HomeNewsRetroSpace RetroSpace is a disco-punk immersive sim from the Chicken Police devsYou’ll need your blaster and you’ll need your freezer gun You’ll need your blaster and you’ll need your freezer gun Space is fine, but it could do with more disco. The Wild Gentlemen agree, so they’re makingRetroSpace, a colourful yet horror-filled immersive sim set on a city-sized, time-hopping spaceship from the 60’s. It’s got creepy bug men, creepier flower ladies, and drugs that can turn you into “a tentacle-armed, mind-controlling, shadow-lurking mutant”....

HomeFeatures What’s better: programmable party members, or optional grinding?Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Image credit:BioWare Image credit:BioWare Last time, you narrowly decided—52% against 48%—thatgiant swords are better than calling found phone numbers. I might often agree with you, but today I find myself a little salty. Think of the immersive sims, reader dear!...

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy XVI “Nobody said a word about a PC version,” says Final Fantasy 16 producerMy “also available on PC” trailer is raising a lot of questions… My “also available on PC” trailer is raising a lot of questions… During a recentFinal Fantasy14 developer livestream, the subject ofFinal Fantasy 16’s PC port came up. “Nobody said a word about a PC version release,” said Yoshi P, the producer on both FFXIV and FFXVI....

HomeGuidesHades 2 Everything we know about Hades 2Here’s everything we know so far about Supergiant’s first ever sequel Here’s everything we know so far about Supergiant’s first ever sequel Image credit:Supergiant Games Image credit:Supergiant Games While it’s still early days, we actually have a fair bit of very interesting information on how Hades 2 will diverge from the path of its predecessor. So let’s dive right into everything we know so far about Hades 2, from expected release dates to story details and characters....

HomeNews Forza Horizon veterans found new studio focused on open-world “premium” gamesNot necessarily racing games, though Not necessarily racing games, though 8 Reasons Forza Horizon 4 Is One Of The Best Racing Games Ever Made | PC ReviewFormer vid bud Matthew really rated Forza Horizon 4, aka the Blighty one.Watch on YouTube 8 Reasons Forza Horizon 4 Is One Of The Best Racing Games Ever Made | PC Review Art director Ben Penrose is another former Playground staffer, joining from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt devs Sharkmob....

HomeFeaturesSubnautica Have You Played… Subnautica?Here fishy fishy Here fishy fishy Image credit:Unknown Worlds Entertainment Image credit:Unknown Worlds Entertainment Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Subnauticasees you play as the lone survivor of a space crew whose ship has crash-landed in the middle of a vast alien ocean. To survive, you’ll need to dip into the sea and use your trusty knife to carve kelp and mine rocks to slowly kit yourself out in gear that’ll help you survive betterer....

HomeFeatures How Deliver Us Mars hopes to ignite the 2023 space raceKeokeN Interactive tell us they’re “really happy to leave the greyness” of Deliver Us The Moon behind KeokeN Interactive tell us they’re “really happy to leave the greyness” of Deliver Us The Moon behind If you caught our101 most anticipated gameslist at the end of last week, you’ll know that 2023 is the year that every dev and their dog is going to space....

HomeNewsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Skyrim mod gives NPCs the ability to Fus Ro DahWill the real Dragonborn please stand up? Will the real Dragonborn please stand up? As anyone who’s played Bethesda’s fantasy RPG might tell you, it can get lonely being the only Dragonborn inSkyrim. How wonderful, then, that one modder has bestowed upon the denizens of Tamriel’s chillest, chilliest province the ability to use their very own Dragon Shouts....

HomeNews Tactical card battler Duelyst is now completely open sourceCode and art, royalty-free Code and art, royalty-free It feels likeDuelystspent several years trying to find a business model that worked, before itfinally shut down for good back in 2020. Well now the whole thing - code and art - is open source and available for use in others projects, royalty-free. Counterplay Games announced the move in this video, although the actual repositorywas made available via GitHub a few months ago:...

HomeNews The final part of Telltale’s Sam & Max trilogy is getting a remasterThe Freelance Police’s new owners are renovating The Devil’s Playhouse The Freelance Police’s new owners are renovating The Devil’s Playhouse Comedy cops Sam & Max are back again in 2023, thanks to a remaster of the final instalment of Telltale’s trilogy of point and click adventures.Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remasteredhails from Skunkape Games, who describe themselves as “owners and caretakers'' of the Sam & Max games that Telltale developed....

HomeNews We could see more of Redfall, not Starfield, at an Xbox and Bethesda showcase this monthIt’s claimed a stream will highlight Arkane’s open-world horror game It’s claimed a stream will highlight Arkane’s open-world horror game Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks If you’ve been waiting patiently to slay some vampires with your pals then you might only have a few more weeks to go until a release date forRedfallis revealed....

HomeNewsWe Happy Few We Happy Few is another Game Pass departure this monthFew are sad Few are sad Microsoft have finally confirmed the games coming to Game Pass this January - and hey, it’s just the (stellar) games we already knew about from announcements last year. But there is a new game among those leaving the service: We Happy Few, the creepy, sneaky survival horror from Compulsion Games - who are now a Microsoft first-party studio....

HomeGuidesWild Hearts Wild Hearts release date, gameplay details, and everything we knowWill Wild Hearts knock Monster Hunter off the monster-hunting throne? Will Wild Hearts knock Monster Hunter off the monster-hunting throne? When will Wild Hearts release, and what do we know about it so far?If the idea of carefully tracking and hunting down massive behemoth-like monsters in gorgeous environments tickles your fancy, then you may want to keep a close eye onWild Hearts- a soon-to-be-released action RPG with a strong taste of feudal-era Japan....