Indie RPG team Lovely Hellplace is undeniably retro-focused: 2024’s Dread Delusion and the early access Entropy are crunchy and polygonal as hell. But that also extends to design. Dread Delusion was like a stripped-down Morrowind, while Entropy is a classico JRPG with some PC gaming DNA spliced in. When I spoke to lead developer James…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is about a lad named Henry and his small role in kicking Sigismund of Luxembourg out of Bohemia in the name of the imprisoned King Wenceslas I. Henry and his newfound pals conspire, heist, assassinate, and sabotage to loosen the usurper’s grip on the economic stronghold of Kuttenberg, but what they…
In the mere two days since The Witcher 3: Remastered released on PC, its Nexus Mods page has been a hive of activity, featuring updates for all sorts of customization packages for the game—including ones you’ll only install if you’re a coward. By my count, more than 450 Witcher 3 mods are either newly released…
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima is just putting it out there: He wants to isn’t a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series, and has no interest in playing GTA 6 when it debuts on consoles on November 19. Nonetheless, he’s hoping that it’s at least as big a hit as everyone expects it to…
Entropy is a very cool, very funky RPG you can play in early access right now. It’s a turn-based ode to the likes of Final Fantasy 10 or Lost Odyssey, but it’s also got some PC flair—lead developer James Wragg cites Fallout 1 and Games Workshop’s tabletop Mordheim as major inspirations as well. I asked…
Imagine for a moment: It’s the year 2007. All software looks like glossy, rounded plastic, dewy glass, and photographs of verdant fields. Every electronic device makes ethereal chimes when it starts up. You’ve never heard the phrases ‘live-service,’ ‘large language model,’ or ‘prediction market.’ It’s safer here, amidst the dreamy lime greens and ocean blues….
Rust’s October Update On the heels of Facepunch Studios adding necks to s&box it has now also added milk to Rust. *️⃣ October’s Rust update is here and it’s bringing livestock—cows and sheep—and their various secretions, offal, and dander for all your crafting needs. The new animals produce the following: (Image credit: Facepunch Studios) Animal…
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time. (Image credit: Valve) You know the drill. Deep discounts up the wazoo, stickers to earn, and new stuff in the Points Shop, all of it adding up to Valve-powered seasonal trauma inflicted on your personal finances. And I know what you’re thinking: Are there really more than 2,000 games for…
Los Santos Customs I’m modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I’ve done to Rockstar’s baby, or check out what I got up to earlier. Disregard that other thing…
Quiet week, eh? After last week’s charts came in a little later than usual, it has only been a matter of days since we last caught up with the Japanese game sales numbers, but Famitsu waits for no one, so we’re back with the latest update. Our previous champion, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (which shifted…