20 Best Video Games Of The Generation (So Far)

14. Undertale

Explaining why Undertale works is like explaining why a joke is funny. You most likely had to be there, and if you don't have the requisite knowledge base in place for those synapses to connect, breaking that down just never has the same effect.

All of which is to say: Undertale is a phenomenal experience, built from the ground up to acknowledge video games as a medium, you as the controller and player, and itself as a charming old-school RPG. You'll play as a custom-named character who drops into a world of underground monsters, yet the twist is they're all rather civilised. As such, everything from there on out sees the game secretly monitor your actions, resulting in a staggering array of branching narrative pathways dependant on how you interact with every character.

Do you kill the monster ahead or attempt to be their friend? Many humans these monsters have heard about have done the former, so what makes you any different? It's that core question that lets you in on Undertale's sense of humour, charm and awareness - a completely original way to let a player interact with a 'game world', the end result being one of the most treasured releases of all time.