34 images Need For Speed Most Wanted (2010) Sparks fly as Criterion's Hollywood homage continues into the urban canyons of an intricate free-roaming city.
12 images Need For Speed Rivals (2014) Ghost Games' custody of the long-running battle racer starts with a shift to Frostbite technology, meaning ever more glamorous rides.
126 images No Man's Sky (2016) Hello Games' procedurally generated tribute to sci-fi artist Roger Dean has all the right ingredients, even if its algorithms struggle with the recipe.
34 images Observer (2017) A cathode-ray fever dream starring Rutger Hauer, this cyberpunk noir dwells ostensibly in a single, secretive apartment block – until you jack into its victims.
13 images P.N.03 (2003) Production Studio 4's tank controls may have aged but the cool minimalism and gyrating Vanessa Z Schneider are seductive as ever.
40 images Portal 2 (2011) Smart writing and engaged performances add layers of intrigue and wit to Valve's geeky physics-powered puzzler.
16 images Project CARS (2012-present) A revolutionary crowd-sourcing model gives the bedroom coders of Slightly Mad freedom to push every aspect of this enthusiast sim.
29 images Quantum Break (2016) Hollywood actors abound, yet it’s the technology that stars in Remedy’s televisual feast, the groundbreaking lighting taking a notoriously dramatic toll.
49 images Rage (2011) id Software's enigmatic Mad Max-alike frees its artists with 'megatexturing' to create endlessly detailed environments before ravaging them with optimisation.
36 images Remember Me (2013) Technology's invasion of the human experience is the theme, but Dontnod's game belongs to its world and protagonist Nilin.
