Deep, varied, and punchy combat make The Surge 2 worth the effort, even if you have to bear through its lifeless story.
Knights & Bikes is an endlessly charming, knock-about adventure.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a robust hybrid strategy game that adds a fifth X to the 4X genre.
Night Call is an absorbing noir adventure with plenty of heart.
It's a smartly designed game at its core, despite the distractions. Just like a lone zombie can bring about your demise, sometimes one strong idea is enough.
Imperator: Rome is grand strategy on a modest scale.
Pathologic 2 offers a hauntingly bleak tale, then does its best to stop you from experiencing it.
Anno 1800 is a beautiful and comprehensive yet strangely cold Industrial Age city builder.
Pathway is a workmanlike XCOM-lite whose breezy tone stumbles into some tired tropes.
Hypnospace Outlaw is a time capsule of the late '90s internet that has a message for today.