HomeFeaturesManor Lords I followed this ox around in Manor Lords for a day to see what wisdom it could teach meQuite a lot, it turns out Quite a lot, it turns out Image credit:Slavic Magic Image credit:Slavic Magic Image credit:Slavic Magic Thomas is what the game named this ox. It suits him well. His central personality trait is that he snorts a lot. His guide is an idiot that keeps shouting “come on lad” or “come along laddie” at him, even when Thomas is making perfect pacing....

HomeFeaturesLethal Company I respect Lethal Company’s dedication to being a slapstick-fest that makes zero sense whatsoeverfart noise fart noise Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss James made the observation thatLethal Company, a co-op game about being haunted space binmen, and this month’s pick for theRPS Game Club, gets less fun the better you are at it. This is true! It’s also janky, and the RNG on the weird, warren-like buildings prompted me to ask “Who designed this?...

HomeFeaturesLethal Company I tried to recreate Stray in Lethal Company, with disastrous resultsYou know what they say about curiosity and the cat You know what they say about curiosity and the cat Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Lethal Companyis a fun game but I know what you’re thinking: it lacks feline energy. Whilst the simplistic game loop of collecting scrap on monster-infested moons and selling it to an equally monstrous company is enjoyable at first, it can get old pretty fast....

HomeFeatures If you want a single-player Lethal Company, don’t miss the developer’s previous It StealsPac-Man meets Slender Man Pac-Man meets Slender Man Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Great was the consternation of singleplayerhorrorlikers at the popularity ofLethal Company, a landmark creepfest and satire of corporate piecework that is best enjoyed in groups of four. When will developer Zeekerss give us a proper singleplayer campaign mode, the loners of the gaming community wondered, peering from their boltholes and eyries....

HomeFeaturesLethal Company Join us with your most valuable scrap to talk about Lethal Company in today’s RPS Game Club liveblog!Grab a shovel and join us at 4pm GMT Grab a shovel and join us at 4pm GMT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss It’s finally time for this month’sRPS Game Clublive blog. This April, we’ve been tackling the comedy-horrorLethal Company. Whilst some of us haveenjoyed the nonsensical hijinksLethal Company can offer, others have been less enthused with the progression system and prefer theshiny newbie experience....

HomeGuidesManor Lords Manor Lords beginner’s guide: Everything you need to build in your first yearLearn what to build first with this beginner’s guide to Manor Lords Learn what to build first with this beginner’s guide to Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Not sure how to get started in Manor Lords?It’s a common complaint. I’m of the opinion that solo developer Slavic Magic has made a rather special city-builder withManor Lords, but it has to be said that the game can be pretty obtuse and confusing at times....

HomeGuidesManor Lords Manor Lords buildings: Every building in Manor Lords explainedExplaining every building in Manor Lords Explaining every building in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Looking to make sense of all the different Manor Lords buildings?If you want to make a true town out of your starting encampment inManor Lords, you’ll need to seriously diversify the number of buildings in your settlement.Manor Lordsgives players access to a whopping 40+ buildings, most of which are unlocked from the start of the game....

HomeNewsManor Lords Manor Lords publisher reassures players struggling to buy at launch that “we’ll run those 25% discounts often"Developer, meanwhile, is planning to rebalance the archers Developer, meanwhile, is planning to rebalance the archers Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Historical strategy simManor Lords- which budding feudal despot Nic Reubenhas deemed"a sturdy and immersive builder that feels incomplete yet alive with promise” - is now available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store and GOG....

HomeGuidesManor Lords Manor Lords wealth: How to get Regional WealthThe easiest ways to gain Regional Wealth in Manor Lords The easiest ways to gain Regional Wealth in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Trying to understand the inner workings of Manor Lords wealth?Money inManor Lordsisn’t quite as simple as how many coins you have for building projects. Funds are split into your Treasury - that’s how much you, the Lord, owns - and Regional Wealth, which is the local wealth of each of your settlements....

HomeGuidesManor Lords Manor Lords: Which starting scenario and difficulty should you choose?Here is the best starting scenario for new Manor Lords players Here is the best starting scenario for new Manor Lords players Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Which is the best scenario for new players in Manor Lords?Slavic Magic’s gorgeous and hotly anticipated city-builderManor Lordsgives you a fair bit of freedom for customising your new game setup....

HomeNewsEscape from Tarkov New Escape From Tarkov PvE mode exclusive to pricey Unheard edition despite promises of free DLCCommunity manager insists mode doesn’t qualify as DLC Community manager insists mode doesn’t qualify as DLC Image credit:Battlestate Image credit:Battlestate Escape From Tarkov, the extractionFPSfrom developer Battlestate, recently put up a newUnheard editionof the game for pre-order, and tarkov escapers aren’t happy about it. The price for this bundle - which includes a new mode, a bigger stash, and assorted gubbins - comes in at $250, or around two actual hundred actual pounds, but the price alone isn’t necessarily what’s got a section of the player base so tarked-off that a few of them are even loudlyconsidering a lawsuit....

HomeReviewsPhantom Fury Phantom Fury review: a retro shooter obsessed with inconsequential do-hickeysNo arm in trying No arm in trying Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/3D Realms Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/3D Realms This is a sorta-sequel toIon Fury, the throwback shooter of 2019 developed in the Build Engine (the same codey soup from whenceDuke Nukemcrawled many years previously). But there’s no pre-requisite to understand the story of the predecessor here. If you aren’t following the adventures of Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison, just know that America is under threat and that you and your new cybernetic arm are on a mission to save the day....

HomeNews Stay awhile and play this free Diablo-inspired indie as the mayor of TristramThe home of the official unofficial best thing in games The home of the official unofficial best thing in games Image credit:Anne Hecker/Raffaele Picca Image credit:Anne Hecker/Raffaele Picca To this, I’d add that the production values are bloody nice for a 72 hour project, including a very much Tristram-theme inspired soundtrack, vibrant pixel art, and surprisingly nifty management mechanics....