10 Phenomenal 2017 Video Games You're Already Missing Out On

7. Halo Wars 2

Grab it if you like: Starcraft, tactics-focused games like XCOM and Fire Emblem.

In a potential case of branding working against a game's genre and appeal, giving Creative Assembly's intricate RTS the Halo association feels like it puts more people off than those willing to give it a chance.

So polar opposites are the immediate action draws of big-budget sci-fi shooting and tactical, 'think-four-moves-ahead' base-building and troop management, yet the core feel of Halo Wars 2 is one of the most immaculate and accessible real-time strategies in recent years, and definitely in console history.

Pairing Creative Assembly's brains with 343 Industries' brawn means Halo Wars 2 has all the trimmings of a fleshed out Halo campaign, introducing one of the best villains we've ever seen in the hulking Atriox, alongside some innovative card-fuelled multiplayer options and the beating heart of tactical play that if it clicks, will hold you for hours upon hours at a time.