18 Best Video Games Of 2016 (So Far)

10. XCOM 2

Big budget reactionary warfare is all well and good, but for something a little more considered - and the realisation that taking the time to plan how you're going to blow someone's chest cavity into tiny chunks can be unbelievably rewarding - you need XCOM.

Both original incarnations of Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within are masterclasses in how to provide all manner of tactically in-depth options for blasting aliens and their companions, yet for the sequel, Firaxis somehow managed to crank the dials up even further.

Light elements of stealth can now aid in you getting the drop on foes, customisation and modding of soldier abilities means your squad is more unique than ever (dibs on snipers with see-through skin), and across the board, performance is cranked up - providing your PC can handle it - to fly through levels as fast as you can plan and execute.

XCOM is the grandaddy of turn-based, tactical combat, so here's to a full console release.