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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