ConnexionThis absurdly stylish side scroller feels like playing two different genres of retro shooter at the same time, and I love it
You got your Contra in my Wild Guns.
Vue lecture
This GTA 6 fan's fascinating deep-dive into co-protagonist Jason's military background is a must-read for all you lore heads out there
Part-history lesson, part-fan detective work, this is some wild but impressively coherent speculation.
Confession time: Which game soundtrack actually made you cry?
Come be a blubbering mess with me.
I grew up thinking Pyramid Head was one of the scariest video game villains ever, but thanks to cosplay, I no longer have to hide in fear
Make it pink, make it pretty, and I won't be scared.
This roguelike take on Geometry Wars is the best game I've played this month, and the latest to become a permanent fixture on my Steam Deck
Sektori is a blistering kaleidoscopic nightmare.
Fatshark celebrates 10 years of rat-bashing by adding one of Vermintide's 'most popular' maps into Vermintide 2, but 'things are not as before'
Return to the Reik shakes up an old favourite.
Classic text adventure Zork is going open source, but I'm side-eyeing Microsoft's announcement about it hard
Microsoft is working with the Internet Archive's Jason Scott.
Mafia: The Old Country's Free Ride update is out now, replacing its empty open world with an extremely basic one
Also adds photo mode and first-person driving.
The original Dawn of War games have 109 new Steam achievements after 20 years—if you have the definitive edition, at least
Time for my 100th playthrough of Dark Crusade.
Constance is a metroidvania that wants its monsters to mean something
I want them to mean something, too.
The League of Legends trading card game is surprisingly good because it embraces the best trends in card games
Taking on Magic: The Gathering is often seen as futile. Maybe it's not—if you're Riot Games.
Why I love Injustice 2's story mode
A fighting game you play for the plot.
'A big document of stealth' requested by Todd Howard from a designer of one of the best stealth games of all time was the blueprint for Skyrim's most beloved playstyle
Garrett from Thief crouch walked so Dark Brotherhood assassins could run.
A 'small update' just shook up Deadlock's basic mechanics and tweaked nearly every hero
The trooper changes invite comparison to, of all games, Heroes of the Storm.
GTA 5's character-swapping system was a stroke of genius that was supposed to feature in San Andreas 9 years earlier—this masterclass mod makes that dream a reality
Real Multiple Protagonists recreates a long-forgotten source code quirk from a game now 21 years old.
Skyrim's hardest quest is raising my Fat Idiot Son
That's not a judgment. That's literally his essence.
A former Valve dev revealed how, while a VR version of Half-Life 2 was being made, a single metro cop's toe created a 'time-travelling' bug that softlocked all versions of the game
The story of a toe, a door, and a very elusive bug.
How well do you know Arc Raiders' maps? Only a Topside expert will get all 15 locations in our latest quiz
Have you been paying attention Topside, Raider? Let's find out.
5 months after launch, cooperative shooter FBC Firebreak finally has integrated voice chat, but its Vampire Survivors-style wave mode is delayed until next year
Rogue Protocol now coming in January 2026.
