“NOW THEIR GRAND TRILOGY COMES TO ITS FINAL ENTRY”

ROBIN VALENTINE Twitter @robinlvalentine This month Forged his

NIGHTMARE

Minecraft speedrunner DREAM admits to ‘accidentally’ cheating in record-setting run

The Spy

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

BOOK SMART

Best-selling 40K novelist DAN ABNETT is co-writing WARHAMMER 40,000: DARKTIDE

HICK-ARUS

From battle royale to burnout with former DayZdirector BRIAN HICKS

TERRITORIAL ARMY

How FPS masters SPLASH DAMAGE went from team-based to turn-based

RAINBOWSIX EXTRACTION

We played Ubisoft’s slower, more methodical take on Left 4 Dead

DEATHLOOP

This time-loop shooter is like Dishonored turned up to 11

THE ASCENT

A brutal action RPG set in a grimy cyberpunk city

KING’S BOUNTY II

Mutiny on the bounty

TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS

Police with spells take on the druid mafia

LAKE

Deliver the post in cosy, small town Oregon

THE HAND OF MERLIN

Gawain, give this tactical roguelike a look

UNEXPLORED 2

The most innovative adventure game I’ve played in years

DYSON SPHERE PROGRAM

The sky is nowhere near the limit

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

Battle in TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III isn’t just about winning or losing – it’s a fight for survival

MAKING HISTORY

The story of 1997’s QUAKE AFT – the first ever all-female professional gaming tournament

Mutant mess

It’s been four years since Biomutant was announced,

CATACLYSM

BIOMUTANT is a dull RPG that treads water with beauty and charm

ROGUETRITE

A universe has its PC debut in WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: STORM GROUND

LONE STRANGER

STRANGELAND lives up to its name, if not its promise

ROLLING IN THE DEEP

Get tactical in authentic D&D roll-player SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER

GLACIAL DRIFT

SUBNAUTICA: BELOW ZERO is a survival game with depth

DEACON BLUES

DAYS GONE leaves PlayStation exclusivity behind

UNMERRY MEN

HOOD: OUTLAWS AND LEGENDS is the latest addition to the PvPvE stable 

PAUSE FOR EFFECT

MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION enhances Shepard’s first adventure… a bit

SHAKE THAT BOOTY

Enjoying the good kind of videogame piracy in KING OF SEAS

A BUG’S LIFE

Pilot tiny mechs and brawl with bugs in STONEFLY

BRAIN DRAIN

Mess with people’s heads in MIND SCANNERS 

SWEDE DREAMS

Homeward bound in HOW WE KNOW WE’RE ALIVE

GARDENER’S WORLD

Lost in shrubbery in PURCITOP GARDEN

SPHERE & LOATHING

Not paying enough attention in OBSERVATION

SHODANS OVER

Unexpected primate violence in SYSTEM SHOCK 2

POWER SUPPLY UNITS

What’s the best PSU for PC gaming?

WE HOPE IT’S CHIPS

Just why are computer parts so hard to get hold of right now?

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

“Imagine trying to explain ‘I Can Has Cheezburger?’ to someone now”

Tripping through time with EMILY IS AWAY <3

“Constantly going on surreal vision quests”

The new normal of ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA

“If there’s a ridiculous-sounding upgrade, you can be sure I’ll take it.”

Watching the world burn and melt and shatter in chaotic roguelike NOITA

“I always thought it was cheating, but she said she was channelling Caesar”

TOTAL WAR: ROME REMASTERED puts date 2004 into our collective debug console

HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER

The addictive ship salvage sim gets its first major update

CAREER CHANGE W YRMSTOOTH

Enjoy the triumphant return of an expansion-sized mod for Skyrim. 

STAY ALIVE IN RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE

Survive Lady Dimitrescu and friends in Ethan Winters’ latest adventure. 

ROLLING THE DICE IN DISHONORED 2

Back in Karnaca to dethrone Delilah. Will luck be kind?

THE CITADEL

A tribute to MassEffect’s city-sized space station. 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE

A bittersweet return to Middle-earth. 

MUST PLAY

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