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THE WAYLANDERS

An ambitious adventure that may have debuted too soon

RAGDOLL SLAPSTICK

The endless joys of physics-al comedy.

QUICK DRAW

Grab your stetson and sneak your way through the Wild West in DESPERADOS III.

LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE

Hideo Kojima’s hiking sim DEATH STRANDING has finally ambled onto PC, where it truly belongs.

HUMANKIND

In this slick, speedy 4X, you’ve got to get famous or die trying

CYBERPUNK 2077

We finally go hands-on with 2020’s most exciting RPG

A Total War Saga : Troy

It’s time for a mythological grudge match

EVERSPACE 2

Strap in and explore the vast reaches of space

LONELY PLANET

How astronauts will don VR headsets to offset the effects of isolation

GRAPHICS CARDS

Upgrade for the best 4K gaming experience.

SHARK WEAK

Repetitive tasks take a big bite out of the fun in MANEATER.

POST-OFFICE

How devs are still making games like DESTINY 2 amidst a pandemic

LIGHT MY PYRE

MONSTER TRAIN is a card game from Hell.

BREEZE BLOCK

MINECRAFT DUNGEONS is a lightweight dungeon crawler that keeps the sandbox’s playful humour.

EVE ONLINE

EVE Online’s Invasion expansion is reaching a climax.

The 50 Best Free Games

Freeware classics and indie darlings

NERVES OF STEEL

How Intel is taking inspiration from our neurons for next-gen chips

TEAM SPIRIT

Your enemies want City 31 to burn – it’s up to you to put them down in XCOM CHIMERA SQUAD.

MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD

Great mods are available already.

TEAM FORTRESS 2

The more things change…

DNA Tracing - CRYSIS POINT

Crytek has been forever blowing action bubbles

SPACE ODYSSEY

Kerbal Space Program inspired us to explore an entire solar system. In KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM 2, that’s just the beginning.

GAMING MICE

Choose your mouse wisely – it’s key to getting the most out of your PC’s gaming performance.

ICE COLD

Pick a fight with nature in punishing off-road driving sim SNOWRUNNER.

CRUSADER KINGS III

Paradox’s historical sandbox sticks to what it does best

SHODAN SHOWDOWN

Irrational Games co-founder Jonathan Chey on the difficult development of SYSTEM SHOCK 2 – and how he’s still finding new inspiration in it today.

THE LONG GOODBYE

How DLC gave us closure when the base game couldn’t.

WASTELAND 3

Dark humour and ultraviolence in a cruel, cold world

QUANTUM SPACEWAR!

How games and physics are coming together

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