Ion Fury

If you’re a fan of any breed of first-person shooters, Ion Fury should be on your playlist. Even among its retro FPS peers, 3D Realms has put out a best-in-class experience that rivals anything released this year. The fact that such a game can come after the character’s inauspicious debut in Bombshell makes it all the more miraculous. The adventures of Shelly Harrison have truly begun, and hopefully, there’s no end in sight.

Even alongside other recent, excellent retro FPSes, Ion Fury reminds us of how much this period of PC gaming has to offer. It's surely the best thing that's ever happened in the Build Engine, and although limitations of enemy and weapon design reveal themselves over time, the swift movement and sleek maps make Ion Fury a worthy indulgence in the past.

It may have taken them twenty-three years, but 3D Realms has finally managed to deliver a worthy successor to Duke Nukem 3D with Ion Fury. They just had to ignore any technological improvements in the gaming industry in order to succeed. And Duke himself, by the way.