HomeFeaturesEverdeep Aurora The best indie games rocking the show floor at Bitsummit Let’s Go 2023Smooth deckbuilders, bittersweet coming-of-age and psychedelic rhythm on show in Kyoto Smooth deckbuilders, bittersweet coming-of-age and psychedelic rhythm on show in Kyoto Image credit:Don Yasa Crew/Koeda/Critical Reflex Image credit:Don Yasa Crew/Koeda/Critical Reflex Japan’s biggest yearly indie games event returned to a blisteringly hot Kyoto last weekend, just in time for the world-famousGion Matsuritaking place in the city that same weekend....

HomeFeatures The RPS 100 (2023): our top PC games of all time (50-1)Part Two of our annual countdown of our personal Bestest Bests Part Two of our annual countdown of our personal Bestest Bests Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Welcome to Part Two ofThe RPS 100for 2023, our annual countdown of our favourite PC games from across the ages. Earlier this week, we ranked our favourite games from 100-51, which can be found over inPart Oneof this year’s list....

HomeNewsPath Of Exile 2 Will Path Of Exile 2’s Hardcore mode be more punishing than before? “Absolutely,” say devs"We expect people to die a lot more" “We expect people to die a lot more” Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Get ready to die lots inPath Of Exile 2, as developers Grinding Gear Games have told me that both the regular and Hardcore difficulty modes of their upcoming,now standalone sequelto their enormously popular ARPG are going to be a whole lot more challenging than before - both when it comes to the campaign and the end-game afterwards....

HomeNews Larian will “definitely” return to the Divinity series at some point after Baldur’s Gate 3But only after a break But only after a break Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3launches next week, but already people are wondering what developers Larian might turn to next. Mainly, they’re curious whether the studio will return to their own long-running RPG series, Divinity.“Definitely,” is the answer from CEO Swen Vincke - but not until after the studio has had a break....

HomeNewsKoa And The Five Pirates Of Mara Summer In Mara’s nostalgic and speedy platforming follow-up is out todayKoa And The Five Pirates Of Mara is a throwback to the Crash Bandicoots and the Super Mario 3D Worlds you might love Koa And The Five Pirates Of Mara is a throwback to the Crash Bandicoots and the Super Mario 3D Worlds you might love Image credit:Chibig Image credit:Chibig Summer In Mara was a pleasant crafting, farming, exploring mash-up, but its follow-up is steering the ship in a slightly different direction....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show S2 Episode 24: Myst and Six Ages have us thinking spiritual successorsWhen is a sequel not a sequel When is a sequel not a sequel Image credit:Kitfox Image credit:Kitfox Having been absent for the majority of the last few pods, I’m back! At least for a bit, and just in time forSix Ages: Ride Like The Wind(a spiritual successor to King Of Dragon Pass) to to geta depressing-sounding sequelandMystto get aHumble Bundle featuring its sequels, both official and spiritual....

HomeDeals This 32-inch 4K gaming monitor is down to £209.97A great choice for slower-paced games, media and work. A great choice for slower-paced games, media and work. Image credit:MSI Image credit:MSI Want a massive 32-inch 4K gaming monitor? Good news, because today you can pick one up for only £210 at Laptops Direct in the UK. That’s a £144 savings versus its original price, and £139 cheaper than the same model is on Amazon right now....

HomeFeaturesSystem Shock Remake Why the System Shock remake’s guns are designed to be like “campy, movie props”Lead art director Evelyn Mansell says in a game you want a gun “that does weird things.” Lead art director Evelyn Mansell says in a game you want a gun “that does weird things.” Image credit:Prime Matter / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Prime Matter / Rock Paper Shotgun It’s been about an hour since Evelyn Mansell - one of the lead art directors on theSystem Shock remake- and I started talking about guns....

HomeNews CD Projekt Red announce another batch of layoffs affecting around 100 employeesThat’s around 9% of The Witcher publisher’s workforce That’s around 9% of The Witcher publisher’s workforce Image credit:CD Projekt Red Image credit:CD Projekt Red CD Projekt Red have announced another batch of layoffs, this time affecting “around 100” employees, or roughly 9% of the company’s total headcount. The redundancies won’t take place immediately, according to CDPR, as some employees won’t lose their jobs until early next year at the latest....

HomeNewsCantata Colourful strategy game Cantata leaves early access on August 15thAdvance Wars meets Dune Advance Wars meets Dune Image credit:Modern Wolf Image credit:Modern Wolf After a year in early access, developer Afterschool Studio have announced thatCantatais fully launching on August 15th. Cantata is a turn-basedstrategy gamewith some production chain management thrown in for good measure, alongside the massive maps and base building. Take a look at the candy-coloured Dune-esque world below....

HomeGuidesThe Sims 4 How to get goats and sheep in The Sims 4 Horse RanchUnderstand the benefits of mini animal ownership and how to care for them in The Sims 4 Understand the benefits of mini animal ownership and how to care for them in The Sims 4 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / EA Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / EA Want to know where to get mini goats and mini sheep in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch?...

HomeNewsThe Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Red Strings Club devs’ mystical branching-narrative game Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood foresees a release date next monthRun and tarot that Run and tarot that Image credit:Deconstructeam/Devolver Digital Image credit:Deconstructeam/Devolver Digital The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood | Materialising August 16 | PC & SwitchWatch on YouTube The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood | Materialising August 16 | PC & Switch Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood follows the efforts of Fortuna (a case of nominative determinism if there ever was one) as she spends hundreds of years on a distant asteroid, exiled from her witch coven after foretelling its downfall during her tarot readings....

HomeFeaturesUnpacking The little noises in Unpacking help make it a life you can understandThat’s the noise my forks make too! That’s the noise my forks make too! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun In writing about games likeA Little To The Leftor currentRPS Game ClubpickUnpacking, I often have to point out that I am a weird little gremlin who loves puzzles and putting things in the right place in games, but not actually in real life....