Moonlighter 2’s unlikely duo of cosy shopkeeping and intense dodge-rolling action looks ridiculously charming, and I’m already anticipating its upcoming demo

When I think of a life as a fantasy shopkeeper, I think of a rather humble one: Peddling wares inside a comfy, dinky unit protected within a town’s walls, away from the dangers that litter the roads beyond the gates. In the case of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, however, it’s going right into the…

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Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults drops a quintessential ARPG trailer at the PC Gaming Show 2025—wishlist it now on Steam

A fantastical realm filled with giant spiders, mouth-watering magic, dark secrets and valiant squads who all specialise in different aspects of combat—Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults is a veritable checklist of the very best ARPG tenets. As illustrated during a shiny new trailer aired at the PC Gaming Show 2025, BKOM Studios and Megabit Publishing’s slant on…

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Self-cloning sci-fi survival game The Alters might look like a harrowing psychological experience, but at least you and your alt-universe selves can have a dance party

We’ve spent the better part of the last two years excited for The Alters, a sci-fi survival game with a killer premise from the developers of Frostpunk. As the lone survivor of a failed space expedition, you decide to use a bit of alien material to pull versions of yourself from parallel timelines to help…

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The Outer Worlds 2 will have a Fallout: New Vegas-style radio system with tons of music and reactivity: ‘They’re gonna be cheering you on as a hero’

From what we were shown at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 it seems like Obsidian had a certain Fallout game in mind when developing The Outer Worlds 2. They’ve not only taken inspiration from Fallout: New Vegas for its perk system but also for its radio broadcasts. “One of my favourite things from Fallout: New…

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Generation Exile, a turn-based city builder about managing a generation ship, releases a demo tomorrow—but it already has the best narrative choice of any game this year

I was already intrigued by Generation Exile, Sonderlust Studios’ turn-based city builder about managing a colossal generation ship as it ferries the last of humanity through the stars. But the latest trailer for the game, which aired on the PC Gaming Show 2025, has sold me on it with one of the best narrative choices…

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Cozy shop sim Trash Goblin invites you to build your own colorful doodads, but I’m convinced its real star is the smolderingly sexy Mushromeo

Here’s something I didn’t know about Trash Goblin, a cozy shopkeeping sim featured in today’s PC Gaming Show 2025: one of the characters who regularly comes into your shop is a hopeless romantic who also happens to be a mushroom. Their name is, perfectly, Mushromeo. Mushromeo does not exactly cut the image of an irresistible…

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This upcoming Korean action game looks like Splinter Cell mashed up with Lollipop Chainsaw, and I am absolutely here for it

Mudang: Two Hearts, unveiled during today’s Xbox Games Showcase, is an upcoming “stealth action thriller” that asks a very important question: What if Sam Fisher was a backup dancer for BTS? Okay, it’s not exactly that (or, fine, even close to it) but it does have an elevator pitch I find absolutely irresistible. “In the…

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