The Best PC Game of All Time

Designed by: Aaron Dill, Andrew Haught, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart Art by: Katie Dillon, Steve Ellis (I), Charles Woods Published by: Gale Force Nine Players: 1-5 Playtime: 90-120 Minutes Review copy supplied free of charge by Asmodee UK. Y‘know, it has been a while since I professed my undying and eternal love for Firefly, a cult sci-fi show that didn’t even get to run for a full season before it was callously canceled by those muppets at Fox, a crime so heinous that I still have not forgiven them. The point is for a show that only ran 14-episodes it still managed to spawn a feature film, various comics and now numerous board and card games. That’s a hell of a legacy. So, you open up the box and you’re greeted by a variety of smaller boxes containing the various pieces needed to play the game. But here’s the clever bit; these boxes double as buildings for use in the game, scenery that helps create a better sense of immersion as well as making line of sight much easier to ju...

Platforms: PC, Xbox One Reviewed On: Xbox One Developer: Ace Maddox Publisher: Ace Maddox Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer Yes Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Flying games are a bit of a rare breed on console, so when one turns up its hard not to get a little excited about leaping into the cockpit and shooting down some unlucky pilots. This one from developer Ace Maddox was actually released on PC back in 2017, so its had a lot of feedback since then and plenty of time for changes to be made before its Xbox One debut on January 12th. During the Second World War there were American pilots in the Chinese airforce helping to repel the Japanese attacks, their shark-nosed design being well-known around the world. It’s this that acts as the backdrop of the game, jumping you between a variety of aircraft on a series of missions that aren’t really interconnected by any sort of story. In fact, the game itself seems a tad confused by who exactly you are, referring to ...

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Grimlore Games Publisher: THQ Nordic Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Co-op Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Describing a game as a mash-up of other titles is often regarded as lazy writing, and I should know because I do it all the time. However, sometimes it’s appropriate because Spellforce 3 is Baldur’s Gate meets Age of Mythology and in its mixture of RPG leveling and RTS base-building you can find mechanics taken from numerous games from across the years. It’s like a Frankenstein’s monster, all stitched together, a little rough around the edges, prone to getting in trouble with local villagers and yet has a heart of gold. Or at least, the heart of somebody. The story is largely familiar fantasy tropes with your character being the chosen one who will save the world from a mysterious threat, although this time you do get to play as the son of a treacherous mage in a story that acts as a prequel to the previous two...

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Recotechnology Publisher: Recotechnology Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Local 1v1 Review code provided free of charge by the publisher. The mighty Roman Empire is ingrained in my head, such a big role it has played in history. But while many people can envision marching columns of Roman troops conquering everything they came near there are huge swathes of their history that is much lesser known. It’s in one of these lesser-known eras that Numantia has settled its strategic routes, telling a tale firmly entrenched in reality and embellished with a few heroic characters. Numantia takes place during the Second Celtiberian war when the Romans accused the town of Segeda of building defensive walls which was a breach of their treaty. Due to Segada’s walls not yet being complete, they retreated to the town of Numantia when the Romans came knocking, a town that would cause the mighty Roman war machine a lot of headaches. Or at le...