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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor review – Vampire Survivors is no longer the king of the genre
GOLD RUSH DRG's survivors-like spin-off has dug its way out of early access, and it rocks.
Is Borderlands 4 the series at 'its most potent', or 'uninspired' and 'painfully dull'? The PC Gamer team is divided
LANDS APART Five members of the team weigh in with their thoughts so far.
I thought the new space factory management sim from the creators of Dorfromantik would be just as cosy, but now I'm panicking over my twisted interplanetary production lines
IN A FLAP Star Birds lures you in with cuteness and then puts you to work.
Lights! Camera! Quiz time! How well do you know the weird and not-so-wonderful world of videogame movies?
FILM SCHOOL Test your knowledge of Hollywood's deep well of bad adaptations.
Borderlands 4 live launch coverage: are you ready to loot 30 billion guns?
Live All the launch day news, updates, and reactions in the run up to Gearbox's hotly anticipated sequel.
While we wait for Borderlands 4 to unlock, let's make a definitive ranking of the series' many musical cinematic intros
HEAVY CHOICES From posing on buses to contemplating death in space.
If you've ever wanted a roguelike with clever autobattler build-crafting that also looks like if Jim Henson had a particularly disturbing cheese dream, Flask is the game for you
Applied chemistry Create the perfect homunculus.
Can you identify these videogame factions from just one screenshot? Grind some rep with our latest quiz
GROUP TESTING From gangs to armies to secret societies.
The most exciting new turn-based strategy game of 2025 throws together Jagged Alliance and Warhammer 40,000 in a dark sci-fi sandbox
THREAT LEVEL Menace is an ambitious and brutal procedurally-generated playground.
Under Microsoft, Double Fine has made its weirdest game yet—and this is only the beginning: 'We can take more risks'
KEEP DF WEIRD The studio has "multiple new projects" in development, and Xbox GamePass is the key to its future.
Dinolords blends action RPG combat and RTS battles in a medieval England overrun with dinosaurs, and surprisingly it's even cooler than that sounds
ROAR-SOME 30 minutes of hands-on time reveals surprising depths to this prehistoric playground.
After 30 minutes with Hollow Knight: Silksong, I'm desperate to play another 100 hours of its refined, needle-sharp action
ON POINT Things are looking up, believers.
How well do you know videogame NPCs? Put your memory to the test with our latest quiz
VIP NPCS They may not be the hero, but they deserve to be remembered.
Borderlands 4 has 'more passive perks than all the previous Borderlands combined'—uh, is that a good thing?
NEWS There's around 80 per character.
My most anticipated fantasy tabletop RPG of 2025 is available now, and it's got a free demo in the form of a gorgeous interactive comic
NEWS Legend in the Mist is a refreshing and welcoming take on the hobby's most popular genre.
Remedy is 'unsatisfied' by poor sales of FBC: Firebreak and a tiny PC playerbase, but says 'despite the rocky launch, we believe we have a solid game to build on'
NEWS The majority of the game's money was made through the deals to put it on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, rather than copies sold.
Former BioWare exec Mark Darrah says the team working on the new Mass Effect game should 'scapegoat Veilguard as much as they need to to get what they need'
NEWS "To be frank the Mass Effect team is going to be able to point to The Veilguard and say 'we should steer away from some of these things, because look what happened'."
How much do you know about the universe of Warhammer 40,000? Put your faith in the Emperor to the test with our latest quiz
MODEL STUDENT In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only trivia.
Marathon will be out before March 2026, says Sony CFO—but 'this is not a commitment'
NEWS "We believe this launch will happen."
This bundle of award-winning tabletop RPGs brings together superheroes, Lord of the Rings, Lovecraftian horror, Dragon Age, and more for just $25
NEWS And the winner is...
Finally, a game that makes Marvel superheroes exciting again
MARVELLOUS Marvel Cosmic Invasion's massive roster of playable characters is bursting with personality.
Test your tabletop gaming knowledge with our diabolical Dungeons & Dragons quiz
QUIZZES & QUESTIONS The Trivia Goblin attacks—roll for initiative!
