Return of the Obra Dinn

This game combines a detective story with maritime happenings. In 1802 the “Obra Din” disappeared without a trace. That was until 1807 when it washed up In Falmouth with damaged sails and no visible crew. You play an insurance investigator for the East India Company, with a pocket watch that can use to relive the last moments of a person's life. Using your watch and logical deduction you must work out what happened and how.  

Price £15.49 | Developer Lucas Pope | Publisher 3909 | Platforms Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch | PEGI Age Rating 16+  

Sid Myere’s Civilisation 6

In the words of Tears for Fears, everybody wants to rule the world. Well, this latest instalment of the long running strategy game series is no different. You can choose from a variety of civilisations such as Japan, Aztecs, Egypt and Scotland. Then you must plan your every move as you go through the ages and deal with other Civilisations whether that be by trading, diplomacy or combat. Hopefully all that effort will lead to one of the victory types, such as Domination, Religion, Culture and Science.

Price £49.99 | Developers Firaxis Games and Aspyr_Media | Publisher 2K | Platforms Mac, PC, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, IOS and Android | PEGI Age Rating 12+

Dr Kawashima's Brian Training

They say it just as important to exercise the mind as well as the body. Well, this game series has been doing just that since 2005. In the game you complete various activities on subjects like numeracy and literacy to improve one's brain power. It has become so popular that Nintendo have ported it on to their latest console.  

Price £21.99 | Developer Nintendo | Publisher Nintendo | Platform Nintendo Switch | PEGI Age Rating 3+