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ON DECK

Is Valve’s handheld PC ready to change the world?

Horizon Forbidden West

There cannot be many games that aged almost as instantly as Horizon Zero Dawn. Here was a handsomely realised open-world adventure, with a vibrant, expansive and well-realised setting and an absorbing story that married grand stakes with a journey of personal discovery.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

There’s a deflated feeling, usually associated with the penultimate episode of a pot-luck Netflix miniseries, that comes once you realise you’re no longer in narratively safe hands.

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE

Exploring the rise of the factory sim genre – and what it says about automation in our own lives

Shipshape and shiny

The new Elder Scrolls Online expansion will take place on High Isle

Turning the table…top

Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous wends its way to PS4

Remaking it happen

Everything we know (and some stuff that we don’t) about Final Fantasy VII Remake’s upcoming sequel

Mythic Ocean

Befriend the gods and shape a new world

Ikai

Seal away evil yokai spirits or just leg it

Enigma Archives: Rain Code

Solving the Mystery Labyrinth

Cursed and not loving it

A girl walks home alone at night in Yomawari 3

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Not so far, far away

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection

Drake and Frazer return to steal our hearts all over again

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

The developers behind Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin talk combat, jobs, and going all-out action

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

The last remaining MATRIX ONLINE fans can’t wait for the renaissance

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III

Fifty turns with the series’ weirdest, most ambitious faction

BATTLE WORN

How DICE redefined multiplayer, and gave up on singleplayer

THE SETTLERS

Building cities and burning them down in Ubisoft’s RTS reboot

PC'S NEW GOLDEN AGE

There's never been a better time to be a PC gamer and the future is bright

THE IRON FIST WEARS AN IRON GLOVE IN AGE OF EMPIRES IV

Can a sledgehammer crack a nut? There’s only one way to find out.

PARENTING TIPS

GOD OF WAR is the best version of a masterpiece

BUSTER KEEPIN'

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE paints a future in classic colours

APEX PREDATOR

MONSTER HUNTER: RISE is as good as Capcom’s flagship series has ever been

GAMING PROJECTORS

Beamers that will bolster, rather than belittle, your gaming experience.

Funniest Dressed Male Survivors in Dead by Daylight

Anna tells us about the funny costumes

Why Representation is Important in Gaming

I love female leads in gaming.

Why Was the Wii so Successful?

Artura looks back at the Wii

What Condition Does Holmes Have in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One?

Artura considers mental health

Sonic the Hedgehog: a 30-Year Retrospective

Kyle looks back at a handful of fast games

I Don't Like Jurassic Park: The Game... and Not For The Reasons You Think

Andrew doesn't like this game