13 Awesome Summer 2018 Video Games You Probably Missed

4. Runner3

While it perhaps doesn't feel quite as fresh and inventive as its predecessor, Runner3 is nevertheless one of the year's most brilliantly, infuriatingly difficult games, a rhythm-platformer par excellence.

First things first: this is not a nice, relaxing game to chill out with despite the seemingly friendly, appealing art style. This is a tough, demanding title that punishes momentary lapses from the player and rewards split-second timing and pin-sharp reactions.

Though the sparse checkpoints and merely adequate graphics may deter some, there is a perversely addictive appeal to slogging your way to the end of a level, even if your blood pressure might temporarily spike to unhealthy levels on the way there.

Packed to the gills with content and insanely compulsive, Runner3 is sure to be a Marmite game - you'll either hate it after five minutes or be hooked for days - but one well worth sampling either way.