Great monsters, stunning locations and a quality mystery makes this one of Supermassive's best.
New World's engaging crafting and faction rivalries are held back by abysmal PvE and a boring world.
Gamedec is half of a good RPG and falls far short of its tantalising premise.
A smart historical 4X that doesn't quite match the inventiveness of the studio's best.
A clever spiritual successor to Civilization full of both novelties and big ideas.
Spacebase Startopia is a missed opportunity to meaningfully build on a classic, but it's still an entertaining management sim.
A smart, hypnotic city builder that won't leave you tearing out your hair.
Empire of Sin's many bugs, balance issues and competing systems undermine what could have been a novel mob management game.
Not quite as novel as its predecessor, but the co-op is still bewitching.
The stuff that made Crusader Kings 2 so enduring has been pushed to the front even more, while some of the bloat that accumulated over the better part of a decade has been chipped away. It's a very sensible sequel.