THE PCG INVESTIG ATOR

“PATH OF EXILE II FEELS EXCITINGLY FRESH AND CONFIDENT”

We loved the original PathofExile here at PC

OWNED BY STEAM

VALVE cordially reminds you that your games aren’t yours

GRAN STOPS GAMING

Shirley Curry, more affectionately known as The Skyrim

NINTENDO CAUGHT OUT?

After years of bashing emulation of its games,

LIVING IN THE SHADOWS

Bruce Nesmith, former Skyrim lead designer, said what

Highs & Lows

BUILDING SANCTUARY

A peek into how DIABLO IV’s hellish environments are made

STAR ATTRACTION

PC GAMING FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

SHINONOME ABYSS: THE MAIDEN EXORCIST

Produced by the Japanese indie studio Wodan, this

SLITTERHEAD

An interesting new game from Kenichiro Toyama,

SCRUBBING UP IN RURAL JAPAN

THE BATHHOUSE: RESTORED EDITION is fresh indie j-horror

Incoming

THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY

INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE

Is MachineGames trying to sneak a stealth game past us?

NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2

Agiant co-op zombie shooter that could rival the greats

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS

Deep in the forest, something is stirring

LITTLE BIG ADVENTURE— TWINSEN’S QUEST

Afine-looking update for the classic PC game

WINDBLOWN

Dead Cells dev’s new roguelike has me afraid for my free time

MOUSE : PI FOR HIRE

This mouse wants to be more than just a gimmick

RETURNING KING

PATH OF EXILE II promises spectacular boss fights and a massive endgame even in Early Access

NEW HORIZONS

Building up REMNANT 2 outside the live service game grinder

DEEP FREEZE

Endure a blizzard of tough choices and rough consequences in FROSTPUNK 2

SPACING OUT

SHATTERED SPACE is damned by its lack of interest in addressing Starfield’s failings

ATTACK ON TITANS

FINAL FANTASY XVI is a darker, more streamlined take on the series

HELL YES

DIABLO IV: VESSEL OF HATRED is a transformative expansion

OK BUILDER

SATISFACTORY is the new titan in building and crafting games

POLICE PROCEDURAL

SHADOWS OF DOUBT will turn you into a true detective

FRONTIER PSYCHIATRY

FRONTIERS OF THE MIND reimagines a classic kids’ show

FATAL VELOCITY

Type to survive in adventure game TERMINAL CITY

CAMERA OBSCURA

PICTURE PERFECT turns funny pictures into clever puzzles

SILENT BOB

How much I dislike THE QUIET MAN: an abridgement

BLOCK PARTY

The immediate brilliance of THE TETRIS EFFECT

SOUND DEDUCTION

Listening for the truth in UNHEARD

“The War Within itself has kept me coming back most evenings too”

CONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING

“Leliana decapitates a darkspawn”

Delving into the Deep Roads in DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS

“I’m sure that will fetch a nice sum of fake coin in this game of pretend”

Keeping up with FIELDS OF MISTRIA’s version of Dungeons & Dragons

“This is an underdog story set in a world of injustice and inequality”

Overthinking and overidentifying with STAR WARS OUTLAWS

METAL GE AR SOLID MASTER COLLECTION VOL 1

Finally, MGS2 and 3 ports worthy of the name.

WEIRD MODS

Play Guitar Hero as Lincoln, cos you can.

FROSTPUNK 2

Save New London from the icy apocalypse… again

GAINING VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE IN ALPHA PROTOCOL

PERSONAL ADVENTURES IN GAMES

INSTANT RESTARTS

WHAT MAKES GAMES SPECIAL

CURSE OF THE A ZURE BONDS

These classic games haven’t aged badly, but I sure have

MUST PLAYMUST PLAY

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

MINI PCs

Small but spicy, we put a selection of today’s smallest PCs through their gaming paces

PRO-FIT MARGINS

PS5 PRO’s $700 pricing has caused a stir. Is it PC gaming’s fault?

ENGELBART’S BEST

Have MICE been the wrong shape all along?

THE BUILD

A glass window allows us to gaze upon the clean-cut components inside this PC

YOUR NEXT PC

BUYER’S GUIDE Build the best PC for

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