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Great moments in PC gaming: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic's rooftop chase

Great moments in PC gaming: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic's rooftop chase

First-person jumping is better when you can look down and see your feet.

One of the internet's top experts on Skyrim minutiae hosted a $10,000 charity competition to guess how many trees there are in the Bethesda classic

One of the internet's top experts on Skyrim minutiae hosted a $10,000 charity competition to guess how many trees there are in the Bethesda classic

Fewer than I thought, but more than one person could feasibly count by hand.

Nobody can agree what an 'immersive sim' is, but OG Fallout lead Tim Cain has his own definition: 'The very elements that make something an immsim are the ones that I also think make good RPGs'

Nobody can agree what an 'immersive sim' is, but OG Fallout lead Tim Cain has his own definition: 'The very elements that make something an immsim are the ones that I also think make good RPGs'

Lots of games are immersive, lots of games are simulations, but which ones nail both qualities a la Deus Ex?

Final Fantasy 14's latest patch has me hopeful for the MMO's story again—even though Square Enix still has a lot of good will to recover

Final Fantasy 14's latest patch has me hopeful for the MMO's story again—even though Square Enix still has a lot of good will to recover

7.4 is a sign of good things to come.

This Microsoft Excel Easter egg led to a wild conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was the Antichrist

This Microsoft Excel Easter egg led to a wild conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was the Antichrist

Revisiting the Hall of Tortured Souls.

Valve has quietly discontinued the last LCD Steam Deck model

Valve has quietly discontinued the last LCD Steam Deck model

A disclaimer on the Steam Deck page notes that no more would be made once sold out, and, well, they went pretty fast.

Test your knowledge of all 14 games we celebrated in the PC Gamer GOTY awards 2025 with our latest quiz

Test your knowledge of all 14 games we celebrated in the PC Gamer GOTY awards 2025 with our latest quiz

Featuring Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Battlefield 6, and more.

Abiotic Factor's 1.2 update invites you to explore the 'Holiday Cryosphere', a festive interdimensional snowglobe where everything's on fire for some reason

Abiotic Factor's 1.2 update invites you to explore the 'Holiday Cryosphere', a festive interdimensional snowglobe where everything's on fire for some reason

And there's something off about that snowman…

Co-op smash hit RV There Yet? gets an 'unplanned content update for an unplanned game' as the comedy vehicle sim surpasses 4.5 million copies sold

Co-op smash hit RV There Yet? gets an 'unplanned content update for an unplanned game' as the comedy vehicle sim surpasses 4.5 million copies sold

The game's first major patch challenges you to navigate the plump hills and plunging crevasses of Mt. Yurbuttsk.

I play new games about once every never, but Killing Floor 3 reeled me in this year because it's basically not a new game

I play new games about once every never, but Killing Floor 3 reeled me in this year because it's basically not a new game

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Painkiller's creator isn't a fan of its recent co-op reboot: 'I disagreed with every single thing they've done in it'

Painkiller's creator isn't a fan of its recent co-op reboot: 'I disagreed with every single thing they've done in it'

Ouch.

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

The game was accused of having genAI art in its final product.

Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down

Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down

The maligned remake has a friend in me.

Over 30 years since release, this classic PC platformer built with the tech that led to Doom just got a remaster

Over 30 years since release, this classic PC platformer built with the tech that led to Doom just got a remaster

Play Bio Menace like it's 1993. Or at least, how your time-ravaged brain remembers it.

Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'

Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'

At least he's cosy now.

Fortnite has quickly pulled its latest accolades trailer after letting a saucy foreplay reference slip through the cracks

Fortnite has quickly pulled its latest accolades trailer after letting a saucy foreplay reference slip through the cracks

Here's the rub.

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things'

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things'

Clerics casting Dimension Door? Not at any table in 1987.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'

You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'

"I guess we were immature enough to just see that angle on it."

There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted

There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted

Roll out, Commander.

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'

Fascism's foothold in the wasteland mirrors the way it spreads in the real world.

It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting

It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting

We're being limit tested, and I fear we're too okay with it all right now.

The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'

The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'

Cosplay always starts somewhere, and for Emily, that's a lot of foam and brainstorming.

It's about time Final Fantasy 14 retires one of its most divisive, overused songs

It's about time Final Fantasy 14 retires one of its most divisive, overused songs

Machinations is the musical cockroach of Final Fantasy 14.

Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'

Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'

Minus one victory lap for the J'RPG.

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

Ogryn and bear it.

This dystopian free-running sim set in a brutalist megacity is being codeveloped by one of the designers of last year's best FPS

This dystopian free-running sim set in a brutalist megacity is being codeveloped by one of the designers of last year's best FPS

Vholume is Straftat meets Mirror's Edge.

Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I've spent over 250 hours in this year

Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I've spent over 250 hours in this year

Is this some kind of curse?

Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

"It was not a decision I agreed with."

Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge'

Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge'

The mapping project features new weapons to use and enemies to fight.