HomeNewsMÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme Legendary black metal TTRPG MÖRK BORG is getting a brutal, nightmarish side scrollerMÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme is a “side-scrolling, semi-procedural grimdark fantasy world” MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme is a “side-scrolling, semi-procedural grimdark fantasy world” Image credit:Morbidware Image credit:Morbidware MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme Announcement Trailer “Wretched antiheroes explore a side-scrolling, semi-procedural grimdark fantasy world, searching for a way to prevent the apocalypse or make the suffering worse,” gutturally pronounces theSteam page....

HomeFeaturesLorn’s Lure Lorn’s Lure is the anti yellow paint game, a joyful and maddening exploration of sunken megastructuresGormenghasp Gormenghasp Image credit:Rubeki Games Image credit:Rubeki Games Initially,Lorn’s Lurefeels like an escape. A first-person spelunking sim, it takes place in a colossal, mournful extent of pipes and silos, ancient turbines and concrete cliffs, where emergency lighting and broken gantries form scrappyplatformingroutes into darkness. Lorn’s Lure is Out NOW!Watch on YouTube Lorn’s Lure is Out NOW!...

HomeNewsMonster Hunter Wilds Monster Hunter Wilds releases 28th Feb 2025, which gives modders enough time to silence the uncanny talking PalicosPalico world Palico world Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Something magical occurred to me this morning: fit-flayingRPGMonster Hunter Wildswill be the first time I get to play a Monster Hunter game while also being a cat dad. It’s going to great! “What’s that, eh?!” I’ll say, pointing to a Doshaguma in a manner that might foolishly suggest I expect her to give a damn....

HomeFeaturesNeva Alright fine, Neva makes me want to pet the dogHappy now? Happy now? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital I’m not someone who’s ever been on board with the “Can You Pet The Dog?” craze that swept and/or still sweeps video games. As a heartless individual, I am more concerned with whatever the dog’s capable of: general savagery, a howl that replenishes my HP bar, letting me climb atop its glorious mane as it strides across the barren wastes....

HomeNewsTCG Card Shop Simulator Buddy, if you’re only buying two lousy packs you can leave my TCG Card Shop Simulator store immediatelyWho’s that Tetramon? Who’s that Tetramon? Image credit:OPNeon/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:OPNeon/Rock Paper Shotgun While I’ve been known to enjoy a few of them in my time, I tend to view a lot of more mundanesimulator gamesin the same way I view sports games: Looks fine, but I could do this stuff in real life, were I inclined and also social and also vaguely limber instead of owning a spine with roughly the flexibility of a rib n’ saucy Nik Nak....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Tue, September 24thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #470. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #470. 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! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 24th September?...

HomeNewsDinoblade Dinoblade has you duke it out as dinos with buster swords clamped between your gnashersPVP dinosouls PVP dinosouls Image credit:Jean Nguyen Image credit:Jean Nguyen The in thing when it comes to dinosaur conversations now is this: “Yeah but did you know that they weren’t all like, lizardy, but covered in feathers”. You might want to chuck in that chickens are basically dinosaurs, because their feet have a “Triassic Flange”, a (made-up) term that will make you sound authoritative....

HomeNews Near Mint is Slay The Spire but you’ve accidentally left your cards in the washing machineSlay the drier Slay the drier Image credit:henriforshort Image credit:henriforshort This one’s a very simple build at the moment, but neat enough that I wanted to shout it out. Near Mint is aroguelikedeckbuilder where you advance through a tower fighting slightly stronger iterations of the exact same skeleton. Ok, nothing too captivating so far. The twist comes from the cards: someone’s left them in their Oodie pouch, spilt BBQ sauce down it, then stuck it in the wash before taking the deck out....

HomeReviewsShadows of Doubt Shadows Of Doubt review: a buggy yet brilliant detective sim of grand ambitionCriminally good Criminally good Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Fireshine Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Fireshine Games For years, a dangerous and charismatic game has evaded the grasp of many designers. Some say it doesn’t exist, that no publisher would ever back it. I’m talking about theone city block RPGthat Warren Spector has often mentioned....

HomeNewsGreedFall 2 Spiders release fantasy RPG GreedFall 2 in early access, as its frustrated workers are offered concessionsTeer’d release Teer’d release Image credit:Nacon Image credit:Nacon GreedFall 2 | Early Access Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube GreedFall 2 | Early Access Launch Trailer Spiders say that this release includes the “beginning of the main quest”, and note that extensions to that story will be drip fed in future updates. Aside from that the release includes three regions to explore, six companion characters to party up with, and six skill trees to clamber up....

HomeNews Annapurna Interactive has “splintered into two groups, both of which are now working to pick up the pieces” says new reportEmployees had a “strong fear of reprisal” from owner Megan Ellison Employees had a “strong fear of reprisal” from owner Megan Ellison Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Prior to 2024, write IGN, tensions were already present. Opinions of Ellison within Annapurna Interactive “varied from indifference to latent mistrust given previous reports on her behavior toward employees,” with anonymous sources citing “a strong fear of reprisal from Ellison in particular, given her resources, history, and reach....

HomeFeaturesCrimson Desert Crimson Desert, don’t let your slippery combat break my heartBecause just powersliding horses for 20 hours isn’t an option Because just powersliding horses for 20 hours isn’t an option Crimson Desert – Official Gameplay Trailer | gamescom ONL 2023Watch on YouTube Crimson Desert – Official Gameplay Trailer | gamescom ONL 2023 In fairness, the demo in question was specifically tailored to showcase Crimson Desert’s sword ‘n’ board (and bow) fighting style; the lack of pilotable hot air balloons, or riding a stallion sideways, doesn’t necessarily mean these will be afterthoughts in the finished game....

HomeReviewsGod of War Ragnarok God Of War Ragnarok review: calm down now, I’ve known this wolf for ninety secondsDadventure time Dadventure time Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Publishing LLC Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Publishing LLC Spoilers throughout. TLDR: fun, generous, beautiful animation and cinematography. Worked mostly fine on my PC. I would not have given it the best narrative award if it were up againstGran Turismo 7. Writing of the frigid framing of Clockwork Orange’s atrocities, the film critic Pauline Kael asked: “is there anything sadder - and ultimately more repellent - than a clean-minded pornographer?...