Peter Molyneux's Magic Carpet was a game of violent chess, and a true one-off By Ed Ricketts published 21 May 23 From the Archives In this classic feature, Ed Ricketts beats the dust off Magic Carpet and takes it for a spin.
Pathologic's ambition and atmosphere made it easy to praise, but hard to enjoy By Quintin Smith published 7 May 23 From the Archives In this classic feature, Quintin Smith re-reads the grubby entrails of cult survival mystery Pathologic.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is still a great immersive sim By Andy Kelly last updated 31 July 22 Reinstall It's time to don those shades again.
FEAR's goofy mix of Japanese horror and extravagant action was a PC gaming miracle By James Davenport published 26 October 20 Reinstall The terrifying appeal of ghost kids knows no bounds.
Revisiting Deus Ex, Ion Storm’s classic cyberpunk RPG By Andy Kelly published 22 June 20 Reinstall "Even if the visuals don’t hold up, the game definitely still does."
Mafia 2's Empire Bay is still one of PC gaming's greatest cities By Andy Kelly published 27 May 20 Reinstall This crime epic is still worth playing today.
The Dig is a weird LucasArts adventure dreamed up by Steven Spielberg By Andy Kelly published 15 May 20 Reinstall Revisiting the cult '90s sci-fi epic.
Total War: Shogun 2 is still beautiful and ambitious By Malindy Hetfeld published 27 May 19 reinstall Command and conquer.
Let's remember how great Sins of a Solar Empire was By Jim Rossignol published 14 March 19 From the archives Sometimes, you just have to watch your planet burn.
Revisiting Audiosurf reminds me that no one owns music in 2019 By Philippa Warr published 4 March 19 Reinstall Making tracks out of tracks.
If only there were more games like Star Wars: Republic Commando By Alec Meer published 22 February 19 Reinstall "It makes me feel like a soldier more than anything else…"
World of Goo is still magnificent By Philippa Warr published 2 January 19 reinstall Dealing with a load of balls.
Solving crimes against the clock in The Dame Was Loaded By Andy Kelly published 22 November 18 Reinstall An FMV adventure where the clock is always ticking.
I still wish Spore was good, but played today it's a slog By Philippa Warr published 1 November 18 reinstall From primordial ooze to space-faring crews.
Thief 2014 wasn't a great Thief game, but it was a decent burglary sim By Rick Lane published 28 August 18 Reinstall There are a few things to love about Eidos Montreal's reboot.
More than a decade on, does Bioshock still hold up? By Philippa Warr published 31 July 18 Reinstall Returning to Rapture.
Why I love the focused structure of Batman: Arkham Asylum By Andy Kelly published 9 March 18 bad manors Rocksteady's spectacular setting is still great today.
Enslaved was a one-of-a-kind post-apocalyptic epic By Andy Kelly published 16 January 18 Reinstall Revisiting Ninja Theory's first PC game.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is still a brilliant murder sim By Chris Thursten published 21 November 17 reinstall The boot is as mighty as the sword in Arkane's splendid combat game.
Fallout: New Vegas revisited: the most authentic 3D Fallout game By Andy Kelly published 3 November 17 Reinstall Revisiting Obsidian's much-loved 2010 RPG.