Latest articles by Shaun Prescott
Good news, Stardew Valley enthusiasts: the 1.7 update will make children 'a little more interesting' and add two new marriage candidates
News Kids are currently boring, apparently.
Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe
News Obsidian's choice-driven first-person RPGs aren't hitting their lofty sales targets.
To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread
News I'm happy about all these things.
Controversial PS2 survival horror Rule of Rose absolutely deserves a remake or re-release, but Bloober Team isn't doing it
News Stand down, horror sickos.
A pioneering PC survival horror trilogy is going free-to-keep on GOG, so maybe you can look past the early '90s jank
News Alone in the Dark will take some adjustments for newcomers, but it's a relic worth revisiting.
Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 2, 2026)
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
Cairn review: A gripping 'strand-game' about the limits of the body
Hang tight Siphons the rage out of navigation puzzlers like Death Stranding and Baby Steps, resulting in prickly but approachable climbing.
Nioh 3 just got a Steam demo, and given Team Ninja's history I'm surprised how well it runs on my aging rig
News Team Ninja is not known for its brilliant PC ports.
The best free PC games
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.
One of the strangest point 'n' click adventures of the '90s is getting a modern 'restoration' for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century
News The Dark Eye is based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and features the voice work of William Burroughs.
Terraria's ginormous, 3 years in the making 1.4.5 update is live—a full 15 years after the game was deemed finished
News They won't let go of the little sidescrolling survival game that could.
Bluey, the inescapable Australian cartoon dog, is getting official Minecraft DLC
News Prepare for hide and seek and unhinged whimsy.
Finally, another Armored Core instalment just surprise dropped on Steam, but you'll need to have the patience of a saint to play it
News It's not Armored Core 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, or any of their offshoots, for the record.
Fable reboot devs aren't trying to make a Lionhead game, but one important hallmark will carry over because 'kicking chickens is classic Fable'
News Is it right, or is it wrong, to kick a chicken?
As Ubisoft struggles to get games out the door, it's investing even more into generative AI
News Amid layoffs and cancellations, the publisher plans to up the ante on AI.
One of the best (and oddest) blockbuster shooters of 2019 is $4 on Steam at the moment
News Control is going for next-to-nothing ahead of its sequel.
Mewgenics will have 280 Steam achievements at launch, in case you were wondering how huge the Binding of Isaac successor is going to be
News Warning: new time suck incoming.
Marathon's full voice cast includes talent from Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Red Dead Redemption and loads more
News It's an all-Starr cast.
PSA - If you want a copy of the original Yakuza 3 PC remaster without also paying for 6 other games, you'd better snap it up soon
News It'll only be available as a bundle once Yakuza 3 Kiwami releases on February 12.
Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 19, 2026)
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
Resident Evil Requiem was originally a tense, stealth-oriented horror starring only Leon, before the team went back to the drawing board: 'People wouldn't want to see a timid Leon'
Capcom is combining all the different intensities of Resi into one game.
The studio behind the best metroidvania of 2021 has a new game coming out next month—and I'm dropping everything to play it
News Sorry everything else.
The JRPG veteran responsible for Persona and Megami Tensei is working on a 'school life RPG' with the Neptunia series studio
News Kouji Okada is joined by two other Atlus veterans.
