THE HISTORY OF DIABLO

Blizzard’s writers and loremasters give us a guided tour of DIABLO’S story so far, and what it all means for Diablo IV

THE NEW WEST

Five years old, HUNT: SHOWDOWN is still the most interesting FPS in gaming

"I grab the downed soldier's weapon and start firing on his colleagues"

HITMAN 3'S Freelancer mode taught me I'm not as good as I think

"We should be asking for more variety in our open worlds"

SHERLOCK HOLMES: CHAPTER ONE is a vision of the untapped potential of the genre

OUTSOURCED CODE

Why writers and game devs are worried about CHAT GPT

CHARACTER BUFFS

Tiny changes that make PC gaming healthier

DEAD STRANGE

Not everyone will want to read WANTED: DEAD'S love letter to 2000s action games

CLUB MED

COMPANY OF HEROES 3 is a fantastic RTS with a main campaign that just doesn't work

BULLET LIMBO

RETURNAL is a roguelike shooter at war with its own identity

EASTWORLD

ATOMIC HEART is a beautiful, flawed, and deeply weird Soviet Westworld

DEEP THOUGHTS

LABYRINTH OF GALLERIA is a dizzyingly deep dungeon-crawl from Disgaea's devs

QI TO THE KINGDOMS

WO LONG redefines the action RPG with spectacle and depth

WANDS UP

HOGWARTS LEGACY is the best Potter game yet, but a hard one to get excited about

THE HISTORY OF GOD GAMES

A small genre that leaves an almighty footprint

SHINING BRIGHT

HONKAI: STAR RAIL is the new game in the HoYoverse, which looks to be smartly evolving mìHoYo's Genshin Impact megahit.

LOST ARK

Witcher crossover offers Geralt selfies, not much else.

THE VIRTUAL FIRING RANGE

Every shooter worth its salt should come with a practice range.

THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS

Coming to terms with not liking CDPR's breakout RPG.

CYBERPUNK 2077

Mod the future.

CACHE IN THE ATTIC

The dos and don'ts of RESTORING OLD MACHINES back to operational glory

GOING DEEP

LEARNING Als are breaking PC gaming and rebuilding it in their own image

SWIMCITY

Create and manage an undersea metropolis in city builder AQUATICO

TIMELESS CRISIS

PERSONA 3 PORTABLE creeps along, but it's still top-class

DON'T SPEAK

FORSPOKEN could have been excellent if it tried a little harder

ON THE CRUISE

ONE PIECE ODYSSEY is an easy-going JRPG romp through the manga's history

KEEP IN CONTACT SPORT

ROLLER DRAMA is a narrative game with a few bruises

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE AWAKENED

The world's most iconic detective cross-examines an evil doll

HAVENDOCK

Build a thriving town on the ocean in this cosy colony sim

CODE OPEN

Freelance programmer LUKAS DONKERS on the art of coding gameplay into our games

LOST IN STEAM

RETRO GAMES are added to Steam every month - so why is no one buying them?