Samuel Roberts
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The best open world games
By Robin Valentine last updated
vast travel Looking to escape into a new open world? Check out our expert recommendations.
The best horror games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Updated These are the best horror games you can play on PC.
The best superhero games on PC
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Newt! Mint! Zak! Be the Batman.
The best Lord of the Rings games
By Richard Cobbett, Samuel Roberts last updated
Talking Tolkien The best Lord of the Rings games and other Tolkien adaptations.
The best metroidvania games on PC
By Tom Senior, Samuel Roberts last updated
Bosses A collection of Metroid and Castlevania's most beautiful babies.
What horror game creators think about jump scares
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Boo! Cheap scare or great scare?
The influence of Nintendo on indie games
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Nindies We ask developers about the impact Nintendo has had on their games and the similarities they share.
The superboss remains one of Final Fantasy's most exciting traditions
By Samuel Roberts last updated
GAME OVER Meeting these things is far more thrilling than the zeroes on its HP bar.
The best Star Wars games on PC
By Samuel Roberts last updated
GOOD, good Our favorite Star Wars games, from KOTOR to SWTOR and beyond.
Every Assassin's Creed game, ranked
By Samuel Roberts last updated
In the hood Some filler, some killer.
Gaming's tastiest dystopias
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Food week Ranking nightmarish worlds by the quality of their consumables.
The original Mafia's period detail is what makes the most impact today
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Reinstall Sam Roberts dons his finest pinstripe suit and revisits the city of lost heaven.
Bully showed a Rockstar game could have heart as well as action
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Reinstall Reinstall.
The best and worst boss fights in PC gaming
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Face off The most fun and the most frustrating bosses, from Dark Souls and Undertale to Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Knight.
Why I love Triple Triad in Final Fantasy VIII
By Samuel Roberts last updated
Aces The minigame that's almost as good as the game itself.
The worst Star Wars games on PC
By Samuel Roberts published
Bantha poodoo They can't all be KOTOR.
PC Gamer plays: Slipways, Curse of the Dead Gods, Session, and Hitman 3
By Andy Kelly, Robin Valentine, Natalie Clayton, Samuel Roberts published
Now playing The PCG team trades stories of their latest encounters in videogames.
The best in-game radio stations and TV shows
By Samuel Roberts published
Tune in Picking the best in-universe entertainment.
Sekiro has ruined all other singleplayer games for me
By Samuel Roberts published
Blade Stunner From Software's shinobi action game has permanently changed my tastes, and even pushed me towards competitive multiplayer.
How a spooky game about being alone on a server launched an accidental ARG
By Samuel Roberts published
Dead Server What started as a small Easter egg in No Players Online grew into a fascinating mystery.
Star Wars: Squadrons shows that EA finally understands what PC players want
By Samuel Roberts published
Ace Paying attention to what made '90s Star Wars games so groundbreaking.
The best western games that aren't Red Dead Redemption 2
By Samuel Roberts published
Funforgiven From stick figures to strategy.
PC Gamer plays: XCOM, One Finger Death Punch 2, Hades, and Woodwork Simulator
By Samuel Roberts, Phil Savage, Malindy Hetfeld, Andy Kelly published
Now playing Aliens, hell, and birdhouses.
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