THE SIMS 4

“EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ITS STORY”

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THE OLD ULTRAVIOLENCE

Fallout’s co-creator says only we can stop videogame bloodshed

ENIX EXPECTATIONS

Special Report

VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 REVO

PC GAMING FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

Square Enix speeds up its departure from PS5 exclusives

TALES OF GRACES F REMASTERED

The Wii’s best-selling JRPG arrives on PC

SUPER RAPID FIRE 68K

A shmup classic gets updated

Incoming

THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY

WITCHFIRE

Apotent cocktail of inspirations by and for Destiny sickos

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2

Is there anything better than a Spidey sequel to start 2025?

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS

With Wilds, Monster Hunter flaunts new storytelling chops

THE END OF THE SUN

Magical time-travel fantasy adventures

THIS DEAD WINTER

Foxy feats in frosty forests

YIELD! FALL OF ROME

Veni, videogame, vici

ASTROBOTANICA

More chill than an ice age

TWO POINT MUSEUM

Make an exhibition of yourself

BLOOD MAGIC

Rebel Wolves has legendary RPGs in its veins, and the studio’s debut game, THE BLOOD OF DAWNWALKER , looks set to take the genre to new heights

PART ONE READ ’EM AND WEEP

One Dragonborn’s epic quest to become BALDUR’S GATE III ’ s foremost librarian

CHEW THIS

CAVES OF QUD is an epic science-fantasy RPG

MINTY FRESH

MOUTHWASHING is my new feel-bad favorite horror game

RIVALS ASSEMBLE

MARVEL RIVALS ’ chaotic fun may be short-lived

ALOVEABLE ROGUELIKE

SHIREN THE WANDERER: THE MYSTERY DUNGEON OF SERPENTCOIL ISLAND has it all

FELINE FINE

Sekiro gets flattened, but no less brilliant, in the sublime NINE SOLS

TRUST THE PLAN

HALLS OF TORMENT is a beautiful mash-up of Diablo and Vampire Survivors

GOLDEN BALLS

Pachinko deckbuilder BALLIONAIRE has a joyous spring in its step

ART ATTACK

A gallery with a view in THE ZIUM EXPOSITION

MOIDA MYSTERY

LCD is back (again) in Lucas Pope’s MOIDA MANSION

RITE PLACE

Escape a tower in twisty adventure game THE ANCHORITE

IDEAL HOLMES

Sombreros and solutions in SHERLOCK HOLMES: CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

AU MY GOD

No secrets are safe in THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL

CROSSING LINES

Zips, trips, and calls in 428: SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE

“The more you find out about your companions, the worse it gets”

CONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING

“Where’s that goddamn cat?!”

Feline fine in INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE

“You help the necromancer come to terms with his mortality”

The DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD defender has logged on

“I’ve never felt so inclined to pull up a chair next to a stranger”

WEBFISHING is rapidly filling a hole in my heart I didn’t know I had

LE AGUE OF LEGENDS

New year, new season

STALKER 2

Make the hostile Zone a little more friendly with mods.

PATH OF E XILE 2

Blaze a path through the nightmarish world of Wraeclast.

DIVINIT Y: ORIGINAL SIN 2 PART 1

BLENDING IN WITH THE LIVING IN

REMEMBER ME

A melancholy trip down memory lane.

MUST PLAY

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

CONTROLLERS

It’s a fiercely competitive market out there for controllers, and it’s only just getting started

THE BUILD

Air cooled to perfection

GREEN AI’D MONSTER

Jensen Huang says AI is essential for graphics. What does that mean for gamers?

TRIGGER HAPPY PC

The rise and fall of the joystick

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

BUDGET BUILD

Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

MID-RANGE BUILD

Our recommended build for playing the latest games

ADVANCED BUILD

Go above and beyond with a PC powerful enough to end worlds

THE PCG INVESTIG ATOR

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