Tag: games

Raf Colantonio can’t stop making first-person immersive sims: ‘Weird West was a sidestep’

Raf Colantonio can’t stop…

Weird West is an immersive sim like no other. It’s played with an isometric camera, for starters—deliberately evoking the…
The Big Con is a charming, funny crime caper about scamming your way through the greatest era in human history: The 1990s

The Big Con is…

The hidden gems of Game Pass (Image credit: Microsoft) We’re checking out the hidden gems of Game Pass over…
Today’s Wordle answer for Wednesday, December 18

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Let's get you over the Wednesday Wordle hump. Solve the December 18 (1278) puzzle in an instant if you…
With equal parts confusion and shame, I regret to inform you that Skibidi Toilet is coming to Fortnite

With equal parts confusion…

I had made it this far in my life without knowing what “Skibidi Toilet” is, and I did my…
Shiren the Wanderer’s simple graphics disguise a systems-dense roguelike full of the emergent stories I love the genre for

Shiren the Wanderer’s simple…

Shiren The Wanderer didn’t quite invent the traditional roguelike genre, but this long-running, rarely localized Japanese series sure as…
Revenge of the Savage Planet adds a new perspective and deeper satire to the sequel’s ‘optimistic yet funny dystopia’

Revenge of the Savage…

“We’re back from the dead, rising like a phoenix,” says Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Revenge of the Savage…
Exodus, the new game being led by BioWare veteran James Ohlen, finally reveals some gameplay, and boy it sure looks like Mass Effect

Exodus, the new game…

Exodus didn’t do much for me when it was first revealed at the 2023 Game Awards, but my interest…
In survival game Rust, Santa Claus doesn’t care if you’ve been good or bad or really, really bad, he still has gifts for you

In survival game Rust,…

It’s almost Christmas, which means Santa is coming to distribute presents to all the good little children—and, somewhat weirdly,…
Path of Exile 2 makes buildcrafting more approachable than ever—but I’m glad I can still sleepwalk through screenfuls of skeletons in the original

Path of Exile 2…

Despite the 500 hours of playtime I’ve accrued over the years, I’ve always been a pretty casual Path of…
Best Ranger starter build in Path of Exile 2

Best Ranger starter build…

Path of Exile 2 is tough, a much more challenging affair than most other ARPGs. The Ranger was the…