All of my top picks made it into theAdvent Calendar, so that’s good!

But otherwise, I didn’t have to think too hard as to what I’d shout out here.

The game builds on the original, where death being an absolute pleasure is its biggest triumph.

A composite image in thirds, each part of a screenshot from Rogue Legacy 2, Two Point Campus, and Warstride Challenges

Every time you die in RL2, your children succeed you.

What’s neat is how the game incentivises taking on a tough challenge.

Pour cash you’ve found into one thing and you’ll find yet another offshoot appears in its place.

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It’s such a dense game that there’s almost too much to say!

You will never run out of things to improve and somehow, it never gets tiresome.

Simplicity doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of depth, though.

University buildings in a Two Point Campus screenshot.

Whether you want to or not is up to you.

Put simply, Two Point Campus is a really lovely time.

Want to craft the ultimate university for Knights with peak happiness and excellent test results?

An orc-like creature leaps at the player in Warstride Challenges.

It’ll let you.

Want to dabble in a university for a bit and like, chill after a hard day at work?

It’s more than happy to accommodate.

So long as you’ve mulched every enemy along the way your time counts.

And it’s an absolute blast.