"As exhilarating as the best Prince of Persia games"

THE SIEGE AND THE SANDFOX is 2025's most underrated gem

- By ABBIE STONE

Currently enduring a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, which is the kiss of death these days, I urge you to ignore the haters and give this a go. It's a parkour stealth Metroidvania in which you play the legendary Sandfox, who's framed in the opening minutes for the murder of the king. His punishment is a severe stabbing and being sent plummeting all the way into the deepest depths of dungeons below.

Thus begins a brilliant 2D platformer, where wall-running, ledge-grabbing and heart-in-mouth leaps of faith are the order of the day. I knew I was going to fall in love with this one when the opening scene had you running past a band playing the game's background music.