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Andy Brown is the Features Editor of Gamesradar+, where he shares a lifelong love of games with delightful readers - that's you!

From strategy games to RPGs and shooters, Andy dabbles in a bit of everything. Just don't get him started on Total War, or his delightful two huskies.

Latest articles by Andrew Brown

For just $4, A Game About Digging A Hole will make you feel like god and grant domain over the vast soily kingdom we call Earth

By Andrew Brown Published 30 May 25

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Only a certain type of loamy sicko will truly understand the joy of digging a massive pit

Indie Spotlight

To a T protagonist Teen and their dog running through an upstairs hallway with their hands outstretched

To a T review: "Like standing in a warm spill of sunbeams and eating your favorite home-cooked meal all at once"

By Andrew Brown Published 28 May 25

Review

Screenshot of Mario dragon Bowser pointing in realization

The Switch 2 wants to be a do-it-all console, but Nintendo needs more first-party magic to overcome the upcoming handheld's biggest hurdle

By Andrew Brown Published 26 May 25

Opinion Opinion | Where's the spark?

Opinion

Super Earth defenders fighting Illuminate forces across a war-torn city in Helldivers 2

I've finally fallen in love with Helldivers 2, thanks to Super Earth's immaculate Halo 3: ODST vibes and a community that doesn't mind my terrible team-killing

By Andrew Brown Published 22 May 25

Now Playing Now Playing | This wonderful community proves Super Earth is worth defending

Now Playing

Looking at followers in Oblivion Remastered

After 50 hours in Oblivion Remastered I've finally invented middle-management in Cyrodiil, and now have an army of henchmen led by the Adoring Fan

By Andrew Brown Published 19 May 25

Now Playing Opinion | Adventuring is a fool's game when you have an off-brand Avengers

6 Comments

Now Playing

The party of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's controversial ending has been on my mind for a week, and I finally know why it's been bugging me so much

By Andrew Brown Published 19 May 25

Opinion Opinion | Making the wrong decisions for the right reasons

11 Comments

Opinion

With GTA 6 delayed to 2026, prepare for this year's floodgates to burst as publishers scramble to fill the empty space left by their biggest fear

By Andrew Brown Published 2 May 25

Opinion Opinion | Lucrative release dates and even GOTY are all back on the menu

Opinion

I tried to become a sewer-dwelling rat boy in Oblivion Remastered, but please move past that because I just realized I've been playing Oblivion wrong for 15 years

By Andrew Brown Published 1 May 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Lockpicking is not, it turns out, a vibe-based minigame

9 Comments

Now Playing

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

Days Gone Remastered is worth the $10, but launching 3 days after Oblivion Remastered gives it an existential crisis I can't get past

By Andrew Brown Published 30 April 25

Opinion Opinion | What does the phrase "remaster" mean, nowadays?

Opinion

In-game screenshots of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

I've spent 20 hours playing Oblivion Remastered as an evil tourist, and may have accidentally found the best way to play Bethesda's liveliest RPG

By Andrew Brown Published 29 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Reject difficulty discourse, embrace Tourist Mode

14 Comments

Now Playing

A unicorn in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

After 8 hours of being hunted by a murderous unicorn in Oblivion Remastered, I'm torn between "we're so back" and "please save me"

By Andrew Brown Published 27 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Turning Oblivion into a horror game without mods

40 Comments

Now Playing

Using a bow as a stealth archer in Oblivion Remastered

Oblivion Remastered has learned one big thing from Skyrim's 14-year RPG reign: stealth archers are back, and I'm convinced they're better than ever

By Andrew Brown Published 25 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | It is happening again

5 Comments

Now Playing

An Argonian character looking over the Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

My first 3 hours in Oblivion Remastered were crammed with 2006 weirdness, making it the perfect reimagining of my favorite RPG

By Andrew Brown Published 23 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Returning to Cyrodiil makes adoring fans of us all

Now Playing

A character facing an open Oblivion gate in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

Everything announced for the Oblivion remaster - all changes and improvements confirmed so far

By Andrew Brown Last updated 23 April 25

Live The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has just been released, and you can play it now

Live

Mario Kart World screenshot showing Mario drifting into pole position on a highway corner with Peach, Donkey Kong, Bowser, and Toad behind him, all while a giant goomba rushes the pack on foot

Everything announced at the Mario Kart World Direct - all of the new courses, items, and characters revealed by Nintendo

By Andrew Brown Last updated 17 April 25

Live Mario Kart World looks set to keep us busy for a very long time

Live

A police officer in Schedule 1 body searching the player on the road

Schedule 1 is the best life sim I've played in years, partly because it reminds me of the greatest mode in Garry's Mod

By Andrew Brown Last updated 15 April 25

Opinion Opinion | We don't condone drug-dealing, but we do condone indoor skateboarding

Opinion

A man riding on horseback over a lush green field, riding toward a distant city beneath blue skies

I spent an hour fighting 4 of Crimson Desert's bosses and learned to embrace the hack-and-slash, but it wasn't enough to kill its giant enemy crab

By Andrew Brown Published 14 April 25

Preview Preview | Crimson Desert probably isn't the action-RPG you're expecting

Preview

Nintendo Switch 2 design – the biggest changes and features revealed so far

By Andrew Brown Last updated 11 April 25

Guide Our first look at the Switch 2 has revealed plenty of changes to the original Switch, including one particularly mysterious button

Guide

"The toughest thing is pacing": Assassin's Creed Shadows head weighs in on why the game ends like that, the "difficult" nature of its story, and what's next for the series

By Andrew Brown Published 4 April 25

Interview On the Radar | Creative director Jonathan Dumont outlines the challenges of writing a story for a game as open-ended as Assassin's Creed Shadows

Interview