Tag: games

A 60 year old videogame just hit its highest player count ever on Steam and I’m pretty sure it’s because people are pirating Schedule 1

A 60 year old…

At time of writing, SteamDB’s concurrent player ranking is led by the usual suspects: Counter-Strike 2 is commanding its…
One year after surprise launching viral hit Content Warning, Landfall does it again with lightspeed running roguelike Haste

One year after surprise…

To the masses, April 1 is April Fools’ Day. To the studio behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Clustertruck, and…
I expected a Genshin clone before playing this upcoming MMO spinoff of a massive Chinese MOBA, but the depth of its hot-swappable combat styles proved me wrong

I expected a Genshin…

I wasn’t sure what to expect from my GDC 2025 preview appointment for Honor of Kings: World. It’s an…
Valve fans come together to smash the Steam concurrents record for the studio’s least-popular game: ‘We all know Ricochet is the best Valve game ever made’

Valve fans come together…

The Steam concurrents record for 25-year-old Valve game Ricochet has been blown out of the water by a group…
‘The original Tetris was a survival game’: The man who prised Tetris out of the Soviet system recalls how different it once was

‘The original Tetris was…

Today sees the publication of Henk Rogers’ memoir, The Perfect Game—Tetris: From Russia With Love. Rogers has had a…
Inzoi and The Sims start their relationship as life sim siblings with a friendly fruitcake delivery

Inzoi and The Sims…

Often dubbed as the “realistic Sims competitor” or even a potential “Sims killer,” in the weeks leading up to…
It took nearly 20 years but one of the best PSP games is finally coming to PC

It took nearly 20…

I didn’t have a PSP when the original Patapon came out in 2007 but I did have access to…
Mecha Break competitor Steel Hunters releases in early access on Steam this week, offering a slower, more tactical free-to-play mech game

Mecha Break competitor Steel…

Steel Hunters takes the the spark-filled clashes between Megatron and Optimus Prime and slows them down to create a…
Schedule 1 roadmap: future plans for the drug-dealing sim include a ‘classic fishing minigame,’ plus ‘parkour’ and ‘heroin’

Schedule 1 roadmap: future…

Drug-dealer simulator Schedule 1 is as popular as Walter White’s blue meth in Breaking Bad, but it’s also in…
Ex-Payday 2 devs think they’ve solved the problem of player in-fighting for their next co-op heist game: ‘The bar is low’

Ex-Payday 2 devs think…

Payday 2’s co-op heists always seem to trigger an argument. Which bank entrance do we use? Do we go…