Fantasy

Artwork of a female Manor Lords ruler with an image of her castle town in the background.

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The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit

A chat with Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender about strategy games and letting devs cook

July 11, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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A 2D character fighting through a sandy area with ruins and a treasure chest in Game Boy Advance-inspired RPG Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets

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Here's a demo for Tako no Himitsu, a Game Boy Advance-style JRPG with music from Golden Sun's composer

And a lot of magic octopus pets

July 11, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Four fantasy warriors battle a large monster in Gothic.

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Embracer reportedly close down cult RPG maker Piranha Bytes, creators of Gothic, Risen, and Elex

Former head opens a new studio

July 9, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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An underground isometric mining base with a huge maggot sticking out of the centre in Anoxia Station

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Dark strategy game Anoxia Station is Dwarf Fortress for oil drillers with a squirming helping of body horror

Still Wakes The Creep

July 9, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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A stats screen for a mushroom girl in Mushroom Musume, represented in green pixelart

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This weekend I grew a fungus daughter in eerie narrative RPG Mushroom Musume, which has a demo

The morel the merrier

July 8, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Flamingoes fly towards the sea as the protagonist chills in the water in Isles Of Sea and Sky.

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Consider Isles of Sea and Sky, the only sokoban game I've ever enjoyed

Once more unto the beach

July 5, 2024 Sin Vega

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A gnome garden of ponds and flowerbeds on a dead planet in Horticular, represented in isometric pixelart 2D

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Gardening sim Horticular is an isometric Viva Pinata featuring a dead planet and loads of gnomes

Gnome country for old men

July 5, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Various JRPG heroes gather on a broken bridge, pointing and looking at Ichiban Kasuga of the Yakuza series.

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The 11 best JRPGs on PC in 2024

The party line

July 4, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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A shaman fights a huge dragon in Tales Of Kenzera: Zau

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau studio, founded by Assassin’s Creed Origins actor, lay off staff less than three months after debut game

Platformer melding African Bantu cultures with personal experiences of grief hit PC in late April

July 3, 2024 Matt Jarvis

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A moment of in-game exploring in Wuthering Waves on the Steam Deck.

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Wuthering Waves was unleashed on the Steam Deck, but only for one day

Updates giveth, updates taketh away

July 3, 2024 James Archer

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The hero of Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess brandishes his sword, with the maiden Yoshiro and other villagers behind him.

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Demon-battling escort 'em up Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess gets a demo on Steam

I Seethe what you did there

July 2, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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A view of wide blue cloudy skies in backpacking RPG Albatroz with a yellow car and hiker in the bottom left

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Albatroz is a Latin American backpacking RPG with glorious views in which you search for a walking mountain

(and also, your missing brother)

June 27, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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A scrawny depiction of Sisyphus, standing at the bottom of the mountain with his boulder

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The creator of a game about eternal punishment and frustration is tired of playtesting it

Boulder's gate

June 26, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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The Tarnished emerges into the realms of shadow in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Elden Ring PC performance and settings guide: Shadow of the Erdtree edition

Fully updated for the grim new expansion

June 20, 2024 James Archer

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The player characters from Dead Cells, Hades 2, and Spelunky 2 line up against a background map from Caves of Qud.

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The 19 best roguelike games on PC in 2024

Going rogue

June 20, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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Captain Blood, a hack-and-slash pirate game revealed in 2004, will finally release in 2024

Belay! Delay!

June 20, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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A masked warrior and a priestess in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

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Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess was the best game I played at Summer Game Fest

Action-strategy with incredible spirit

June 14, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Nor points a pistol at an otherworldly sphinx-like god in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.

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Our 9 favourite demos from the summer Steam Next Fest

Try them

June 13, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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The ten-armed host of the coffee house blesses Nor for defeating their enemies.

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The combat in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn feels a bit floaty, but at least its café staff have ten hands

How do you take your soulslike?

June 10, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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Rover looks nervous as she heads into battle in Wuthering Waves.

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8 Wuthering Waves combat tips and tricks

Dominate Wuthering Waves with these essential battle tips

June 10, 2024 Grace Dean

A close-up of Yangyang, one of the Resonators in Wuthering Waves.

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Wuthering Waves Yangyang best build

The best weapon, Echoes and team for wind warrior, Yangyang

June 10, 2024 Grace Dean

Chixia's character sheet from Wuthering Waves.

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Wuthering Waves Chixia best build

The best weapon, Echoes, and team for Chixia

June 10, 2024 Amelia Zollner

Baizhi's character sheet in Wuthering Waves.

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Wuthering Waves Baizhi best build

The best weapon, Echoes, and team for Baizhi

June 10, 2024 Amelia Zollner

A screenshot from Wuthering Waves showing the Thundering Mephis boss.

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How to defeat Thundering Mephis in Wuthering Waves

Another Electro boss, another good Electro Echo

June 10, 2024 Amelia Zollner

Two cast members in the Crush House are filmed by the player.

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Leery first-person reality show The Crush House steps into the limelight in August

"Thirst person shooter"

June 8, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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