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Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals convinced me: Battle passes should never expire

By Morgan Park published

NO MO' FOMO Following in Halo's footsteps, two major 2024 hits won our hearts by letting us take our time.

NO MO' FOMO
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HeroQuest: First Light turns the classic board game into something I could actually imagine kids playing today

By Jody Macgregor published

Review This version of HeroQuest won't do five dice of damage to your wallet.

Review
James Sunderland looks at own face in mirror

After 2024, it feels like the games industry is poised for a vibe shift—or maybe a reckoning

By Wes Fenlon published

Ready? This year's trends and hardships are setting up 2025 to be a year of big change.

Ready?
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Next year I actually want more games willing to waste my time

By Lauren Morton published

Slow Down Make me work for it.

Slow Down
Game of the Year

PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2024

By Phil Savage last updated

The gotys From major releases to the games that perfectly captured their niche, these were the best games of the year.

The gotys
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The biggest winners and losers of 2024: Nvidia won over Wall Street but what hardware won PC Gamer's heart?

By Jacob Ridley published

💘 It's not about the money, money, money…

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I played a whopping 23 city builders in 2024, and here are my 5 favorites

By Christopher Livingston published

🏠 (Plus a bunch more city builders from 2024 that I also recommend.)

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Game of the Year 2024: Balatro

Game of the Year 2024: Balatro

By Robin Valentine published

🏆 Hands down the best game of the year.

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Wall mounted Govee x Evangelion lights are affixed to a surface covered in fake foliage. Figurines of characters Rei and Asuka wearing plugsuits from the anime series can be vaguely made out. This whole layer of the image has been blurred. Seen clearly over the top of the blurred portion of the image are the words 'PC Gamer. The Wildcard 2024.'

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: 2024's wild cards—the best of the rest

By Jess Kinghorn published

Gear of the year Rather than get lost in a sea of too many awards categories, we're instead taking the time to recognise some of our favourite oddballs that don't easily fit anywhere else.

Gear of the year
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The 20 best hidden gems from 2024 to grab before the end of the Steam Winter sale

By Dominic Tarason published

🕵️💎 Deep discounts and deep cuts as we delve into some of 2024's most criminally overlooked indie games.

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