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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

Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2 gameplay showing a nurgling being chopped up with a chainsword

Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2 wants to recapture "lightning in a bottle," but I think it already has

By Andrew Brown Published 21 May 26

Interview Preview | Auroch Digital's Mark Chambers (lead artist) and Ben Spratt (associate designer) explain what the studio wanted to take further with its boomer-shooter sequel

Interview

The Witch-King from The Lord of the Rings standing in front of a vast army, in artwork for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2 - Rise of the Witch-King

The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth 2 is a career highlight for Civilization 7's director

By Andrew Brown Published 21 May 26

News Interview | "That game has had a way longer life than I ever realized," says Ed Beach

News

A screenshot of Tiger Warriors in battle from Total War: Warhammer 3's Bhashiva character pack

What Total War: Warhammer 3's first character pack means for future DLC: "We know there are loads of fan-favorite characters out there"

By Andrew Brown Published 20 May 26

Features Interview | After playing a campaign with tiger mercenary Bhashiva, I took my questions to Creative Assembly's Richard Aldridge (senior game director) and Josh King (designer)

Features

Screenshots of Civilization 7 for review

How Civilization 7's devs worked with players to get its huge Test of Time overhaul right

By Andrew Brown Published 19 May 26

Interview Interview | Ed Beach and Matt Schembari join us from Firaxis to reflect on the removal of legacy paths, playing as one civilization, and listening to the community more

Interview

Wildcard Wishlist: 14 games we're desperate to see at Summer Game Fest 2026

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson, Ali Jones, Heather Wald, Oscar Taylor-Kent, Anna Koselke, Emma-Jane Betts, Andrew Brown Published 18 May 26

Road to SGF SGF Predictions | From GTA 6 to Far Cry 7, we're daring to dream big ahead of Summer Game Fest

Road to SGF

Fox McCloud's rival Falco sitting in the cockpit of an Arwing in a screenshot taken from Star Fox for the Nintendo Switch 2

Star Fox 64 remains one of Nintendo's greatest action games, and its Switch 2 remake will prove it to a new generation

By Andrew Brown Last updated 8 May 26

Opinion Opinion | Done right, remakes and remasters are opportunities to share our favorite worlds

Opinion

Bungie doesn't see Marathon going anywhere: "We know where we want to take the story over the next few years"

By Kaan Serin Published 2 May 26

News But nothing's locked in because the devs want players to be able to shape the story

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News

Saros gameplay showing a flying beast hover over multiple statues of hands

I asked Saros devs about their hand obsession and got a fascinating insight into game development

By Andrew Brown Published 2 May 26

Interview Interview | Saros has hands – but why so many?

Interview

Arjun holds up his hands in a Saros cinematic

"We live on the fringe": In Saros, Housemarque's greatest influence is itself

By Andrew Brown Published 30 April 26

Interview Interview | Creative director Gregory Louden and art director Simone Silvestri take us behind the weird and wonderful world of Carcosa: "We're going to cook with this one"

Interview

Masters of Albion artwork showing a man stood beneath a giant spectral hand in the sky, with a thriving village on one side and zombies on the other

Masters of Albion reimagines Fable's world in a strategy-management god game, and I'm playing god

By Andrew Brown Published 25 April 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Another rat pie, deary?

Now Playing

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam gameplay showing combat in a jungle

If you like Battlefield at its most chaotic, I promise you'll love Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

By Andrew Brown Published 24 April 26

Hands-on Hands-on | In just two matches, this deeply immersive FPS captured my heart

Hands-on

Arc Raiders player holding a gun in red light

Marathon, Arc Raiders, and Last Flag devs discuss the ongoing evolution of multiplayer shooters

By Andrew Brown Published 24 April 26

Interview Interview | Are multiplayer shooters enjoying a golden age, or becoming riskier than ever to make? GamesRadar+ spoke to four developers about their work in the genre

Interview

In Cyberpunk 2077, V leans against a car and looks out towards the bustling Night City

10 Best open world RPGs to play in 2026

By Andrew Brown Published 17 April 26

Best List Whether you're craving a single-player epics or vast multiplayer world, we've hand-picked 10 must-play RPGs based on the strength of their open worlds

Best List

Divinity Original Sin 2 artwork shows origin characters Sebille, Fane, Beast, Lohse, Ifan Ben-Mezd, and the Red Prince

The 10 best CRPGs to lose yourself in

By Andrew Brown Published 15 April 26

Best List Computer RPGs are some of the deepest and immersive games around, here are the very best CRPGs, as hand-picked by our resident sicko

Best List

Crafting my own devilish dungeons in roguelike Minos has awakened something villainous inside of me

By Andrew Brown Published 14 April 26

Now Playing Now Playing | If I had a drachma for every roguelike about Ancient Greek family fallouts…

Now Playing

Samson gameplay that shows three cars crashing, with one sent into the air

Samson proves there's still room for smaller Grand Theft Auto-style sandboxes – I just wish this one was better

By Andrew Brown Published 9 April 26

Features Now Playing | As Grand Theft Auto 6 looms, I want to see more developers like Liquid Swords

Features

I'm in a situationship with Marathon's "worst" gun, and after 80 hours I'm not letting the meta break us up

By Andrew Brown Published 25 March 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Marathon meta? Cryo Archive? Runner, wake up: we're frolicking in Perimeter with a volt thrower

Now Playing

A thief looking down a scope in Marathon

After 80 hours of Marathon, I'm glad Bungie didn't try to please everyone

By Andrew Brown Last updated 25 March 26

Opinion Opinion | Marathon's small maps and hardcore kill times aren't flaws – they're strengths

Opinion

Key art for Marathon showing a colorful cybernetic character with a gun taking cover

Marathon review: "Bungie has created my favorite multiplayer shooter in years"

By Andrew Brown Last updated 23 March 26

Review

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Review

Masters of Albion lets you play god, but Peter Molyneux proves benevolence is optional by feeding his followers rats

By Andrew Brown Published 23 March 26

Preview | One in-game day in Masters of Albion proves health and safety laws are more like guidelines

City Builder Games

Shadow of the Road screenshot showing a humanoid bird-like figure hovering over a molten battlefield with wings outstretched

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 19 March 26

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

Interview

Marathon players must kill 500 million UESC to find Cryo Archive: "Clankers are back on the menu"

By Andrew Brown Published 18 March 26

News Runners have already killed 300 million

News