20 Most Underrated Video Games Of 2016

18. Hitman

Initially seeing its reputation hampered by releasing in monthly instalments, IO Interactive used this extended development time to deliver what is honestly the best Hitman you'll ever play.

Levels are miniature worlds of A.I. scripts and intertwining animations, the sheer breadth of which should see Bethesda quaking in their boots. IO even listened to the complainers from years gone by too, smoothing over how the series' iconically over-the-top kills get triggered to make them more obvious - if you so choose.

Now, with a revamped step-by-step system easing you into taking out targets in the most ridiculous and impressive way possible, IO have managed to strike a perfect balance between making a Hitman for the hardcore and the newcomers, the final missing ingredient that elevates the series into quite possibly the finest stealth experience of the decade so far.