HomeFeaturesBlade & Sorcery VR WarpFrog’s VR swashbuckling sim makes stabbing impressively tactile Between tax returns, terrible weather, and rank Tory corruption, 2023’s opening act has put me in a right foul mood. So foul, in fact, that I could quite happily kill something (in a game). I want to hack something to death, with sharp implements in some sort of virtual environment. Oh, what’s this hiding down the back of the sofa?...

HomeNewsCeleste The massive Celeste Strawberry Jam mod looks amazingComing next week, it adds more than 100 fan-made stages Coming next week, it adds more than 100 fan-made stages Celestewas a delight to play when it launched in 2018 - a pixel-perfectplatformer, filled with catchy earworms, and emotional revelations. After completing Celeste all I really wanted was, well, more Celeste. It seems I wasn’t alone, as over 350 fans have collaborated on Celeste Strawberry Jam, the “largest collaborative project in Celeste history....

HomeNewsTownseek Townseek has adorable airships, relaxing trading, and a demo to play right nowDiscover the lost legacy of Sir Reginald Sharkingston Discover the lost legacy of Sir Reginald Sharkingston Some of my favourite games involve visiting a fantastical town, befriending the residents, discovering their stories, and trading with them. Too often those same games also have too-difficult turn-based murderfests in-between, though. Here comes Townseek to fix that. It’s an adorable and “relaxing” exploration-trading game in which you pilot an airship, customise your balloon, and visit eg....

HomeNewsOpenTTD Transport Tycoon fan remake OpenTTD gets largest update in yearsA better UI, improved rivers, and much more A better UI, improved rivers, and much more OpenTTD13.0 been released, which is “one of the largest releases we’ve done in several years” according to the developers. If you don’t know OpenTTD, it’s an open source and free fan remake of Transport Tycoon which greatly expands, polishes and modernises the beloved business sim....

HomeNews Vote now for your favourite strategy games of all timeOur first RPS Reader genre list is underway Our first RPS Reader genre list is underway Top 12 Best Strategy Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube Top 12 Best Strategy Games to Play on PC Like our ownbest strategy gameslist, this will be atop 50of your all-time strategy favs. To vote, we’vecreated a Google Formwhere you can list the names of your top 5 strategy picks from across the ages....

HomeNewsStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Watch 9 minutes of lightsaber combat in Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorThis man loves stabbing animals This man loves stabbing animals Last week,Star Wars Jedi: Survivorwas delayed until April so that Respawn could polish their lightsaber until it truly glowed. Now IGN have released a new, nine minute video showing some exploration and much stabbing from an early section of the game. Cal Kestis kills more wildlife in this than Lara Croft, but it also has more traditional parts of the Star Wars canon, like force shoving robots off the cliff edges they all like to stand beside....

HomeNewsMass Effect Watch Michael Scott from The Office take a stab at running the Mass Effect crewWorld’s best boss World’s best boss We’ve seenAustin Powers take a stab at running the Normandy, but the 60s spy is probably too old school to be fighting Reapers in the year 2183. The head of the Normandy requires a modern managerial style, someone with the diplomatic skills necessary to bring the galaxy together. So, obviously, the natural choice to replace Commander Shepard is… Michael Scott?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer (#598): How to solve the Tuesday February 7 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for Feb 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 7? 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?Wordleis a great way to wake yourself in the morning. It’s a quick brainteaser that slots perfectly into any five-minute gap, tasking you with guessing a five-letter word in just six tries....

HomeNewsDragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age: Dreadwolf leaks show off faster-paced actionSidestepping through Darkspawn Sidestepping through Darkspawn Image credit:EA Image credit:EA Early footage and screenshots fromDragon Age: Dreadwolf, BioWare’s fourth entry in its fantasy RPG series, have been leaked online. Although links to the video and screengrabs have since been removed fromReddit,the original post remains live and describes the contents of the leak in detail.The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023Watch on YouTubeAccording to the Redditor, the video shows a trek through Darkspawn-infested Weisshaupt, the Grey Warden’s headquarters....

HomeDeals Intel’s Core i5 13400F slips to £189 in the UKA good value for a 10-core design. A good value for a 10-core design. One of Intel’s best budget gaming CPUs, the Core i5 13400F, is down to £189 at Tech Next Day in the UK - compared to£238for the cheapest 12400/12400F model on Amazon UK. This is a great price for this level of performance, with a 10-core and 16-thread design, max turbo frequency of 4....

HomeFeaturesPotion Tales Potion Tales is a creepy magical puzzle game with no wrong answersThe freeze potion is also good for making iced coffee The freeze potion is also good for making iced coffee I hesitate to callPotion Talesa shop sim or retailmanagement game, because the economics of running a figuratively and literally underground magic potion shop seems a secondary concern next to making the potions and deciding whether you want to screw people over or not....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: shotgunjumping and animal encountersAdmiring interesting and attractive indie games Admiring interesting and attractive indie games Sure, shotgun-jumping in parkour shooterSprawl(coming to Steam) jibes with my understanding of Newton’s third law: Hope you’re ready to shotgun jump… very soon.Welcome to SPRAWLWishlist on Steam:https://t.co/NBnmqoueuJJoin our Discord:https://t.co/R1vGOuuvQB#gamedev#madewithunreal#UE4#fps#SPRAWL#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/TyoUXMPp4l— SPRAWL (@SprawlFPS)February 4, 2023 Hope you’re ready to shotgun jump… very soon.Welcome to SPRAWLWishlist on Steam:https://t.co/NBnmqoueuJJoin our Discord:https://t.co/R1vGOuuvQB#gamedev#madewithunreal#UE4#fps#SPRAWL#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/TyoUXMPp4l Your cosy cottage settles down in witch life simReka(coming to Steam):...

HomeNewsWo Long: Fallen Dynasty Soulslike RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will have one final demo before its release in MarchHackin' & slashin' through the Han Dynasty Hackin' & slashin' through the Han Dynasty Image credit:Koei Tecmo Image credit:Koei Tecmo During the weekend’s Taipei Game Show, Team Ninja announced thatWo Long: Fallen Dynastywould receive one final demo on PC and consoles. The action-RPG’s demo will be available starting from February 24th at 8AM GMT/ 9AM CET/ 3AM ET until March 27th....