As you might have noticed, this week marks 20 years since Eurogamer first sprung forth from boss-man Rupert Loman’s loins (or something like that, I wasn’t paying attention), and to mark it we’re running a short series of celebratory features. We would present our own picks for the best games of the last two decades, but honestly where’s the fun in that? So here’s a collection of the Eurogamer team’s personally-cherished gems that might have gone unsung, or might have escaped your attention.
An altogether darker vision of Lewis Carroll’s adventures, Alice: Madness Returns is delightfully macabre in all the right ways, blending Carroll’s Wonderland with American McGee’s fine eye for horror and metaphor.
Whilst the platforming and combat can, admittedly, feel a touch unpolished at times, it’s the striking design and unsettling story that’ll keep you pressing onwards, even when you begin to doubt there’s a fairytale ending awaiting poor Alice.
Source: Eurogamer The 20 best games of the past 20 years (that never get into top 20 lists)