1. Arcanum: Made by Troika, the core minds behind the original Fallouts. Asks one simple, saturating question: what it industry arrived in fantasy, and technology was anti-magic? Along the way, it deals thoughtfully with of meaning by living, the rights of all and the inexorability of change.

2. Killing Floor: The zombie apocalypse has been beaten to death, and so have its games. KF stands out by subverting the tone: the end is total but there is no Left 4 Dead escape plan. Instead, a group of British survivors holler about dosh over groovy metal and AA-12s. Some fights are to be faced.