HomeFeaturesDungeon Drafters Obliterating slimes as a fluffy rabbit wizard in Dungeon Drafters is the best thing everCute but deadly Cute but deadly Although the demo is relatively short, I’ve really been getting into the roguelike deckbuilding ofDungeon Drafters. I like the colourful pixel art, the classic fantasy enemy archetypes, how spell cards feel super punchy when activated, and I love lovelovethe magical, fluffy wizard rabbit. Called The Explorer, this rabbit is not only super cute - his little brown booties are adorable, as is his helmet which has holes so his massive fluffy ears can poke through - but a bonafide badass in magic casting....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Ep 2: a battle royalepocalypseAlso dwarves Also dwarves What a week its been! Not a great one if you like zany battle royales, as it turns out. This week onthe Electronic Wireless Showpodcastwe discuss the recent sunetting ofRumbleverseandKnockout City, and how long is a good run for games anyway? But in happier and more ridiculous news, we also get to talk about how massively popularDwarf Fortress’s steam release has been....

HomeFeaturesVoidtrain Voidtrain is survival sim about navigating a giant steam train through space, and it’s wildAll aboard the hype train All aboard the hype train We’ve all been busy here at RPS picking out our favourite demos in this spring’sSteam Next Fest. Looking at boththe popular upcoming demo list and the most wishlisted list, survival crafting gameVoidtrainsits comfortably in second place on both. I decided to download the demo and see what the fuss was about, andwow, is Voidtrain completely wild....

HomeHardwareDeals XPG’s SX8200 Pro 2TB NVMe SSD is down to £118A great price for a TLC PCIe 3.0 drive with DRAM cache. A great price for a TLC PCIe 3.0 drive with DRAM cache. The Adata XPG SX8200 Pro was one of the best value NVMe SSDs when it launched in 2019 - and indeed, we havethe RPS review from erstwhile hardware editor Katharineto prove it. Nowadays, PCIe 4.0 drives are becoming more common and PCIe 5....

HomeNewsCall of Duty Activision Blizzard still “confident” about Microsoft deal, despite fresh UK regulator warningsThe CMA have provisionally concluded the deal “could harm UK gamers” The CMA have provisionally concluded the deal “could harm UK gamers” The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have released theirprovisional findingson Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition, laying out their concerns with the $69 billion deal. The CMA say the buyout “could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers....

HomeNews Atomic Heart and Mount & Blade 2 coming to Game Pass this monthCities Skyline and Shadow Warrior 3 round out February Cities Skyline and Shadow Warrior 3 round out February Another month, another fresh batch of Game Pass goodies. February’s PC Game Pass additions have plenty of variety and should appeal to fans of the following subjects: American ‘football’, the Dark Ages, stabbing Japanese demons, and shooting Soviet robots. February’s Game Pass picks kick off tomorrow with the online action-RPG SD Gundam Battle Alliance, and EA’sMadden NFL 23- whichcorrupteda number of players’ saves last month....

HomeNewsBramble: The Mountain King Bramble: The Mountain King releases its twisted folklore monsters this AprilBefriend garden gnomes and avoid the pigman Befriend garden gnomes and avoid the pigman Bramble: The Mountain King - Official Release Date Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Bramble: The Mountain King - Official Release Date Announcement Trailer Bramble: The Mountain King follows a boy called Olle on his journey to save his sister from the ominous, titular Bramble, and the new trailer teases some of the horrors we can expect in April....

HomePodcasts Indiescovery Episode 3: Our Steam Next Fest demo recommendationsDemos, demos, and more demos. Demos, demos, and more demos. Wow, is it episode three of RPS’ indiepodcastIndiescovery already? How time flies! In this episode, theIndiescoverysquad reccomend a handful of awesome demos from this spring’sSteam Next Festfor our lovely listeners to check out - six demos to be exact! We recorded this episode on a Friday instead of our usual Wednesdays so, yeah, major end-of-week vibes in this one....

HomeFeaturesReka This witch sim has the chicken-legged Baba Yaga house, so I want itCan I get a real estate quote on Reka’s hut with legs? Can I get a real estate quote on Reka’s hut with legs? Details on Reka are still super light, and the Steam page mentions a release year of 2024, but I’ve been followingEmberstorm’s Twitterintently, looking at all the cool gifs for Reka and the house looks incredible!...

HomeNewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors' Chaos Update might have loads of Sonic referencesSlay bats, skeletons and Werehogs Slay bats, skeletons and Werehogs RPS’ favourite game of 2022Vampire Survivors is getting even more content to suck me back in. Does this make it eligible for 2023’s Game Of The Year? Developer Poncle announced the new 1.3 Chaos Update is coming toVampire Survivorson all systems tomorrow, February 9th. The Chaos Update brings a new challenge stage, two relics, and more features to the bullet-hell indie, but some fans are convinced the 1....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer (#599): How to solve the Wednesday February 8 Wordle todayStuck on the Wordle word for Feb 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 8? 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?Wordletasks you with guessing a five-letter word in just six tries....

HomeGuides Dead Space suit upgrades: Where to find all 6 suit upgrade locationsLearn how to get every Dead Space suit upgrade and cosmetic skin Learn how to get every Dead Space suit upgrade and cosmetic skin Want to know how to get suit upgrades in Dead Space?InDead Space, your suit level determines the amount of items that you can carry, and which upgrades you can buy at Benches. So, if you want to effortlessly blast through Necromorph scum, you’ll need to find all suit upgrades spread across theUSG Ishimura....

HomeNewsDarkest Dungeon 2 Grim roguelike road trip Darkest Dungeon 2 now leaving early access on May 8thOut of the dungeons Out of the dungeons Darkest Dungeon 2has been in early access since 2021, and it’s finally taking the roadtrip to a full 1.0 PC release on May 8th. We originally thought the nail-biting roguelike would see a 1.0 release this month, but developer Red Hook haven’t left us empty-handed. Darkest Dungeon 2 currently has a demo available on Steam and the Epic Games Store until the end ofSteam Next Feston February 13th....