HomeFeatures Have You Played… World’s Hardest Game?A story of triumph A story of triumph I love watching the ecstasy of an athlete who’s just realised they’ve won gold at the Olympics. It’s a very special moment. I bet all gold medallists have an annual swanky dinner or something, where they swill Lucozade and delicately spoon energy gel into their mouths. Maybe it’s time I went along. I mean, I beat theWorld’s Hardest Gameover ten years ago....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight has added snow and VR support’Tis the season for real-time snowy weather - don’t forget your (VR) goggles! ‘Tis the season for real-time snowy weather - don’t forget your (VR) goggles! A white Christmas would be a lovely way to end a bit of a rubbish year, alas, I live in southern England, so it’s unlikley I’ll even get a peek at some real-life snow. I can, however, look at some lovely virtual snow inMicrosoft Flight Simulatortoday....

HomeDeals Steam’s Winter Sale has begunAnd the Steam Awards have kicked off too And the Steam Awards have kicked off too If you listen quietly at this time of year, you’ll hear a faint jingling on the breeze. It’s not Santa though, oh no, it’s Valve’s jolly pockets jingling with anticipation as a Steam’s Winter Sale begins. That’s right folks, the seasonal deals are upon us: between now and January 5th, thousands of games will be discounted across Steam....

HomeFeatures The best game you missed in March 2020: Iron DangerA stitch in time quicksaves nine A stitch in time quicksaves nine I really wanted to reviewIron Dangerback in March, but the world was in the middle of going totally cowabunga at the time, so it rather fell through the cracks. And you know what? I’m damn glad I reversed time and pulled it back from the oblivion of the “want to play it one day” pile, because it’s an impressive little number....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2020, December 22ndStick it in your family album Stick it in your family album This is the RPS Advent Calendar, in which we reveal one of our favourite PC games of 2020 on each day. Headback to the calendarto open another door. Before we head through door 22 on the RPS Advent Calendar, do check you’ve put fresh batteries in your camera. And you’ve got all your lenses?...

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: The Spotty Awards 2020Your recap of the last 12 months in PC video gaming Your recap of the last 12 months in PC video gaming I’m pretty confident that all developers that released a game in 2020 would see that as their proudest moment. Just launching a video game during a pandemic is an incredible achievement. However, the second proudest moment for them, of course, is being recognised at the most flash and prestigious video games awards ceremony of the year: The Spotty Awards!...

HomeNewsAlien: Isolation Alien: Isolation is free on Epic right now To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings You have until 4pm (8am Pacific) on Tuesday to grabAlien: Isolationfree for keepsiesfrom the Epic Games Store. After a long stretch of crap Alien and Aliens games, it was a wonderful surprise to see the best one in ages come from the studio behind Total War, of all people. It stars Amanda Ripley during the years her mum, series star Ellen Ripley, was lost in space in stasis....

HomeFeaturesEuro Truck Simulator 2 Best Euro Truck Simulator 2 modsVorsprung truck technik Vorsprung truck technik Euro Truck Simulator 2’smods are about crafting a more personal play space to make your evening truck fun justso. One person’s favourite sounds tweaks might sound like a broken axel grinding away to another person, which is a tricky thing to balance when gathering up some glorious gear-boxes. I took the view that the trucks themselves would be better off left largely alone and went looking for more immersive additions....

HomeNewsHardspace: Shipbreaker Hardspace: Shipbreaker adds demolition charges and a new ship classLook boss, no hands! Look boss, no hands! Early-access spaceship slicing simulatorHardspace: Shipbreakerhas fired another update into orbit. This time around you’ll have yet another class of giant abandoned ship to crawl around in. To make matters both better and worse, you’ve got the new demotion charge tool to do it with. They’re nifty remote precision charges but apparently disarming them if you change your mind can be a trick....

HomeNews Pendragon developers' next game is headed to the Scottish HighlandsFurther north once again Further north once again Inkle Studios ofHeaven’s VaultandPendragonfame began teasing their Arthurian strategy game in January this year and launched it in September. For their next outing, they want to be much more open about their development process than they’ve been in the past. So much so that they’ve begun talking about their next game, something set in the Scottish Highlands, just a few months afterPendragon’s launch....

HomeNewsStardew Valley Stardew Valley’s next update will add a beach farmBeach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! Beach farm! I might just be overexcited because I’m playing a lot ofStardew Valleyat the moment, but developer ConcernedApe has revealed the game’s next update will come with a brand new farmstead - the beach! It might sound like a nice little seaside getaway, but this farm seems like a tough one to get started with - mostly because sprinklers won’t work on that pesky sand....

HomeNewsStardew Valley Surprise, Stardew Valley update 1.5 is out right now on PCLet’s all head to the beach Let’s all head to the beach As outlined in developer ConcernedApe’sannouncement post, the new beach farm is just one of the changes coming when you start a new game ofStardew Valley. As we learnedearlier today, the Advanced Game Options will let you shuffle up the bundles of items that you’re required to collect for the Community Center upgrades....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2020, December 21stStab happy Stab happy This is the RPS Advent Calendar, in which we reveal one of our favourite PC games of 2020 on each day. Headback to the calendarto open another door.Door 21 on the RPS Advent Calendar is all covered in carved runes, and the planks look like they’ve come from a few different trees - even if they’re now all part of the same door....