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Twitter @rnicholasj This month Slew demonic hordes within the walls of PC Gamer Towers. Oh, and also played Diablo IV. Arguably, Diablo as a series lost its edge in its third incarnation. Yes, the elite loot cycle that propelled us through the previo

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When you get right down to it, is there really any difference between Warhammer 40,000 and Doom? Permanently angry space marines, giant guns, sci-fi installations being invaded by demons from literal Hell… basically all the same, innit? Really, it’s

The fact that 2003’s Freelancer never got a sequel is one of the greatest travesties in PC gaming. Digital Anvil’s third-person space shooter plonked you into a galaxy with a linear storyline but enough freedom to trade and fight as it suited you. PC

Dredge isn’t shy about the horrors that lie mere feet under my fisherman’s dinky boat. Sure, my bright day hours are filled with peaceful fishing to gentle piano tracks, in a quaint loop of sailing around for catches and then selling them for money t

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is like the anti-God of War. It bears a family resemblance to Sony’s franchise revival, enough to invite comparison, but its design philosophy could hardly be more different. In particular, if you ever thought God of War wou

I love Tchia. I completed the main story quest in 12 hours, but I’ve played for twice as long just to explore more, complete challenges, collect cosmetics, find secrets and take photos. At least four of those hours were spent just following a long se

Much like Leon S Kennedy, Capcom was never in for an easy ride with this one. There are games so forward-thinking and complete that they shape entire corners of our industry. In Resident Evil 4’s case, every third-person game since has worn its love

For as long as there have been written stories, people have been trying to theorize what makes them tick. Some interpret stories as a series of acts, for example, while others view them as different varieties of a hero’s journey, or riffs on seven ba

After a year of power creep letting us chew through enemies, Lightfall is here to bring some challenge back to Destiny 2. Abilities take longer to recharge, enemies hit harder and tank more damage, and it’s no longer possible to outlevel certain acti

If you’ve ever attempted to dunk a basketball you’ll know the pleasure that comes from trying to achieve perfection through repetition. Freekick Underground captures that pleasure with remarkable accuracy. You, the free-kicker, are trying to reach a

Let’s think of this in terms of karaoke. Nobody really enjoys it when someone’s actually good at it. What you want is a group of people who try very hard but consistently fail to hit the high notes and are endearingly rubbish. Dragon’s Dogma is the P

You play as a hospital janitor in this turn-based RPG, which combines a Silent Hill-like setting with vivid characters and enemies reminiscent of Persona. It begins with the solitary Vasilis (that’s you) cleaning up spills around the hospital as usua

Rounding up the vague, mythical creature theme is Hades, a game that gets ten extra points because Cerberus is a big red dog you can pet, rather than a group of cash-stacked probably-racists. It’s also the best game you’ll ever play that lets you cha

While blazing away at every villager in sight might kill them quick, saving ammo is vital if you want to survive—especially on higher difficulties. Try shooting enemies in the face or kneecap to open them up to a kick that can help you make space. On

MONK-EY AROUND obsidian.net → Monks, murder and calligraphy —Obsidian’s Pentiment has it all. A mystery spanning decades, this is an elaborate yarn full of lies and hidden motivations, bolstered by great art where even the fonts tell a story. And you

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