PC Gamer plays: XCOM, One Finger Death Punch 2, Hades, and Woodwork Simulator By Samuel Roberts, Phil Savage, Malindy Hetfeld, Andy Kelly Now playing Aliens, hell, and birdhouses.
The best management sims on PC By Malindy Hetfeld be the boss A genre about telling others what to do.
Why I love listening to conversations in exploration games By Malindy Hetfeld eavesdropping Getting to know characters through chatter.
PC Gamer plays: Quantum Break, Team Fortress 2, Euro Truck Simulator 2, and Road to Guangdong By Malindy Hetfeld, Phil Savage, Andy Kelly, Jeremy Peel NOW PLAYING What the PC Gamer team has been playing this month.
PC Gamer plays: Destiny 2, Kentucky Route Zero, Elite Dangerous, and Titanfall 2 By Phil Savage, Malindy Hetfeld, Andy Kelly, Jeremy Peel Well played PC Gamer staffers on the games we've been enjoying most recently.
Stealth your way through an acid Western setting in El Hijo By Malindy Hetfeld hide and seek Don't get caught.
Sea of Solitude composer Guy Jackson on how to capture mental health themes in music By Malindy Hetfeld soul music Smooth synths and an underrated bassoon.
The art of creating the perfect first game trailer By Malindy Hetfeld first impressions Trailers find many different ways to show off a game in the best light.
In Other Waters lets you scan the ocean for new life By Malindy Hetfeld go fish Under the sea new life forms are waiting for me.
Tetris Effect review By Malindy Hetfeld Block magic Tetsuya Mizuguchi breathes new life into the classic puzzle game.
Rediscovering the childhood delight of The Curse of Monkey Island By Malindy Hetfeld reinstall Keeping the love for a childhood favourite alive.
Night Call review By Malindy Hetfeld Taxi! In this narrative mystery, a taxi driver's knowledge of his passengers is key to solving a murder.
Eastward takes a trip back to the golden age of Asian RPGs By Malindy Hetfeld pixel perfect Inspired by Akira, Macross, and works by Studio Ghibli.
How quality localisation makes the Yakuza series great By Malindy Hetfeld let's talk Taking a closer look at an underappreciated art.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night review By Malindy Hetfeld Fang fiction Koji Igarashi created a picture perfect homage to his own games.
Total War: Shogun 2 is still beautiful and ambitious in 2019 By Malindy Hetfeld reinstall Command and conquer.
A Plague Tale: Innocence review By Malindy Hetfeld going viral Two siblings face the devastation of 14th century France.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy review By Malindy Hetfeld The Wright Stuff The Ace Attorney Trilogy brings one of the best visual novels to PC.
Way to the Woods follows a deer and her fawn through a post-apocalyptic world By Malindy Hetfeld Fawnout It's all the work of teenage solo developer Anthony Tan.
What The Red Strings Club teaches us about conversation By Malindy Hetfeld Talking heads In the dialogue-heavy cyberpunk game it doesn't just matter what you say, but how you are understood.
Why Stardew Valley needs to be discovered, not beaten By Malindy Hetfeld Relax Playing Stardew Valley to win can ruin it.
Different as they are, Supergiant's games all explore tolerance and the ways we we deal with disaster By Malindy Hetfeld Conflict Supergiant's three games address the struggles of modern societies.