Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 22, 2025)
Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be…
The 16+ year-old original Stalker games have Nvidia DLSS support now, which isn’t as crazy as it sounds
On September 18, GSC Game World released a patch for its Legends of the Zone remaster of the original Stalker games that adds Nvidia DLSS support, a seemingly absurd addition to the ancient shooters that makes more sense when you dig into the specifics of the remaster. Once Nvidia’s magic “make it run better” juice,…
Thumper, one of the best rhythm games we’ve ever played, has a follow-up and you can try the demo immediately
Released last year for VR platforms, rhythm game Thrasher will soon be playable on non-VR setups in a version that’ll release on Steam later this year. It’s by duo studio Puddle, half of which is Brian Gibson—the composer and artist on 2016 game Thumper, which PC Gamer called “one of the best rhythm games ever…
UK politician says Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams ‘is being pushed to financial ruin’ by Meta after publishing her exposé
As reported by The Guardian, author, lawyer, and former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after the publication of Careless People, her controversial memoir on her time working for Facebook. Since its publication in March, Meta has pushed back on the claims of misconduct in the book, resulting in a $50,000…
Silksong has the most insane secret bragging rights reward I’ve ever seen: A special red or purple inventory icon for beating at least half of the game without a map
“I played for 20 hours without mapping for this,” wrote user JessieWarren09 on the Silksong subreddit. “I stole Trobbio’s edgy purple quill, cause he doesn’t deserve nice things.” Jessie, what the fuck are you talking about? It took a second for it to sink in: Silksong makes you pay for everything, including a quill to…
Battlefield 6 devs say that remastering old maps is harder than you might think
After a couple popular public playtests, Battlefield 6 is one of the most watched upcoming releases. There are are a lot of eyes on it from people who’re wanting a lot of things. One of those things? The return of a fan favorite map. In an interview with PCGamesN, DICE design director Shashank Uchil said…
Japan’s space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus
Hatsune Miku’s voyage through space has finally come to an end after 15 long years. The Japanese space probe Akatsuki has officially ceased operations, as reported by Automaton. The probe was originally launched on May 21, 2010, after famously being decorated with some 13,000 Hatsune Miku drawings and messages submitted by fans. The Japan Aerospace…
Baldur’s Gate 2 has great dungeons and epic quests, but my real love is for my fake friends: BioWare’s first truly great companions
I loved the idea of Dungeons and Dragons when I was young, but can’t claim the same about playing it. Because I didn’t play it: Circumstances—small town boy, limited circle of friends, not very outgoing—meant that while I could and did spend hours poring over rules, sourcebooks, and even a few modules, I got very…
Remember Boaty McBoatface the polar research vessel? Now we have Ctrl Alt Deleaf the leaf cleaning train
As reported by Metro, the British public has voted to name the savior of their railways: Ctrl Alt Deleaf, the leaf cleaning train. After Boaty McBoatface was renamed the RSS Sir David Attenborough back in 2018 in a historic moment of “stop having fun, guys,” it’s nice to see this vote go with the people’s…