Tag: games

Inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Oxygen Not Included, adorable side-scrolling city-builder Ratopia burrows out of early access

Inspired by Dwarf Fortress…

If you’re in the market for a technical, complex city-builder sim, you’re kinda spoilt for choice right now, but…
Star-trekking sandbox roguelike Approaching Infinity launches after more than 12 years in development

Star-trekking sandbox roguelike Approaching…

Us old-school rogue-likers are eating good. It feels like we’ve barely had time to digest the fantastic ‘final’ version…
Doom mod Blitz: Race Against Time only gives you half a minute per map, so it’s a good thing Doomguy runs at 50 mph

Doom mod Blitz: Race…

Not everyone has years, weeks or even hours to commit to demon slaughter. Not all of us can be…
Today’s Wordle answer for Sunday, May 4

Today’s Wordle answer for…

It’s Sunday, so let’s make sure you can take today’s Wordle at your own pace. Refresh your general guessing…
Fallout 1 and 2’s source code isn’t lost after all, thanks to one hero programmer: ‘I made it a quest to snapshot everything’

Fallout 1 and 2’s…

Tim Cain, lead developer of the original Fallout, recently lamented the loss of Fallout’s earliest development materials. When he…
Valve only wants to make new Half-Life games if they push the medium forward, but what could it push forward next?

Valve only wants to…

When asked to explain why Valve never made Half-Life 2: Episode 3 for the recent 20th anniversary documentary, Gabe…
Blizzard accidentally left a placeholder item in Diablo 4 and a couple of lucky players went god mode with it

Blizzard accidentally left a…

It wouldn’t be a new Diablo 4 season without someone figuring out how to deal so much damage the…
Once hidden in a Friday Night Funkin’ fangame, surreal free exploration sandbox Garn47 gets a major makeover with the ‘Glorgle update’

Once hidden in a…

Oh dear, I’m writing a news story about Garn47, which means I now have to explain Garn47. Okay, so…
Sea Of Stars’ 8-hour epilogue expansion won’t cost you a penny when the circus comes to town on May 20th

Sea Of Stars’ 8-hour…

Whether it’s reworked old classics you’re after or fresh picks inspired by ’90s gems, you don’t have to look…
Oblivion isn’t enough? Morrowind just got a whole lot bigger, as community mega-mod Tamriel Rebuilt adds the sprawling metropolis of Narsis

Oblivion isn’t enough? Morrowind…

While undeniably a classic first-person RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind never quite lived up to its name. Sure,…