FUTURE OF BATTLEFIELD

“WE’VE SEEN A SETTING OF WONDERFULLY AMBITIOUS SCALE”

Twitter @robinlvalentine This month Had his annual brush

The PC Gamer team

JACOB RIDLEY Twitter @RidleyJG This month Spent more

TITAN FALLS

After years of struggling against DDoS attacks, TITANFALL is being removed from sale

TO THE MOON

Final FantasyXIV: Endwalker finally launched, wrapping up a

OCULUS REBRAND

Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s VP of AR/VR, notes a

Highs & Lows

HIGHS Riot act A LeagueofLegendsrhythm game and an

THE SPY

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

RETRO MANIA

2021: great year for RPGs, if you hate new things

GENERATION GAME

INSPIRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS IN GAMES

DISC WORLD

How CD PROJEKT RED climbed to the top of the RPG mountain – and slipped

THE BIG 2022 PREVIEW

There’s a packed year for PC gaming ahead of us

COMPANY OF HEROES 3

RELEASE 2022 | DEV Relic Entertainment | PUB

THE INVINCIBLE

An intriguing mystery set on a strange and

SOMERVILLE

This rural, post-apocalyptic adventure comes from one of

LITTLE DEVIL INSIDE

The rural English countryside – circa the Victorian

MULTIVERSUS

Warner Bros heroes from Batman, to Jake the

RAINBOW SIX EXTRACTION

RELEASE Jan 2022 | DEV Ubisoft Montreal |

LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA

First announced in a time far, far away,

STRANGER OF PARADISE: FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

If you can get past the bizarre dialogue

BLOOD BOWL 3

Take an orc on the wild side,

SAINTS ROW

RELEASE August 2022 | DEV Volition | PUB

TINY TINA’S WONDERLANDS

Acronym fans will be looking forward to this

STEELRISING

Eighteenth century France. Louis XVI is ruthlessly crushing

REDFALL

A rkane's next project has a

DYING LIGHT 2

RELEASE February 4, 2022 | DEV Techland |

THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL

A sci-fi horror game from the director of

OXENFREE II: LOST SIGNALS

After the strange events of the fantastic first

GHOSTWIRE TOKYO

RELEASE Spring 2022 | DEV Tango Gameworks |

EVIL DEAD: THE GAME

This multiplayer shooter has shades of FridayThe 13th:TheGameabout

THE OUTLAST TRIALS

This spin-off of the grisly Outlastseries of horror

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III

RELEASE February 17, 2022 | DEV Creative Assembly

BEACON PINES

Adorable artwork disguises a surprisingly creepy atmosphere in

A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM

The first game left a lot on the

CONVERGENCE: A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS STORY

Another ‘Riot Forge’ release – set in the

SONG OF NUNU: A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS STORY

This one’s a Riot Forge game too, a

TWO POINT CAMPUS

RELEASE 2022 | DEV Two Point Studios |

SEA OF STARS

A top-down, turn-based RPG highly reminiscent of SNES

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: GOLLUM

This prequel adventure lets you step into the

DESTINY 2: THE WITCH QUEEN

I f there’s one thing Destiny players love

GUILD WARS 2: END OF DRAGONS

RELEASE February 2022 | DEV ArenaNet | PUB

PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME REMAKE

SandsofTimeis a platforming classic, melding parkour-based movement with

DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS

This bizarre asymmetric multiplayer game takes cues from

HOMEWORLD 3

Producing a sequel to a game almost two

STARFIELD

RELEASE November 2022 | DEV Bethesda | PUB

SLIME RANCHER 2

The first game was a brilliantly charming twist

SHADOW WARRIOR 3

Thought the third game would tone it down?

KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM 2

REL EASE 2022 | DEV Intercept Games |

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

The latest version of SNK’s long-running fighting game

DRAGON QUEST X OFFLINE

The original Dragon Quest X was an MMO

MARVEL’S MIDNIGHT SUNS

RELEASE Late 2022 | DEV Firaxis Games |

ARK 2

A multiplayer survival game with dinosaurs that you

AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA

Set in the world of the movie that’s

DEAD SPACE REMAKE

Appropriately enough, the sci-fi horror classic is being

FREEDOM PLANET 2

This sequel looks just as cute as the

WARHAMMER 40K DARKTIDE

RELEASE Spring 2022 | DEV Fatshark | PUB

MONSTER HUNTER RISE

This former Switch exclusive is finally coming to

UNCHARTED: LEGACY OF THIEVES COLLECTION

No 1440p 120fps Bloodborne for us, but Sony

BALDUR’S GATE III

RELEASE TBC | DEV Larian | PUB In-house

HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG

RELEASE TBC | DEV Team Cherry | PUB

GOD OF WAR

Boy, stop messing around with that glorified jester,

GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH

An emotional, coming-of-age adventure about identity, romance, and

STRAY

RELEASE 2022 | DEV BlueTwelve Studio | PUB

SIFU

RELEASE February 8, 2022 | DEV Sloclap |

GOTHAM KNIGHTS

This Bat Gang adventure might not technically be

RIVER CITY GIRLS 2

The charming retro brawler is back for another

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE

RELEASE 2022 | DEV Rocksteady | PUB Warner

AZTECH: FORGOTTEN GODS

The secrets of a sci-fi mesopotamian city are

BOMB RUSH CYBERFUNK

If you’ve been craving a JetSet Radio-inspired open

CLASH: ARTIFACTS OF CHAOS

RELEASE June 2022 | DEV ACE Team |

CULTIC

Another 1990s throwback first-person shooter with retro graphics

FORSPOKEN

When protagonist Frey is transported from New York

SALT AND SACRIFICE

T his sequel to 2016’s Salt andSanctuarycontinues its

STALKER 2: HEART OF CHERNOBYL

RELEASE April 28, 2022 | DEV GSC Game

VOIDTRAIN

A strange and exciting co-op survival game about

CIRCLING The DRAGONS

FromSoftware’s ELDEN RING is a fraught and fascinating balance between expansiveness and intrigue

SEEING THE

Exploring the strange and surprising world of invisibility in videogames

To infinity…

The when and how of a game’s launch

BRUTE FORCE

HALO INFINITE comes frustratingly close to greatness

SHIPSHAPE

Watch this space, I’m pulling off sweet moves in spaceship RPG CHORUS

KINGMAKER

Is RUINED KING: A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS STORY in the right lane?

CHAOS THEORY

JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION 2 shines when things go wrong

SKATE LIMBO

Despite neat visuals and tricks, SOLAR ASH falls short of its influences

REAPING AND SOWING

FARMING SIMULATOR 22 retains both the franchise’s magic and jank

THE FINAL DAZE

FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER goes big and brings it home

BRUTAL BALLET

Think with your fists in FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES

ROCK AND ORE

Exploring the hidden depths of genre-bending colony sim HAMMERTING

LIVE WIRE

I MADE A GAME WITH ZOMBIES IN IT returns from the dead

BLOOMING HELL

Smell the roses in GRANDMA AND THE FLOWERS

FULL HOUSE

Escape rooms in HOARDER’S HORRIBLE HOUSE OF STUFF

FRYE UP

Great eviscerations across Dickensian London in ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE

ALL-IN-ONE CPU COOLERS

There’s a liquid chip chiller out there to suit any budget, form factor, or processor

INTEL CORE i5 12600K

This impressive bit of hardware shows how a little architecture can make a big difference

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

BUDGET BUILD

Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

MID-RANGE BUILD

Our recommended build for playing the latest games

ADVANCED BUILD

Go above and beyond with a PC powerful enough to end worlds

“Out pops my head to take in the surroundings, and a wave of guilt hits”

Curiosity (almost) killed the dwarf in the excellent DEEP ROCK GALACTIC

“The sci-fi drama is delicious”

Making STELLARIS my own

“I just never have any idea where I’m supposed to go next…”

All who wander are not lost in JEDI KNIGHT II: JEDI OUTCAST

“I’m grateful to it for helping to reignite a forgotten passion”

CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE has gotten me drawing again

MINECR AF T 1.18

Amazing views in Caves & Cliffs Part 2

TAVERN GAMES

Chilling out in CrusaderKingsIII

SKYRIM SURVIVAL MODE

Cook, eat, and sleep to endure in a tougher Tamriel.

HAVING A NICE HOLIDAY IN FAR CRY 2

PART I

MOUNT & BLADE 2: BANNERLORD

The fine line between heroics and horror.

VAMPIRE: THE MASQUER ADE – BLOODLINES

Troika’s last hurrah has aged like fine wine.

MUST PLAY

A PERSONAL LIST OF THE BEST GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW

DARKEST SOUL

Mysterious items looted from the desk of a particularly hollow magazine editor