Robert Zak
Robert is a freelance writer and chronic game tinkerer who spends many hours modding games then not playing them, and hiding behind doors with a shotgun in Hunt: Showdown. Wishes to spend his dying moments on Earth scrolling through his games library on a TV-friendly frontend that unifies all PC game launchers.
Latest articles by Robert Zak
This 17-year mod project makes the Pirates of the Caribbean tie-in game one of the best pirate sims around
By Robert Zak published
A pirate's life The sun never sets on New Horizons.
PC Gamer plays: Endless Legend, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Catastronauts
By Robert Zak, Robin Valentine, Andy Kelly, Jeremy Peel published
Now Playing Stories from the games that are occupying our time.
Curse of Anabelle is a horror dabbling with demonology and occultism
By Robert Zak published
Wield an ancient grimoire to banish demons in this occult first-person spooker.
John Wick Hex review
By Robert Zak published
Wick-ed good An elegant tactical puzzler that captures the pace and action of the movies.
The Surge 2 review
By Robert Zak published
A solid scrap Strap on some industrial hardware and make limbs fly.
Headspun review
By Robert Zak published
Brain Drain Manage the head offices of a broken mind.
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw review
By Robert Zak published
Fistful of Credits Rebel Galaxy Outlaw makes up in style what it lacks in depth.
Conan Unconquered is a brutal survival twist on the RTS genre
By Robert Zak published
Sponsored Sponsored: Shore up your defences and prepare for onslaught in Petroglyph’s survival strategy game
Layers of Fear 2 review
By Robert Zak published
Drear factor Heavy on references and old-style scares, this sequel lacks its own horror identity.
Hands-on with Control, Remedy's most ambitious game yet
By Robert Zak published
Stranger things The Alan Wake developer's latest is strange, compelling and visually inventive.
Genesis Alpha One review
By Robert Zak published
lost in space In its voyage to the stars, Genesis Alpha One gets waylaid in some empty place in between.
Kenshi review
By Robert Zak published
From zero to... Become a ruler, a nomad, or a frustrated nobody in Kenshi
Just Cause 4 review
By Robert Zak published
'Splosion man Avalanche's latest has enough new hooks and tethers to keep up the adrenaline… just.
Dreadnought review
By Robert Zak published
cruiser control Command massive cosmic warships in this free-to-play game.
Battlefield 5's singleplayer offers surprisingly fresh perspectives on World War II
By Robert Zak published
Front lines Hands-on with War Stories.
Endless Space 2 is cruising along nicely after the Vaulters expansion and post-launch updates
By Robert Zak published
Spacebound Checking in with Amplitude's 4X sequel, eight months later.
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