HomeReviewsGord Gord review: fertile ground covered in stagnant water, also swampsSwamp and circumstance of inglorious bore Swamp and circumstance of inglorious bore Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team17 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team17 I used to be into deserts, but ever sinceKenshiI have become a swamp fangirl. I also consider nomadic cultures to be woefully under-represented in games. You’d think, then, that a game about a nomadic Iron Age people larking about in a horrible swamp would be made for me, but unfortunately,Gordis somehow both a game where you can feed a child to a forest-dwelling horror, and a game that’s kind of dull....

HomeFeaturesHammerwatch 2 Hammerwatch 2 is the Mighty Max pixelated mini-RPG that I need right nowI’m role playing being a tired person I’m role playing being a tired person Image credit:Modus Games / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Modus Games / Rock Paper Shotgun I have, for the past several weeks, been playingBaldur’s Gate 3, theRPGequivalent of paying for ex-special forces lads to kidnap you at an unappointed day when you’re walking your labradoodle, and put you through a rigorous (pretend) interrogation schedule....

HomeNewsLords of the Fallen Lords of the Fallen has a novel approach to trolling multiplayer invadersDrop-in PvP, indeed Drop-in PvP, indeed Image credit:CI Games Image credit:CI Games You’re also dropped into Umbral when you die, which gives you another chance to bump off whatever it is that slew you; die a second time, and you’ll have to restart from one of the game’s Vestige bonfires. Another thing to worry about: the longer you spend in Umbral, realm of death and despair, the more numerous the monsters that spawn from its shadows....

HomeNewsOrbo’s Odyssey Orbo’s Odyssey is Psychonauts meets Sonic Adventure, and you can shoot your character like a bulletPondering the Orbo Pondering the Orbo Image credit:Feverdream Image credit:Feverdream ComedyplatformerOrbo’s Odysseyis a game about being locked in your boss’s office. Here are some things I might do if I were locked in my boss’s office (sorry Katharine): approve expense claims, sift their browser history for blackmail material and oh, who am I kidding, what I’d really do is perch on the desk, quiet as a churchmouse, waiting to be let out....

HomeDeals Samsung’s titanic 49-inch CRG9 gaming monitor is down to £649 via Samsung’s Ebay outletThis is basically two 27" 1440p 120Hz 1000-nit screens glued together. This is basically two 27" 1440p 120Hz 1000-nit screens glued together. Remember the Samsung CRG9? This absolute unit of a gaming monitor impressed erstwhile hardware editor Katherinewhen she reviewed in 2019, and four years later you can pick up this 49-inch super-ultra-wide gaming monitor for £440 off its UK RRP - when you buy it in “opened - never used” condition from Samsung’s UK Ebay account....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#787): How to solve the Tuesday August 15 WordleStuck on Wordle word for August 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on Wordle word for August 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?August has slipped away into a moment of time, because we’re somehow already halfway through!...

HomeNewsSmall Saga Aviary Attorney dev’s Redwall-meets-Final Fantasy RPG Small Saga still looks incredible as it gets a release dateFishing minigame? Check. Evil Aibo? Er, check. Fishing minigame? Check. Evil Aibo? Er, check. Image credit:Darya Noghani Image credit:Darya Noghani 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023Watch on YouTube 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023 Darya Noghani - they of co-creatingAviary Attorneyfame - announced Small Saga’s release date with a gorgeously animated trailer showing mouse hero Verm taking on a fearsome-looking cat with a penknife, interspersed with some more snippets of Small Saga’s gameplay....

HomeNews IO have a policy against using AI in gamedev, but it “might be for us in the future"Making a fantasy RPG after Hitman is a “fun challenge” Making a fantasy RPG after Hitman is a “fun challenge” Image credit:Io Interactive Image credit:Io Interactive IO Interactive have found such success withHitmanover the past decade that it’s hard to imagine the developer making anything else, but I have many vivid memories of its non-Agent-47-centric outings....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: “Sekiro with a gun?“Come admire these indie games! Come admire these indie games! Image credit:DascuMaru Image credit:DascuMaru Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, I return to oggle cars on alien worlds and cars in big fights, even more immersive sims, and a game described uncertainly as perhaps “Sekiro with a gun?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#785): How to solve the Sunday August 13 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?It’s time to grab a beanbag, settle in with your favourite hot beverage, and gently tease your brain with the New York Times' dailyWordlepuzzle....

HomeNewsAnno 1800 Anno 1800 will make it easier to find and download mods with official supportVia mod.io Via mod.io The Anno series has never had official mod support, but that hasn’t stopped its community from producing hundreds of mods forAnno 1800since its release in 2019. Ubisoft have seemingly noticed. They’re now partnering with mod.io to add official mod support to the game. Currently if you want to download Anno 1800 mods, your best bet is to head toNexus Modsto find something to download....

HomeNewsTo The Core (2023) To The Core contains interplanetary mining with the spectacle of Vampire SurvivorsA partly idle game about destroying planets A partly idle game about destroying planets It’s part idle game, partVampire Survivors, and it’s out now. To The Core Trailer (release date August 10)I play video games to see lots of colourful pixels move around.Watch on YouTube To The Core Trailer (release date August 10) When I say ineffectual, I mean ineffectual, since to begin with you can rotate your ship to point your drill, but that’s it....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#784): How to solve the Saturday August 12 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for August 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for August 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Well this is it pals, my lastWordleguide for Rock Paper Shotgun. It’s been a pleasure to Wordle alongside you all, and I hope you continue to enjoy your daily word game fix for a long time to come....