My new series, Late to the Game, is where I visit past titles of any age that I've missed or interest me. This time, in preparation for my own Game of the Year coverage, I'll be reviewing a puzzle game from earlier this year, The Roottrees are Dead.

Goodnight Universe asks you what you'd do if you were a hyper intelligent baby with super powers. Would you sit and watch your family struggle? Or intervene at the risk of exposing your powers to the world?

All homes are private places - away from watching eyes - where we forge most of our memories. The Berlin Apartment inverts this notion of privacy by asking the question, what have the walls seen over the last century? Allowing us to embody the past tenants of one apartment and live through their memories.

If someone unfamiliar with Dispatch saw a non-interactive cutscene, they'd find it hard not to mistake it for a television show, when the animation quality, although a different style, is on par with a high quality Amazon Prime show like Invincible. As an admirer of both unique superhero stories and animation techniques, and when combined with excellent writing that makes tonal shifts effortlessly, Dispatch has a lot going for it - it's no surprise Dispatch already surpassed one million sales in ten days.

2025 has been a fantastic year for great video games, and Foolish Mortals is another one to make that top 10 best games of year list even more difficult to decide. It's already been an extraordinarily strong year for classic and interactive narrative adventure games with the phenomenal, The Drifter by Powerhoof, and the so far, excellent Dispatch by AdHoc. Also, it's heartening to see classic franchises Syberia and Simon the Sorcerer get new releases. But unlike those two, Inklingwood Studios have lovingly created a brand new intellectual property in Foolish Mortals. Upon first seeing it during its Kickstarter campaign, I had a feeling it could become something to watch. So, let's see what makes it so great.