HomeFeatures Bit.Trip ReRunner’s Mario Maker-esque level editor makes a good game even betterPutting in the leg work Putting in the leg work Image credit:Choice Provisions Image credit:Choice Provisions Cor, it sure is good to be back in Commander Video’s running shoes again. I knowBit.Trip Runnerand Choice Provisions’ assorted Bit.Triprhythm games have been available on Steam for absolutely yonks (and still are, in fact), but my memories of these are all on the Nintendo Wii....

HomeFeatures Meet the men hiding their FIFA Ultimate Team addiction from their familiesWe ask the players and the experts why people can’t stop spending money on lootboxes We ask the players and the experts why people can’t stop spending money on lootboxes Image credit:Electronic Arts Image credit:Electronic Arts Gaurav* wakes up at 4am on Saturdays and Sundays. His routine is the same each time. He quickly turns off his alarm. He slowly shuffles out of bed, keeping the light off to avoid waking his wife and his 18-month-old son....

HomeNews New Stellaris DLC Astral Planes will take you on a journey to other dimensions"What will you discover, in a universe beyond limits?" “What will you discover, in a universe beyond limits?” Image credit:Paradox Image credit:Paradox Stellaris: Astral Planes | Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Stellaris: Astral Planes | Announcement Trailer A collaboration withFaeriastudio Abrakam Entertainment, the Astral Planes expansion is a smaller, narrative-focussed, mid to late-game add-on which introduces over 30 types of Astral Rift to the universe, each with its branching storyline....

HomeDeals This 24-in 165Hz Lenovo gaming monitor is down to £110A great budget option. A great budget option. Image credit:Lenovo Image credit:Lenovo Lenovo’s G24-20 24-inch 165Hz gaming monitor is down to just £110, a good price for a model that was previously selling for £169. Here’s why we rate it - beyond the whole deal thing, obviously. Get the Lenovo G24 gaming monitor for £110 (was £169 on Amazon) With 144Hz monitors now at or around the £100 mark, there’s very little reasonnotto opt for one over a slightly cheaper 1080p 60Hz alternative....

HomeNews You can now personalise your RPS browsing experience with our new “For you” sectionWe’d love to hear what you think of it We’d love to hear what you think of it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Remember way back when in thedepths of 2021when we last redesigned the RPS homepage and a good number of you asked if you’d ever be able to personalise what you saw there so you didn’t miss the stuff that really mattered to you?...

HomeReviewsCities: Skylines II Cities: Skylines 2 review: A standard-bearer that ought to have higher standardsSlim City Slim City Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Cities: Skylinesthe game that defined the city building genre in the wake ofSim City’s self-destructionnever truly grabbed me. It’s important to say that, because it helps with the context, and it’s context that I’m struggling with. For a follow-up,Cities: Skylines 2is basically good....

HomeNews Discover how to cook delicious and disgusting dishes in this cute browser gameLittle Chef is free and ready to play in your browser Little Chef is free and ready to play in your browser Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hello Erika, Julien Truebiger, Danny van Duist Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hello Erika, Julien Truebiger, Danny van Duist Flour, egg, banana, butter, salt. Given the ingredients at hand, I thought this was a decent attempt at making banana bread....

HomeFeaturesMillion Monster Militia Draft an auto-battling army of weirdos in Million Monster MilitiaDogs, demons, accountants, mechanospiders, and everything in-between Dogs, demons, accountants, mechanospiders, and everything in-between Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dejobaan Games, Space Capsule Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dejobaan Games, Space Capsule Games Recruit an army of soldiers, accountants, demons, dogs, dog-catching robots, nanite grey goo, zombies, priests, slimes, whales, fires, nuclear bombs, vampires, and other oddities to liberate the United States inMillion Monster Militia....

HomeGuidesSuika Game How to play Suika Game on Nintendo Switch and PCHow to play the Watermelon game Suika on Switch or for free! How to play the Watermelon game Suika on Switch or for free! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Aladdin X Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Aladdin X Update:Suika Gameis now available on theUK Nintendo Storeand theUS Nintendo Store, so you no longer need a Japanese Nintendo account in order to play the Watermelon Game!...

HomeNewsMosa Lina Mosa Lina is an immersive sim for people who hate the perfectionism of immersive sims"Fun things happen more often if you don’t force them." “Fun things happen more often if you don’t force them.” Image credit:rabricated.feality/Stuffed Wombat Image credit:rabricated.feality/Stuffed Wombat Immersive sims likeDishonoredorSystem Shockcan be very fulfilling, but they are also oddly stressful. After all, the flipside of the genre mantra of solving problems through imaginative application of the tools is that when you achieve a boring solution, that’s all your fault....

HomeNews New Lords of the Fallen update stops walls “crashing your game in revenge” when you hit themAmongst several other bugfixes for crashing and performance Amongst several other bugfixes for crashing and performance Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CI Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CI Games Lords of the Fallendevelopers Hexworks are still busily carving a path through the game’s various bugs and performance issues. The latestLords of the Fallenupdate, Patch v.1.1.207, is a thrilling litany of technical gremlins that have now been tracked down and slaughtered....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, October 19)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #130 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #130 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeDeals Roccat’s Vulcan 121 full-size mechanical keyboard is down to $48 in the USPerforms well, looks good, highly recommended. Performs well, looks good, highly recommended. Image credit:Roccat Image credit:Roccat Roccat makes some good mechanical keyboards, especially their Vulcan line which combines ‘floating’ low profile keycaps with pleasant tactile switches, a volume dial and a wrist rest. These keyboards are normally available around the $70 mark, but today you can pick one up from Amazon in black for $48 - a good deal for a full-size mechanical keyboard from a major brand....