20 Most Underrated Video Games Of 2016

5. Firewatch

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Campo Santo

Essentially to 2016 what Gone Home was to 2013, Campo Santo - a developer made up of ex-Telltale/The Walking Dead developers - turned in a brilliant tale of isolation and retrospection, all centred around how we deal with life's hardships.

Do we run from them, embrace them? What happens if it's the former, and how can that come back around in time?

Such concepts ended up seeing a ton of critics and consumers dissatisfied with how Firewatch wraps up, but if you're along for a ride of glum reality and philosophical pondering amidst the gorgeous, sun-kissed Wyoming wilderness, it's absolutely stunning.

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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.