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TWITCH REFLEX

Two of the world’s biggest streamers choose wildly different paths

BUST ED

GRAND THEFT AUTO VI is the target of the biggest leak in videogame history

The Spy

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

RIGHT ANGLES

Why an FOV slider is all that stands between you and a wave of nausea

ART BEAT

Environment artist KEM YARALIOGLU explains the hidden depths of videogame art

Incoming

THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY

BROKEN ROADS

The post-apocalypse is returning to Australia

FLINTLOCK: THE SIEGE OF DAWN

A Souls-like that isn’t afraid of difficulty options

WILDFROST

Stay frosty to survive in this snowbound roguelike

THE GREAT WAR: WESTERN FRONT

Petroglyph’s WWI RTS will be won by inches, not miles

SONIC FRONTIERS

An incoherent mess that’s failing to find a future for the series

DREDGE

This fintastic horror fishing game has reeled me in

HYENAS

Will this ambitious zero-G shooter be a hye-nah?

DORDOGNE

A watercolour memory of peaceful summer holidays

STARS TRUCK

SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE II is reaching for the sky… and beyond

FOUR SCORE

The BEST 4X GAMES for today’s discerning explorers, expanders, exploiters, and exterminators

Point taken

What a treat it is, in 2022, to

MONKEY BUSINESS

Is RETURN TO MONKEY ISLAND worth the three-decade wait?

SMALL MAN SYNDROME

TINYKIN’s minion management might be shallow, but its platforming shines

THE DEADLY RHYTHM

METAL: HELLSINGER has a bone to pick with damnation… and a few to break

TUMP IN THE NIGHT

In THE EXCAVATION OF HOB’S BARROW, you’ll dig up more than just secrets

SISTER SISTER

DMC meets Dark Souls in grungy action adventure SOULSTICE

TEAM ORDERS

F1 MANAGER 2022 captures the drama and depth of being a pit boss

SUNDAY FUNDAY

SUNDAY GOLD is a point-and-click adventure that penalises clicking on everything

IRONBORNE

STEELRISING mixes Paris with Yharnam

BEACH-COMBING

Take a mini-break with 3D platformer BEACH ISLAND DELUXE

CORE BLIMEY?

Room for one more roguelite? Here’s DYNACORE

MENTAL BLOCKS

Solving emotional puzzles in SOMETIMES

BARRY ISLAND

RESIDENT EVIL REVELATIONS 2 is a family affair

LOVECRAFT WORK

Shine a light in ALONE IN THE DARK: THE NEW NIGHTMARE

RUVIK’S CUBE

Bludgeoning subtlety to mince in THE EVIL WITHIN

WIRELESS GAMING EARBUDS

I’ve been sticking various things in my ears to find out what are the best wireless gaming earbuds for gaming on the go.

PRO TOOLS

Adventures in VIDEO AND MUSIC CREATION on gaming PCs

CONSOLE YOURSELF

Post-pandemic, is PC gaming finally the BUDGET OPTION?

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

LEVEL UP YOUR GAMING ON THE GO

New phones appear all the time, and O2 SWITCH UP is the perfect way to make sure you’re never missing out.

NOW PLAYING

THE GAMES WE LOVE RIGHT NOW

ULTR AKILL

Ultrakill Act 2 delivers some actually good water levels.

ENTROPY: ZERO 2

See Half-Life 2 through new eyes

DESTINY 2

Here’s what Bungie should probably tell you.

THE SIMS 4

The Klemps have just moved into Willow Creek. Pray they don’t invite you to dinner.

YAKUZ A’S RUBBISH MINIGAMES

They’ve won me over with their irrepressible charm.

ARMA 3

This story is for all those map editors who fight boredom.

MUST PLAY

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

SINS OF A PC GAMER

The WORST CRIMES you can commit against our fair hobby