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We owe Skyrim’s beloved Stealth Archer to one of the designers of an all-time classic PC stealth game, who wrote Todd Howard ‘a big document of stealth in 20 different games’

We owe Skyrim’s beloved…

I love stealth games, and I love playing a sneaky guy in bigger RPGs: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Cyberpunk,…
A ‘small update’ just shook up Deadlock’s basic mechanics and tweaked nearly every hero

A ‘small update’ just…

Deadlock‘s not-so-secret invite-only beta has been a blast if you don’t mind your favorite MOBA getting fundamentally altered every…
GTA 5’s character-swapping system was a stroke of genius that was supposed to feature in San Andreas 9 years earlier—this masterclass mod makes that dream a reality

GTA 5’s character-swapping system…

As I flitted between Peter Parker and Miles Morales boroughs-apart in Spider-Man 2’s New York City, I thought: why…
Skyrim’s hardest quest is raising my Fat Idiot Son

Skyrim’s hardest quest is…

When my 11 year old son took a guard’s arrow to the dome, it occurred to me I had…
A former Valve dev revealed how, while a VR version of Half-Life 2 was being made, a single metro cop’s toe created a ‘time-travelling’ bug that softlocked all versions of the game

A former Valve dev…

One of the coolest things about Half-Life 2 is its physics engine, but as anyone who has played a…
Tavern Keeper’s early access is already a crunchy management sim, a cosy blanket, an interior decor game, and a furniture designer all at once

Tavern Keeper’s early access…

Tavern Keeper’s a game with a bit of a history—taking Greenheart Games a whopping 11 years to make, it…
How well do you know Arc Raiders’ maps? Only a Topside expert will get all 15 locations in our latest quiz

How well do you…

More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia We’ve got…
Cities: Skylines 2’s bicycle update adds a lot more than just bikes, as Colossal Order prepares to hand over development to a new studio

Cities: Skylines 2’s bicycle…

Colossal Order will soon part ways with its difficult second child, Cities: Skylines 2, but at least the developer…
5 months after launch, cooperative shooter FBC Firebreak finally has integrated voice chat, but its Vampire Survivors-style wave mode is delayed until next year

5 months after launch,…

While a lack of voice chat wasn’t the biggest problem with FBC: Firebreak when it released in June, it…
This mech themed XCOM-like just got a gargantuan update that overhauls its campaign, redesigns its overworld, and adds personalities to pilots with ‘over 100’ unique traits

This mech themed XCOM-like…

In the deep, dark mists of 2023, Crypt of the Necrodancer developer Brace Yourself Games released a mech-themed, simultaneous…