Where you’re going, you don’t need roads – because SnowRunner puts you behind the wheel of some of the biggest, meanest all-terrain vehicles on the planet. Drive lumbering logging trucks, zippy 4x4s and other tough rides across boggy forests and snow-slicked mountains, completing tricky missions (think pulling an overturned pickup out of a raging river) to earn funds and rebuild communities.

Thanks to authentic physics, your vehicles handle like the real thing (which means helplessly spinning your tyres as you sink deeper into merciless muck – time to break out the winch!). With massive maps to explore in dozens of unlockable vehicles, there’s a new challenge around every precarious bend.

What we love: Fighting for every inch of progress! Hearing the engine strain as your wheels squelch through deep mud is nerve-racking – and adds to the elation when you successfully plow your way through a swamp.

Quick tip: Take it slow. Gunning the gas in nasty conditions is a surefire way to get stuck – or, worse, roll your truck. And don’t rush to take the shortest route to your destination: what looks like a shortcut could lead you into virtually impassable terrain. Scan the area ahead, downshift and take your time.

Meet the creator: SnowRunner is the sequel to Saber Interactive’s equally formidable off-roading sim MudRunner. Headquartered in Florida with studios around the world, Saber has also released Phoenix Point, Evil Dead: The Game and World War Z: Aftermath.