HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3’s narrator posts hilarious outtakes that tease just how thirsty the game might be“I seduce the door… I’ve got splinters in places you do not wanna know about” “I seduce the door… I’ve got splinters in places you do not wanna know about” Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3is right around the corner - comes out tomorrow, August 3rd - and everything we’ve learned about the mammoth RPG makes it sounds like an awfully horny romp....

HomeNewsAn Ankou Escort lost souls when folkloric roguelike An Ankou enters early access on August 17thFrom the team behind the brilliant Foretales From the team behind the brilliant Foretales Image credit:PID Games Image credit:PID Games Developers Alkemi Games made quite the impression with their lush card-battlerForetales, but they’re now pivoting into the roguelike action realm withAn Ankou. The game’s explore-a-craft-y-slasher mix gives it some flavour from Hades andV Rising, only this time with a shadowy French-folklore skin attached....

HomeFeatures More games should steal Half-Life 2: Lost Coast’s developer commentaryTell me your secrets Tell me your secrets Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve If you ownHalf-Life 2but never bothered with its freebie tech demo, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, do give it a whirl. Its showcase of HDR lighting might have lost the “Huh, nice” factor it had in 2005, but it’s still a satisfying slice of punchy HL2 combat, with a nod to the originalHalf-Lifethat Valve regretted not making in the main game....

HomeNewsSaints Row (2022) Saints Row gets a third expansion next week and a Steam release later this monthA Song Of Ice And Dust is the last post-launch addition in the roadmap A Song Of Ice And Dust is the last post-launch addition in the roadmap Image credit:Deep Silver Image credit:Deep Silver TheSaints Rowreboot received quite a cold reception when it came out last year, with our Alice Bee calling it fun but ultimately confusedin her review....

HomeNewsDark Envoy Tactical CRPG Dark Envoy shows off its many steampunk-fantasy classes and specialisationsA robot ranger, a turret-loving engineer, and more A robot ranger, a turret-loving engineer, and more Image credit:Event Horizon Image credit:Event Horizon Upcoming tactical CRPGDark Envoycaught my attention when it wasannouncedlast year, mainly because it has the undeniably cool combo of high fantasy magic and steampunk firearms. Casting you as a refugee adventurer, you’ll be shooting and/or spell-flinging across the war-ravaged world of Jäan, and you can even bring a friend along for the ride in co-op....

HomeFeaturesHalf-Life 2 The joy of playing Half-Life 2 in VRNearly 20 years later, Half-Life 2 feels contemporary all over again Nearly 20 years later, Half-Life 2 feels contemporary all over again Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Source VR Mod Team Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Source VR Mod Team Civil Protection officers are shorter than I thought they’d be. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very much a Short King myself, but I assumed the gas mask-wearing enforcers of City 17 would be more vertically intimidating....

HomeFeaturesThronefall Tower defence citybuilding has reached its peak with the adorable but deadly ThronefallOut now in early access, it’s small but perfectly formed Out now in early access, it’s small but perfectly formed Image credit:GrizzlyGames Image credit:GrizzlyGames I don’t know about you, but I’ve beenimmensely enjoyingthe seeming renaissance of tower defence citybuilding games recently. The grimdark horrors ofAge Of Darkness: Final Standmight be a bit too hard as nails for my personal liking, but there’s something about the act of building up my little settlements and defending them against ever-larger nightly hordes that just unlocks something in my brain that says, ‘Yes, more of this, please’....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#774): How to solve the Wednesday August 2 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 2? 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?If yesterday’sWordlethrew you off with its pesky double letter, then strap in for another tough brainteaser....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3’s “hidden” mind flayer skill tree sounds equally cool and grossLarian Studios explain how the parasites tie into the RPG goodness Larian Studios explain how the parasites tie into the RPG goodness Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios In a newSteam blog, Larian explain how these decisions will work in-game. Embracing the illithid powers unlocks a hidden skill tree “used to enhance your command over your newfound illithid capabilities....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Delete your Baldur’s Gate 3 early access saves and uninstall the game, say LarianUPDATE: Larian have now posted a full guide on how to prepare for 1.0 UPDATE: Larian have now posted a full guide on how to prepare for 1.0 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Update: Larian Studios have now posted adetailed guideon how to prepare forBaldur’s Gate 3’s launch. The Steam blog says that early access saves and profiles “aren’t compatible with the release version… and leaving them in your save folders may in some fringe cases cause issues....

HomeNewsEscape Simulator Race to solve puzzles in Escape Simulator’s new versus updateI already know I’d lose I already know I’d lose For a few evenings last year, a friend and I had fun playing escape room puzzlerEscape Simulator. He’s smarter than I am, which was a boon because we were playing coopratively. It might be less beneficial now, since Pine Studio have just released Escape Simulator’s “Versus Update”. It lets you race to solve escape room puzzles competitively, with a new “truly challenging room that takes place on a quiz show from the ’80s....

HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield requirements for PC: Minimum and recommended system specsFind out if your PC is good enough to meet the minimum or recommended Starfield requirements Find out if your PC is good enough to meet the minimum or recommended Starfield requirements Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Want to know if your PC will meet Starfield’s system requirements?The gargantuanStarfieldis easily the most anticipated PC game of 2023, and its September release is creeping up on us at a startling pace....

HomeNewsSuzerain Suzerain’s 2.0 update is a “massive overhaul” to the already-excellent political RPGThe Amendment update also coincides with a big discount The Amendment update also coincides with a big discount Image credit:Fellow Traveler Image credit:Fellow Traveler Text-based RPGSuzerainwas already great to begin with, but today’s 2.0 ‘Amendment’ update makes the game’s political spider web even stickier. Developers Torpor Games describe the update as a “massive overhaul” that adds much-requested features, tidies up the presentation, and expands on the base game’s corrupt scheming/diplomacy....