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Join us for an in-depth conversation that PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon had with Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) at this years GDC. From Stardew favourites, reflections, and bug fixes, to Haunted Chocolatier's progress, intuitive chocolate making and solo development. If you're a fan of anything remotely Stardew Valley related then this conversation is for you.
Ready to disappear into the shadows? We break down the 11 BEST stealth in games on PC — from iconic assassins to underrated stealth gems that every silent operator needs in their backlog. Whether you’re sneaking through vents, disabling guards, or going full ninja, these games master the art of stealth.
We sat down with Wout van Halderen of Playstack, the publisher behind Balatro, to talk about the continued success the game has seen in 2025, and some of the issues that come along with having a big hit.
YouTuber Rob Scallon has been entertaining us for more than a decade with his light-hearted music-focussed videos. Now he's teamed up longtime contributor Jeff Linville of Ritual Studios to create Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson, a rhythm-focussed, pixel art "GuitaRPG" packed with references to his channel and music culture. Our Features Producer Mollie Taylor recently got to check out the demo and chat to Rob and Jeff about the project, discussing the mechanics, the development, and the famous musicians lending their talents - and their likenesses - to this intriguing game.
ZA/UM, the studio behind 2019 hit Disco Elysium, is hoping to bounce back from recent controversy with its latest game, codenamed Project [C4]. PC Gamer's Ted Litchfield recently got to sit down with writer Siim Sinamäe, better known as “Kosmos”, to discuss [C4] and how they hope to build on Disco to craft a daring and cerebral espionage RPG. Unfortunately, we're not allowed to show any of the gameplay we saw, so we've used clips of ZA/UM's previous game, Disco Elysium, which [C4] appears to iterate on.
This month PC Gamer goes fangs-on with The Chinese Room's revamped World of Darkness RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, and discover a thrilling, blood-filled, detective noir experience no gamer should miss.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is an upcoming open world survival game set in the RuneScape universe made by Jagex, creators of one of the most beloved MMOs in history; RuneScape. We sat down with Jake Blunt, Senior Community Manager at Jagex, at GDC 2025 to discuss the lore, challenges, and epic adventures that await in this dangerous region.
2025 is going to be a hell of a year for first-person shooter fans. It's not just that we're getting more new shooters than you can fit in a magazine, but the sheer depth and breadth of what's coming is already beating a quieter 2024.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally here. With dual protagonists, a sprawling map, and abundant loot, has Ubisoft managed to improve on the AC games that came before it? What has changed and are these changes for the better or worse? PC Gamer writer Morgan Park is here to answer some of those questions with our review.
Monster Hunter Wilds Review – Bigger, Wilder, Better? Monster Hunter Wilds is Capcom’s first PC and console dual release but does it streamline the formula, deliver seamless battles, and cinematic storytelling? Or does it strip away much of what made past entries like Monster Hunter Rise great?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is many things; ambitious, peculiar, meticulous, funny. But one thing it never is is boring! Set in 15th century Bohemia, developer Warhorse Studios has gone out of its way to craft a dense and intriguing epic tailored to oddball tastes, especially if you're a system-loving sicko like our News Writer and reviewer, Josh Wolens. The game looks beautiful too, thanks to CryEngine, and scales surprisingly well to a variety of hardware. Could this game be a bona fide Bohemia Rhapsody?
From tumbling railways to soothing scrambles, here's a list of some of the best cozy games that are not farming sims.
Dune Awakening is a much anticipated new MMO from Conan developers Funcom. Fresh from a 7 hour hands-on preview in Oslo - perhaps the least Arrakis like place on planet Earth - our News Writer Joshua Wolens took to answered some of your questions.
A new graphics card built for silicon austerity and a new era of AI rendering. Here is our Editor-in-Chief of Hardware Dave James to share his verdict.
Welcome to the PC Gamer Top 100, our annual rundown of the best games you can play on PC today. This list is the culmination of months of discussion, negotiation and a handful of arguments—the passion of the PC Gamer team as our writers and editors wrangled to get their favourites into the list. We judge games based on a number of factors: Importance, Hotness, Playability, and, above all, Quality. Hopefully you'll discover some new favourites too. Enjoy!
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