“WARHORSE STUDIOS IS DELIVERING THE GAME IT ALWAYS WANTED TO”

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STARR-MAKING ROLE

Final Fantasy XVI’s BEN STARR talks becoming a meme and dating summons

DUNGEONS AI DRAGONS

Despite Wizards of the Coast getting roasted repeatedly

FIX IT IN POST

Nvidia’s CEO reckons AI is rad: “We can’t

RUN IT BACK

PCG INVESTIGATES

EMOTION CONTROLS

THE UNSUNG HEROES OF DEVELOPMENT

A NEW GEN OF JRPG

PC GAMING FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA: SNAKE EATER

A fanatically faithful remake of a bona fide classic

STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL

Agorgeous reimagining of the first game’s atmosphere

SILENT HILL 2 REMAKE

Whisper it, but Bloober might have pulled this off.

PHANTOM BLADE ZERO

Less Sekiro, more Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

AVOWED

It’s the differences that make Obsidian’s latest so interesting

A KNIGHT’S TALE

How KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II, the most ambitious medieval RPG ever made, is taking in-game realism and player immersion to wondrous new heights.

WEAPON MASTER

Speaking with design director Victor Bocan

FINDING IMMORTALITY

Twenty-five years on, PLANESCAPE: TORMENT is still one of the most talked-about RPGs of all time. This is the story of how it was created as a ‘stay-busy’ project by a small team at Black Isle Studios

FAR FAR AWAY

STAR WARS OUTL AWS succeeds at the little things, but not much else shines

YELLOW CARD

Flawed deckbuilder DUNGEONS AND DEGENER ATE GAMBLERS rarely plays a winning hand

STARSTRUCK

SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE 2 is the best RTS in years and a great 4X to boot

GODS AND MONSTERS

AGE OF MY THOLOGY: RETOLD modernizes a classic RTS with care

LEVELED UP

World of Warcraft: The War Within

DIG IT

Minecraft meets Valheim in top-down survival crafting sandbox CORE KEEPER

SPACED OUT

After a strong first impression, WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 runs out of steam By Robin Valentine

SLIDES RULE

Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER

DIVINE COMEDY?

Live, laugh, leap in platformer SUPER DASSALO LAND

BLOODY GOOD

The blood must flow in COAGULATION STATION

DINER HARD

Rewriting the rules of horror in ALAN WAKE

TERROR DERMA

Sinister dealings and skin complaints in CALL OF THE SEA

SEAHOG DAY

Shiv, lie, repeat: getting away with murder in OVERBOARD!

“Ninja Turtles have turned out to have this wonderful longevity”

Getting a crash course in my new favorite superhero setting with TMNT: SHREDDER’S REVENGE

“Kay Vess, galactic tomb raider”

Feeling like Lara Croft in STAR WARS OUTLAWS

“Tying all three games together is an excellent (if plunderific) soundtrack”

Dying dozens of DOS-styled ways in the freeware CURSED trilogy

“Yuv onle got vegan sausage rolls? ’Ad rather shit t’bed”

Crossing England’s north on a mission to fill meat pies, in THANK GOODNESS YOU’RE HERE!

LETHAL COMPANY

A return to some explosive post-launch patches

MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE

Enter the multiverse of modness

HOW TO GET STARTED IN STAR WARS OUTL AWS

Become the best thief in the galaxy.

FALLOUT 4: LUCK IEST MAN ALIVE

PART 3 Revenge is a dish best served…with milk?

BALDUR’S GATE III’S DARK URGE

The best amnesiac RPG protagonist ever

THIEF GOLD

Learning to forgive myself for knocking out every single guard

MUST PLAY

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

HANDHELD GAMING PCs

Without more powerful processors, handhelds are getting weirder

HARD SELL

Will software-level tech like FRAME GENERATION kill hardware upgrades?

TRACK GPT

AI’s teaching sim racers to improve—what about other games?

BUYER’S GUIDE Build the best PC for your budget

KEY Budget build PC gaming is for everyone.