Abdullah Karam, co-creator of an autobiographical game about leaving Syria in 2014, has been denied entry into the United Kingdom. Karam's visa application was rejected just days before he was supposed to attend the Casual Connect Europe games conference in London where his game, Path Out, was nominated for the Indie Prize award.

In Quarantine Circular, a plague is ravaging humanity, destroying cities and pushing our existence to the brink. As extinction looms, a mysterious creature from the stars appears, their motives unclear. It's up to you to navigate the situation and hopefully save humanity.

The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds is an interactive game by Nicky Case all about how ideas and trends spread. Short puzzles teach the player how popular perception changes as groups grow smaller or larger. It's an important lesson wedged between devious brain teasers and a perfect Indie Pick.

Beat the Art Breaker is a game about dashing around and punching folks. It isn't done yet, but a new playable demo gives a glimpse at an indie game that has a fast and exciting take on hand to hand combat.

2017 has been an absolute insane year for incredible game releases. So many that I have barely scratched the surface when it comes to my personal shame-pile. But while I may not have gotten all the AAA action I wanted, I still managed to fall in love with plenty of titles.

Here are my favourites.

At over 1.1M owners, Antichamber is still the highest selling Australian indie game on Steam. But it's also almost five-years-old. Despite this, its intense popularity continues and it has been nominated for not one, but two 2017 Steam Awards. Sure, why not!

I love PAX, but I also have a major problem with it. There's so much stuff to see that I end up in a state of perpetual FOMO. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, and it's even worse for people who aren't able to go.