Slay the Spire gets the best Christmas present a deckbuilder could ask for: a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam nearly 7 years after release
News Slay bells jingling.
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Arc Raiders dev on art style, player feedback and the game's "10 year plan" | Developer debrief
Arc Raiders is redefining the extraction shooter after a successful 2025 launch. We sat down with Embark Studios' Art Director Robert Sammelin to discuss the art style of the game, how Embark implements player feedback, and what the future holds in store for Arc Raiders.
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Divinity: Larian Studios on their most ambitious RPG yet | Developer debrief
After setting a new bar for RPGs with Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios is working on a new Divinity game, set to be their biggest and most ambitious project yet. At the 2025 Game Awards, we caught up with Swen Vincke, CEO of Larian Studios, Adam Smith, Writing Director, and Chrystal Ding, Lead Writer about the game's announcement, what players can expect, and how far through development they are.
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We tested Valve's NEW hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller | Critical Rig
Valve has announced three new pieces of Steam hardware: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and a new Steam Controller. PC Gamer's Jacob Ridley was invited out to Valve HQ in Washington to try them out.
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We need to talk about Katamari Damacy
The wacky world of Katamari Damacy has been gracing our screens since 2004 now, but what exactly is it? And why is it's first mainline release after 14 years so significant? This week, I want to talk to you about all things Once Upon a Katamari, and maybe we can keep rolling together.
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FEAR: Still as iconic 20 years later? | Why We Play
Time to switch off the lights, turn up the volume and revisit one of gaming's most iconic horror shooters: F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon, which turned 20 in October. Released in 2005, we take a look back at what made Monolith Productions' heart-pounding FPS special, delving into the films that influenced it, the electrifying combat, and its innovative approach to AI.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has an identity crisis
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 being released is an achievement in itself. With one of the most disruptive development journeys that a game has ever had, this sequel to such a cult classic had a lot to live up to. PCG's Fraser Brown is here to tell you his thoughts on what is good about the game, where its strengths lie and which aspects left him wanting more.
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Welcome to the FPS vibe shift
CHANGE At the end of 2025, it's clear that casual shooters are back in a big way.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard of 2025
Gear of the year Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.
Counterfeit Monkey is so magnificent a text adventure that I'm convinced the puzzle genre went wrong when it added graphics
Word up The power of the written word can quite literally change nations in this sci-fi masterpiece.
A psychic baby and whacky control scheme undersell the mundane brilliance of one of my favourite games this year
🏆 It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025
Gear of the year It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.
I spent 2025 digging through all the word game roguelikes flooding Steam to see if any could capture Balatro’s magic—here are the highly scientific results
BAD-LATRO? Sweet spell of success?
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What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.
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007 First Light: All the key details on IO Interactive's upcoming stealth action game
Icebreaker Agent 47 walked so 007 could run.
Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems
Future Proof We're still waiting on a GTA 6 PC release date.
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Fortnite's Chapter 7 map guide: Where to land, boss locations, mythics and hot-air balloons
Drop in Glide your way to victory with the hottest drop spots.
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My fave piece of PC gaming tech to launch this year was the softest kind of hardware there is
Gear of the Year Yes, a humble mouse pad.
Are you a proper Sims buff? See if you can name all 97 expansion, game, and stuff packs in our quiz!
Sim-ple With 25 years' worth of paid add-ons, just how many of them do you actually remember?
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar taught me that farming simulators don't have to follow the same routine to be just as fun as Stardew Valley this year
🏆 Clocking out of my 9-5 and clocking into my 5-9.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best SSD of 2025
Gear of the year I see three SSD queens before me—but which one will take the crown home?
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2025
Gear of the year It's been a varied year for handhelds, with all three of the top models being from different manufacturers.
I know I'll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn't ask for more money
Gear of the Year Let's give it up for affordable all-in-one liquid coolers.
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Edition is the absolute gold standard of remasters
🏆 No, really: Look at you, hacker.
Learn more than you ever wanted to know about the weird world of Santa games on Steam in our Christmas quiz!
🎅 Ho ho ho... No, no, no!
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming laptop of 2025
Gear of the year With a whole new generation of mobile GPUs, and some sleek new designs, this has been a great year for gaming laptops. But who's the winner?
Three shining examples of brilliant PC game development in 2025
Best dev …and three not-so-shining examples. Oh dear.
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Fallout Season 2 Episode 2 recap: 'Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter'
Recap The Golden Rule.
I plugged 12 game names into Google Translate and kept hitting go—how many can you guess the original title of?
Lost in translation Fancy a game of Terrible Problem?
In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp
Park ranger It turns out that a small community garden offers more compelling adventures than a magical island or a capitalist nightmare.
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Uh-oh, I think I'm finally all gacha'd out
Waifu'd out Maybe you can have too much of a good thing.
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