The games that caught our eye at EGX London 2022

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There was a nice buzz about EGX London this past weekend, a whiff of positivity about it, at people being back together, relatively unimpeded by the pandemic and playing games together again. EGX felt much more like its old self. And many of us were there, walking the halls, hosting quizzes (thank you if you came to one), and playing games.

And what games there were: big ones, small ones, old ones, new ones. One of the most eye-catching instalments was a pool table with an enormously warped corner, curving up into the air, and which made playing it feel completely different to normal. Amazing what one simple change can do.

But plenty of other games caught our eye too. And here, in no particular order, they are.

LakeSide, PC

I have now accepted that any pixel art game will turn my head, and I also realise I am fond of city-builders. It’s as though LakeSide saw me coming. But LakeSide has some bold ideas of its own. To begin with, it’s side-on, meaning it’s a city-builder you can only build in two dimensions in, and, as you’re on an island, this severely limits your available space. It also behaves a bit like a survival game with a turbo-charged clock, where years pass like seconds and you can find yourself game-overing quickly if you don’t keep up with housing or food or your city’s other demands.