Latest articles by Austin Wood
Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year didn't make enough money to recover the $100 fee to put a game on Valve's store, research estimates
news And over 8,000 games are estimated to have earned under $1,000
Clever roguelike Ball x Pit sold 300,000 copies on Steam and consoles in 5 days, forever proving mankind yearns for 1976 Atari icon Breakout
News Another hit roguelike has hit
Co-op survival game Necesse is like Terraria but top-down with an "infinite" world – it just left early access and flew up the Steam charts with Palworld's blessing: "Absolute banger"
News Necesse is a Steam hit all over again
A brave Alpha Magikarp in Pokemon Legends Z-A is getting revenge by blasting unsuspecting players with Hydro Pump instead of the usual Splash attack
News How you like them apples?
A new shooter is gaining on Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders on Steam's top sellers, and it's only $18: Escape from Duckov is a PvE riff on Escape from Tarkov with 180,000 peak players
News Escape from Duckov simultaneously is and is not exactly what it sounds like
I found the co-op roguelike I've been looking for: picture Risk of Rain 2 with more melee and MMO raid bosses, and it's no wonder it's one of the biggest games in Steam Next Fest
News Godbreakers is instantly fun even in single-player
Some Chinese devs played Stardew Valley and loved it, but wanted something more "carefree" – now their anime life sim RPG is tearing up Steam Next Fest, and it's hard to put down
News Starsand Island is exactly what it sounds like, and very good so far
2 years ago, a Genshin Impact player declared their loyalty to a dead character – after 806 videos and 1,700 pulls saved, they've finally stopped preparing for her banner
News Here lies Signora fans' hopes and dreams
Helldivers 2 players melt down, accuse Arrowhead of becoming a real-life Ministry of Truth over YouTube drama, and get a response from the CEO: "We work with a partner for the propaganda commanders"
News Helldivers 2 content creator dips inflame complaints in the community
Indie dev hatches the ultimate can't-fail game, combining Minecraft mechanics and Skyrim combat in a co-op RPG that's topping charts at Steam Next Fest for good reason
News Everwind is a co-op survival sandbox RPG about airships, and it's off to a flying start
I played the top-rated Soulslike in Steam Next Fest to see what the fuss is about – turns out it's not a Soulslike but a boss rush with amazing combat, and I see what the fuss is about
News Rubinite has the absolute juice
Battlefield 6 has sold 7 million copies, EA says it's "the biggest launch in franchise history" and immediately imagines "a connected Battlefield universe"
News Battlefield 6 has seen over 172 million matches already
Beating Hades 2, Megabonk, Dying Light: The Beast, and everyone else, the most powerful Steam release of the past month is an open-world physics sandbox with 27,000 gilded reviews
News Everyone loves Wobbly Life
I endured physical pain to keep playing this Shadow of the Colossus meets Mirror's Edge action-platformer in Steam Next Fest, which is about the highest praise I can give
News Motorslice brings a bit of Prince of Persia to a machine war
"I literally feel like I just got my life back": To escape MMO prison after 1,200 hours, one player resorted to an army of Discord ninjas and divorced dragon fan fiction
News Old School RuneScape challenge runs are not for the faint-hearted
As Pokemon Winds and Waves rumors swirl after huge leak, ex-Nintendo marketing lead says "Nintendo and Pokemon really need to rethink their approach to information security"
News The purported Pokemon leak may have revealed several years of games
Better hurry and finish your 100% Silksong playthrough, because I've found another must-play Metroidvania coming next month, and it has one of the best demos in Steam Next Fest
News Well, Constance is outstanding
Facing backlash and worst-ever player counts on Steam, Bungie decides to remove ill-conceived Destiny 2 currency it just added in the MMO's Edge of Fate expansion
News Destiny 2's unpopular Unstable Cores have been sunset in record time
"Share this to scare Team Cherry": Dev of gorgeous roguelike with bosses "built like MMO raid encounters" declares war on contact damage, quickly adds "Silksong is great, and so is Team Cherry"
News Getting hit without getting hit can be a bummer sometimes
Baldur's Gate 2 writer was unconvinced anyone would care about romance in an RPG: "People don't come here to romance, they come here to fight s**t and battle dragons"
News Hear me out: date the dragons
Battlefield 6 is EA's biggest Steam launch ever, passing 700,000 concurrent players in under an hour and finally dethroning Apex Legends as the king
News Battlefield 6 is having a huge launch day on PC especially
Battlefield 6 queue system will keep players in line and servers stable at launch and "peak moments," devs hope: "We anticipate many of you to login at the same time"
News Battlefield 6 will use a queue system, assuming you can even get to the queue
Genshin Impact takes a shot at Roblox with its own game creator: Miliastra Wonderland is a new permanent UGC mode with PvP and the first fully customizable character
News Miliastra Wonderland is coming in Genshin Impact update 6.1 after years of development
