Andy Brown is the Features Editor of Gamesradar+, and joined the site in June 2024. Before arriving here, Andy earned a degree in Journalism and wrote about games and music at NME, all while trying (and failing) to hide a crippling obsession with strategy games. When he's not bossing soldiers around in Total War, Andy can usually be found cleaning up after his chaotic husky Teemo, lost in a massive RPG, or diving into the latest soulslike – and writing about it for your amusement.
Latest articles by Andrew Brown

Masters of Albion lets you play god, but Peter Molyneux proves benevolence is optional by feeding his followers rats
By Andrew Brown published
Preview | One in-game day in Masters of Albion proves health and safety laws are more like guidelines

A "small team with a lot of big ideas" is making a Final Fantasy Tactics-inspired RPG set in steampunk Japan
By Andrew Brown published
Interview Interview | Another Angle Games' Dante Pragier tells us about Shadow of the Road's influences, steampunk-meets-samurai setting, and working with publisher Owlcat Games

Marathon players must kill 500 million UESC to find Cryo Archive: "Clankers are back on the menu"
By Andrew Brown published
News Runners have already killed 300 million

I'm playing Marathon like a single-player stealth sim, and after 70 hours of sneaking I'm begging you to try a solo run
By Andrew Brown published
Opinion Now Playing | With enemies like these, who needs friends?

The Duskbloods: Everything you need to know about FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive
By Andrew Brown last updated
Guide FromSoft's upcoming PvP game The Duskbloods is a Switch 2 exclusive with plenty of bite

The ultimate Pokemon Pokopia guide for restoring the world around you
By Danielle Rose last updated
Guide Now we've found our way to Pokopia, we've got all the information you need to restore the world and help the local Pokemon thrive

I played 6 hours of Crimson Desert, but it feels like I've barely scratched the surface of this RPG's open world
By Andrew Brown published
Preview Hands-on | From The Witcher 3 to The Legend of Zelda, Crimson Desert's influences are plain – and the result is a sandbox-style sprawl

From GTA 6 to the rise of AI, here are the biggest trends to watch out for at GDC 2026
By Andrew Brown published
Opinion GDC is where industry leaders gather to discuss the future of gaming – these are the five talking points we expect them to discuss in 2026

As Todd Howard distances The Elder Scrolls 6 from Starfield and Fallout 76, it seems Bethesda has learned all the right lessons
By Andrew Brown published
Opinion Opinion | The Elder Scrolls 6 returning to Bethesda's roots is music to my ears – assuming it isn't just lip service

The 25 best FPS games to play in 2026
By David Meikleham last updated
Best list Shoot sharp in the best FPS games of all time, from Half-Life to Halo 2

Fans have waited 12 years for a new Castlevania game, but Belmont's Curse is an even greater gift for uncultured swine like me
By Andrew Brown published
Features Opinion | After years of being told to play Symphony of the Night, along comes something far more manageable

Battlefield 6 season 2 finally delivers a big map, but there's bad news for anyone who doesn't like being poisoned
By Andrew Brown published
News Season 2 kicks off with Extreme Measures on February 17

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – Everything we know about the strategy game's Switch 2 debut
By Andrew Brown last updated
Guide A new Fire Emblem game is on the way, so here's your complete guide on everything Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

10 years later and with no XCOM 3 in sight, I'm in love with XCOM 2 now more than ever
By Andrew Brown published
Features Opinion | February 5, 2026, marks 10 years since XCOM 2 dared to make us lose

One year after Civilization 7 tried to fix the strategy genre's biggest problem, Firaxis is meeting fans in the middle
By Andrew Brown published
Features Interview | Creative director Ed Beach and executive producer Dennis Shirk reflect on Civilization 7's biggest swings and how they are being refined in Test of Time

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn could finally make Owlcat mainstream: "We’d been feeling a growing ambition to go bigger"
By Andrew Brown published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | After years of dominating the CRPG space, Owlcat is poised to capture the hearts of even more RPG lovers

Everything we know about Total War: Warhammer 40,000
By Andrew Brown last updated
Guide We've been speaking to Creative Assembly and know enough about Total War: Warhammer 40,000 to give your hype a head start

Big in 2026: The ultimate guide to the video games that will shape 2026 and beyond
By Josh West last updated
2026 Preview Our annual new year preview returns to spotlight the 50 most anticipated upcoming video games, and the people developing them

I won my first 2XKO match using the power of rancid vibes, and it sold me on a game I didn't expect to care about
By Andrew Brown published
Features Now Playing | Captain Teemo, on duty

The best Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers have been our faves since day one
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Best List Best List | Putting our paws together to celebrate our Animal Crossing faves

Art imitates life, so I'm munching through walls while an AI chatbot tells me to buy a gun in Drywall Eating Simulator
By Andrew Brown published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | My compliments to the chef

Fallout 4 is a great RPG, but it took 10 years and a radioactive lighthouse for me to see it
By Andrew Brown published
Features Now Playing | Bethesda's Commonwealth has plenty of role-playing opportunities, but it wants you to find them yourself

Total War: Warhammer 40,000's crusade system sounds a lot like Helldivers 2: "Every campaign you play, there is meaning to it"
By Andrew Brown last updated
Exclusive Big in 2026 | The Imperium wasn't built in a day
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