Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Firaxis’ strategy-RPG take on the Marvel universe was one of my favorite games of 2022. I had to set it aside to keep track of this year’s very excellent run of titles, and coming back to it in recent days makes me wish this was among 2023’s best. The card-based tactics side of the game continues to be extremely rewarding, and the social elements feel both true to the characters and like they’ve spun out of long-expressed fan desires. (Minus a lack of romance, obviously.) It’s a shame that it tanked at launch, because it’s something special and easily deserves to be its own sub-franchise. – Justin Carter
