Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Available on PC and consoles

Our third-place winner for this year answers the age-old question, ‘what if medieval life was painfully realistic and everyone smelled vaguely of disappointment?’

This masterpiece lets you live the true peasant experience – getting lost, getting insulted and getting punched by a drunk guy you accidentally looked at for too long. Combat feels like two exhausted blacksmiths arguing over who gets the last ham bone but I’ve honestly never been so entertained while being so thoroughly bad at something.

LSgt Ashley Ryan (IG)