HomeNewsAperture Desk Job Let’s talk Aperture Desk Job in the RPS Game Club, this ThursdayThe Grady Bunch The Grady Bunch Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve ‘Allo everyone. Just a reminder that we’ll be live-chatting all about this month’sRPS Game Clubgame,Aperture Desk Job, this Thursday 31st of August – and you can join us. Simply rock up to the liveblog (post pending) from 4pm BST and share your thoughts on desks, jobs,Cave Johnson’s head,mantis tragedies, and anything else pertaining to Valve’s comedy microgame....

We get a guided day of the life tour of gym instructor Ronnie at Gamescom Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive Ronnie’s home artwork is just… chefkiss.gif. Get me a print of that cow, stat. |Image credit:Paradox Interactive A mild argument ensued, including checks notes use of the word “Vexplanation”, but instead of potentially damaging Ronnie’s relationship with this person, they were actually just thrilled Ronnie was paying attention to them....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Tuesday: Wet worlds and cool violenceAdmire these attractive and interesting indie games Admire these attractive and interesting indie games Image credit:Sven Ahlgrimm Image credit:Sven Ahlgrimm Squirrel With A Gun (coming to Steam) remains ridiculous: ▶️https://t.co/RamIDdnPG6🐿️ Squirrel unarmed takedown anim IMPLEMENTED#gamedev#gamedeveloper#gaming#blender#wishlistwednesday#indiegame#indiegames#indiedev#indiegamedev#MadeWithUnreal#vfx#steam#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/xVH5vvp3g5— Squirrel with a Gun 🔫🐿️ (Wishlist it!) (@QuiteDan)August 26, 2023 ▶️https://t.co/RamIDdnPG6🐿️ Squirrel unarmed takedown anim IMPLEMENTED#gamedev#gamedeveloper#gaming#blender#wishlistwednesday#indiegame#indiegames#indiedev#indiegamedev#MadeWithUnreal#vfx#steam#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/xVH5vvp3g5 Vandalism and fiddlebits inHalf-Lifemod TimeWarp (demo available on ModDB): adding some interactive stuff to timewarp so the maps don’t feel like a lifeless shooting gallery(a bunch of the breakable things still have placeholder models and sounds)#halflife#valve#modding#leveldesign#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic....

HomeNews Shadow Gambit studio Mimimi are closing down “to prioritize our well-being"15 years of gamedev has taken “a heavy personal toll on us and our families”, say founders 15 years of gamedev has taken “a heavy personal toll on us and our families”, say founders Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mimimi Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mimimi Games Sad news, folks. Munich, Germany-based independent developer Mimimi Games have announced that they’re closing doors following the release ofShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, which RPS only recently described as the studio’s best work yet....

HomeHardwareDeals Solidigm’s P44 Pro 2TB SSD reaches $105 at Newegg in the USA high-end PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD that rivals WD’s SN850x and Samsung’s 990 Pro. A high-end PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD that rivals WD’s SN850x and Samsung’s 990 Pro. Solidigm’s P44 Pro is one of the most underrated PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market, offering similar performance to the WD SN850x and Samsung 990 Pro while costing significantly less. I’ve been using this drive for months, and now it’s down to $104....

HomeNews Starfield’s “are planets planets” debate recalls the amazingly weird cosmology of Elder ScrollsPlane or planet? Plane or planet? Image credit:brandokid25 / Bethesda Image credit:brandokid25 / Bethesda Here, let me shrug on my stolen boffin’s labcoat and try to give you an overview. Starfield seems to portray space according to a classical Newtonian understanding of astrophysics, give or take a few dollops of outright wizardry, with neatly distinguished celestial bodies forming solar systems that resemble glowing beads on wire hoops....

HomeNewsStarfield Starfield’s endgame includes Legendary Ships, but space derelicts may house its best storiesBethesda “solicited stories from people outside the design team” Bethesda “solicited stories from people outside the design team” Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Does Sonic 2’s Flying Fortress Zone count as abandoned, given that almost every NPC aboard is robotic? Blargh. I’m more confident picking myfavouritespace derelict, which would include choice excerpts from the debris field of trashed starcraft you traverse in the otherwise-questionableDead Space 3....

HomeFeaturesThank Goodness You’re Here! Thank Goodness You’re Here is a bit like a Yorkshire Untitled Goose Game, but infinitely weirderAnd all the more brilliant for it And all the more brilliant for it Image credit:Panic Image credit:Panic The Opening Night Live trailer for ‘comedy slapformer’Thank Goodness You’re Here!was ajoyous balmin a sea of shoulder shrugs last week. Its bright, cartoon visuals instantly stood out against the grey, ultra-realistic grizzle beards of everything else Geoff had to offer in hisGamescom mega showlast Tuesday, and even now I still find myself whistling its jaunty little song around the house....

HomeReviewsSea of Stars Sea Of Stars review: a slick RPG that harks back to the Chrono Trigger classicsYou’ll probably be over the moon about it You’ll probably be over the moon about it Image credit:Sabotage Studio Image credit:Sabotage Studio Many attempts have been made to recapture the JRPG’s glory days. In Tokyo RPG Factory, Square Enix founded a whole studio dedicated to the craft, and more recently Squeenix’s “HD-2D” style has come to define both their ownretroworkandthatofothers....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#800): How to solve the Monday August 28 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for August 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for August 28? 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?...

HomeNewsAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora will support raytraced reflections and ultrawide monitorsThe way of watercooling The way of watercooling Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandorais due to launch December 7th, and Ubisoft have now detailed the graphics features that will set the PC version apart. The list includes raytraced reflections and shadows, “extended graphics settings” and an in-built benchmarking tool.Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - PC Features TrailerWhat’s inside Pandora’s box?...

HomeNewsFactorio Factorio’s huge Space Age expansion will let you build conveyor belts among the starsAiming for 2024 release Aiming for 2024 release Image credit:Wube Software Image credit:Wube Software Factoriodevelopers Wube have been teasing an expansion for a couple of years, but they’ve now announced what it is. It’s called Factorio: Space Age, and it’s about constructing space platforms in orbit and then visiting four new planets, each with their own resources for you to exploit and challenges for you to overcome with conveyor belts and robot arms....

HomeNewsAlien Hominid HD Run-and-gun Flash classic Alien Hominid HD will come to Steam alongside a sequelNewgrounds to console then back to PC Newgrounds to console then back to PC Image credit:The Behemoth Image credit:The Behemoth Alien Hominid was a run-and-gun Adobe Flash game originally released in 2002 via influential website Newgrounds. It then got a vastly improved HD release on various consoles between 2003 and 2007. That HD re-release is now being re-released, and this time it’s heading back to PC....