Richard Cobbett
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Return to the '90s, and then one step beyond in Outcast: Second Contact.
A welcome opportunity to return to one of the all-time greats, even if the remaster doesn't hit the same heights as the adventure.
Grim Dawn
Grim Dawn is one of the best action-RPGs out there, combining excellent hack and slash action with a world and progression curve that makes it worth fighting through. Alone or with friends, it’s hour after hour of top quality combat and looting, with the promise of many more excellent dark...
After a poorly handled start, Prison Architect becomes one of the most in-depth, satisfying builder games in a long time. It’s a shame the non-sandbox options aren’t better, and the nature of the simulation inherently lacks the joy and beauty of other subjects, but few other games have done such...
Undertale
Undertale is determined to reinvent the JRPG.
An essential sandbox for anyone with an interest in space, rocketry, or explosions.
Broken Age
The disappointing second half lets it down, but even at best, Broken Age is far from the genre’s greats.
This puzzler looks great, but is it smart?
The Escapists
As a mix of sandbox, puzzle and open-world action, The Escapists offers something fresh and entertaining. The nature of what it’s simulating leads to some annoyances and careful handwaves to keep things light, but with both enough space between those moments to feel like I was actually producing my own...
History repeats like a cheap curry in Randal's Monday
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of its pixels: no individual element of Dungeon of the Endless is especially complicated, but together they form a fiendish and unforgiving challenge. If you’re willing to take that on then it makes it more than worthwhile, borrowing from several genres to create something...
Shadowgate
This is a definite case where nostalgia is inseparable from the game, and Shadowgate is a great modernisation of a classic of the adventure-RPG genre. An abusive classic, but still. If you remember it fondly, it’s both a return trip and a good chunk more of the same, beautifully drawn...
