Recent reviews by halsteady

Control is way better than I expected it to be and might be the best combination of Remedy's wildness and tight gameplay loop design that the studio has done to date. It's not perfect - combat in the final act gets a bit same-y and they haven't figured out how to do boss battles. But man it slaps, and the vibes are immaculate.

What's better than an extraction shooter? An extraction DRIVER, baby. The gameplay is tight and has a really addictive core loop, and the story is interesting and well-told.

Also the vibes are immaculate/

Cute and clever rougelike. Seems very simple at first, but there's a surprising amount of depth and variety in the encounters and gameplay. Lots of humor and some great voiceover work - play with the sound on!

This is a great Steam Deck game to jump in and out of!

A great updating of the OG Hitman games, with excellent level design and plenty of opportunities for imaginative kills.

One key note - be very careful which version you get (Only the Deluxe Edition includes all the content. And most of the older H3 DLC didn't work for me.

The best remake I've played - just the right line between "remaster" and "re-envisioning". Keeps the heart and soul of the original while making it a far better companion fort System Shock 2. As one of the OG Kickstarter backers, this was worth the wait,

There are issues, though - the biggest of which is that as of this writing cloud saves are not working. I hope they fix that soon

All of the raves are true. A twisty, funny, thinky, noir isometric RPG. Balder's Gate if it took place in William S Burroughs' Interzone.