Easy to Miss! Best Low-Profile Video Games of 2023
This year's premieres include underappreciated titles worth exploring during the summer, before the autumn rush. Here's our list of the best of the games that were easier to miss out on.
Table of Contents
- Easy to Miss! Best Low-Profile Video Games of 2023
- SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
- Humanity
- Phantom Brigade
- Kingdom Eighties
- Season: A Letter to the Future
- Tails: The Backbone Preludes
- Showgunners
- Everspace 2
- Dredge
- CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story
- Octopath Traveler 2
- A Space for the Unbound
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story
Convergence: A League of Legends Story, Riot Games, 2023
- Release date: March 30
- Producer: Black Salt Games
- Genre: 2D platformer
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
What is CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story about?
As you can deduce from the title, this is a spin-off to the famous League of Legends in a 2D platformer form. Ekko, the character known from the main installment, operates here in the metropolis of Zaun. City is destroyed by the activities of a local criminal organization. With his ability to travel through time, Ekko has a chance to save the city and its inhabitants. As in Braid, rewinding time is a key mechanic here. This aspect plays a bigger role here than fighting. Rewinding time also allows you to correct a failed jump in platform sequences. The game has a pleasant, cartoonish visual layout.
What makes it worth playing?
The game was very warmly received and should please more than just the biggest LoL fans. This is one of the best 2D platformers released this year. The time manipulation mechanics turned out especially well, enriching the standard platformers gameplay plus we can find here some elements of metroidvania genre. CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story will provide everyone with a significant challenge, a memorable plot, and a lot of fun from the game.
