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I struggle to learn board game rules, but this RPG tactics Steam Next Fest demo has shown me the power of digital versions to teach
Hands-on Frosthaven's video game will take the tabletop RPG digital, welcoming you to its unique and deep battle system with approachable ways to learn how to play
You can play the RPG that inspired Undertale during Steam Next Fest and it even features the work of Toby Fox himself
Hands-on OFF is a strange but very special RPG that changed the indie scene entirely when it first released, and this new release is shaping up to bring it to a whole new audience
What if Spot the Difference was evil? This bizarre Steam Next Fest demo has cursed me to keep replaying it, and I'm getting Five Nights at Freddy's vibes
Hands-on With creepy MS Paint-style visuals and plenty of subtle alterations to rooms, You've Changed is a seriously creepy and unique take on horror that feels like a cursed Spot the Difference
I thought only needing two buttons would make this Steam Next Fest rhythm demo easier... I couldn't have been more wrong
Hands-on Unbeatable's punk and rebellious story has hooked me, but its incredibly replayable two-button rhythm action is what's really reeling me in
Nioh 3 completely changes the formula, allowing me to transform from samurai to ninja with a single button press as I take on its 'masocore' world
Hands-on Hands-on | Nioh 3 is a seriously ambitious followup that adds ninja abilities to the tried-and-true samurai, and combines a new open world with tightly designed Crucible levels
Everything we know about the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Order of Giants DLC
Guide The Order of Giants DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle releases on September 4, and here's all we know about it so far
You win, Switch 2 – I guess I paid over $400 to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker again
Opinion Opinion | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker makes anything worth it, even if I'm terrible at budgeting my rupees
Mario Kart World's intermissions are a fun novelty, but I'm already sick of them detracting from more time in the circuits
Opinion Opinion | Please, Sir – may I have three laps?
Predicting the games of Summer Game Fest 2025: What we expect to see from each of the 20 major publishers in attendance
Feature With Summer Game Fest 2025 nearly here, let's get expectations in order with a list of all our predictions for the showcases
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business finally puts me in control of the series' iconic ED-209 bot, and it's as silly as it is violent: "Realism is not a part of RoboCop at all"
Hands-on Hands-on | One tower, several guns, and an army of mercs for me to use them on in RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business
With "multi-map spanning secrets" and "phantasmagorical" horrors, Hell is Us wages a brutal civil war that already has me on edge
Hands-on Hands-on | Hell is Us shapes up to be a unique action adventure thanks to its dedication to compass navigation as much as tricky combat
I went hands-on with Nacon's new Revosim gear, and I'm excited by what its customizable ecosystem means for racing games
Feature I got to try Nacon's Revosim Pure steering wheel, wheelbase, pedals, and upcoming range of add-ons
Far from fowl play, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a fresh, standalone mystery that smartly evolves its sleuthing mechanics – even if it's McQuacklin's simplest case yet
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping shows the bill is far from due for gaming's best-dressed bird
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown review: "Radically slick brawls barely feel turn-based, but I'm left wanting more depth"
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Monster Train 2 review: "A truly first class ride through deckbuilder roguelike heaven, and I'm already going off the rails"
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Onimusha 2's remaster is a wonderful celebration of a messy and bloated sequel to one of my favorite PS2 slashers
Now Playing Now Playing | Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny's remaster is a loving way to keep this important release around, but I still don't like it all that much
"I understand why players feel that strong French identity in the soundtrack," says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's composer, especially in that one Mime song: "It felt like both a duty and a guilty pleasure to include the accordion"
Interview Interview | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's composer Lorien Testard on RPG soundtracks, the mime battle music, and working on that one track with Ben Starr
How long is Doom The Dark Ages?
Guide Doom The Dark Ages has a lot of levels but you can get through the whole thing in well under 20 hours
Control's co-op shooter spin-off FBC: Firebreak finally hooked me thanks to a fire-spewing teapot upgrade and an evil gnome
Hands-on Hands-on | FBC: Firebreak took a while to win me over, but I'm itching to jump back into the fray with my paranormal office artifacts
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's brilliant parry system solves a classic JRPG problem: I can win any match-up on skill alone, so being under-leveled is just a state of mind
Opinion Opinion | Forget reducing damage, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 allows you to completely negate it and hit back with counterattacks to beast mode even the toughest fights
I've learned nothing from horror, so when this Lovecraftian RPG asked me to hold a ritual in a spooky mansion, I was ready and waiting with candles
Now Playing Now Playing | The Horror at Highrook is a solo card-based mystery that had me immersed in its vibes from beginning to end
Many Nights a Whisper review: "With one chance to land a single, perfect shot – few games have this tension and impact"
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10 Games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that helped influence its timing focused turn-based battles
Best List From Persona 5 to Lost Odyssey, these games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 pack epic storytelling with fierce battles
I had fun blasting fungus limbs in Mycopunk, Devolver Digital's co-op shooter, but it'll take a lot to lure me away from Deep Rock Galactic
Hands-on Hands-on | Devolver Digital's new co-op shooter, Mycopunk, has fun and unique sci-fi blasting ideas, but it needs to offer a lot to win me over from its competition
