PC Gamer Annual - UK (2022)

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SNOWRUNNER

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New

Morgan: Snowrunner is the mud trucking

sim of my dreams. It’s Death Stranding

without all the drama and ghost babies:

Just you, your truck, and the stack of pipes

that need to get to the top of this

mountain. Snowrunner is no tranquil

driving sim. Every job is a battle against

nature itself and your weapons are wheels,

winches, and willpower. In the year since

launch, Snowrunner has only gotten bigger

and better with quality DLC and a vibrant

modding community.

LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 84

Robin: It speaks to my love for Riot’s online
CCG that I keep talking about it even
though it makes Hearthstone-loving
Tim Clark want to fire me. It’s gone from
strength to strength this year, introducing
exciting new cards and a brilliant solo
mode, while continuing to stick to its
remarkably generous take on a free-to-
play business model, which still lets you
easily craft the decks you want without
paying a penny. It has had some wobbles
recently – including a chaotic meta and
some controversial cosmetics – but
refreshing transparency and bold action
from the dev team gives confidence that
they’re listening. In some ways it does

still feel like a game that’s growing and

finding its feet – but considering it’s

already so good, that potential is nothing

but hugely exciting.

Steven: Frankly, I’m shocked that it’s 2021

and one of my favourite games is a card

game. You’d think after so many games

there’d be no room for a new one to swoop

in and innovate, but Legends of Runeterra

continues to be brilliant. Robin talks a lot

about its new stuff, but part of what keeps

me coming back is just how wonderful the

foundation it is built upon is. It’s just a

shame that it seems like Runeterra’s curse

is that it will continue to be criminally

overlooked by so many players.

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SUNLESS

SKIES

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 82

Fraser: Spaceships? Passé. Space trains?
Now we’re talking. Sunless Skies makes
you brave the dangers of the void while
inside a loco full of troubled crewmates,
usually starving and being driven round
the bend. Part trading sim, RPG and
exploration romp, it’s all weird, and
elevated by the best videogame writing
around. The far-ranging Sovereign Edition
update introduces a raft of improvements,
throwing new characters, trains and
stories into the already dense mix.

The Top 100

FE ATURE

PREVIEW

Sarah

James

FINAL

FANTASY 13

I know, I know. I

wasn’t keen on it

at first either. But I

stuck with it and

it’s become one of

the FF games I’ll

find myself

replaying every

couple of years.

The story is great,

Lightning is

badass, and while

the combat isn’t

my favourite

• hello FF12 –
  it’s still fun to play
  around with.

PERSONAL PICK

PREVIEW

Nat

Clayton

UNBEATABLE:

WHITE LABEL

Calling it now:

arcade rhythm

adventure

Unbeatable is

going to be the

coolest game of

whatever year it

launches in. This

year’s White Label

is a strong demo

for its high-paced

beats, framed by

snapshots of a

world oozing with

sun-bleached,

anime-tinted

melancholy.

PERSONAL PICK