Author: Dominic Tarason
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Boasting economist lobstermen, gas mask aliens with 120 sexes, and the best space dogfights 2003 has to offer, Underspace is a sci-fi RPG well worth your time
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It takes a lot to get me immediately invested in a sci-fi universe’s backstory and lore, but Underspace got its hooks in the moment it recounted the story of The Speaker, a public orator of legend. When interdimensional conquerors threatened the galaxy, his unbroken 46-hour speech shamed the invaders so thoroughly that they turned around…
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Fallout New Vegas: Mods and tips for the best experience
Now boasting a glossy (and surprisingly authentic) TV adaptation, Fallout is the talk of the town again—not bad for a series that started out as a niche turn-based isometric RPG from the ’90s. While Fallout 4 and 76 are probably better known these days, most longtime series fans still sing the praises of Fallout: New…
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Penny’s Big Breakaway review | PC Gamer
NEED TO KNOW What is it? A colorful 3D platformer from much of the team behind Sonic ManiaExpect to pay £24.99/$29.99Developer Evening StarPublisher Private DivisionReviewed on Windows 11, Nvidia 3070 (Laptop), AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16gb DDR5 RAMSteam Deck PlayableMultiplayer? Online LeaderboardsLink Official site When Sonic Mania’s dev team reformed as indie studio Evening Star,…
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I can’t believe how well this new roguelite combines twin-stick shooting, pinball and Sonic the Hedgehog-style spindashing
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Go Mecha Ball is one of those games you can just look at and know that it feels great to play. Movement so slick that the controls feel like second nature from the moment you pick up a controller, levels built to make you roll, roll roll until you reach the finish. After watching the…
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Palworld vs. Ark: Survival Evolved shows just how much survival games have changed in 9 years, even when they seem so similar
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Palworld is an undeniably huge hit, despite debate still raging as to whether its Pokémon-like creature designs are overly similar, plagiarized or even stolen. Beyond those creatures, Palworld isn’t very Pokémon-like at all—but it is quite a bit like another survival crafting sandbox: Ark: Survival Evolved. You know, the one with the dinosaurs. Why have…
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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Dondoko Island guide: How to make $500,000 fast
Money makes the world go round in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. With enough cash in your pocket, the game openly lets you break its combat balance with gear that you absolutely should not have that early, buoyed by an endless well of recovery items. While I’m sure there are more efficient options available to…
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20 hidden gems from 2023 to grab before the end of the Steam Winter Sale
2023 is a year I have deeply mixed feelings on. The games industry is long past the point of sustainability—studios are bleeding talent, whole press outlets are dying out and it’s clear that something has to change. And yet the games this flaming trainwreck gave us this year are overwhelmingly good and practically innumerable. So…
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Cross Blitz delivers charming Hearthstone-lite fun for the single-player crowd
Charming pixel art, cute fantasy pirate character designs and a toe-tapping soundtrack (courtesy of prolific synth maestros Fat Bard) can’t entirely carry a game, but they sure help make new Early Access debut Cross Blitz stand out from the rest of the card-battler crowd. A good thing, as without its (deeply) likable aesthetics, it doesn’t…
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There’s still hope for the future of this 42 year old RPG series, despite its brush with NFTs
Features This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 388 in September 2023. Every month we run exclusive features exploring the world of PC gaming—from behind-the-scenes previews, to incredible community stories, to fascinating interviews, and more. The name Wizardry still carries weight, which is probably why the recent announcement of Eternal Crypt: Wizardry BC—a…
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Lethal Company’s co-op horror comedy is like Phasmophobia, but immediately more chaotic and deadly
“Let’s split up, cover more ground,” says one boiler-suit clad spaceman to another. “Yeah, that always works out in Scooby Doo.” They turn off in opposite directions at the dark concrete intersection. From the left, voice raised to be audible over the hissing steam pipes, the Scooby-savvy one speaks. “Got some metal scrap. You?” “Nothing.…