Feature: Our favourite games of 2022 so far
The 20 games that have kept us glued to our screens since January
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Feature: Cult Of The Lamb is like The Binding Of Isaac had a cute colony sim, but with more Satan
I always knew sheep were up to something
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This parody of The Witness is funny, fun, and free
The Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes
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Feature: RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2005
Some spicy choices for our favourite games of 2005, and why they should be saved
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Hell Is Us wants to make its action-adventuring even more "old school" than Elden Ring
It's a big no to map markers
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Feature: What's better: boss battles as skill checks, or secrets behind waterfalls?
Intrinsic reward vs. extrinsic reward
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Please welcome our new reviews editor, Rachel Watts
The RPS Hivemind is finally complete
News
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Crypto copycat store duplicates Itch.io, gets slapped down by founder
Probably wasn’t the best idea to tweet at the person whose site you copied
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Dicey Dungeons rolls out its free Reunion update in July
The DLC adds six new episodes, each with new rules
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Untangling minimalist puzzles in Hook 2 is catchy
Taking objects to pieces in the correct order
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Ron Gilbert doesn’t want to talk about Return To Monkey Island anymore
The series’ co-creator is fed up of “attack comments”
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This parody of The Witness is funny, fun, and free
The Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes
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Much-delayed expansion Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is finally out today
Meet Ms. Chalice, also a cup of sorts
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Valve halve Steam Deck SSD bandwidth on some models, say games performance is unaffected
256GB and 512GB Decks could include the lower-spec NVMe drives
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Blizzard acquire Spellbreak studio to focus on World Of Warcraft expansions
Proletariat have announced they will shutter their magical battle royale early in 2023
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Dead By Daylight devs are plotting to end the game’s grind, permanently
Overhauls to the progression system should cut grind by “roughly 75%”
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Hell Is Us wants to make its action-adventuring even more "old school" than Elden Ring
It's a big no to map markers
Supporter funded articles
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Street Fighter 6's modern control scheme is an absolute game-changer
Finally, a way in
Aside from the many indies and Sonic Frontiers and this breakfast sandwich I got from Birdies, I must say that Street Fighter 6 was a major highlight of my time in LA for Summer Geoff Fest. Honestly, I went into my hands-on slot expecting to plaster a big "meh" on the game in my notepad. But the inclusion of a "modern" control scheme …
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Extraneum is a bit Doom, a tiny bit System Shock, and a huge bit fun
Bring your slaughter to work day
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Starfield's big reveal helped suppress my inner skeptic
Can't take me anywhere
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Fear my tiny undead minions in Necrosmith
Necrosmith was actually the name of the scientist
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Reviews
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Occupy White Walls review: create and curate your own personal art gallery
Colour me impressed
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The Sims 4 Werewolves is the best supernatural add-on pack yet
Howl at the moon! Eat raw meat! Pee on your lawn! It's a whole new world of possibilities.
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The legendary HyperX Cloud 2 gaming headset is down to $60 from HP after a $40 discount
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Bestest Bests
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Our favourite games of 2022 so far
The 20 games that have kept us glued to our screens since January
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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2005
Some spicy choices for our favourite games of 2005, and why they should be saved
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Hardware
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Valve halve Steam Deck SSD bandwidth on some models, say games performance is unaffected
256GB and 512GB Decks could include the lower-spec NVMe drives
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Sony return to PC hardware with premium gaming monitors and headsets
New InZone brand goes beyond the PS5
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Valve designer: No, seriously, don’t make this Steam Deck SSD mod
“Hi, please don’t do this”
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Valve are “more than doubling” weekly Steam Deck shipments
Q3 reservations will become available from this week
Indiescovery
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Untangling minimalist puzzles in Hook 2 is catchy
Taking objects to pieces in the correct order
A few years back, Pip enjoyed Hook, a minimalist puzzle game about untangling mish-mashes of hooks and pins by removing pieces in the correct order. If you try to remove that one, the hook will snag on that pin, so first this pin needs to go but ah! that goes through the middle of this ring, so... it's interesting to understand a shape and …
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This parody of The Witness is funny, fun, and free
The Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes
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Cult Of The Lamb is like The Binding Of Isaac had a cute colony sim, but with more Satan
I always knew sheep were up to something
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Pop-punk coming-of-age rhythm game Loud looks cute
Guitar Hero meets Life Is Strange
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Screenshot Saturday Mondays: trains, ghosts, and cyberpunks
Looking at more interesting upcoming indies
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Extraneum is a bit Doom, a tiny bit System Shock, and a huge bit fun
Bring your slaughter to work day
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Buy 2357 bees for £3 then find them in these new hidden object games
It's hard to find a better price on bees
From The Archive
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What happens when you make a Crusader Kings 3 ruler with every stat set to max?
The Age of Men is over. The Time of Gigaknight has come.
The Vatican City, 1146 AD, and 90 years into a game of Crusader Kings III. As the doors of the conclave chamber are sealed, a ring of hangdog cardinals stare miserably at each other in the sudden gloom. It is time, once again, to choose a new Pope. Once, this would have been a gathering seething with the ambitions of powerful men. Now, it …
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The death of my maxed-out Crusader Kings 3 ruler has kicked off an apocalyptic witch fight
The vast and the furious.
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An ode to cutting off boss tails in Dark Souls
Tails from the Lordrans
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Give yourself a good day by playing Webbed
Sling for joy
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G String is like Half-Life 2, except that I like it
Bach to the future
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NIMBY Rails has made me a train person
Love live the Pey Wet Express
Latest articles
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A brief history of Sonic The Hedgehog on PC, from musical conspiracies to not-really-3D 3D games
Confirmed: Sonic can run
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Crypto copycat store duplicates Itch.io, gets slapped down by founder
Probably wasn’t the best idea to tweet at the person whose site you copied
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Dicey Dungeons rolls out its free Reunion update in July
The DLC adds six new episodes, each with new rules
-
Untangling minimalist puzzles in Hook 2 is catchy
Taking objects to pieces in the correct order
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Occupy White Walls review: create and curate your own personal art gallery
Colour me impressed
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Ron Gilbert doesn’t want to talk about Return To Monkey Island anymore
The series’ co-creator is fed up of “attack comments”
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Our favourite games of 2022 so far
The 20 games that have kept us glued to our screens since January
-
This parody of The Witness is funny, fun, and free
The Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes
-
Much-delayed expansion Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is finally out today
Meet Ms. Chalice, also a cup of sorts
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Cult Of The Lamb is like The Binding Of Isaac had a cute colony sim, but with more Satan
I always knew sheep were up to something
Guides
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Today's Wordle answer (Friday 01 July)
Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word
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Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Garangolm fight walkthrough
How to defeat the first of the Three Lords, Garangolm
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Monster Hunter Rise: all sub-camp locations
Track down every camp in Monster Hunter Rise
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Best weapons in The Cycle: Frontier
The best weapons to unlock in The Cycle: Frontier
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The Cycle: Frontier Miniature Reactors
Here's where to go to find Miniature Reactors
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Here's an archive of previous Wordle words
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This week's GTA Online Podium Car
Find out which car is the podium prize this week
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Today's Wordle answer (Thursday 30 June)
Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word
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Dead By Daylight codes [June 2022]
All the Dead By Daylight codes you can redeem right now
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All the latest Shindo Life codes to redeem for free spins