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.