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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
MORE IN STORE
Epic Games becomes a multiplatform publisher