Aleks Franiczek
Citizen Sleeper intelligently and elegantly explores its cyberpunk themes and the growing potential of tabletop-inspired digital RPGs.
For those who can stomach its depictions of a young boy's tortured life (and mostly generic gameplay), Omori offers some of the most unforgettable moments you can find in a narratively ambitious indie RPG.
Phantom Liberty is a refreshingly tight and consistently gripping package with most of the most involving storytelling you will find in an RPG.
For players who have the patience and curiosity to push through learning the game's idiosyncrasies, Fading Afternoon can offer a profound gameplay experience that makes a given playthrough feel like a life lived.
Persona 3 Reload is a near-perfect case of a videogame remake preserving, strengthening, and building upon its source.