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HomeNewsKitaria Fables Kitaria Fables is an action RPG Stardew but with catsAlso bears Also bears The year is 2026. There are only two game genres left: “Stardew Valleybut gritty”, and “Stardew Valley but anime”.Kitaria Fablesis the latter. It’salso"Stardew Valley but cats", but look into their eyes. These are anime cats. It’s alsoStardew Valley but Diablo? Stop asking questions and just watch the trailer. Kitaria Fables - Announcement Trailer | Action RPG & Farming Sim | Coming to PC and Consoles in 2021Watch on YouTube...

HomeNewsMetro 2033 Metro 2033 is free to keep on Steam right now, and the rest of the series is on saleIncluding 66% off last year’s Metro Exodus Including 66% off last year’s Metro Exodus Metro 2033was a diamond in the rough upon its release back in 2010. Set in the subway beneath a post-apocalyptic Moscow, it was atmospheric, bleak, and buggy. Now it’s free to keep, if you grab it before 10am PT/6pm GMT on March 15th....

HomeNews THQ Nordic reveal new studio making Gothic Remake THQ Nordic announced today that they’ve established a new studio to makeGothic Remake, a fancy modern take on the fantasy RPG from 2001. This is the do-over they first revealed witha ‘playable teaser’in 2019, which they released supposedly to gauge whether it was worth continuing. Based in Barcelona, Alkimia Interactive actually started up in summer 2020, but now THQ Nordic are out here shouting about the paperwork being settled....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera When will the Warzone nuke event and new map arrive?A nuke in Verdansk. A nuke in Verdansk. Warzone is always keeping people guessing, and a nuke event has been teased for what feels like ages. Well, hopefully we’ll be seeing it soon along with a new map. Here’swhat we know about Warzone’s nuke event and new map to replace Verdanskso far.On this page:The evolving zombie plagueWhen will Verdansk get nuked?...

HomeFeatures Have You Played… Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy?Gotta go fast. Gotta go fast. Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Half Minute Herois cool as hell. On the face of it, anRPGwhere you get just 30 seconds to act is a strange concept, but Half Minute Hero has a whole lot more depth than you might think you could find in that time....

HomeFeaturesNebuchadnezzar I fought a boss that was five miles across, and took me 16 hours to beatSARGON THE GREAT LAUGHS AT YOUR SO-CALLED “BOSSES” SARGON THE GREAT LAUGHS AT YOUR SO-CALLED “BOSSES” Think you’re big then, do you, Whale Dad off ofFinal Fantasy X? Fancy yourself as a bit of a gigantus, hm? What about you,Half-Lifemissile silo monster? You reckon you’re fairly large, don’t you? Oh, and hark at Yhorm over here inDark Souls 3, who’s awarded himself the title “The Giant”, like a child giving themselves a medal made from the lid of a milk bottle....

HomeFeaturesLoop Hero The earliest days of computer gaming are murky at best, but the first ever role-playing video game is generally agreed to be somewhere in the realm of Richard Garriott’s Akalabeth, Rogue, and Tower Of Apshai. All three were based on the simple but compelling premise of descending into a dungeon to battle skeletons, vampires, and all manner of other monsters while seeking treasure. The limited technology of the day meant that none of them could replicate the narrative magic of Dungeons & Dragons - their nearest inspiration - but their unique mixture of stats, loot, and class-based gameplay helped capture the hearts of PC gaming’s first generation....

HomeNews Nioh 2’s cat friends can destroy bossesLook what the cat dragged in: easy mode Look what the cat dragged in: easy mode Even at the best of times,Nioh 2remains a very difficult action-RPG. There’s rarely any time for respite, as nasty demons will go out of their way to rip you to shreds. In this cruel, cruel world there is one beacon of hope, though. And it is cats. Rotund cats, that’ll follow you around and smack enemies for you....

HomeNewsRust Rust has lost 25 servers to a fire at a data centreData can’t be recovered, the devs say Data can’t be recovered, the devs say “25 of our EU servers remain offline due to a fire at OVH Datacenter in the early hours of this morning,” Facepunchtweetedthis morning. “Unfortunately, the fire destroyed SBG-2 building.” They initially said they expected “a large amount of data loss” from those servers, but oof the reality is worse....

HomeNewsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Streets Of Rage 4 publishers announce new Ninja Turtles beat ‘em upHeroes in a half-shell (sing it with me) Heroes in a half-shell (sing it with me) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge - Reveal trailerWatch on YouTube Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge - Reveal trailer DotEmu today announced they’re publishing this new side-scrolling thwackfest, with development duties falling to Tribute Games. Tribute have previously made games includingMercenary Kingsandthe fine Flinthook....

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s The Division 2 The Division 2 will re-run seasons this year until the next major updateHave you seen this season before? Have you seen this season before? What’s new inThe Division 2? Well not much, for a while anyway. Ubisoft have announced that they’re working on a big update with a new game mode but it won’t be out until later this year at the earliest. Until then, The Division 2 will be re-running past seasons so you can play through things you might have missed....

HomeNews The fourth We Were Here series co-op puzzler is coming this yearYou won’t really be here forever if your pals know how to puzzle You won’t really be here forever if your pals know how to puzzle Co-op puzzle fans prepare your microphones, there’s another game in the castle escape seriesWe Were Herearriving this year. As with past games in the series,We Were Here Foreveris a slightly spooky escape room adventure that requires you and a pal to coordinate via walkie-talkie while trapped in different areas of the frosty Castle Rock....

HomeNews This free adventure game is a 1920s masquerade mystery on a trainThe party has left the station The party has left the station If you fancy a point-and-click ‘em up adventure, hop on.If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelersis a mysterious four-act story set at a 1920s masquerade that’s just left the station. It’s set on a train, you see, and it launched today. You can even pick it up for free....