Rage against the machine

Great story; Investigating is exciting; Voice acting is superb

Security guard has poor AI; Bugs affected my experience

The immersive sim genre is one of our favourites, and it offers a blend of gameplay that has given rise to some of the standout games of the last two decades. When done properly, the results can be magnificent, but it's a risky proposition to make something that's built around so many moving parts.

A staggeringly ambitious, gun-free immersive reality detective game set in an alternate 1980s Britain, whose admirable intentions are undermined by technical problems.

Excellent voice-acting bolsters an unusually deep plot in which your decisions and discoveries feel as though they really matter

It suffers from frequent; sometimes game-breaking glitches; there's no way of saving in levels that take over an hour; and its controls get in the way even when everything's working as intended

a brilliant, if broken, British BioShock

Buy The Occupation It's pure coincidence that I get to review The Occupation , of all games, just days after British politics made big news when Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, announced her resignation in the fallout of Brexit negotiations. Just my luck!

A fantastic story is buried too deep within The Occupation's dull stealth gameplay and technical issues.