HomeNewsCities: VR Cities: VR is a virtual reality spin-off from Cities: SkylinesFrom new developers From new developers Cities: VR | Alpha Gameplay (Meta Quest 2 / Captured on PC)Watch on YouTube Cities: VR | Alpha Gameplay (Meta Quest 2 / Captured on PC) Cities: VR also aims to bring over the “core gameplay elements”, while “offering a unique approach to the simulation through VR.” Does that mean it’s Skylines but in VR, or does that mean it’s a substantially different game but with the core of building cities?...

HomeNews Hyper Light Drifter follow-up Solar Ash is out nowGather around, skater boys and girls Gather around, skater boys and girls Heart Machine’sSolar Ashis out now, inviting players on a skating adventure to kill giant bosses. It’s a follow-up to their previous game,Hyper Light Drifter, but this time around they’ve swapped the 2D style for 3D, and are sending you out into a big open world. I’m very much looking forward to jumping into its lush and colourful alien landscapes....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 166: the best cars in gamesSlip into second gear Slip into second gear Image credit:Avalanche Studios Image credit:Avalanche Studios We also have a very good Cyberpunk-themed Cavern Of Lies courtesy of Matthew, who has no updates on his Olympic feud this week, but does reaveal (during a long digression about whether or not we, personally, can drive) that it took him nine goes to pass his driving test....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2021, December 2ndLove is a double-edged sword Love is a double-edged sword It’s day two of our 2021 Calendar! Welcome to the show! Tell us a little bit about yourself; what’s your name and where d’you come from? We’re gonna have a lorra lorra laughs tonight, so let’s bring on the person you’re going to -oh my god he’s got a knife!! That’s right, it’s date weapons ‘em upBoyfriend Dungeon!...

HomeNews The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe will finally arrive in early 2022Reimagining the indie classic Reimagining the indie classic Where is The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe?Watch on YouTube Where is The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe? The remake was originally announcedback in 2018with a 2019 release date, so it has had a few delays since. That it’s now apparently so nearly done means it has anew Steam pageon which you can wishlist it....

HomeFeaturesThey Always Run They Always Run is filling my need for more Cowboy BebopI’m gonna carry that weight I’m gonna carry that weight The release of the newlive-action Cowboy Bebopreminded me just how much I love the show, and how hard it is to find anything remotely like it. I think it’s just because of how eclectic the show is. It’s got so many different influences, ranging from Chinese action films to space operas to even the Western....

HomeNews Including Wildermyth, Heaven’s Vault and Northgard Every year, streamers Yogscast host Jingle Jam, a charity livestream. This year’s edition has just kicked off, and if you donate a minimum of £35/$47 you’ll receive the Jingle Jam 2021 Games Collection. It’s a bundle of over 50 games including several indie greats, such asWildermyth,Heaven’s Vault,Northgardand Unrailed. The livestream is broadcast viaYogscast on Twitch: If you do decide to donate over the minimum, the individual game keys will be sent to you via email to be redeemed via Steam and the Epic Game Store....

HomeNewsOverwatch Overwatch’s latest experimental mode is weirder than it’s ever been beforeRoadhog and Genji can fly, sort of Roadhog and Genji can fly, sort of Last year,Overwatchintroduced an experimental mode that Blizzard have mostly used to test potential balance changes, and show players what the devs have been messing around with internally. They tend to be fairly minor tweaks, and there hasn’t been an experimental update in a little while. But last night we finally got a new one, and from what I’ve played it’s full of daft and fun tweaks....

HomeNewsWartales RPS premium supporters can get their free copy of Wartales todayUPDATE: all codes have now been claimed UPDATE: all codes have now been claimed On Monday, we announced thenext free gamefor RPS premium supporters, the all-new, early access open world strategy RPG,Wartales. This is your reminder that you’ll be able to claim your free copy of Wartalestoday, December 1st, from4pm GMT / 8am PT. Update: all codes have now been claimed Wartales: Early Access Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeReviewsSolar Ash Solar Ash review: a stylish skate ‘em up that could use more tricksWorth getting inline? Worth getting inline? The folks over at Heart Machine have slid back into the fold with a game set in the same universe as their action-adventure debutHyper Light Drifter. Except this time it’s not a top-down hack-and-slasher, but a stylish skate to save a civilisation on the brink of collapse.Solar Ashsees you flipping onto the backs of massive monsters and felling them like you’re performing athletic acupuncture....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2021, December 1stCharge into Christmas! Charge into Christmas! Welcome to theRPS Advent Calender 2021! We’re revealing one of our favourite games of the year each day in the run up to Christmas. Check back at the Calendar post to see the games behind other doors.It’s the very first day of the Advent Calender, so to get hyped up we’re all going to strap on some medieval armour and charge at our foes waving swords around....

HomeNewsTitanfall Titanfall 1 is being removed from sale after a year of DDOS attacksServers will technically remain online for existing owners Servers will technically remain online for existing owners “Titanfall is part of our DNA,” says the latest announcement from Respawn Entertainment, before going on to reveal that they’re having gene therapy.Titanfall 1, the studio’s first game, is being removed from sale today and will disappear from subscription services on March 1st, 2022....

HomeNewsTownscaper Townscaper has a generous demo that runs in your browserBuild towns while the boss ain’t looking Build towns while the boss ain’t looking Townscaperis a delightful toy and only costs £4.79/€5from Steam. Maybe you really want to play it on work computers, though, so here you go: a Townscaper web demoplayable right in your browser.Townscaper is about pulling little towns from the sea. You playfully, experimentally click to make the buildings grow, and procedural magic forms stairs, windows, and rooftops around your clicks....