Chris Tapsell

Reviews

47 reviews
The Banished Vault
Eurogamer
100
Eurogamer's review of The Banished Vault, an entirely singular game about space, mathematics, and your mind.
Immortals of Aveum
Eurogamer
40
Eurogamer's review of Immortals of Aveum, which is is not great.
Diablo IV
Eurogamer
80
Eurogamer's review of Diablo 4, a massive, luxurious game about grinding forever.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
60
Eurogamer's review of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, an inherently fun, warm-hearted, but limited action-adventure.
Atomic Heart
Eurogamer
60
A half-interesting game is buried by a mess of its own making - and represents an industry conundrum that will only continue to grow.
Company of Heroes 3
80
Navigating a tonal minefield with just enough confidence, Company of Heroes 3 is a big, refined, and beautifully textured addition to a brilliant series.
A Space for the Unbound
80
Disparate parts pull together to form a beautiful game that's only more potent for its awkward adolescence. Eurogamer's review
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
80
Much like its endless enemies, Darktide's many small issues add up to a real nuisance - but Fatshark's stupendous atmosphere and vicious action prevails.
God of War Ragnarök
80
Much like its heroes, God of War: Ragnarök learns to love itself for what it truly is: gargantuan, excessive, and wonderfully absurd.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
60
This year's Modern Warfare 2 has some good moments, some beautiful cinematics and some typically moreish multiplayer - but it's a cowardly retconning of the ori
FIFA 23
Eurogamer
60
FIFA 23, like so many FIFAs before it, sums up the best and worst of football culture - a joyous game in the vice-like grip of profiteers.
Metal: Hellsinger
Eurogamer
80
A lean and tightly-restrained mashup of more than just Rock Band and Doom, Metal: Hellsinger captures the earnest spirit of an underloved genre.
Eurogamer
80
Sam Barlow's epic mystery of self-reference and cinema is an elaborate, ingenious enigma - one that would be even better if it didn't beg to be solved.
Rollerdrome
Eurogamer
100
Is it possible to quantify cool? Rollerdrome, the latest from the skatemasters of Roll7, certainly thinks so. Skating g…
Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star
80
Exploring an essential subject with claustrophobic, surrealist verve, Milky Way Prince feels like the first steps of a future master.
Citizen Sleeper
Eurogamer
80
Occasionally turning subtext into text, Citizen Sleeper's real magic is found in the boundless warmth of its characters - and the humanity of its own design.
Norco
Eurogamer
80
I was a little worried Norco wouldn't be very much fun. The first from independent studio Geography of Robots, it's a d…
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
60
At times, playing Tina Tina's Wonderlands can feel a little like working through a hangover. This is a game with UI tha…
Total War: Warhammer III - Blood for the Blood God III
80
Tutorials! I am a fan. Good tutorials are rare and actually enjoyable ones rarer still, and Total War: Warhammer 3's is…
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
80
It's a strange kind of punishment, being a long-term player of Game Freak's collective Pokémon works. To have played al…