HomeFeaturesFae Farm Fae Farm is a fantasy Stardew-like where you can live your off-grid cottagecore dreamsGive my son the juice! Give my son the juice! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Phoenix Labs Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Phoenix Labs Farminglife sims likeStardew Valleyremain enduringly popular, and until Stardew dev ConcernedApe’sHaunted Chocolatierarrives, there are plenty other games popping up like cute life sim mushrooms to horn in on our shared desire for a simpler, more rustic way of life....

HomeNewsGalactic Civilizations IV Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition gets a 1.0 release date plus “AI” civilization generatorWhat if we could talk to the Civilizations What if we could talk to the Civilizations Image credit:Stardock Image credit:Stardock Among the Supernova Edition’s touted new methods of galactic civilizing is “AlienGPT”, which “allows players to describe their own custom civilization and then uses generative AI to create it”. AlienGPT is based on OpenAI’s chatbot software, and “can generate text content for various elements of gameplay, including civilization overviews, lore, in-game events, and diplomatic conversations....

HomeGuidesStarfield How to pass time in StarfieldGet some well-deserved rest Get some well-deserved rest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Here’s everything you’ll need to know about passing time inStarfield. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsWas Starfield worth the wait? Liam and Alice B discuss this question - and more - in the video above.Watch on YouTube To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsTerraria Terraria devs pledge ongoing support for Unity alternatives after condemning game engine’s “predatory moves”“All we ask in return is that they remain good people" “All we ask in return is that they remain good people" Image credit:Re-Logic Image credit:Re-Logic Terrariamakers Re-Logic have donated $100,000 to two open-source alternatives to game engine Unity, and vowed to donate to Godot and FNA every month from now on, after slamming Unity’s recent runtime fee plans....

HomeNewsCounter-Strike 2 Valve might be teasing a Counter-Strike 2 release date for next weekClear your calendar Clear your calendar Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve It looks likeCounter-Strike 2might soon be upon us. That’s if you’re reading somewhat generously into what could be a sly tease from Valve at aCounter-Strike 2release date next week. The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023Watch on YouTube The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#823): How to solve the Wednesday September 20 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 20? 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?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeNewsBluey: The Videogame Bluey: The Videogame is coming to Steam this NovemberFor real life For real life Image credit:Outright Games Image credit:Outright Games Bluey is one of the best shows on television. If you’re a parent, you’re probably nodding in agreement right now. If you’re not, I need to stress that this is not a bit and I am not being ironic. The kids' cartoon that Rolling Stone namedthe 96th best sitcom of all timereally is that good....

HomeNewsFranzen If you like short, steampunk SNES-style RPGs, give dystopian freebie Franzen a shotGoing for a Scream Going for a Scream Image credit:Scumhead Image credit:Scumhead After a draining day’s reportage upon the thoroughly alien doings of vast corporate publishers, I like nothing better than to flee, blabbing and weeping, into the arms of a micro-RPG. Scumhead’sFranzen- released a few days ago onSteamandItch- has a couple of big draws, straight off the bat....

HomeReviewsLies Of P Lies Of P review: the closest we’ll get to Bloodborne on PC, probablyI’m not lying I’m not lying Image credit:Neowiz Image credit:Neowiz But is Lies Of P just another boring pretender to Bloodborne? No! I think it’s worked with its Gothic Pinocchio theme remarkably well, and the option to snap and configure your puppet lad to your liking makes its journey feel distinct. Sure, Lies Of P might lack some of the presence of its main inspiration, and not all of its parts come together to form a cohesive whole, but the game is an undeniable must for Soulslikers who crave the dark....

HomeNews “It’s just taking a long time for Nintendo to see that their future exists off of their own hardware…” Image credit:Yahoo/Microsoft Image credit:Yahoo/Microsoft In the latest unredacted document oopsie stemming from the US Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to stop Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, an email from Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer has surfaced in which he discusses the idea of buying Nintendo. The email was sent 6th August 2020 to Microsoft’s current chief marketing officer Chris Capossela and commercial chief marketing officer Takeshi Numoto....

HomeNews Microsoft to launch new “hybrid” cloud and AI-based gaming platform in 2028, according to leaked docsCower before the onset of “Cohesive Hybrid Compute” Cower before the onset of “Cohesive Hybrid Compute” Image credit:Microsoft/FTC Image credit:Microsoft/FTC The leaked documents also include extensive internal pitch and presentation materials regarding Microsoft’s first-party gaming operations all the way to 2030. We can apparently expect a mid-generation Xbox console refresh, code-named Brooklin, in 2024; more intriguing, from a PC gaming perspective, is the promise of a 2028-bound “hybrid” Xbox platform, which will centre on a “thin client” OS that runs cloud-based games on “< $99”, “consumer or handheld” devices....

HomeFeaturesHypnospace Outlaw The Chowder Man: the entire discography of Hypnospace Outlaw’s rock legend ranked and reviewedThis Chowder Lifestyle, hey, give it a chance This Chowder Lifestyle, hey, give it a chance Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/No More Robots Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/No More Robots A small warning before we do: this post will contain some spoilers for Hypnospace Outlaw, although if you’ve never played the game a lot of what I’m about to say will sound like genuine nonsense so I wouldn’t worry too much....

HomeNews The Lamplighters League and Cocoon will both arrive on Game Pass on launch dayGOTY contenders both GOTY contenders both Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Hop onto Game Pass today and you’ll find the launch day arrival of Lies Of P, which Ed describes as “an instant must-play for Soulslikers” inhis review.I’m a Soulsavoider, so I’m more interested in the other games coming to Microsoft’sFull Convergence stepping stonein the next couple of weeks, includingCocoonandThe Lamplighters League....