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NewsSintopia, the management sim that smashes together Dungeon Keeper and Black & White, will stand before Steam's pearly gates for judgment in April
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NewsForgotten FPS sequel Heretic 2 gets a 'reverse-engineered sourceport' that fixes bugs, improves the framerate and adds 'lots of cosmetic improvements'
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NewsLawn Mowing Simulator 2 takes to Kickstarter with the lushest virtual grass I've ever seen
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DesignerAll Creatures of Sonaria codes for March 2026: Appearance Tokens and materials
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Hold fireAll Roblox Rivals codes and how to redeem them
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Pet friendlyAll Build a Zoo codes and how to redeem them
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NewsZero Parades devs knew they didn't want to make another cop game after Disco Elysium: 'How people think of the police these days, it's a bit different'
By Wes Fenlon Published 7 Comments
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NewsForgotten FPS sequel Heretic 2 gets a 'reverse-engineered sourceport' that fixes bugs, improves the framerate and adds 'lots of cosmetic improvements'
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newsPUBG: Blindspot is closing after less than 2 months of early access
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Third wheelOut of all of Crimson Desert's baffling design decisions, its playable trio might be the worst offender
By Mollie Taylor Published 17 Comments -
Crystal clearAll active Where Winds Meet codes and how to redeem them
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FreebiesZenless Zone Zero codes for March 2026
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NewsStranger than Heaven is Yakuza except set between 1915 and 1965 in five different cities—including Kamurocho
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newsHades 2 trailer teases a new steamy scene that will be added with 'bonus content and quality-of-life improvements' in an update next month
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Prep for PywelCrimson Desert guide: Tips, puzzle solutions, bosses, and confusing UI explained
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NewsPragmata's devs created human-made AI slop to mimic the 'uncanny feel' of LLM art
By Elie Gould Published
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Adventure
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rabbit holeA $5 Wikipedia-like mystery game consumed me for 2 straight hours as I dug for clues about a little town and its big weird tree
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NewsDispatch's character and concept artist was picked up on ArtStation 'as a last resort', a temporary solution 'to get us through the pitch phase', before defining the entire game's artstyle
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NewsDispatch doesn't let you derail conversations with blank, vacant stares because 'less than 1%' of players ever chose to stay silent in Telltale games
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News'We are definitely not doing QTEs', said Dispatch's creative director before doing QTEs: 'We just needed it to not suck'
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NewsDispatch directors chose their animators because they'd made a 'really cool apple juice commercial'
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NewsMaking Dispatch was motivated by 'a mix of arrogance and stupidity,' its creative directors say
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newsOne of my favorite Daedalic point-and-click adventures is free on Steam, and a pile of others have been marked way down
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NewsCopyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie's Bustle offline, until now
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NewsMore than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an '80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed
By Christopher Livingston Published 34 Comments
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Battle Royale
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newsFortnite producer asks for patience as developers 'pick up the pieces' after massive layoffs: 'We cannot even fully understand what kind of impacts this will have on the game for the rest of the year and likely beyond'
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NewsFortnite's new Peak skin costs almost 3 times as much as the indie game it's based on: 'That's actually a slap in the face to the Peak developers'
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NewsFortnite players revolt over V-Bucks changes as Epic devs appeal for calm: 'Paying the bills frees up our teams to continue driving stories and building stuff you love'
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NewsFortnite: Save the World, the game that spawned Epic's money-printing battle royale, is going free-to-play after nearly a decade
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newsFortnite's V-Bucks are about to get more expensive because 'the cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot'
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New balanceFortnite's Chapter 7 loot pool is a blueprint for battle royale going forward: balanced, lethal, and flexible
By Samuel Horti Published -
Skill issueFortnite's no-aim-required lock-on assault rifle is an all-time stinker, and I hope Epic vaults it into oblivion
By Samuel Horti Published -
Drop inFortnite Chapter 7 map guide: Where to land, boss locations, mythics and hot-air balloons
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Super looterAfter a massive shake-up of Fortnite's loot pool, what's the best weapon and loadout?
By Samuel Horti Last updated
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Board Game
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NewsActual-play series Dimension 20 is partnering with White Wolf for a Vampire: The Masquerade show
By Jody Macgregor Published -
Keep rollin'All free Monopoly Go Dice Links for March 2026
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NewsGames Workshop just announced a book of 'insightful ork quotes' called Words of Waaagh
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NewsBlood Bowl creator Jervis Johnson agrees with Games Workshop's AI ban, says 'it allows you to be a bit lazy and not put in the effort'
By Jody Macgregor Published 14 Comments -
NewsMy next love after D&D, Pathfinder 2e, has a Fanatical bundle selling over $450's worth of books for around $15
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newsThe Darkest Dungeon board game fiasco is finally over, and as expected it's ended in tears: 'Mythic Games is no longer able to manufacture or deliver' it, Red Hook says, so it's giving away the game files to all backers
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NewsWarhammer World, Games Workshop's pub-slash-hobby store celebrating the venerable wargame, is coming to the US
By Justin Wagner Published -
Not to jinx itThe League of Legends trading card game is surprisingly good because it embraces the best trends in card games
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NEWSGodzilla is stomping his way into the world of tabletop RPGs, with a new game from three legendary Warhammer designers
By Robin Valentine Published
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Card Game
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NewsMega Crit responds to the panic over Slay the Spire 2's 1st balance pass, saying these changes are 'the first of many': 'No change is necessarily permanent'
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newsVampire Crawlers, the 'Turbo Wildcard' Vampire Survivors spinoff, is coming in April
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News'Even though I threw out my back from overworking, I'm feeling high in spirits': Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week
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Let's TalkPlaying Slay the Spire 2 and Esoteric Ebb on my ROG Ally all weekend turned me into a happy lump of swaddled gamer joy
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PathfinderWhat does the Golden Compass do in Slay the Spire 2?
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newsPlease send help: We can't stop opening packs in Wikigacha, a browser-based card game where you collect Wikipedia articles like 'List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members' or 'Bariatric Surgery'
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newsSlay the Spire 2 dev compared it to unexciting 'chicken noodle soup' before its extraordinary launch, but it turns out people really, really like their soup
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news'It's kind of like you're a butcher': Hundreds of Slay the Spire 2 card ideas were cut during development in an 'incredibly destructive process'
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Turtles Together StrongTurtle Team-Up turns Magic: The Gathering into a chill co-op game so you don't have to beat your friends and feel bad about it
By Jody Macgregor Published
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City Builder
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Vis MajorIf you think the citizens in city builders are grumpy and needy, try pleasing a bunch of jealous Roman gods
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NewsBeaver-themed city-builder Timberborn has gnawed its way out of early access, and surprise! It has Factorio-style automation now
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NewsYou can play Cities: Skylines for free this weekend, ahead of the launch of its first expansion in 2 years
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NewsCities: Skylines 2's new developer celebrates the occasion with a debut patch all about death, making citizens pop their clogs around the clock and removing immortality in easy mode: 'Previously, about 80% of them never died of old age'
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Timberborn gets a 1.0 release date and new 'lore trailer' showing some very thirsty beavers
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NewsCities: Skylines 2's new developer breaks cover on its plans for the sequel's future, revealing a patch that will include changes players 'have been requesting for a long time'
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News'Brutally honest' city builder Microlandia gets brutally honest crime simulation: 'It's a spectrum of consequences that can become a death spiral every single day'
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NewsManor Lords' dev is experimenting with a new trading system that allows for 'deliberate economic strategies', including establishing monopolies on resources
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pretty cityThe city builders of 2026 will let us build in some wild places, including a Pokémon-style world filled with collectible creatures
By Christopher Livingston Published
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FPS
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FOV 90The FPS skybox is underappreciated, so let's appreciate some
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NewsOverwatch reveals that only 32% of players stayed loyal to Winston until the end: 'You are not to be trusted'
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TWIBBorderlands 4 weekly update and latest patch notes
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Black MarketWhere is Maurice’s Black Market location in Borderlands 4 this week?
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Golden KeyAll Borderlands 4 Shift codes and how to redeem them
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newsAlien Deathstorm is the very real title of the new 'action horror game' coming from Atomfall developer Rebellion
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Access DeniedHow to increase your Cryo Archive Security Clearance Level in Marathon
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Escape ArtistHow to extract from Cryo Archive in Marathon
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NewsExtraction shooter Sand delayed from March as Ukrainian developer cites 'a difficult few months' with 'severe power outages and air alert disruptions'
By Christopher Livingston Published
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Fighting
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NewsStreet Fighter 6's new DLC character is into incest, and somehow Capcom is making the whole thing even weirder
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NewsTekken 8 devs promise better after latest patch, but fans are in full doom mode
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news'Evo is dead': Major fighting game tournament is now wholly owned by Saudi megaproject Qiddiya, promises 'traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged'
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'Our team is still fully committed and working hard on 2XKO' says Riot as it announces two new characters days after mass layoff announcement
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NewsThe best Smash Bros.-like on Steam just added a character who can shop for items and go fishing in the middle of a match, in case you thought fighting games were too one-note
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NewsTeam Ninja is working on a new Dead or Alive fighting game after half a decade in hibernation
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Great expectationsI don't understand what Riot wants from 2XKO
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newsRiot lays off 2XKO developers less than three weeks after release: 'Overall momentum hasn't reached the level needed to support a team of this size'
By Andy Chalk Published 27 Comments -
newsAfter a disastrous year, Tekken 8 says it's going 'back to basics' for Season 3
By Mollie Taylor Published
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Horror
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newsGet every Frictional horror game ever made—Penumbra, Amnesia, and SOMA—for just $15 in this screamingly good bundle
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Dead goodDead By Daylight codes for March 2026
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Haunted HolidayPhasmophobia events and updates for 2026: Easter, Halloween, and holiday haunts
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Fine &All active Dandy's World codes in March 2026 and how to redeem them in Roblox
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NewsNow you can play Resident Evil Requiem in VR if that's a thing you want for some reason
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NewsNow you can replace Resident Evil Requiem's product-placement Porsche with a drivable hamburger
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newsHoarder is what happens when a Darkwood co-creator makes a cleaning simulator: Your job is to clean the abyss and 'no one is coming to save you'
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NewsDead by Daylight's new K-pop chapter doesn't add a new killer, but it does sound like one more step towards a healthier game: 'It's a bit of a trial'
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newsResident Evil Requiem actor had to spend '2 to 3 minutes' audibly dying during her audition, while the casting director threw out surprise instructions: 'Now a zombie has bitten your left leg'
By Andy Chalk Published
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Life Sim
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News'There are no leaks', says Stardew Valley creator, taking a hammer to the rumour mill
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NEWSStardew Valley farmer takes advice from AI, ends up brewing 136 useless bottles of rice juice
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Sweets ScienceHaunted Chocolatier: all the key details on the followup to Stardew Valley
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News'Sims don't plan anything' says former Sims 4 developer, though he always wanted to program them to: 'it's always shot down, rightfully so'
By Lauren Morton Published -
News'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do'
By Lauren Morton Published -
Castle KeysAll Disney Dreamlight Valley codes and how to redeem them
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NewsStardew Valley and Wordle sure do make for a cute combination in this daily guessing game on the farm sim's crops
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♥️All about Sandy: Stardew Valley gift guide, schedule, and events
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newsThe Sims announces a Creation Club-style Marketplace and Maker program enabling content creators to sell their work directly to players
By Andy Chalk Published
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MMO
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newsPro World of Warcraft player disconnects mid-fight because he forgot to renew his subscription before Midnight's world first race: 'I actually bought a WoW token, I forgot to use it'
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NewsNeuralink patient raiding in World of Warcraft after only 100 days of having the implant installed calls it 'pure magic… exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed'
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NewsFinal Fantasy 14's Japanese age rating gets a bump, and it's all because of screenshots
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MORE THAN MIDWorld of Warcraft: Midnight review: A brilliantly strong start with a few dents to buff out.
By Harvey Randall Published -
NewsWoW player finds out it costs 25 gold more for them per dungeon to use their mitigation
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newsInfamous World of Warcraft guild exploits its way to a world first in new Midnight raid until Blizzard says its instant 300 million damage doesn't count
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Like It's 1999EverQuest Legends is classic EverQuest, but for people who don't have time for MMOs anymore
By Russell Adderson Published 36 Comments -
NewsCult online action RPG Marvel Heroes, after more than eight years offline, has player-run servers at last
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NewsThat Dragon Quest MMO still isn't coming to the west, but it is getting a Gemini-powered AI slime companion
By Justin Wagner Published
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MOBA
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NewsDeadlock's latest update brings some huge movement buffs like jumping mid slide and 30% increased air control—it's a lot cooler than it sounds
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newsAfter deciding to make a MOBA, Quantic Dream also decides to release it at the same time as the Marathon server slam, the first Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest, and the Steam Next Fest
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FACTSEvery Deadlock hero and all abilities
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NewsLeague of Legends might be adding public voice chat—and as someone with a combined 2,655 hours in Dota 2 and Deadlock, I can safely say: Oh no
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NewsDeadlock's snazziest rich boy, Apollo, gets struck down by a bunch of nerfs after terrorising matches: 'Yoshi took him out back'
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LOCKED AWAYI'm sad Deadlock is 'just' a MOBA—not because I don't like them, but because I'm in love with Valve's lore and characters enough to want any other game instead
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NewsAll of Deadlock's new heroes are now released—but please, pity the poor schmuck that spent anywhere between 252-378 hours pouring votes into Celeste, who came second to last
By Harvey Randall Published -
NewsValve isn't putting Gordon Freeman into any new games, so Deadlock modders have taken matters into their own hands
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NewsDeadlock releases the 5th hero in its new 6-hero lineup—Celeste, a floaty carnival performer with an ultimate that gives me war flashbacks to Dota 2
By Harvey Randall Published
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Puzzle
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Purr-fectOragnized Inside is the perfect follow-up to Unpacking and A Little to the Left, as you trail a stray cat around town and tidy up as you go
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NewsThe creator of Stephen's Sausage Roll has released a new puzzle-platformer where you play as an egg, in the latest example of a developer fallen to the sunny side
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Rise and shineI'm celebrating Spring by helping a little frog wake up from hibernation in the cosy puzzle game Walk the Frog
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Buddy SystemAn hour of puzzle-solving in the quirky world of Big Walk is the most fun I've had in co-op in ages
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NewsYou can play Big Walk before launch, but only if you take a big walk to the publisher's office to play it in person
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NewsHuman Fall Flat, which is bizarrely one of the best-selling games of all time, gets a Viking-themed map featuring Dave the Diver for some reason
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GuideBlue Prince foundation elevator: how to use it
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house callBlue Prince tips: 10 useful tricks for mastering the mysterious mansion
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newsYou might think hidden object games aren't cool, but that's only because you haven't tried the Find My Frogs: Branches demo yet
By Andy Chalk Published
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RPG
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NewsZero Parades devs knew they didn't want to make another cop game after Disco Elysium: 'How people think of the police these days, it's a bit different'
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newsPath of Exile's richest player and item trading kingpin gets banned and pleads with Grinding Gear Games to restore 'more than 1,500 items, some of which can't ever be recreated': 'This is the worst day of my life'
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WishmasterNext and current banners in Genshin Impact
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High TideNext and current banners in Wuthering Waves
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This legendary Baldur's Gate 3 exploit has taken my latest solo Durge run to a new level of immersion and god-tier power
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NewsAstarion's actor from Baldur's Gate 3 has dodged similar roles: 'Repetition breeds stagnation'
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Code lootAll Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Shift codes and how to redeem them
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Free keysBorderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
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All aboardHonkai: Star Rail codes for March 2026
By Sean Martin Last updated
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RTS
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NewsDawn of War 4 playtesters want the combat to take longer because of how much they enjoy watching it
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NewsAge of Empires 2: Definitive Edition gets yet another massive update adding a new line of warships and 'significant changes' to naval mechanics
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NewsStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition gets a massive update introducing Steam Workshop support, 10 new maps, and a 10-mission cooperative campaign
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NewsDawn of War 4's combat director goes even further than the original game's sync-kill animations: 'I don't think any RTS has really done anything like this in the past'
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NewsTotal War: Warhammer 40,000 surpasses Steam wishlist milestone, with over 1 million people ready to fight for their dessicated corpse of an Emperor
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NewsThe original Dawn of War games have 109 new Steam achievements after 20 years—if you have the definitive edition, at least
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NewsI'm escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism: A fanmade browser version of the best Command & Conquer
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NewsPromising RTS Dinolords, which is basically Age of Empires with dinosaurs, is getting a closed alpha playtest that you can join later this month
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newsDawn of War 4's 'guiding star' was the first in the series, but 'you're not trying to recreate the old game, you try to recreate the feeling'
By Justin Wagner Published
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NewsZero Parades devs knew they didn't want to make another cop game after Disco Elysium: 'How people think of the police these days, it's a bit different'
By Wes Fenlon Published 7 Comments -
newsGet every Frictional horror game ever made—Penumbra, Amnesia, and SOMA—for just $15 in this screamingly good bundle
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stay aliveThe best survival games on PC
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