Introducing a new monthly feature, where we run down the 10 most acclaimed games of each month in rank order. The rules for qualification? Simply that a game needs to have scored at least 70 on Metacritic with 10 reviews to its name. We're a little ways away from the prime rib gaming months of March and April, but January proved to be a rock solid start to the year all the same, especially if you were prepared to dig beyond AAA fare and immerse yourself in both indies and long-awaited ports to both console and PC. Things of course heat up a little in February with XCOM 2 (which is already racking up some insane reviews), the long-awaited Firewatch, Unravel, Street Fighter V, Far Cry Primal, Superhot and many, many more. Whether they'll rise to the occasion, of course, remains to be seen. As for January, from an indie game about cancer to arguably the best puzzle game in years, here are the past month's 10 best games ranked from worst to best...