HomeNewsLorn’s Lure Amazingly grim retro sci-fi android spelunker Lorn’s Lure finally has a release dateWill clamber onto Steam in September Will clamber onto Steam in September Image credit:Rubeki Image credit:Rubeki If you like jumping on enveloping pixelly architecture while basking in an atmosphere of pathological sadness, set aside some time on 20th September, because that’s when Rubeki’s first-person spelunkerLorn’s Lurelaunches on Steam. Ah, I’ve been waiting a while for this one....

HomeFeaturesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth: Wukong needs an Assassin’s Creed-style discovery modeSo I can point my staff and ask questions, instead of thwacking everything So I can point my staff and ask questions, instead of thwacking everything Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science This is all to say thatBlack Myth: Wukongdeserves such a mode, too. There were so many times throughout myreview timewhere I stopped and stared and wondered as to something’s meaning....

HomeNewsTactical Breach Wizards Even Tactical Breach Wizards' developer commentary can be used to knock people out of windowsDefenestration trilogy indeed Defenestration trilogy indeed Image credit:Suspicious Developments Image credit:Suspicious Developments I’m still a little giddy over how much I enjoyed lucarne-lobbingpuzzlerTactical Breach Wizards. So much so that I mentioned inmy reviewhow I’m well up for another run of its fifteen hour campaign. I’d already got a few missions into hard mode. There’s no more starting mana points!...

HomeNewsEverspace 2 Everspace 2 turns Monster Hunter with secret nebula-dwelling kaiju that are essentially living procgen dungeonsTitans DLC to up the scale Titans DLC to up the scale Image credit:Rockfish Image credit:Rockfish The technology of flight simming has advanced mightily since G-Police’s day. For instance: inEverspace 2’s just-announced Titans DLC, you get to fly inside not just regular old spaceships, but massive space kaiju with procedurally generated digestive systems. Here’s the trailer....

HomeNewsInfinity Nikki Glamtime never ends in Infinity Nikki, the open world dress-up game from Zelda talentLoad of ballgowns Load of ballgowns Image credit:Infold Games Image credit:Infold Games Take the ballroom scene from Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, swap the wailing utensils for an army of chibi cats, endow Belle with low-key Doctor Manhattan-grade powers of matter transformation, and you’re perhapsbeginningto approximate the experience ofInfinity Nikki- anopen worlddress-up adventure from Singapore-based Infold and former Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild developer Kentaro Tominaga....

HomeNewsGod Save Birmingham Here’s an open world zombie survival game set in medieval…. Birmingham?Best head to the Bull Ring, grab some supplies Best head to the Bull Ring, grab some supplies Image credit:Ocean Drive Studios Image credit:Ocean Drive Studios I can guarantee you that a zombiesurvival gamecalledGod Save Birminghamwasn’t on your “2024 Video Game Announcements” bingo card. It takes place in 14th century England, and tasks you with fending off the rampant zombie hordes of a populace who’ve succumbed to a mysterious case of reanimation....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong How to find the three bell locations in Black Myth WukongRing the bells to start a hidden quest in Black Myth Wukong Ring the bells to start a hidden quest in Black Myth Wukong Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for the Black Myth Wukong bell locations?If you find and ring the three hidden bells in Chapter 1 of the game’s storyline, you will unlock a secret area....

HomeFeaturesReignbreaker Reignbreaker is an anti-establishment roguelike that’s clearly pro-HadesFrom the makers of Say No! More From the makers of Say No! More Image credit:Thunderful Publishing Image credit:Thunderful Publishing A few months back, I enjoyed lurking a conversation on theRPS Discordabout the proliferation of cyberpunk/steampunk/atompunk/what-have-you-punk variants and how most of them in fact lack the rebelliousness and counter-counter elements that punk actually entails. That discussion was back on my mind as I sat down to playReignbreaker, a new action-roguelikefrom Studio Fizbin, at Gamescom 2024 – slightly wary of its self-described medievalpunk styling....

HomeGuidesStar Wars Outlaws Star Wars Outlaws release time and dateHere are all release times for Star Wars Outlaws Here are all release times for Star Wars Outlaws Image credit:Massive Entertainment Image credit:Massive Entertainment Looking for the Star Wars Outlaws release time?Star Wars Outlawsis set between the Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi films and features the story of Kay Vess, a criminal who must obtain favour between three battling underworld syndicates....

HomeFeaturesDinolords T-Rexes aren’t the only twist that Dinolords puts on medieval strategyThou bred raptors? Thou bred raptors? Image credit:Ghost Ship Publishing Image credit:Ghost Ship Publishing “Age of Empireswith dinosaurs” is, the developers of theDinolordsrecently told me in a cramped Gamescom booth, a flattering description for their upcoming England vs. Vikingsaurus RTS. It’s also not a terribly accurate one. From what I saw of the game,Dinolordsis more about the lords than the dinos, having as much in common withDiablo-style ARPGs as it does with classicstrategy....

HomeNews The full original Marathon trilogy is now free on Steam, but Bungie are still quiet on the rebootPfhorst person shooter Pfhorst person shooter Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Bungie Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Bungie Earlier this year, Bungie’s 1990s sci-fi shooter,Marathon, came to Steamfor free. AndMarathon 2followed in July. But this series is a trilogy. Where’s the third one? I want the thir– oh, it’s here now. Yesterday, the final game,Marathon Infinitytrickledonto the storefront, offering a neat little bundle for fans of retro shooters....

HomeNewsBonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution Turn-based strategy game Bonaparte wants to redo the French Revolution, but this time with mechsLet them eat clockwork Let them eat clockwork Image credit:Studio Imugi Image credit:Studio Imugi Everything I know about the French Revolution has hitherto come from two literary works: Hilary Mantel’s excellent doorstopperA Place Of Greater Safety, andKate Beaton’s webcomics. Neither Mantel nor Beaton mention mechs, which are a core feature of Studio Imugi’s new “ideology driven” turn-based strategy gameBonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1162): How to solve the Saturday August 24 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for August 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for August 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...