Slay the Spire gets the best Christmas present a deckbuilder could ask for: a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam nearly 7 years after release
News Slay bells jingling.
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Arc Raiders dev on art style, player feedback and the game's "10 year plan" | Developer debrief
Arc Raiders is redefining the extraction shooter after a successful 2025 launch. We sat down with Embark Studios' Art Director Robert Sammelin to discuss the art style of the game, how Embark implements player feedback, and what the future holds in store for Arc Raiders.
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Divinity: Larian Studios on their most ambitious RPG yet | Developer debrief
After setting a new bar for RPGs with Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios is working on a new Divinity game, set to be their biggest and most ambitious project yet. At the 2025 Game Awards, we caught up with Swen Vincke, CEO of Larian Studios, Adam Smith, Writing Director, and Chrystal Ding, Lead Writer about the game's announcement, what players can expect, and how far through development they are.
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We tested Valve's NEW hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller | Critical Rig
Valve has announced three new pieces of Steam hardware: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and a new Steam Controller. PC Gamer's Jacob Ridley was invited out to Valve HQ in Washington to try them out.
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We need to talk about Katamari Damacy
The wacky world of Katamari Damacy has been gracing our screens since 2004 now, but what exactly is it? And why is it's first mainline release after 14 years so significant? This week, I want to talk to you about all things Once Upon a Katamari, and maybe we can keep rolling together.
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FEAR: Still as iconic 20 years later? | Why We Play
Time to switch off the lights, turn up the volume and revisit one of gaming's most iconic horror shooters: F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon, which turned 20 in October. Released in 2005, we take a look back at what made Monolith Productions' heart-pounding FPS special, delving into the films that influenced it, the electrifying combat, and its innovative approach to AI.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has an identity crisis
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 being released is an achievement in itself. With one of the most disruptive development journeys that a game has ever had, this sequel to such a cult classic had a lot to live up to. PCG's Fraser Brown is here to tell you his thoughts on what is good about the game, where its strengths lie and which aspects left him wanting more.
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I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre
Multivania Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.
2025 was the best year for ninja games ever, but all of them just made it clear that 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2 remains untouchable
🏆 This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.
The End Times are almost here, but can you name all 105 Legendary Lords in Total War: Warhammer before Nagash consumes their souls?
The end A race against (end) time.
I'm obsessed with detective games, and I think these 9 prove that 2025 was the best year for the genre ever
CASE CLOSED It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.
Disney's embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation
Tragic Kingdom 2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming mouse of 2025
Gear of the year Three rodent contenders, but only one winner for the year.
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Fortnite's Chapter 7 map guide: Where to land, boss locations, mythics and hot-air balloons
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It was a good year for survival crafting sickos, and I'll be playing some of these well into 2026
Building Blocks Lego-Dinosaur kids become Ark adults.
Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a certain Wi-Fi 7 router has
Gear of the Year No joke, it's been the best upgrade I've done in years.
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Are these Arc Raiders myths true or false? You tell me
Mythbusters How well do you know the odd intricacies of life Topside?
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard of 2025
Gear of the year Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.
A psychic baby and whacky control scheme undersell the mundane brilliance of one of my favourite games this year
🏆 It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.
Counterfeit Monkey is so magnificent a text adventure that I'm convinced the puzzle genre went wrong when it added graphics
Word up The power of the written word can quite literally change nations in this sci-fi masterpiece.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025
Gear of the year It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.
2026 may be year of the horse, but 2025 certainly gave it a good go with the amount of horse-related games, expansions, and updates we've had
Run wild Love thy neigh-bour
My fave piece of PC gaming tech to launch this year was the softest kind of hardware there is
Gear of the Year Yes, a humble mouse pad.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best SSD of 2025
Gear of the year I see three SSD queens before me—but which one will take the crown home?
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar taught me that farming simulators don't have to follow the same routine to be just as fun as Stardew Valley this year
🏆 Clocking out of my 9-5 and clocking into my 5-9.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2025
Gear of the year It's been a varied year for handhelds, with all three of the top models being from different manufacturers.
2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows
Reluctantly Microsoft Windows, sadly, still offers some things that Linux cannot.
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I know I'll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn't ask for more money
Gear of the Year Let's give it up for affordable all-in-one liquid coolers.
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