HomeNews Thunderful are having a Steam sale on Viewfinder, Somerville, SteamWorld Heist 2 and other colourful hitsGoing down a storm Going down a storm Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing Swedish video game publishers Thunderful are selling some steam, which is terrific news for those of us who don’t live near saunas and are thus cruelly deprived of their widely-accepted health and wellness benefits, which date all the way back to the ancient Mayans....

HomeDeals With 31% off, Prime Big Deal Days makes AMD’s best-value gaming CPU even betterIt’s a bit unconventional, but the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a bargain at £161 It’s a bit unconventional, but the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a bargain at £161 Image credit:AMD Image credit:AMD If you’re not militant about meeting all the latest hardware standards, but do need an upgrade in the CPU department, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is close to perfect....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1207): How to solve the Tuesday October 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

HomeNewsAlien: Isolation Alien Isolation is getting a sequel, 10 years later"We have heard your distress calls loud and clear," say Creative Assembly “We have heard your distress calls loud and clear,” say Creative Assembly Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega Why yes, thatwasa micro change in air density you just noticed on your motion tracker. Ten years since the release of horror adaptationAlien Isolation, Creative Assembly have announced that they’re making a sequel....

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HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 5 mapUse our Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong to ensure you don’t miss a single boss, Shrine, or item! Use our Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong to ensure you don’t miss a single boss, Shrine, or item! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for a Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong?If you’ve reached Chapter 5, jolly well done - in my experienceBlack Myth: Wukongstarts off fairly straightforward but throws some real curveballs in your direction with certain startlingly challenging bosses in the leadup to this point....

HomeNewsFortnite Epic detail plans for Unreal Engine 6 and share vision of a metaverse spanning “Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite"“Let the best ecosystem win” “Let the best ecosystem win” Image credit:Epic Games Image credit:Epic Games Epic Gameslaid off over 800 people a year ago, following what CEO Tim Sweeney confessed was an “unrealistic” period of investment designed to “grow Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators”. Now, it’s time to start talking about brighter, metaversal tomorrows and hopefully, not do the whole thing all over again....

HomeNewsLurks Within Walls I really hope turn-based horror RPG Lurks Within Walls gets combat worthy of its lovely claustrophobiaTry the demo, beware the ball Try the demo, beware the ball Image credit:2 Wedges Image credit:2 Wedges LURKS WITHIN WALLS | Official Annoucement TeaserWatch on YouTube LURKS WITHIN WALLS | Official Annoucement Teaser The game’s monsters are the work of Trevor Henderson, a Canadian artist of some repute, who has a lifelong passion for creepypasta photography....

HomeReviewsMetaphor: ReFantazio Metaphor: ReFantazio review: like a brilliant fantasy Persona, only with one major catchIt’s wonderful but… It’s wonderful but… Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Graham asked me if I’d discovered what the metaphor inMetaphor: ReFantaziomight be, and I replied, “I don’t know haha”, or something along those lines. Having given it more thought, I think there are two metaphors: 1) It plays quite likePersona. 2) Its story is like a commentary on our society… or something to that effect....

HomeReviewsPhoenix Springs Phoenix Springs review: a surreal detective mystery that’s both old-school and new wavePack your sunnies Pack your sunnies Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Calligram Studio Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Calligram Studio PlayingPhoenix Springsfeels like David Lynch spliced together the ripped pages of a pulpy sci-fi comic with the storyboards of a broody noir. Its visuals are stark and foreboding, its dialogue delivered in riddles, and its haunting choral music sounds like it’s been recorded in a wind tunnel....

HomeNewsSilent Hill 2 Remake The Silent Hill 2 Remake’s Wikipedia page briefly got transformed into a phantasmagorical reflection of the psyches of idiots unable to accept realityDream logic Dream logic Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Silent Hill 2 - Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube Silent Hill 2 - Official Launch Trailer These salty edits were apparently the work of the usual suspects. You know, the sort of silly sausages that love games so much they spend every waking hour not playing them so they’ve got more time to harass voice actors - although there’s also some speculation it might have been series diehards sceptical about the positive reception....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1206): How to solve the Monday October 7 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

HomeFeatures What’s on your bookshelf?: former Zachtronics’ Zach Barths and Matthew Burnsread-only read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! It’s a double feature this week - Zach Barths and Matthew Burns of former Zachtronics fame! (Do read Edwin’s interview with Zach on theirunrealised 40K factory game)....