THE PCG INVESTIGATOR

Dick Ray-Tracing is who PC gamers go to for help when no one else will. This month’s case: THE FINAL PWN

“THIS IS A THRILLING, BLOODY EXPERIENCE NO GAMER SHOULD MISS”

The original Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was

WASTED

Take-Two nukes a playable GTA VI fan map

Highs & Lows

HIGHS Top model Larian boss Swen

The Spy

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

PCG INVESTIGATES

CURSED ARTEFACTS A second Tomb Raider Remastered trilogy tries to redeem LARA’S CURSED ADVENTURE

THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY

1 month 2 months DOOM: THE DARK

INZOI

A gorgeous life sim with so many unimportant things to do

ABSOLUM

This feels like it could be the future of a classic genre

DEN OF WOLVES

NEED TO KNOW RELEASE TBC DEVELOPER

ECHOES OF ELYSIUM

In this survival game, I faced an enemy worth punching trees over

FBC: FIREBREAK

New co-op shooter is built for chaos and ‘joyful discoveries’

SEVEN SEAS: ADVENTURES

Yo ho ho and a barrel of fun

SKIN DEEP

Cats in space with a human for company

EARTH VS MARS

The chances of this were a million to one, they said

VOXILE

Building a world, brick by brick

AMBERSPIRE

Alien cities with a dose of randomness

WELCOME TO VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE – BLOODLINES 2

I HAVE WOKEN UP IN AN ABANDONED BUILDING

GUIDE to the GALAXY

A hitchhiker’s guide to Racoon Logic’s planet-hopping, co-op trolling, Metroidvania mission REVENGE OF THE SAVAGE PLANET

Quasadron IX

A free-runner’s nirvana chasms…

Stellaris Prime

The host with the moist

Xephyr

It’s a dry heat

Zenithian Rift

Bring the SPF and the thermals

A CUT ABOVE

Performing my own surgery in SURGEON SIMULATOR

Stab happy

If you’re a fan of stabbing things with

DUELING BLADES

Does ASSASSIN’S CREED SHADOWS deliver a clean one-cut kill?

GO BERSERK

The First Berserker: Khazan

UN-UNITED KINGDOM

ATOMFALL is a muddled misadventure in need of a stronger identity.

EDO OR DON’T

RISE OF THE RONIN stumbles onto PC

RUN AND CHEAT

FRAGPUNK offers a thrilling approach to competitive shooters

HELP WANTED

A fallen warrior makes tea in WANDERSTOP

DINO-MITE

TWO POINT MUSEUM is the top of the management sim

LITEWEIGHT

GRIT AND VALOR ’ s roguelite combat may value your time more than your smarts

SO-SO SUIKO

SUIKODEN ’ s HD remaster is polished to a high shine – in some places

BIRDSONG

Energy is hard to come by in VENDRÁN LAS AVES

TIME WAITS

Make time for THE SPHINX OF TIME

FLIP SERVICE

Selling on the ceiling in GRAVITY BOOTS SALESMAN

BAT MAN BEGINS

Embracing change in YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON

ONLY NOD FORGIVES

…in COMMAND & CONQUER: RENEGADE

VATS ALL FOLKS

Bottle caps and bombs in FALLOUT 3

RAPID TRIGGER KEYBOARDS

These gaming keyboards are a cut above the rest, but which one is worthy of your hard-earned cash?

COUNTER ARGUMENT

AI has made FPS meaningless – we need a new performance metric

MEDIUM WELL DONE

GPU upgrades aren’t coming soon – time to make peace with average performance

THE BUILD

TOTAL COST £2,878

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

“Ravenholm looks spookier than ever”

THE GAMES WE LOVE RIGHT NOW

“I get to work on placing more towers, massive pyramids and blocky offices”

THE GAMES WE LOVE RIGHT NOW

KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II

MAJOR MODS, ANALYSED

SURVIVE ATOMFALL

GET MORE FROM YOUR GAMES

BEING SMOOTH IN VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE – BLOODLINES

PERSONAL ADVENTURES IN GAMES

SCP SECRET LAB’S PROXIMITY CHAT

The art of deception.

CRYSIS

OLD GAMES, NEW PERSPECTIVES

MUST PLAY

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