And also with the sort of bug-eyed mania that means seeing even a single moment of the game out of context paints it as bellowing, hyper-violent incoherence that's trying to say and do far too much at once. Enjoy!Īlec: A first-person shooter with heart. The games aren't in any order, except for December 24th which is objectively the year's best game.

The second is to click the doors of the advent calendar below, which will zip you to the page with the game originally revealed on that day. One is to use the little arrows below the header image or the arrows on your keyboard. You have two methods of navigating this post. This article collects those 24 games together into a single post, so they're easier to find for future generations who want to know what what floated our boat in 2017. Each chosen game is left a surprise until you click through to the post, which means those 24 posts are easily lost within the vast RPS archives.

To explain: RPS picks our 24 favourite games released each year and reveals those choices on the countdown to Christmas like a daily chocolate treat. Click on to discover the best games of 2017. But fear not, latecomer - we've reconstructed the list in this single post for easy re-consumption.

The calendar's doors have been opened and the games inside have been eaten.

Best games of 2017 first half