PLAYER UNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS

US$29.95 | playbattlegrounds.com Nothing short of a phenomenon. Fight to the death from a starting pool of 100, and take out your fellow man (it’s online multiplayer only) with whatever you can get your hands on. Compelling and worryingly addictive, PUBG’s beauty lies in how simple it is.

STARCRAFT REMASTERED

US$21.95 | starcraft.com Blizzard’s classic RTS may be 20 years old, but it feels timeless. The Remaster is cosmetic only, showing off the classic Zerg-blaster in 4K with bold new sprites. The highest compliment we can give it is it’s exactly as you remember, and that’s truly wonderful.

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

$89.95 | totalwar.com Total War: Warhammer 2 is starting from the point its predecessor left off. It’s already a sprawling epic and the promised updates hint at something that’s truly once-in-a-lifetime material. Going back to the (brilliant) original already feels impossible.

NEX MACHINA

$29.95 | housemarque.com/games/ nexmachina Housemarque, widely considered the best twin-stick shooter studio in the world, probably released their masterpiece with Nex Machina. The twitch-oriented gameplay has real oomph, while the graphics are surreal and frantic.