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Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

Tom loves exploring in games, whether it’s going the wrong way in a platformer or burgling an apartment in Deus Ex. His favourite game worlds—Stalker, Dark Souls, Thief—have an atmosphere you could wallop with a blackjack. He enjoys horror, adventure, puzzle games and RPGs, and played the Japanese version of Final Fantasy VIII with a translated script he printed off from the internet. Tom has been writing about free games for PC Gamer since 2012. If he were packing for a desert island, he’d take his giant Columbo boxset and a laptop stuffed with PuzzleScript games.

Latest articles by Tom Sykes

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Unending is the free sequel to excellent roguelike puzzler Ending

By Tom Sykes Published 23 January 20

Free The end isn't nigh.

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Explore the rooftops in free 3D platformer Myrtle Takes The City

By Tom Sykes Published 22 January 20

Free A family friendly Crackdown.

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Death is a matter of paperwork in the free demo for Death and Taxes

By Tom Sykes Published 20 January 20

Free Reaper cheap.

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Solve a festive puzzle in small, free adventure A Good Tree

By Tom Sykes Published 17 January 20

Free See the forest for the trees.

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Form a one-man band in free musical adventure Haunted Garage

By Tom Sykes Published 16 January 20

Free Garage not actually haunted. As far as I know.

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The best Half-Life 2 singleplayer mods

By Tom Sykes Published 15 January 20

Top mods Enjoy new adventures in Valve's classic FPS.

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Fight real-time battles with a deck of cards in free Nethercard Kingdom

By Tom Sykes Published 15 January 20

Free Deck 'em.

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Build a thriving hive in free bee management game Hive Time

By Tom Sykes Published 14 January 20

Free Sugar for my honey.

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Explore a cake-filled underworld in free Metroidvania Satan Loves Cake

By Tom Sykes Published 13 January 20

Free Death by chocolate.

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Biomass is a 2D, sci-fi Soulslike with a hefty free demo

By Tom Sykes Published 6 January 20

Free Biohazard.

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Dig Dug meets Bomberman in free roguelike Holy Smokes

By Tom Sykes Published 3 January 20

Free Boom shake the room.

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Unlock the world with a piece of chalk in free puzzle game Chalkboard

By Tom Sykes Published 13 December 19

Free Chalk and cheers.

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It's all downhill from here in free, turn-based skiing game Alpine Alpaca

By Tom Sykes Published 6 December 19

Free Yes, I said turn-based. Yes, I said alpaca.

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Type your own story in clever free game Fairytiles

By Tom Sykes Published 28 November 19

Free Choose your own adventure.

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Free game Estigma mixes body horror with arcade puzzling action

By Tom Sykes Published 27 November 19

Free A puzzle of flesh.

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Leap between planets in cosmic free puzzle game Starstruck

By Tom Sykes Published 26 November 19

Free Stars in their eyes.

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Bowl a perfect game in the funny, free Alfonzo's Bowling Challenge

By Tom Sykes Published 21 November 19

Free Strike.

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Survive the robocalypse in stealthy free game The Last Resistance

By Tom Sykes Published 15 November 19

Free Tripod classic.

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Everything is an unlock in aptly named free platformer Nothing

By Tom Sykes Published 13 November 19

Free Including music and sound effects.

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Tea is the answer to everything, in life, and in this free visual novel

By Tom Sykes Published 11 November 19

Free Brew can play at that game.

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Summon the old gods with this free eldritch clicking game

By Tom Sykes Published 8 November 19

Free It's r'lyeh quite good.

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The 3rd Night is a free adventure game that evokes classic survival horror

By Tom Sykes Published 7 November 19

Free A night to remember.

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Fight and build in novel free platformer Orudo Taima

By Tom Sykes Published 4 November 19

Free Find a boatload of stuff.

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Take on a deadly monster in free horror adventure Zermatt: Zero

By Tom Sykes Published 23 October 19

Free If Alien had been released for the PC-98.

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Finally, a Metal Gear for nudists: free action game Sabotage

By Tom Sykes Published 18 October 19

Free Naked Snake.

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