

The Tiny Bang Story is a small puzzle game that I think is designed more for younger players. Most of... more

Thief 2 has not aged terribly well. I’m usually not one to complain about dated graphics, but in this... more

This game is part of a Tomb Raider three pack at GOG.com. I tried to play Tomb Raider 1, but I had already... more

Torchlight is a game that has been resting on my back-burner for a long, long time. I got it for... more

Wasteland is considered a classic RPG from the Apple ][ era but it’s one that I never played back... more

Ubisoft only knows how to make these open world games with paper-thin story lines and lots of side challenges... more

As with most of the great shareware titles of the 90s, I played the free episode of Wolfenstein 3D a gazillion... more

Hey, it’s a walking simulator with a twist… swimming! I’ll give it this, Abzû is a very nice looking and great... more

I think this is considered by many to be one of the best point and click adventure games of... more

Costume Quest feels like an off-hand idea thrown out there at a pitch meeting. I’m sure the designers had just... more

Not much to say about this one other that it’s a joke game. The gag is that in order... more

This is the game that forced me to update my video card last year. I remember playing the first Far... more

Despite their flaws, I have enjoyed playing all the games in the King’s Quest series up until now (I ,II, III & IV).... more

In the above scene from Memento Mori you are supposed to trick a little, abused girl into thinking she’s your friend.... more

Are all indie games style over substance? I guess this game is okay if you are playing it as... more

Painkiller is a first generation FPS that’s about a dozen years too late. Unlike most modern shooters, your goal is... more

I think it’s time I finally accept the fact that I don’t really like Infinity Engine style games anymore.... more

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. This game is the epitome of bland first person shooters and Id Software should know... more

This is another game, like Dream Zone, that I owned for years (decades actually) and was never able to finish.... more

I think this was one of the earliest titles on the Wii, and one that was supposed to showcase... more

Uh oh, here we go again with another mediocre adventure game. Surprisingly, this one comes from Wadjet Eye Studios... more

With the completion of this playthrough, I have now completed all the Ultima games (technically I never finished Ultima... more

In the end this just became tedious. While you control your character like an FPS, this is almost a... more

This game has been sitting in my to-do list for quite some time. I got it as a freebie... more

I really wanted to like Brütal Legend. but once again Doublefine has created a game that is a triumph of... more

Another walking simulator but this time with a horror theme. The whole point of this “game” is to make... more

I don’t know why I keep thinking these Resident Evil games might actually be good. Everything about RE6 is... more

Games journalists (I can’t believe that’s really a thing) seem to love this game, I thought it was tiresome.... more

Well, I tried. Three times I have started playing System Shock 2 and each time I just get frustrated or bored... more

The only thing Transistor has going for it is a beautiful art style and high-quality voice acting. The rest is an... more

I was actually enjoying this game but, after twelve or so hours of play, I discovered that the GOG... more

I really wanted to like this game. It feels almost like No One Lives Forever in it’s hip spy... more

I’ve had pretty good luck with the string of adventure games I’ve played lately. It was inevitable that sooner... more

Aer takes a 1995 Zelda aesthetic and makes it into a boring slog. This game felt like a college... more

Started out okay enough despite the idiotic button mashing mechanics. But, man, this game became pure tedium by the... more

At first you’d think Home was a retro-looking point and click adventure, but that would be giving it too much credit.... more

The only thing this game has going for it is its art direction. There’s some wonderful hand-drawn characters and... more

This game absolutely sucks. The graphics are just what you’d expect from a `1998 Quake engine game. The problem... more

You can download and play Teenagent for free from GOG.com, and, because of my obsessive-compulsive nature when it comes to completing games... more