WELCOME

“THE MONGOL EMPIRE KICKED EVEN MORE ASS THAN I REALISED”

THE 40-YEAR TYPO

A developer returned to his game, spotted a misprint, and brought ARCTIC ADVENTURE back to life

THE SPY

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

HOE TO HOE

PCG INVESTIGATES

ICE COLD

INSPIRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS IN GAMES

ISLAND REVENUE

GAMING’S LINEAGES EXPLORED

SIFU

How to win fights and intimidate people

SOLAR ASH

Welcome to the goop

CITIZEN SLEEPER

A fascinating sci-fi RPG about an AI escaping corporate clutches

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

A cosmic family holiday

POTION CRAFT

Concocting potions and brewing up a (literal) storm

Timberborn

Should you give a dam about this beaver themed city builder?

ROGUE SPIRIT

A novel concept and a great look – but it’s still a bit ethereal

NEW AGE

The unique mechanics of the Mongols are a perfect symbol of what makes AGE OF EMPIRES IV unique

DEAD SPACE

With a remake on the horizon, the developers of a sci-fi horror classic tell their story

Old news

I am not a man given to nostalgia

TIME OF YOUR LIFE

With DEATHLOOP, Arkane is rewriting what an immersive sim can be

KENA KICK IT?

Playing the soul survivor in KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS

HELL AND BACK

DIABLO II: RESURRECTED is a proud love letter to one of the greatest RPGs of all time

SPIRITED AWAY

EASTWARD’s atmosphere outshines its uneven plot

MYST TAKE

The classic puzzle game MYST gets a modern update – but still feels dated

RESISTANCE IS FEUDAL

MEDIEVAL DYNASTY makes doing chores for everyone else fun

GAME OVER

GAMEDEC is a cybersleuth RPG that wastes its great premise

HIT AND MYTH

PATHFINDER: WRATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS is so dense it’s got its own gravity

DIE HARD

In city builder DICE LEGACY, you win or you die

MOEBIUS TRIP

Embarking on SABLE’s introspective open-world odyssey

EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE

Discover a new kind of emotional intelligence in LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS

GUITAR HERO

THE ARTFUL ESCAPE is an epic rock opera of psychedelic perfection

COMBO BREAKER

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT keeps the battle royale genre fresh

BLOODY HELL

Skewering undead with a chatty stick in the impressive BLOOD SPEAR

BLADE RUNNER

Rushing bosses in the lean HEXBLADE

PHARAOH ENOUGH

Enjoying the ordinary in STRANGE BRIGADE

BEVERAGE QUIT

I can’t get my fill of CUPHEAD

INDIANA JONES AND THE EMPEROR’S TOMB

Nobody here has the energy to interrogate why

GRIM FANDANGO REMASTERED

I f Stanley Tucci was a game, he’d

NANCY DREW: SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK

Advanced Audrey Hepburn Simulator never got the greenlight

BUDGET MICROPHONES

You don’t need to spend a lot to whisper sweet nothings over the world wide web

AI,SALT & BATTERIES

Can artificial intelligence produce a better battery for your laptop?

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

“I had to cut someone’s head off with a rusty saw and dig up a corpse”

WarioWare’s fast-paced microgames meet horror film tropes in SPOOKWARE

“Perhaps a prototypefor Midnight Suns?”

Giving XCOM: CHIMERA SQUAD another chance

“I’m still not sure I’m having fun, but I have spent 30 hours hitting end turn”

Learning the ropes in TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

“You’re not there to reminisce about getting punched to death on a train”

Bemoaning the live-service game-enforced impermanence of APEX LEGENDS’ greatest map

RAINBOW SIX SIEGE

New update adds Osa, my new favourite attacker

NO MAN’S SKY: FRONTIERS

Let’s mod the new update.

GET STARTED IN FINAL FANTASY XIV

Tips for new and returning players venturing into Eorzea.

TOTAL WAR:WARHAMMER II

EAST MOVES WEST, MOVES BACK EAST AGAIN IN

DESTINY 2

FREEZING EVERYTHING WITH STASIS IN

You feel each footstep as you kick up to speed

MIRROR’S EDGE

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