If GTAV's macabre carnival of excess is too bland for your gaming palate, Gone Home may be a better option.

A darkly tranquil exploration of themes of alienation, family and sexuality, it spins an eerie tale of a travelling daughter returned home to find her family absent and an empty mansion steeped in mystery.

Those that tackle Gone Home must disentangle a narrative strewn with discarded notes and letters around a single building, a creation that deftly unsettles the player with its apparently shifting theme and tone. Disappointingly brief, it presents a mix of mystery game and homage to 90s pop culture that, while predominantly stolid, is tremendous nonetheless.