If you’re burnt out by plumbobs and Simlish, there are lots of games like The Sims franchise to dip your toes into — with no llamas or Freezer Bunnies to be found.

Indie studios have surprisingly released some of the best licensed video games that we have seen over the past few years.

For many of the animals of the River Bank, death would be preferable to (for instance) being dragged away from your friends ...