HomeNews 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023Watch on YouTube 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023 Leaving PC Game Pass on March 1st: I’m a dozen hours intoOctopath Traveler, so I doubt I’m finishing this one in time, even if the turn-based combat has its hooks in me. Maybe I’ll bite the bullet and buy it, or maybe I’ll wait for itsgorgeous sequelto drop later this month....
HomeReviewsPharaoh: A New Era Pharaoh A New Era review: the venerable city builder king has never looked betterPtolemy something I don’t know Ptolemy something I don’t know Pharaoh: A New Erameans I can play that game of my childhood on my shiny black RGB-lit bastard. Honestly though, the “A New Era” part is a bit much. Sure, the updated graphics are fabulous and the quality of life changes mean it plays like smooth peanut butter to the 90s' extra crunchy....
HomeReviewsReturnal Returnal review: an immaculate third-person shooter that may keep you in its loop foreverLet’s go round again Let’s go round again Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ PlayStation The last thing you need when you’ve just crash-landed on an unknown planet teeming with predatory wildlife is to discover you’re also stuck in a time loop. But that’s the fate of deep-space astronaut Selene inReturnal, when she ditches her single-seater vessel on a remote rock called Atropos....
HomeHardwareFeaturesReturnal Returnal: system requirements, PC performance and the best settings to useLoop therapy Loop therapy Returnalis here on PC and lo and behold, it’s notas scary as it looked. In a hardware demanding, recommended spec kind of way, at least – those lanky alien tree-man enemies are greying what little hair I have left. Like previous Playstation portMarvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, it’s not the most easygoing game either, but I’ve cycled through my share of deaths and rebirths and can report that Returnal will make do with older graphics cards and middling RAM counts....
HomeFeaturesSpellcaster University Spellcaster University shows it’s harder running a magic school than going to oneIf only I was a good enough wizard to make this admin disappear! If only I was a good enough wizard to make this admin disappear! I’ve never had much of a desire for “I’m attending school” sims, because I hated attending school and not having to do it is one of the prime benefits of growing out of your teens....
HomeFeaturesSpells & Secrets Spells & Secrets uses roguelike inspirations to bring a magical school to lifeEnrollment at the Academy of Greifenstein will begin shortly Enrollment at the Academy of Greifenstein will begin shortly Spells & Secretsis an eye-catching, dungeon-crawling, magic-slinging action-rougelite with a lot of potential — and it’s set in an academy for wizards, so basically catnip to me as a fan of a good high school story. I first became aware of this upcoming game while covering last summer’sFuture Of Play Direct, and I’ve been itching to write something about it ever since....
HomeDeals This basic monitor arm is down to $22.79 after two coupon codesI’ve never seen a monitor arm at this kind of price. I’ve never seen a monitor arm at this kind of price. It’s rare to see a double discount deal on Amazon, but today that’s exactly what’s happened with this promotion on the Irongear Single Monitor Arm. It normally retails for $75.99, but you can tick a 50% off coupon on the product pageanduse code2YXE4T73to knock the price down to just $22....
HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer (#606): How to solve the Wednesday February 15 Wordle todayStuck on the Wordle word for Feb 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 15? 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?Wordleis a puzzle game that’s both super cosy and frustratingly tough....
HomeReviewsBlanc Blanc review: heartwarming co-op, but its weak second half leaves you out in the coldA tale of a fawn and a wolf pup A tale of a fawn and a wolf pup I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if there’s a cute animal game that looks like it’s going to make me cry, then sign me up, I’m ready to go. In fairness, though, co-op adventureBlanclooks like it’s going to be a lot lighter than games likeEndling: Extinction is Foreverand the notoriously upsettingShelterseries at first glance, but I’ve learned toneverlet my guard down around these kinds of games....
HomeNewsFar Cry 6 Far Cry 6 is having a free trial weekend and a deep discountUp to 70% off Up to 70% off Far Cry 6sounded like more of the same when it released in 2021, and for the first time that’s not what I wanted. Maybe this weekend is when I once again pick up my bow and arrow, however, as Ubisoft are running a free weekend. Far Cry 6 Is At Its Best When You Just Explore | My Fav Thing In… (Far Cry 6 Review)Watch on YouTube...
HomeNewsGravity Castle Gravity Castle is a smart puzzle platformer that’s turned my brain inside outUp is down, down is up, and up is also sideways? Up is down, down is up, and up is also sideways? Most greatplatforming gamesdabble with gravity at some point. It’s one of those classic, age-old moments where you’re suddenly walking on the ceilings and jumping over gaps upside down to further test your skill and overall dexterity....
HomeNewsHyper Light Breaker Hyper Light Breaker shifts to a procedural, open-world roguelikeBreaking the mould Breaking the mould Last year,developer Heart Machine announcedHyper Light Breakeras a follow-up to their pixelated breakoutHyper Light Drifter, utilising some of the 3D tech found in their sophomore platformer,Solar Ash.The team described Hyper Light Breaker as a co-op roguelike, but the game has now switched to an ambitious, procedurally generated open-world. Hyper Light Breaker - Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube...
HomeFeaturesSo May It Be: A Witch Dating Simulator I’m learning how to curse exes and talk to the dead in So May It BeA lesson in witchcraft from some cuties A lesson in witchcraft from some cuties I am loving all the magical witchy games we’ve been covering forRPS Magic Week, but I wanna learn how toactuallybe a witch, you know? I wanna learn the witchy ways, and not just from some not-so-well informed TikToks....
