Author: [email protected] (Christopher Livingston)

[ad_1] One of the most interesting things about the Half-Life series is that its hero, Gordon Freeman, has slowly been overshadowed by his supporting cast. Barney Calhoun of Blue Shift. Adrian Shephard of Opposing Force. Alyx Vance even got her own game in 2020, further pushing Freeman out of the spotlight. In 2022, a mod…

[ad_1] Punch a tree, grab a rock, collect whatever the heck plant fiber is, and quickly cobble together an axe. 2023 is shaping up to be a pretty strong year for new survival games, and you’re gonna need something sharp to hack your way through them. The year ahead is looking like a promising one…

[ad_1] Our favourite story of the year? Why, it was inventive mystery game The Case of the Golden Idol. For more of the year’s best games, head to the Game of the Year 2022 (opens in new tab) hub. Chris Livingston, Features Producer: I can’t think of another time this has happened when playing a…

[ad_1] Personal Picks (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2022 (opens in new tab), each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new personal picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. We’re in…

[ad_1] Christmas is nigh, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by playing a game about Jesus Christ, a guy who most likely was not actually born on Christmas. Well, honestly, I can think of better ways to celebrate Christmas. Lots of them! But I decided to play the prologue of…

[ad_1] For every game like Elden Ring that smashes the doors off sales records and gets the gaming world abuzz for months, there are dozens of smaller games that don’t make quite as big of a splash. Here in the closing moments of 2022, it’s a great time to look back at the the year…

[ad_1] In a few months it’ll be five whole years since survival city builder Frostpunk was released, challenging players to build a working city in a freezing post-apocalyptic world and carefully manage the society taking refuge within its borders.  And while we wait to hear when Frostpunk 2 will arrive (fingers crossed for 2023) it’s…

[ad_1] When it comes to city builders, bigger is usually better. Just look at Cities: Skylines, which lets you construct massive, sprawling, skyscraper-filled cities—which somehow still weren’t big enough for players, who were thrilled to find a mod that allowed them unlock every last square of land on the map. But sometimes you might be…