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Review: Elex 2 review: a bonkers RPG hampered by unpleasant characters
Schlock for your system
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Review: Little Orpheus review: an adventure that dazzles the eyes
Runs Laika dream
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Review: Steam Deck review: a little big deal
Even with some software snags, the Steam Deck is an ambitious and impressive handheld PC
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Supporters only: I can't believe how good Blood West is
The revenant in the room
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Gabe Newell: NFT actors “not people you want to be doing business with”
Valve head speaks on “criminal activity” around NFTs and why Steam stopped accepting cryptocurrency
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We interview Valve’s co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming
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Don’t expect games designed just for the Steam Deck, Valve say
Deck designers reckon what’s good for the handheld is good for the desktop
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All your Steam Deck questions answered in our 19 minute Q&A
"What does it smell like?"
News
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Farthest Frontier looks like Banished with even more farming and disease
From the makers of Grim Dawn
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Dying Light 1 now on Epic with store and OS crossplay
Currently 60% off
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shows off two new classes in latest gameplay trailer
Looks promising for Borderlands fans
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Small Saga is a Final Fantasy-style RPG where rodents wield switchblades and cigarette lighters
I'm worried for my cats
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Babylon's Fall is getting NieR Automata crossover in first post-launch season
Something to pull on your gut strings
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Don’t expect games designed just for the Steam Deck, Valve say
Deck designers reckon what’s good for the handheld is good for the desktop
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Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master is out on PC, with Studio Ghibli DLC
Via the Windows store
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Here's when you'll be getting your Steam Deck email
If you pre-ordered, that is
Supporter funded articles
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Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 8: Bah, Humboldt!
Throw me the penguin!
Gather ye close, gentle listener, for this month's supporter funded podcast, The Nate Files. In episode 8 we learn all about the giants on whose shoulders Darwin stands. This includes Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, a man who has apparently had everything on the planet named after him. Apart from this podcast, and my shoes, and myself, and the cereal and had this morning, …
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I can't believe how good Blood West is
The revenant in the room
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This early Elden Ring boss is a forgettable but important teacher
"Beware, spoilers!"
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Horizon Forbidden West has an entirely pointless grappling hook, can someone please remove it
Pullcaster? More like pull cost yer! Wahey!
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Reviews
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Hero's Hour review: like eating a fistful of random jelly beans
Bless this mess
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Elex 2 review: a bonkers RPG hampered by unpleasant characters
Schlock for your system
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Little Orpheus review: an adventure that dazzles the eyes
Runs Laika dream
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Deals
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The best VR headset deals: Oculus and HTC discounts
Escape reality with these unreal VR headset discounts
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Save 20% on the AOC C27G2ZU, our best 240Hz gaming monitor pick
£50 off at Amazon right now
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The best SSD deals: Samsung, Crucial, WD deals and more
Solid deals on solid state drives
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Get 50% off Corsair's K65 RGB Mini gaming keyboard in this clearance deal
Mini keyboard, mini price
Videos
Bestest Bests
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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2004
We list our favourite games from 2004, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else
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Sifu review: a rewarding action game with plenty of passion and kung fu
The 36th Chamber of Sifu
Hardware
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Don’t expect games designed just for the Steam Deck, Valve say
Deck designers reckon what’s good for the handheld is good for the desktop
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These are the current Steam Deck Verified games
All the Steam Deck games that passed Valve's tests, and all those that didn't
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Gabe Newell talks Steam Deck, crypto risks and why the PC industry “won’t tolerate” closed platforms
We interview Valve’s co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming
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Steam Deck review: a little big deal
Even with some software snags, the Steam Deck is an ambitious and impressive handheld PC
Indiescovery
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Hero's Hour review: like eating a fistful of random jelly beans
Bless this mess
Picture the scene: you are at the beach. It is a real-time strategy beach, where metaphors happen. A lawless-looking child hands you a bucket. When you look into the bucket, you find sand, paint, bread, pottery, chocolate, nails, and several crabs all speaking different languages. Isn't this fascinating? What the hell is going on? This is Hero's Hour, an untidy RTS sand bucket filled …
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Little Orpheus review: an adventure that dazzles the eyes
Runs Laika dream
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My Friendly Neighborhood's Steam Next Fest demo is a refreshingly grown-up take on old horror tropes
Nightmare on Sesame Street
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This strange adventure game is controlled by pulling faces
Literally, pulling your character's face to set his expression
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I can't believe how good Blood West is
The revenant in the room
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Dear Esther dev 10 years on: "That was strange. That was quite a ride."
We talk to Dan Pinchbeck for Esther's birthday
From The Archive
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An ode to cutting off boss tails in Dark Souls
Tails from the Lordrans
Happy 10th anniversary Dark Souls! Here's to you, Sin the Slumbering Dragon. And to you, Crossbreed Priscilla. Chin-chin! Oi, not to you Ornstein, or to you, Smough. How did you even get in, anyway? This is an invitation only event for bosses who have cuttable tails.
There's a tinge of sadness to this celebration, though. Cuttable tails were all the rage back in the …
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Give yourself a good day by playing Webbed
Sling for joy
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G String is like Half-Life 2, except that I like it
Bach to the future
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NIMBY Rails has made me a train person
Love live the Pey Wet Express
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Fates Of Ort is a clever action RPG mashup
My son is also named Ort
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A Space For The Unbound's short demo has carved out a big space in my heart
Big Makoto Shinkai energy
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No more kidding around, I just want another Screamer
The best car game
Latest articles
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Farthest Frontier looks like Banished with even more farming and disease
From the makers of Grim Dawn
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Dying Light 1 now on Epic with store and OS crossplay
Currently 60% off
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Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 8: Bah, Humboldt!
Throw me the penguin!
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shows off two new classes in latest gameplay trailer
Looks promising for Borderlands fans
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Hero's Hour review: like eating a fistful of random jelly beans
Bless this mess
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Elex 2 review: a bonkers RPG hampered by unpleasant characters
Schlock for your system
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Little Orpheus review: an adventure that dazzles the eyes
Runs Laika dream
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Guides
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Elden Ring Ranni quest walkthrough
Here's how to complete every part of Ranni's quest
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Where to find a staff in Elden Ring
Learn where to get a powerful staff at the beginning of Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Golden Seed locations
Learn where to find Golden Seeds in Elden Ring
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Roblox Impostor codes [March 2022]
A list of Impostor codes for fun free cosmetic items
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Roblox Kitty codes [March 2022]
All the Kitty codes you can redeem for a heaping serving of free cheese!
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Roblox Ninja Legends 2 codes [March 2022]
A list of codes for free coins and shards in Ninja Legends 2
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Roblox Build A Boat For Treasure codes [March 2022]
Redeem these codes for free blocks and more fun extras in Build A Boat For Treasure
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Roblox Heroes Online codes [March 2022]: all active codes for free rare & epic spins
All the Heroes Online codes you can redeem for free rare and epic spins!
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Roblox Bubble Gum Simulator codes [March 2022]
A list of Bubble Gum Simulator codes for boosts, currency, items, pets, & more!
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Elden Ring Fire Giant crash solution
Is your game crashing when phase 2 of this fight starts? Here's the fix.