Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters’ focus on clarity and aggressiveness allows for a calculated, more active approach to its tactical battles.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a pretty standard RTS game that manages to evoke the feel of Starship Troopers magnificently.

Gotham Knights feels largely flat thanks to unwieldy movement and a world that is more “checklist” than immersive.

The Past Within sees Rusty Lake go all out to make the purest kind of cooperative experience possible, and ends up doing a fine job.

Against The Storm is simply one of the best city-builders in years.

Massive Monster must be commended for a brilliant blend of ludicrous violence and cuteness that stands tall as one of 2022’s best games.

Metal: Hellsinger’s infectious blend of rhythm game and first-person shooter elements gripped me all the way through its story mode and beyond, despite its mostly disappointing boss battles.

Blackmill Games’ dedication to history and realism is certainly commendable, but the result is a game that will only appeal to a very select audience.

A Plague Tale: Requiem’s trump card is the variety of gameplay sequences between which it alternates. At its best, it spices up the original’s stealth action-adventure formula with new ways.

Victoria 3 is a political and economic simulation of unparalleled depth, complexity and indifference. Stumble upon a narrative hook and it can reel you in, even if it can't maintain a human connection