Crossings

When two games want the same evening

A crossing is the point where two routes meet and you have to pick one. We compare the pairs people actually agonise over, bearing by bearing.

Two free five-a-side strategy games, two decades of rivalry. Which one deserves your first hundred hours?

Riot makes both, one account plays both, and most people end up with one. Which Riot game fits your evening?

Two free games with a decade of updates, a thousand systems and a reputation for swallowing people whole. Which Frontier should you cross first?

Two of the most admired single-player games of the decade, both huge, both a single purchase. Which one is worth your winter?

Two vast worlds, both playable free to start, funded in opposite ways. Which one treats your time and money better?

Both are paid once, both are gentle, both are played for years. Which one is the right home to keep coming back to?