Robin Valentine
Formerly the editor of PC Gamer magazine (and the dearly departed GamesMaster), Robin combines years of experience in games journalism with a lifelong love of PC gaming. First hypnotised by the light of the monitor as he muddled through Simon the Sorcerer on his uncle’s machine, he’s been a devotee ever since, devouring any RPG or strategy game to stumble into his path. Now he's channelling that devotion into filling this lovely website with features, news, reviews, and all of his hottest takes.
Latest articles by Robin Valentine
![A stained glass window depicting people in Hell.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XjpJABXjHXQg9o9NKRqRUW-320-80.jpg)
A TikToker is trying to deliberately make the worst videogame of all time—and now they're trapped in a hell of their own making
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Unskippable dialogue, an auto-scrolling escort mission, and a dog that explodes into ants when you pet it.
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Steam's 2023 GOTY nominations are extremely weird, and I guess that's your fault
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Maybe democracy doesn't work after all.
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Game of the Year 2023: Baldur's Gate 3
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Celebrating Larian's masterpiece.
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Best Story 2023: Alan Wake 2
By Jacob Ridley published
The Gotys Remedy's sequel kept us guessing.
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Best Adventure 2023: Star Wars Jedi – Survivor
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys Respawn improves on Fallen Order in almost every way.
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Best Design 2023: Dave the Diver
By Fraser Brown published
The Gotys An absurd chocolate box of systems—it shouldn't work, but in Dave the Diver it does.
![An undead wizard with a collection of books.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fRSDspBndDUMaoXXTF62e-320-80.jpg)
It's much easier than you think to become a Dungeon Master for D&D and other tabletop RPGs—and have a blast doing it
By Robin Valentine published
DM IT Learning how to DM doesn't need to be a struggle.
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Best Ongoing Game 2023: Warhammer 40,000 – Darktide
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys After last year's rocky launch, Fatshark's co-op FPS had a great 2023.
![A distorted room in Viewfinder.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o87aa4tM23x6oqqPmHVF3B-320-80.png)
2023's best puzzle game is a delightful box of magic tricks and optical illusions
By Robin Valentine published
With a reality-warping camera and a barrage of ingenious strangeness, Viewfinder surprised me like nothing else this year.
![Chaotic, endgame scene on the grassy level](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PzcTNdRVjKGi3oYnARkYdh-320-80.jpg)
Great moments in PC gaming: Reaching the DPS singularity in Vampire Survivors
By Robin Valentine published
Thriving Turn the tide on the monsters, and become a god of destruction.
![A space pilot in their cockpit in Starfield.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jyeBKH9c8X6HRK97vDv2iB-320-80.jpg)
PC gaming's biggest disappointments of 2023
By Robin Valentine published
LAME OF THE YEAR Let me down gently.
![Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmYEhFa8zmhtDTfADVHy9X-320-80.png)
The loop begins again as Alan Wake 2 launches a New Game Plus mode featuring a new difficulty, extra videos and manuscript pages, and a whole new ending
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS We're never getting out of the Dark Place.
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Our 5 least likely predictions for GTA 6
By Robin Valentine published
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE What do you think, will that alligator be playable?
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With its new game, Hello Games is literally promising the world. Is the developer of No Man's Sky about to make the same disastrous mistakes all over again?
By Robin Valentine published
HELLO AGAIN Sean Murray's grand reveal of follow-up Light No Fire feels like the start of a painful history repeating itself.
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Hello Games' grand follow-up to No Man's Sky, Light No Fire, is an open world the size of the actual Earth
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS The ambitious pitch for near-endless fantasy adventure is thrilling—but a bit of caution is warranted, to say the least.
![A mimic, a creature in Baldur's Gate 3, lurches in ambush at the player - a box with razor teeth and a putrid tongue.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMn4E3WafhRhniCFfa9dzG-320-80.png)
A timeline of PC Gamer's favourite Baldur's Gate 3 secrets and rare dialogues—from bad tattoos to vampire tantrums
By Harvey Randall published
SEEK YOUR SECRETS In case it's not obvious: spoilers ahead.
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Part two of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's big free expansion comes this month, featuring a new mission, injectable magic potions, and… a foldable shovel?
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS One last major update before the holidays.
![A first-person view of a high speed race in Deathgrip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwboxcZtfsULL7MZwcGzHB-320-80.png)
Deathgrip's take on podracing keeps you riding the line between hyper-speed victory and dying in a fiery explosion
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS And there's a free demo you can try right now.
![The heroes running from a giant demon monster in Demonschool.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSDmi6KGY7DnQA6vtPYojM-320-80.png)
Demonschool's movement-based demon battles are shaping up to be the most interesting turn-based combats of 2024
By Robin Valentine published
Persona meets Into the Breach meets… chess?
![A bustling town in SteamWorld Build.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VJT8u4JFisqJWhVHMHrvAM-320-80.jpg)
SteamWorld Build review: A charming but very brief city builder with a clever Dungeon Keeper twist.
By Robin Valentine published
LOSING STEAM A clever combination of city building and Dungeon Keeper-like excavation, but just a little too slight and sedate for its own good.
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Take advantage of these Cyber Monday board game deals, and spend some time away from your PC for once
By Robin Valentine last updated
Tabletop gaming has never been more vibrant and fun, and you'll be surprised how cheap it is to get into.
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Take it from someone who's been roleplaying for 20 years: these are the best discounts on D&D and other tabletop RPGs this Cyber Monday
By Robin Valentine last updated
Whether you're looking to get started with D&D, pick up a new adventure, or try something totally different, I've got you covered.
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Let's be honest with ourselves, the official Xbox and PlayStation gamepads are the only ones worth worrying about—and you can get both for a great price this week
By Robin Valentine published
When you can get an Xbox controller for $40 or a PlayStation DualSense for $49, there's no reason to look at third party options.