We are saturated with superhero media to the point where even self-criticism has been done to death with franchises like Watchmen and The Boys. But with its debut choice-driven narrative adventure, AdHoc Studio has managed to find a unique angle for the superhero genre. In Dispatch, the story focuses on an office-based lackey and corporate manager of said superheroes, rather than the heroes themselves.
Less a walking simulator and more of a hiking simulator, Firewatch captured hearts when it took gamers for an adventurous, lonely summer in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest. From unravelling thrilling mysteries to building a complicated relationship over walkie-talkie, Firewatch is a unique adventure game with few analogs. Firewatch developer Campo Santo announced a second game, In The Valley Of The Gods, at The Game Awards in 2017, but it has since fallen into development difficulties after the studio was acquired by Valve.