One of the five greatest games I've ever played - no exaggeration. Rimworld is a procedurally generated colony sim which creates its' own story through the actions of AI 'storytellers' and colonists with unique traits and quirks. It's not the most beautiful game every created - indeed, graphically it's obviously quite fundamental. Yet it has the unparalleled depths and can easily keep you playing for thousands of hours. Despite being inspired by the likes of Dwarf Fortress and sharing an aesthetic with Prison Architect, Rimworld is a completely unique beast of a game. At £28, it's a ridiculous bargain that shames thousands of AAA games with 1000x the budget. I own this elsewhere, or I'd be buying here immediately. If you don't already have it, this is a no brainer of a buy. It's an all-time classic.
Curse is quite simply a gem of a game from the golden years of point-and-click adventures. Unlike the earlier Monkey Island games, which aged a bit badly and needed the remasters, and unlike Grim Fandango which perhaps aged a bit too due to early 3D graphic tech being used (although that game is still and always will be a looker), Curse of Monkey Island never needed a remaster, because it looks as jaw-droppingly wonderful in 2018 as it did 20 years ago. It did, however, need a re-release, because it was bit of a nightmare for a novice PC user to get this thing to run on a new system (using ScummVM emulation). The hand drawn animation, combined with a superb ambient soundtrack and some of the best voice acting ever seen in a video game (in my humble opinion), combine to make an utterly unforgettable game. Every character is fleshed out, every location is unique and the overall experience is simply wonderful. It's not a title that holds your hand. Yes, some puzzles are challenging in that the solution seems quite random, but there's always a semblance of logic to them if you think outside the box a bit and assume the game is going to quirky in how it progresses the narrative. This is the game that the likes of Deponia etc. draw 90% of their inspiration from. It's an instant buy for me and I'd strongly recommend it to others. All nostalgic bias aside, I played this through again just six months ago and it's just as stunning as it ever was. One of my top three games of all time - grab it!
