Wildermyth

The unexpected legacy of XCOM: Enemy Unknown is that it didn’t just popularise squad-strategy games, it added an unexpected narrative element by making you feel bonded to soldiers you could name, upgrade, and lose forever. Wildermyth takes that idea to its logical extreme and beyond, turning crews of squadmates into the heroes of procedurally generated fantasy stories. As you fight back world-ending threats, you’ll learn about your team’s lives and histories, and even see them through life-changing transformations. They can fall in love, have children, and even retire through old age. Best of all, they can live to become legends, their tales whispered about in entirely new campaigns down the line. Ultimately, part of your strategy in Wildermyth isn’t just about winning battles with minimal losses – it’s about telling the best possible stories, too. - Joe Skrebels