With phenomenal gameplay and unbeatable charm, Deathloop is a triumph.

Whether with award-winning games like Dishonored 2 or criminally-underrated cult classics like 2017's Prey, Arkane Studios has brought a ton to the immersive sim genre over the last decade. In 2021, the developer is back with a concept unlike any other: Deathloop, a "murder puzzler" set on the remote island of Blackreef, where a mysterious time loop resets daily. The game tasks protagonist, Colt, with figuring out how to kill eight different "Visionaries" in a single in-game day. Doing so will break the cycle of time loops.