Feature: Code Force played Distant Worlds 2 for us, and the signal is strong
This is "Distant Worlds rebuilt from the ground up," says co-designer Erik Rutins
-
-
Feature: Project Zomboid showed me that 11 years of The Walking Dead was useless
Just waiting for my peaceful time skip
-
-
Feature: Midnight Ghost Hunt is a beautifully silly Prop Hunt revival
Paranormal pranktivity
-
-
-
Supporters only: Moons Of Ardan is a vibes-based space colony game
Purple people yeeters
-
Feature: Total War: Warhammer 3's campaign is packed with new and chaotic ideas
Eight hours with the Ruinous Powers
-
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is one of the most popular games on Steam
Latest iteration of classic TCG is a megahit
-
The Electronic Wireless Show episode 170: the best houses to live in in games special
Great fixer upper opportunities
News
-
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is one of the most popular games on Steam
Latest iteration of classic TCG is a megahit
-
Hitman 3 has 50% negative reviews on Steam
Mostly because of the price
-
Blizzard lead Mike Ybarra says top priority is to "rebuild your trust"
Details changes within troubled studio
-
-
Monster Hunter Rise fixes save bug which made it unplayable for some
Get in and hunt that monst
-
Raven Software QA workers are unionising, keeping Activision Blizzard's week lively
A majority of QA workers at the CoD: Warzone studio are united
-
Blood Bowl 3 ditches plans for early access, will run beta instead
Now headed straight to a full launch later this year
-
Fates Of Ort is a clever action RPG mashup
My son is also named Ort
-
Xbox boss wants to revive old Activision Blizzard games like Hexen and King's Quest
Because the past isn't allowed to be over
-
Steam Deck's game compatibility reviews have started to roll out
Deck Stranding confirmed
Supporter funded articles
-
Moons Of Ardan is a vibes-based space colony game
Purple people yeeters
If I ever achieve immortality, there might be time to sit down and work out exactly why some building games grab me and some don't. I fear I am too often left with a page of notes that are just variations on the word "vibes".
Perhaps some taxonomy would help. Moons Of Ardan is a space colony building game that's mostly about balancing production rates …
-
Ask RPS: anything you like, to help test our first liveblog
RPS supporters assemble!
-
Letter From The Editor #06: help test our new liveblog feature tomorrow!
Plus other new things coming up on RPS in 2022
-
Kick Blue Monday up the bum with the games that make you smile
New year, new you
Support Rock Paper Shotgun
Subscribe and get access to supporter-only articles, an ad-free reading experience, free gifts, and game discounts. Your support helps us create more great writing about PC games.
See more information
We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes
Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes
Reviews
-
Not For Broadcast review: a slapstick TV management simulator
No news is good news
-
-
Windjammers 2 review: arcade action in simple and enthralling form
As the frisbee flies
-
Rainbow Six Extraction review: far more than a Siege spin-off
And it's home to clever, clever aliens
Deals
-
The best VR headset deals: Oculus and HTC discounts
Escape reality with these unreal VR headset discounts
-
Save 20% on the AOC C27G2ZU, our best 240Hz gaming monitor pick
£50 off at Amazon right now
-
The best SSD deals: Samsung, Crucial, WD deals and more
Solid deals on solid state drives
-
Get 50% off Corsair's K65 RGB Mini gaming keyboard in this clearance deal
Mini keyboard, mini price
Bestest Bests
-
-
The 25 best simulation games on PC
Let's not argue the sim-antics
-
They say jump, we ask how high they rank
-
The best survival games on PC in 2022
Promise me that you will never die
Hardware
-
Best gaming mouse: the top wired and wireless mice for gaming
Our tried and tested gaming mouse picks
-
Fit a new power supply in four easy steps
-
Whirr mongering
-
The best VR headset deals: Oculus and HTC discounts
Escape reality with these unreal VR headset discounts
Indiescovery
-
Pupperazzi is a game about taking pictures of dogs. They are, as is traditional, very cute dogs. You go around several areas that increase in complexity and dog saturation, completing photo challenges and unlocking more and more complex areas. An extreme sports dog wants a picture of a dog riding a scooter. The old sea-dog at the beach would like a photo of any dog, …
-
Moons Of Ardan is a vibes-based space colony game
Purple people yeeters
-
Eastshade devs reveal a new witchy RPG mixing magic, music and gardening
Songs Of Glimmerwick is coming next year, has flutes
-
-
Blink Planets is secretly an excellent urban planning game
The tiles they are a-changin’
-
Absurdle is a Wordle variant that hates you - while Sweardle curses you
Spins in the popular word game
-
In WorldBox, I am a terrible scientist studying the collapse of fantastical nations
Don't make me turn this world around!
From The Archive
-
Fates Of Ort is a clever action RPG mashup
My son is also named Ort
There was a time when actual arguments were had over the validity of "real time with pause" as a design choice. A foolish time we ought not to revisit. I bring it up because I've been playing Fates Of Ort, a light-hearted action RPG that's more like "pause with real time".
Everything is frozen in time until you move, swing a sword, or cast a …
-
A Space For The Unbound's short demo has carved out a big space in my heart
Big Makoto Shinkai energy
-
No more kidding around, I just want another Screamer
The best car game
-
Build better worlds in Imagine Earth
Emission impossible
-
An ode to Doom Eternal's meat hook
Shall I compare thee to a serrated blade?
-
Dreamscaper is a roguelike that's a bit like Hades meets Life Is Strange
A nightmare I'd revisit
-
I once again invite you to join me on team Mass Effect: Andromeda Was Good
Don't believe the unhype
Latest articles
-
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is one of the most popular games on Steam
Latest iteration of classic TCG is a megahit
-
Hitman 3 has 50% negative reviews on Steam
Mostly because of the price
-
Blizzard lead Mike Ybarra says top priority is to "rebuild your trust"
Details changes within troubled studio
-
-
-
Monster Hunter Rise fixes save bug which made it unplayable for some
Get in and hunt that monst
-
Raven Software QA workers are unionising, keeping Activision Blizzard's week lively
A majority of QA workers at the CoD: Warzone studio are united
-
Project Zomboid showed me that 11 years of The Walking Dead was useless
Just waiting for my peaceful time skip
-
-
Moons Of Ardan is a vibes-based space colony game
Purple people yeeters
Guides
-
Which LMG is king in Warzone Pacific?
-
Fit a new power supply in four easy steps
-
Everything you need to know about Warzone Season 2
-
Monster Hunter Rise failed to save bug: how to follow Capcom's fix
How to install the patched version of Monster Hunter Rise and follow the recommended solution
-
Rainbow Six Extraction best guns
Learn which guns are best in Rainbow Six Extraction
-
Whirr mongering
-
Rainbow Six Extraction enemies and weak spots
Learn how to defeat every enemy type in Rainbow Six Extraction
-
Rainbow Six Extraction: how to get REACT Credits
How to earn REACT Credits in Maelstrom Protocol, and where and how to purchase them as premium DLC
-
Best Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
These are the strongest Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
-
Rainbow Six Extraction: how to level up fast
How levelling works in Rainbow Six Extraction, and tips for levelling up quickly