It seems the Crossroads Series has settled into a groove. It’s certainly been a journey. From the selfish besieged colonists of Dead of Winter to the, uh, whatever they were in Gen7, to the lovable pirates of Forgotten Waters, these games have never sat still for long.

Freelancers, designed by Donald Shults but drawing upon Plaid Hat’s wide-ranging stable of talent, is the first time the series has felt like a repeat. Set in an Adventure Time-styled landscape that doesn’t seem to know the apocalypse has already happened, players embody a team of do-gooders who don’t seem capable of doing much good. And it’s such a riotous good time that it gets away with being a very bad game indeed.

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