A bunch of tomatoes have a big grudge against you in Splat! 2. In this skirmish-packed roguelite you’ll pick a hero, pull back and fire your way through wild worlds where every run deals you a fresh set of skills to collect and combine. Find the right combo and your slingshot stops being simply a slingshot and becomes an event.

What we love: The builds that emerge! A skill called Post Melon sends in a melon that detonates into two mini-bombs (as chaotic as it sounds) and it’s just one of the combinations that makes each run feel like its own experiment. Heroes like Pete and Pomey pull the slingshot in different directions, nudging you towards strategies you’d never design yourself. Hit a winning streak and the rewards stack up fast.

Quick tip: Before your first real run, head to Settings and toggle on the End Turn button. Without it, your turn ends the moment your shot settles, even if a well-placed bounce still has work to do. With it on, you decide when to call time on the round.

Meet the creator: There was never a Splat! 1, but Matthew Stone, Andy Muesse, Omer Mujahid and William Wennergren (all veterans of Rovio, the studio behind the Angry Birds series) founded Sequel Games in Stockholm on the belief that the best games are always sequels. So why not start there?!