HomeHardwareFeatures Valve’s Steam Deck prototypes: the best, the worst, and the utterly cursedThe Steam Decks that never were The Steam Decks that never were Within theSteam Deckpress pack lies an unexpected treasure: a collage of abandoned prototype models. Dozens of them, from clear progenitors of the final handheld to some truly mad, unreasonably pointy and sometimes blindingly colourful designs. And one that’s literally held together with tape. Elden Ring On Steam Deck - Proton Update Improves PerformanceWatch on YouTube...

HomeNews Something to pull on your gut strings Watch on YouTube The new game modes look interesting, don’t they? ParticularlyGauntlet, which shows players advancing on enemy archers in a floor-is-lava situation. As for how often we can expect new additions like this, Katharine’s forthcoming interview with Platinum Games' co-director Takahisa Sugiyama shed some light on the game’s content release schedule: Watch on YouTube

HomeNews Dying Light 1 now on Epic with store and OS crossplayCurrently 60% off Currently 60% off Image credit:Techland Image credit:Techland Dying Light2 released earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean the first game of zombie-parkour-survival no longer has value. Developers Techland don’t seem to be abandoning it, either: Dying Light Enhanced Edition is now available via the Epic Games Store, with a sizeable launch discount, and it now has crossplay so owners across Steam, Epic and GOG, whether on Windows, MacOS or Linux, can play co-op together....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring Ranni quest walkthroughHere’s how to complete every part of the Ranni the Witch questline in Elden Ring Here’s how to complete every part of the Ranni the Witch questline in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to know how to complete the Elden Ring Ranni quest?Ranni the Witch is one of many NPCs that offersidequestsinElden Ring. This not only gives players a slight reprieve from hunting down mainbossesbut also nets rewards likearmor,Smithing Stonesand in this case, analternate ending....

HomeReviewsElex II Schlock for your system There is no context for this cameo. Billiam doesn’t feature as an NPC. In the 40-ish hours I spent playing the game, I had no reason to return to the amphitheatre. It makes no sense whatsoever and the only explanation I can come up with is that someone involved in the game really likes Billy Idol and just wanted him in their game. It’s the sort of random that I can respect, and I only wish the game had more....

HomeNewsFarthest Frontier Farthest Frontier looks like Banished with even more farming and diseaseFrom the makers of Grim Dawn From the makers of Grim Dawn “Collect berries and plant greens to avoid scurvy and ensure a healthy diet,” reads theSteam descriptionforFarthest Frontier. Yes, this is exactly what I want from a middle ages-ish citybuilder - one from the makers of action-RPGGrim Dawn. Come watch its first trailer below. Farthest Frontier - Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeReviewsLittle Orpheus Little Orpheus review: an adventure that dazzles the eyesRuns Laika dream Runs Laika dream Watch on YouTube It’s thematically appropriate, at least. Ivan is taking part in the kind of narrative swindle you see in books like Invisible Cities, where Marco Polo tells Kublai Khan about all the places he has been. But just as the Khan comes to realise every city Polo mentions is actually Venice, the player of Little Orpheus realises that, beyond changes in the astonishing architecture and stunning skylines, each new level is remarkably similar to the last....

HomeNewsSmall Saga Small Saga is a Final Fantasy-style RPG where rodents wield switchblades and cigarette lightersI’m worried for my cats I’m worried for my cats Or should that be ‘tail’? As the eagle-eyed among you may have spotted, our mousy hero Verm is missing his distinctive wiggly appendage, and the thrust of the game will be about him seeking revenge against the ‘yellow god’ (that is, a rather mysterious human in a hazmat suit) who took it from him....

HomeNewsTiny Tina’s Wonderlands Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands shows off two new classes in latest gameplay trailerLooks promising for Borderlands fans Looks promising for Borderlands fans Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: 20 Minute Official Gameplay WalkthroughWatch on YouTube Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: 20 Minute Official Gameplay Walkthrough Yeah, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands looks as I’d expected: an expanded continuation of the Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon KeepBorderlands 2DLC. Aside from a brief look at the table-top inspired overworld, the remainder of the footage shows off the game’s fantasy take on Borderlands' colourful looting and shooting....

HomeNews Aperture Desk Job is a free, short game set in the Portal universeComing March 1st Coming March 1st In between theSteam Deck reviewsandGabe Newell interviewsyesterday came a surprise announcement of a new, short game from Valve.Aperture Desk Jobtakes place in the Portal universe and stars Grady, a new personality core, setting you product testing challenges while you sit in front of controls that look suspicously like a Steam Deck.You won’t need a Steam Deck to play it, though, when it launches on March 1st....

HomeNewsTaiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master is out on PC, with Studio Ghibli DLCVia the Windows store Via the Windows store TAIKO NO TATSUJIN: THE DRUM MASTER - Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube TAIKO NO TATSUJIN: THE DRUM MASTER - Launch Trailer I’ve played the series most recently on Switch, but my limited skill - and limited interest in the music available - usually means I drift away pretty quickly....

HomeHardwareNews All your Steam Deck questions answered in our 19 minute Q&A"What does it smell like?" “What does it smell like?” Last Friday I asked you, our loyal readers,if you had any burning questionsabout theSteam Deck. The aim was to answer as many as possible in time for thesystem’s official launch, which is today! After scouring through your questions and posing them to hardware editor James - who’s been putting the system through its paces for a week or so now - we’ve created a mammoth 19 minute long video that’s bursting at the seams with new information about Valve’s first handheld PC....

HomeNewsCris Tales Cris Tales is free to keep from Epic right nowLast year’s earnest homage to JRPG classics Last year’s earnest homage to JRPG classics Cris Tales, last year’s earnest RPG with a pop-up book art style, is currently free from the Epic Games Store. If you grab it before March 3rd, it’s yours to keep forever. Cris Tales - Overview TrailerWatch on YouTube Cris Tales - Overview Trailer Cris Tales is a JRPG except for the fact it was made in Colombia, not Japan....