Deus Ex: Human Revolution carries the mantle of its predecessor proudly, with a huge detailed world to explore, and an intriguing setting to lose yourself in.
Explore an open fantasy world, taking on the role of a Source Hunter on a quest to rid the world of dark magic in this top-down, party-based RPG with turn-based combat.
Developer: Illwinter Game Design First released: October 10, 2013 Steam release: December 5, 2013
Take the role of a pretender god and make use of over 2,000 units across 75 factions to conquer the world and ascend to godhood in this turn-based strategy.
Like a duck in power armour, Dungeons of Dredmor is both silly and very tough. It's one of the most accessible roguelikes available on the Mac, and it's instilled with a great sense of humour.
Developer: Tarn Adams First released: August 8, 2006
The ASCII-based fantasy management game with a simulation model so detailed it gives rise to thousands of emergent stories, Dwarf Fortress is unlike anything else, provided you're prepared to get to grips with its unfriendly interface.
Whether your heart lies in forging strong diplomatic and trade alliances or reducing your enemies to piles of rubble, Empire: Total War allows you to take over the eighteenth-century world however you choose.
Endless Space takes all the best parts of a turn-based strategy and combines it with gorgeous visuals; a pleasing, ambient soundtrack and intuitive but complex gameplay.
With solid gameplay, lots of toys, and dated visuals, Evil Genius is a fun game to dip into from time to time, if not something to occupy your every waking moment.
The game that sparked a computer RPG revolution, Fallout is not as user-friendly as more modern games, but remains just as relevant today as it did ten years ago.