RIDERS ON THE WORM

“PC GAMER HAS BEEN HERE FROM DOOM TO BALDUR’S GATE 3”

ROBERT JONES Twitter @rnicholasj This month Got lost

STEAMED UP

VALVE adds new security check after attackers compromise game devs’ Steam accounts

ALL CHROMED UP

CYBERPUNK 2077’s director takes us inside the three-year road to redemption

COMPOSE YOURSELF

Award-winning composer JASON GRAVES on the process of writing music for games

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3

This year, Call of Duty asks: is nostalgia worth $70?

EVE VANGUARD

From the stars… all the way down to the salvage 

LAST TRAIN HOME

Historical strategy hybrid is on the right track 

CAPES

Edna Mode would not approve

DRAGON’S DOGMA 2

If strapping a bomb to a troll is wrong, I don’t want to be right

JEDI REMASTERS

NIGHTDINE STUDIOS is uniting the past and present of PC gaming like no other developer

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered

PC Gamer sits down with the developers remastering the now iconic, game-changing ’90s first-person shooter

30 YEARS OF PC GAMING

THE BIGGEST GAMES, MOMENTS, AND HARDWARE FROM THE LAST 30 YEARS OF PC GAMING

SILENT BUT DEADLY

ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE is a fun stepping stone back towards the series’ roots

CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY

FORZA MOTORSPORT takes few risks, but snatches simcade supremacy anyway

DEATH ON THE NILE

TOTAL WAR: PHARAOH is the first historical Total War in ages

SLIDES RULE

Revisiting BABBDI to find a city generous with exploration

DIGITAL MONSTERS

Dusting off the cute digital pets of CYBERPET GRAVEYARD

DRIZZLE KICKS

RAINDROP is still an innovative indie arcade game

SPECTACULAR

Another look at the ambitious, freeform SPECTACLE

PHOBOS BABY

The timeless perfection of DOOM

STAUF THIS

The never-ending childhood horror of THE 7TH GUEST

VOODOO CHILD

GABRIEL KNIGHT: SINS OF THE FATHERS is a family affair

“I took on the role of DPS while my friend lured Radahn around his arena”

Surviving ELDEN RING with a buddy in co-op

“Suddenly I’m invested in politics”

Having a catwalk-off in PHANTOM LIBERTY

“I just beat a satanic monk to death with a lavatory seat, and it felt good”

Embracing pixelation and inanimate objects in retro-inspired CULTIC

“The narrative should obscure these systems, but Bethesda drops this ball”

Houston, we have lots of problems, in STARFIELD

BALDUR’S GATE III

Larian has made one of the best RPGs ever even better.

STARFIELD

Bethesda’s RPG has lots of mods

GET STARTED IN STARFIELD

Take to the skies with these galaxy brain tips.

T H E B I G G E R T H E Y A R E , T H E B A R D E R T H E Y F A L L BALDUR’S GATE III

In which Pillius Flenk learns the art of

TRANQUILITY LANE

The best quest in Fallout 3 (not counting DLC).

SYNDICATE

Playing Bullfrog’s tactical masterpiece after 30 years out of the boardroom

MUST PLAY

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

THE GRAPHICS CARD GREATS

From the Voodoo Graphics to the RTX 4090, less than 30 years separates the first ever graphics cards from the best yet

ANTIQUECODESHOW

What did gaming PCs look like when PCG issue 1 hit the shelves in ’93?

SMASHINGPINS

Despite all the rage, hardware upgrades were possible in ’93

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget