DIRT 4

$99.95 | PC, PS4, XO projectcarsgame.com/ Pilot several dozen of the world’s best and most infamous rally cars around a limitless number of tracks, thanks to a smart generator. In terms of sheer value for money its unbeatable, and it’s wildly exciting too.

PROJECT CARS 2

$99.95 | PC, PS4, XO projectcarsgame.com/ No other racing game dumps everything it has to offer at your fingertips and says “go for it. Do what you want”. Add in some terrifying and convincing weather effects (Mount Panorama in the snow, anyone?) and you have a racer par excellence.

PREY

$99.95 | PC, PS4, XO prey.bethesda.net This is the game where a small dustbin can chew your face off, and at times your best chance of survival is to transform yourself into a mug to sneak through small spaces. The fact it’s a wickedly creative sc-fi shooter-puzzler is a bonus.

PYRE

$29.95 | PC, PS4 supergiantgames.com The studio behind indie hits Bastion and Transistor’s third game is another action RPG, this time in a high fantasy setting and with battles that have a sports-match kind of theme to them, where you need to destroy the enemy team’s ‘pyre’.

ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS

$99.95 | PC, PS4, XO assassinscreed.ubisoft.com In the ups and downs of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Origins is definitely an ‘up’. It takes the action way back to ancient Egypt, circa 50 BC, with a huge world and an engrossing story that explores the beginnings of the series’ two conflicting factions.

RUINER

From $24.95 | PC, PS4, XO ruinergame.com Ruiner is a title that’s isometric, ultra-violent and unapologetically drenched in neo-noir ‘80s aesthetic. The action is fast-paced and needs a healthy dose of strategy and fast reflexes. It’s rich, rewarding and sometimes punishing.