MINING AND CRAFTING

Howdy pardner! In SteamWorld Dig 2’s dusty Wild West your friend has gone missing and you have to use your handy pickaxe to explore deep underground to find him. With heaps of tools to unlock, and clever puzzle rooms to master, this is a dig ‘em up we think you’ll dig. And did we mention you’re a rootin’ tootin’ robot?

Play On: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One

HOLE IN ONE

Hole-y moly! There are holes appearing all over Donut County and they’re sucking everything in, but who is responsible? Is it BK, the loveable raccoon? Find out in this quirky puzzle game where you control an actual hole in the ground. It starts out small, but grows larger as you drop things into it, and pretty soon you can swallow whole houses!

Play On: Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One

DEADSET LEGENDS

Mario might be the king of platforming but Rayman is hot on his heels. Rayman Legends is chock full of personality, from the wacky cast of characters to its lush animated look. Sliding, leaping and ziplining through this game’s parkour playgrounds is a joy, and really amps up in the musical stages where everything you do is to the beat of a classic song.

Play On: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One

MYSTERIOUS WORLDS

I bet you’ve never played a game like Hohokum before. It’s a chill experience where you explore bizarre places and interact with their strange inhabitants. You don’t do much exactly, but there are secrets to find and tasks to complete. You might get the fun fair’s rollercoaster working again or help some diminutive denizens fly kites! Weird and wonderful!

Play On: PC, PS4

OUT ON A LIMB

You know those games where the controls are bad on purpose? Octodad: Dadliest Catch is one of those. You play as an octopus who’s pretending to be a human and you control each of his limbs independently. It’s hilarious trying to stay in disguise while lurching about, knocking stuff over. Octodad is only short, but so much fun and with a sweet story too!

Play On: Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One

ON A ROLL

You may be a pint-sized prince in Katamari Damacy Reroll, but by rolling everything up with your sticky Katamari ball you soon have an outsized influence. At first you can only roll up tiny things like paperclips and erasers, but before too long you’ll be adding dogs, cats, people and cars to your rolling ball of doom! Incredibly catchy music too!

Play On: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One