There's no big feature to point towards, but small improvements make F1 2018 stand out as a superlative racer.
The creators of Flatout channel a little of the classic Destruction Derby as this brilliantly destructive racer emerges from Early Access.
A grab bag of everything that made the purely portable iterations shine, Ultimate Generations is arcane but absolutely brilliant.
Capcom returns to its trusted formula for something that plays like a outrageously pretty PS2 game - and that's a very good thing.
The Nintendo DS masterpiece is squeezed onto a single screen, with the improvements just about outweighing the compromises.
A layer of modern nonsense can't obscure the purest, most entertaining Trials game in an age.
Playing out like an interactive episode of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Pikuniku is a perfectly formed three hour adventure.
Sumo Digital ditches the wider world of Sega for its latest kart racer, but for all that's lost a new focus and inventiveness is found.
Gentle and generous, Good-Feel delivers its best game yet in this imaginative and breezy platformer.
With a deep love of classics such as Thunder Force, Gradius and Darius, this horizontal shmup goes well beyond a simple cover version.
Fire Emblem goes back to school for the most epic, generous and dynamic outing for the series yet.
A couple of omissions grate and it's hardly cheap, but this is a sumptuous collection for the grandest of shmups.
The introduction of F2 and a suite of small improvements elsewhere make for a thrillingly authentic take on motorsport's top-flight.
SNK's iconic series makes its return in this reboot that's short on features but rich in systems.
The Minecraft and Dragon Quest mash-up gets refined for the sequel, with a few other outside influences helping make it a laid-back joy.
A masterpiece of absurdist theatre, and a damn fine double-A mech game too.
A remaster of a remake - or something along those lines - this is an exceptional beat 'em-up experience.
A stomping, stylish mech game that's classy and clumsy in equal measure.
Slapstick gaming at its silliest, Untitled Goose Game delivers brilliantly on its premise.
A suite of enhancements help bring the virtues of this staunchly traditional RPG into focus.