After only five hours, Desktop Explorer is already one of those rare indie games where I'd hesitate to share many details. As the journey of discovery is a key part of what makes it tick. It's a psychological horror mystery game packed with inventive puzzles. Developed by Recurring Dream, it's an exploration of family and a puzzle game in the guise of a functioning 90s PC.

When thinking of train games, you think of simulators, not the out of the box concept Denshattack! created by Barcelona based studio, Undercoders. Instead of slowly chugging around a realistic map, players take control of physics defying reimagined Japanese trains that zoom through Japanese locales that exude style - a throwback to the arcade era of the Sega Dreamcast.

Taking your first foray into the future world of D-Topia, you'd expectantly take one look at the glistening white decor and believe it's a perfect utopia. But like many modern cosy games, there is an undercurrent of dystopian unfairness peaking through the surface - a structured, interdependent society accepted by its citizens.

For centuries people have been enthralled by the who-done-it genre; slowly unravelling mysteries full of twists and turns related to a despicable crime. Before advancing to the detective fiction of the nineteenth century from Edgar Allen Poe, to Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, and then, Agatha Christie's focus on detectives like Hercules Poirot - a genre constantly growing to other mediums. Where modern film has Benoit Blanc; games have Harry Du Bois and Detective Grimoire.

Back in 2013, Ubisoft launched the original Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. The much anticipated fourth numbered entry in the series - a critically acclaimed and well received sequel that took players to a time of swashbuckling pirates. Due to how it evolved Assassin's Creed 3's naval combat with a strong story and cast, it became many people's favourite in the long-running series. Now, thirteen years later, Edward Kenway and his crew return in a full remake.

After the critically acclaimed enhanced version of the itch.io hit, The Roottrees Are Dead, the development studio Evil Trout return with a completely reimagined version of the haunting, text-based deduction game, Type Help. This time, Evil Trout use their expertise to enhance the game with a visual novel flair, a 3D interface, and new puzzles to solve. Where The Roottrees Are Dead felt like an enhanced version with new content, the now named The Incident at Galley House feels like a whole new game.

For nearly a hundred years, the modern interpretation of the timeless classic board game Monopoly has been a household staple for families and friends. Eventually expanding from the normal location based boards, into the realm of popular IP. But as technology progressed, Monopoly carried over to the world of video games with releases on many console generations.

Deer & Boy is a narrative focused 2.5D puzzle platformer and the debut game from small indie studio Lifeline Games. You play as a young boy who runs away from home and stumbles across a small, defenceless fawn - in a story that's often a poetic and emotional rumination on loss, grief, the unexpected bonds, shared experiences, and the manifestations of emotions that bind us.

During my childhood, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Theme Park World and Theme Hospital were my go to simulator games. Only in the last decade has Two Point Studios taken the genre by storm with their comedic games that keep improving with each release. But when I first saw the unique concept of Copa City, I saw a gap in the genre for developer Triple Espresso to fill.

Coming from Business Goose Studios, Swan Song is a cosy puzzle game with a heartfelt and melancholic story about family illness and grief. The entire game takes place from a fixed perspective, overlooking a music box.