The creators of zombie survival hit Vein say its launch was ‘much larger than expected’ and there will be ‘a bit of a transition period’ as it looks toward future updates

Steam’s endless torrent of new games means that far too many of them go overlooked, but it also means that surprise hits are being created pretty much every week. Such is the case with Vein, an early access zombie survival sandbox that aspires to be a hybrid of DayZ and Project Zomboid, and has quietly…

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Almost 20 years since it hit Steam, Garry’s Mod finally addresses ‘lackluster support for weapons used by NPCs’ and gives Dr Kleiner his gun license

I’m always taken by surprise when Garry’s Mod receives a new update. Since it came out when I was still a teenager, I just assume it’s ancient history. Yet in reality, Facepunch’s anarchic toolbox remains very much a going concern. With over 22,000 players in the last 24 hours, Garry’s Mod is the 62nd most…

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Slot machine roguelike CloverPit sells 1 million copies, and its developer celebrates the payout by adding its ‘most requested feature yet’

Spooky gambling roguelike CloverPit has hit the jackpot for developer Panik Arcade, selling a million copies since it was released at the end of September. Seems a lot of people can’t resist the allure of playing with a cursed one-armed bandit in a dingy basement that’s possibly also in hell. “Thank you so much for…

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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Inazuma Eleven

Footpoll. We are back with this week’s clash of the covers! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. It was a trio of designs for the NES’ Dragon Power that went head-to-head (to-head) last time, though neither the European nor North American artwork stood a chance against the eye-catching Japanese variant, which gobbled up…

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