On the Radar

Six years later, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 and Update 3.0 have hooked me back into this cozy world thanks to these five fresh features

Time ticks on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, whether I'm obsessed with playing or taking a break

Deleting my Animal Crossing island has changed the way I play, and it feels like I've returned to 2005's Wild World

Fallout 76 has become a living world that connects every point in the series – within reason

Bethesda reflects on 10 years of Fallout 4: "You have to accept the creative choices you make on every game"

On the Radar with Moonlighter 2 – delving beyond the early access launch of this roguelike RPG with exclusive developer access

5 games like Moonlighter 2, from roguelike adventures to superb shopkeeping

I love a narrative reason for roguelike loops, and Moonlighter 2 making it your literal job is one of the best

After five hours, Moonlighter 2 already has me hooked thanks to these five features

"We know that the players are the ones actually enjoying the game": Moonlighter 2 owes its existence to its devs' astonishingly in-depth approach to player feedback

After 2 roguelikes, an acclaimed strategy game, and a League of Legends spin-off all in just 7 years, the Moonlighter 2 devs explain how new ideas are key to their survival

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault review: "Dungeon delving, balancing sacks of loot, then hawking your wares is still a compelling loop – but the exchange rate between those pillars is wobbly in early access"

On the Radar with The Outer Worlds 2 – going beyond our verdict with a deep dive on one of 2025's greatest RPGs

The Outer Worlds 2 is an RPG that's as much about what you can't do as what you can: "Everybody is going to have a different experience, and they may not see everything, and that's okay"

I love that the Flaw system calls me out on my RPG behavior in The Outer Worlds 2's and then asks me to double-down on it: "Because flaws are optional, we knew we could actually push them a little bit harder"

The Outer Worlds 2 developers have one major combat tip: "Pick a lane and stick with it"

The Outer World 2's Incognito ship is your home base, but it also takes inspiration from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars and reflects how "the player chooses to play"