The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild departs from the previous Zelda formula with the scale and depth of its world.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild departs from the previous Zelda formula with the scale and depth of its world. You walk, fly, ride and climb your way through a landscape that varies in climate, terrain, inhabitants and vegetation.

Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. After twenty minutes of game time, you must start again - but each loop brings a new opportunity to learn how you ended up on the planet and discover its secrets.

Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world role-play game set in the world of Harry Potter.

Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world role-play game set in the world of Harry Potter. You control a wizard character who starts as a student at Hogwarts and then ventures out on a dangerous journey with a mystery to solve.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is part of a long series of Zelda adventure games.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is part of a long series of Zelda adventure games. As well as exploring Hyrule you can also take to the skies in an expanded world full of secrets.

Overboard is a murder mystery narrative game played in reverse.

Overboard is a murder mystery narrative game played in reverse. You murder your husband at the start of the game and then try and get away with it.

Elden Ring is a role-play game set in a fictional world created by fantasy novelist George R.

Elden Ring is a role-play game set in a fictional world created by fantasy novelist George R. R.

Sable is an adventure game where you play a young girl, Sable, alone in the world, but bravely exploring ancient monuments, ruined architecture, and fallen ships to uncover her place in it.

Sable is an adventure game where you play a young girl, Sable, alone in the world, but bravely exploring ancient monuments, ruined architecture, and fallen ships to uncover her place in it. It's an adventure without combat that calls you to find your story in the Dune-like desert.

Tunic is an action-adventure game where you play a small fox who wakes with no memory of where he is.

Tunic is an action-adventure game where you play a small fox who wakes with no memory of where he is. You push through trees, pick up weapons and learn new moves to discover an expanse of forests, caves and landscapes.

The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing games that take you to detailed open worlds with free-form gameplay.

The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing games that take you to detailed open worlds with free-form gameplay. The series has sold more than 58 million copies.

Gone Home places you in the role of Katie, returning from overseas to her family home.

Gone Home places you in the role of Katie, returning from overseas to her family home. But the house is deserted and by exploring the rooms you piece together what happened to her sister, Sam.

Her Story is a narrative puzzle game where you attempt to solve the 1994 mystery of a murdered man by searching an old police computer archive of interview videos of his wife.

Her Story is a narrative puzzle game where you attempt to solve the 1994 mystery of a murdered man by searching an old police computer archive of interview videos of his wife. The game presents a retro computer interface but the interviews themselves are short films with real actors.

The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure.

The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure. You explore and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies.

X4: Foundations is a space adventure where every element, from planets to ships to finance, is simulated to create a living universe where actions breed deep consequences.

X4: Foundations is a space adventure where every element, from planets to ships to finance, is simulated to create a living universe where actions breed deep consequences. Play is varied; you can fly every ship, explore anywhere, trade, build a space station or manage an empire.

Fallout 4 is an open world role-playing and shooting game.

Fallout 4 is an open world role-playing and shooting game. Set in a post apocalyptic world called The Wasteland, you explore a large map, interact with inhabitants, collect useful items to sell or craft with, build your own settlements, and defend yourself from dangerous foes.

Red Dead Redemption is an adventure game set in a vast wild west open world.

Red Dead Redemption is an adventure game set in a vast wild west open world. As you play, you meet characters, engage in shootouts and heists, and define your character's legacy in the twilight of the cowboy era.

Starfield is a role-play adventure where you explore the galaxy and forge your own Dungeons & Dragons space story.

Starfield is a role-play adventure where you explore the galaxy and forge your own Dungeons & Dragons space story. You can travel to thousands of unique worlds, interact with characters, and fight enemies with guns and lasers.

Abdec is a brain-teasing book where you must solve incremental puzzles about placing shapes into grids.

Abdec is a brain-teasing book where you must solve incremental puzzles about placing shapes into grids. Play is initially about fitting the two Tetris-style shapes into the grid, but soon evolves into a challenge of deciphering what the inferred rules are to solve each page.

The Legend of Zelda is an adventure game where you venture through a mysterious land and fight enemies.

The Legend of Zelda is an adventure game where you venture through a mysterious land and fight enemies. As you explore, you use your sword and shield to defeat monsters you find secrets and puzzle-filled dungeons.

Bitburner is a text adventure where you play a programmer in a cyberpunk world trying to get rich.

Bitburner is a text adventure where you play a programmer in a cyberpunk world trying to get rich. Play involves hacking computers by typing code before writing scripts to automate almost anything in the game for you.

DataJack 2020 is a stealth action game where you play a mercenary in the dystopian underworld of the East Coast Hub.

DataJack 2020 is a stealth action game where you play a mercenary in the dystopian underworld of the East Coast Hub. Drawing inspiration from cyber-hacking role-play of games like Shadowrun and Syndicate, you take contracts to steal data by hacking defences, picking locks, hotwiring tech, defeating guards or blowing a new entrance with explosives.

Grunn is a world-building game where you play a gardener in a small town property.

Grunn is a world-building game where you play a gardener in a small town property. Play is a simple task of exploring and completing gardening tasks, but you soon discover all is not what it seems in the garden and town that surrounds it.

Militsioner is a surreal adventure where you race for a train to escape a Russian city under the watchful eye of a giant policeman.

Militsioner is a surreal adventure where you race for a train to escape a Russian city under the watchful eye of a giant policeman. You can freely explore the city and interact with its civilians and the policeman, plotting routes and manipulating relationships to aid your escape.

Echo Weaver is a running and jumping game where you must figure out how to progress and escape an infinite time loop.

Echo Weaver is a running and jumping game where you must figure out how to progress and escape an infinite time loop. You start with just three minutes to explore and must learn efficient routes or decide to sacrifice precious minutes to unlock doors and passageways.

Eternal Strands is an adventure where you play a young woman fighting to reclaim her cultural homeland for her people.

Eternal Strands is an adventure where you play a young woman fighting to reclaim her cultural homeland for her people. You explore a verdant world and use elemental and telekinetic powers alongside swords to defeat enemies and huge creatures.

Eve Online is a space adventure where you join thousands of other players in a huge open universe to make your fortune, form industrial empires or conquer new frontiers.

Eve Online is a space adventure where you join thousands of other players in a huge open universe to make your fortune, form industrial empires or conquer new frontiers. Play involves battling other players to control star systems and build star bases.

Road 96 is a narrative adventure where you play a teenager trying to escape an oppressive, authoritarian country by reaching the border.

Road 96 is a narrative adventure where you play a teenager trying to escape an oppressive, authoritarian country by reaching the border. Through a series of vignettes, you experience the most important and poignant parts on an epic road trip through a dangerous landscape.

Hitman 3 is a stealth game where you take on assassination missions and then figure out how to execute them.

Hitman 3 is a stealth game where you take on assassination missions and then figure out how to execute them. The dynamic situations you enter unfold as you play and you can try different approaches.

Railbound is a track-bending puzzle game where you lay track, switch points, and use tunnels to get the carriages to the engine in the right order.

That Dragon, Cancer is a game about a family with a young son who has terminal brain cancer.

That Dragon, Cancer is a game about a family with a young son who has terminal brain cancer. It sounds off-putting and morbid but this living biography invites you to join the family and find hope, faith and love in the face of an insurmountable challenge.

Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current.

Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current. This sounds a little odd, playing a flow of energy, but works brilliantly.

Riverbond is a frantic adventure in a blocky world.

Riverbond is a frantic adventure in a blocky world. With four people on one system, you take on an adventure to defeat evil and free the charming citizens.

Bonito Days is a pastel-retro rolling, jumping and gliding game.

Bonito Days is a pastel-retro rolling, jumping and gliding game. You roll down a slope to launch yourself into the air and then glide around before landing.

Nidhogg is a fast two-player duelling game whose simple visuals belie the skill required to defeat your opponent.

Nidhogg is a fast two-player duelling game whose simple visuals belie the skill required to defeat your opponent. The novelty is that upon death you reappear on the next screen.

Bonfire Peaks is a puzzle game where you explore a Minecraft-looking world.

Bonfire Peaks is a puzzle game where you explore a Minecraft-looking world. Unlike the generalised blocks of that game, here the landscape is lovingly crafted and pulsing with life.

Live A Live is a remake of the 1994 game released only in Japan, it's a fighting role-playing game where you play seven characters across time in unique stories.

Live A Live is a remake of the 1994 game released only in Japan, it's a fighting role-playing game where you play seven characters across time in unique stories. In each, you defeat enemies in tactical turn-based fights where each attack has a distinct area of effect, complete side quests, and interact with characters.

Beastieball is a sports adventure game where you use Pokemon-style creatures in turn-based volleyball matches.

Beastieball is a sports adventure game where you use Pokemon-style creatures in turn-based volleyball matches. You grow your team, develop interpersonal relationships, and take on ever-stronger opponents to win the prestigious Crown Series championship.

Darkest Dungeon is a turn-based battling game where you fight monsters in dungeons to restore your ancestor's hamlet to its former glory.

Darkest Dungeon is a turn-based battling game where you fight monsters in dungeons to restore your ancestor's hamlet to its former glory. From a side-on perspective, you recruit an adventurer team to take on quests in the dank, dim dungeons that make you deal with their fears as much as the enemies that lie within.

Sunset Overdrive is an action shooting game set in 2077 with your city under siege from toxic zombies.

Sunset Overdrive is an action shooting game set in 2077 with your city under siege from toxic zombies. You traverse the open world on foot and on rails to find and fight the zombies through a series of missions.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items. Play involves exploring the world to find resources and good locations to build.

Teardown is a creative traversal game where you plan and execute a heist in fully destructible environments.

Teardown is a creative traversal game where you plan and execute a heist in fully destructible environments. Play involves knocking routes through the destructible buildings to set an escape route to steal the key cards.

Terraria is a creative fantasy adventure game where you can build, fight and form the world in almost any way you want.

Terraria is a creative fantasy adventure game where you can build, fight and form the world in almost any way you want. Although it looks like a 2D, lesser version of Minecraft, it's just as flexible and offers more progression, weapons and dungeon boss battles.

Humanity is a puzzle-action game where you are a lone Shiba Inu dog shepherding a huge marching crowd of people to safety.

Humanity is a puzzle-action game where you are a lone Shiba Inu dog shepherding a huge marching crowd of people to safety. You place commands to get your flock of humans to jump, turn, push, float, shoot, and climb their way to deal with the "others" and claim their salvation.

Fields of Mistria is a life simulation where you build a farm and discover a world calling you to adventure.

Fields of Mistria is a life simulation where you build a farm and discover a world calling you to adventure. Play is unsurprisingly a bit like Stardew Valley, only in more modern form as you explore your farm, meet people, fish, plant crops, unlock magical abilities and go on quests.

Light No Fire is an adventure game where you explore a planet the size of Earth.

Light No Fire is an adventure game where you explore a planet the size of Earth. As you traverse rolling hills, deserts, mountains and oceans, you take on monsters, build a home, gather resources, meet characters and discover new civilisations.

Fumes is a retro-inspired shooting and racing game where you battle with highly weaponised off-road cars across endless Mad-Max-style wastelands.

Fumes is a retro-inspired shooting and racing game where you battle with highly weaponised off-road cars across endless Mad-Max-style wastelands. Play involves hurtling over rugged terrain, steering and aiming to destroy swarms of enemy cars using a varied arsenal of firepower.