Ashworld

Visually, Ashworld retains the retro, pixelated art style that Orangepixel's titles are known for. Everything's rendered in 2D, though the game does feature dynamic lighting and daytime cycles, which give everything a bit of oomph to it. And despite the fact that everything is pixelated, the game still manages to pack in plenty of fine details and textures. The tiny character sprites on the open map are still distinctive from each other, though it's probably best to play this game on an iPad.

I've been quite critical of AshWorld up to this point, but that's because there's so much potential here. There are individual elements that can be admired in isolation, from the driving to the randomised layouts and the sheer variety of items and weapons.