10 Best Games Announced At E3 2019

10. Commander Keen

Commander Keen is back... kind of, sort of. If this had leaked, no one would have believed it. The franchise was long thought to be dead and nobody came to the funeral. However, eighteen years after its last outing, it’s coming back.

The outer-space platformer isn’t returning to consoles or PC though, but instead as a free-to-play mobile game. It’s likely a full-price game would have bombed, so this seems like a smart direction, and without a price tag to worry about, the game looks a lot more appealing.

Playing as Billy (or twin sister Billie), you’ll have to save the galaxy with a ‘zany collection of gadgets’, which sounds a bit outdated, but the gameplay doesn’t seem it.

Merging the 2D platforming the game is known for (if it’s really ‘known for’ anything) with some tactical deck building, Commander Keen could have a lot of depth. Probably microtransactions too, but let’s not rain on the parade just yet.

The tagline of ‘go helmet to helmet’ is a bit weird, but if you can look past the obvious innuendo, this announcement was a pleasant surprise.