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HomeReviewsThe Tartarus Key The Tartarus Key review: an absolutely nails thriller-puzzler that’s worth the effortGetting totally locked Getting totally locked Image credit:Armor Games Studios, Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Armor Games Studios, Rock Paper Shotgun If you woke up in a mysterious mansion, with no memory of how you got there and only a walkie-talkie and a bunch of security cameras for company, how d’you reckon you’d handle it? Personally I know, sure as eggs is eggs, that I would absolutely go to pieces....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#711): How to solve the Wednesday May 31 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for May 31? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for May 31? 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?Fellow fans of Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training are presumably well at home withWordle, a puzzle game that applies a Sudoku-esque method to word games....

HomeNews Xbox tease a Fable announcement ahead of showcaseFable’s Horizon? Fable’s Horizon? Image credit:Xbox Game Studios Image credit:Xbox Game Studios Xbox’s official social media channels seem to be teasing something to do withFable. The main Xbox channel posted a clip to Twitter that moves through a house, following a glittery trail from a controller to a monitor displaying the Xbox Games Showcase art. The Fable games used sparkly breadcrumb trails as a waypoint of sorts and the clip also had some jolly fairytale music on top, leading many to guess that the long-dormant series would finally rear its head again....

HomeNews Amnesia: The Bunker and Slayers X headline the next batch of Game Pass additionsJune has Dordogne, Hypnospace, Stacking, and more summery stuff June has Dordogne, Hypnospace, Stacking, and more summery stuff Image credit:Focus Entertainment Image credit:Focus Entertainment Microsoft have announced what’s coming to Game Pass for the first two weeks of June, which includes games about cute childhood summers (Dordogne), a bunch of stacking dolls (Stacking), and a horrifying monster chasing you in the shadows (Amnesia: The Bunker)....

HomeReviewsDiablo IV Diablo 4 review: 2023’s prettiest RSI machineHell isn’t other people, it’s loads of demons, duh Hell isn’t other people, it’s loads of demons, duh Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment PlayingDiablo 4gave me a real case of the “Have I changed, or have the games changed?”, and I think the answer is “yes”. For the uninitiated, Diablo forms one of the jewels in Blizzard’s crown (maybe a smaller one, just offset to the Warcraft centre stone), an action-RPGseries that’s like if the kind of 90s metal album cover that has a skeleton on it asked to be turned into a game where you explode many hundreds of near-identical monsters to get incrementally better loot....

HomeNewsFarworld Pioneers Farworld Pioneers looks like a blend of RimWorld and StarboundOut on Game Pass and Steam Out on Game Pass and Steam Farworld Pioneers | Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube Farworld Pioneers | Official Launch Trailer That’s a lot ofstuff, isn’t it? You can play Farworld Pioneers in co-op or PvP, it’s got guns, you can build huge bases, you can explore planet surfaces and underground, you can build a spaceship and blast off to a new planet, and you can recruit and manage colonists....

HomeNews Oh lovely, another horror game with mannequins who move when you’re not lookingA solid little free horror game A solid little free horror game Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Elvis Medeiros, Ivan Garcia F., Thaís de Ávila Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Elvis Medeiros, Ivan Garcia F., Thaís de Ávila Hey, fancy doing something unpleasant for the next ten minutes? Download Mannequin for free, a new little horror game. I don’t think it’s ruining any surprise to tell you that it’s one of those games with horrible, horrible mannequins which can move when you’re not looking....

HomeNewsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is coming to PC in JulyWith bells & whistles With bells & whistles Action platformer duo Ratchet & Clank have been around for over twenty years, but they’re only arriving on PC for the first time on July 26th. That’s whenRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the latest game in the series, will leap through the frequently used portal between PlayStation 5 and PC....

HomeHardwareDeals Samsung’s 990 Pro is the fastest SSD we’ve tested - and now the 2TB is on sale in the UKTake home the best PCIe 4.0 drive for £30 off. Take home the best PCIe 4.0 drive for £30 off. The Samsung 990 Pro is thefastest gaming SSDwe’ve ever tested, and it’s down to £153.99 on Amazon UK for a 2TB model as of today. That’s nearly £30 below RRP and a good deal for a drive of this level of performance....

HomeNewsSilent Hill: Ascension Silent Hill: Ascension’s new trailer teases some very on-brand fleshy monstersTwitch Plays Pokémon meets intergenerational trauma Twitch Plays Pokémon meets intergenerational trauma Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Konami and lead developer Genvid have offered a first proper look atSilent Hill: Ascension, their “interactive video streaming experience.” Ascension was the vaguest announcement from Konami’s big Silent Hill blowout from last year, and though details remain foggy, we now have a somewhat clearer picture of what to expect....

HomeNewsTetris Tetris has a sand-based remix that’s devastatingly good for procrastinating, out now for freeSand gets everywhere in Setris Sand gets everywhere in Setris Image credit:mslivo Image credit:mslivo Tetrisgobbled up so much of my time during the early years of university, partly because it functioned as a quick break between writing essays. Those quick breaks soon became trances though, as my eyes stayed unblinking and my fingers snapped across the keyboard with a mind of their own....

HomeGuidesDiablo IV When can you preload Diablo 4?All the info you need on Diablo 4’s preload times and installation size All the info you need on Diablo 4’s preload times and installation size Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard When can you start preloading Diablo 4?The long-awaitedDiablo 4is set to launch in just a few days' time, on June 6th - or even earlier if you preordered the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition. And if you’re one of the legions of players eagerly awaiting a return to Sanctuary, then you may want to preloadDiablo 4as early as possible so you can start playing from the first few seconds of release....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#710): How to solve the Tuesday May 30 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for May 30? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for May 30? 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?That’s right, it’s that time of day again. Sit down at your desk, on your sofa, in a chair in the cafeteria, and revel in the power of human language....