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"The War Within itself has kept me coming back most evenings too"

WORLD OF WARCRAFT remains my jailer, and I couldn't be more pleased about it

OK BUILDER

SATISFACTORY is the new titan in building and crafting games

HELL YES

DIABLO IV: VESSEL OF HATRED is a transformative expansion

MOUSE: PI FOR HIRE

This mouse wants to be more than just a gimmick

WINDBLOWN

Dead Cells dev's new roguelike has me afraid for my free time

NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2

As the zombie horde surrounded me just moments after taking down my two remaining teammates, the writing was really on the wall. Armed with just a chef's knife, it was clear I stood no chance, but I was going down swinging, hoping for a miracle... it didn't come.

OWNED BY STEAM

VALVE cordially reminds you that your games aren't yours

CURSE OF THE AZURE BONDS

These classic games haven't aged badly, but I sure have.

DEEP FREEZE

Endure a blizzard of tough choices and rough consequences in FROSTPUNK 2

NEW HORIZONS

Building up REMNANT 2 outside the live service game grinder

RETURNING KING

PATH OF EXILE II promises spectacular boss fights and a massive endgame even in Early Access

INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE

Is MachineGames trying to sneak a stealth game past us?

YELLOW CARD

Flawed deckbuilder DUNGEONS AND DEGENERATE GAMBLERS rarely plays a winning hand

GODS AND MONSTERS

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD modernizes a classic RTS with care

SPACED OUT

After a strong first impression, WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 runs out of steam

SLIDES RULE

Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER

DINER HARD

Rewriting the rules of horror in ALAN WAKE

"Kay Vess, galactic tomb raider"

Feeling like Lara Croft in STAR WARS OUTLAWS

LETHAL COMPANY

A return to some explosive post-launch patches.

MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE

Enter the multiverse of modness.

TRACK GPT

Al's teaching sim racers to improve-what about other games?

FINDING IMMORTALITY

Twenty-five years on, PLANESCAPE: TORMENT is still one of the most talked-about RPGs of all time. This is the story of how it was created as a 'stay-busy' project by a small team at Black Isle Studios

WEAPON MASTER

Speaking with design director Victor Bocan

AST A KNIGHT'S TALE

How KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE 11, the most ambitious medieval RPG ever made, is taking in-game realism and player immersion to wondrous new heights.

Special Report- Stacked Deck - Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big.

Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big. Four years later, its successor Inkbound’s launch from Early Access was looking more like Sandwich Big.I’m not just saying that because of the mountain of lamb and eggplants I ate while meeting with developer Shiny Shoe over lunch, to feel out what the aftermath of releasing a game looks like in 2024. I mean, have I thought about that sandwich every day since? Yes. But also, the indie team talked frankly about the struggle of luring Monster Train’s audience on board for its next game.

SCREENBOUND

How a 5D platformer went viral two months into development

OLED GAMING MONITORS

A fresh wave of OLED panels brings fresh options, greater resolutions and makes for even more impressive gaming monitors

CRYSIS 2

A cinematic FPS with tour de force visuals.

PLOD OF WAR

SENUA’S SAGA: HELLBLADE 2 fails to find a new path for its hero

GALAXY QUEST

HOMEWORLD 3 is a flashy, ambitious RTS, but some of the original magic is missing