Stardew Valley’s soundtrack is the game’s unsung hero, and nails the surprisingly difficult task of making a cosy game’s music memorable

Soundtrack Sunday Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering their thoughts or asking for yours! God, Stardew Valley turned 10 this week, didn’t it? That feels sort of wild…

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The creators of Postal just announced a new FPS where you play as a victim of the Postal Dude’s original killing spree, which is certainly an angle

I did not expect Running With Scissors to announce a new FPS where you play as a victim of one of the massacres depicted in the original Postal. Then again, I find it wise not to expect anything from Running with Scissors. The developer made its name on stoking outrage with its largely terrible games,…

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Citing Halo, FEAR, and Half-Life 2 as inspirations, Sprawl: Zero waves goodbye to boomer shooters and heralds the arrival of the Millennial FPS

Indie gaming has spent the last decade slowly working its way through the visual and mechanical styles of yore, starting with 2D pixel platformers before moving to boomer shooters and then PS1-era horror games. As such, it was only a matter of time before they began gazing lasciviously at early noughties blockbusters. I was only…

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Teardown’s massive multiplayer update arrives next month, bringing a full co-op campaign, competitive modes, and a free-roaming sandbox

After more than two years in development, Teardown‘s hotly anticipated multiplayer will finally arrive in March. It’s no tacked-on affair either, with developer Tuxedo Labs bringing a full suite of options to play with pals in its chaotic destruction sim. Teardown’s upcoming multiplayer options include full co-operative functionality for the hitherto single-player campaign, as well…

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