Latest articles by Robin Valentine
We need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one sticks
VS No, Steam, they're not "bullet hell action roguelikes".
The best open world games
vast travel Looking to escape into a new open world? Check out our expert recommendations.
Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and BioWare have to offer
ROYAL COUP Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Starfield came and went—meanwhile, a new breed of RPG dominates the conversation.
This mash-up of side-scrolling beat-'em-up and fantasy roguelike feels like it could be the future of a classic genre
SPELL SCROLL Hands-on with Absolum, the latest game from the developer of Streets of Rage 4 and the publisher of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
The best RPGs on PC
Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.
I did not expect the most promising turn-based tactics game of Steam Next Fest to star the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but here we are
TACTICOOL You can try TMNT: Tactical Takedown for free until March 3.
You probably don't remember Remember Me, but its one brilliantly unforgettable idea lives on
MIND GAMES A melancholy trip down memory lane.
The best free PC games
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.
Drop Duchy is an unholy fusion of city builder, roguelike deckbuilder, and Tetris, and you can try it for free right now
DROP IN Check out the demo during Steam Next Fest, ending March 3.
You can get an official Avowed fungus kit that lets you grow a piece of the Dreamscourge in your own home: 'If you don't do anything, eventually the mushrooms will find their way out… They'll just burst out of the box'
NEWS And you can 3D print your own infected bear to grow it in.
RPGs like Avowed need to stop letting me steal everything that isn't nailed down
RPG SPREE When I literally take the bread off a starving man's plate, I feel like I might deserve a telling off.
The best uniques in Avowed that you can grab early in the game
Name brand Don't wait around to have great gear in Avowed—you can grab some pretty cool weapons within the first few hours.
Avowed's huge 66GB update includes major improvements for the game's whole progression system, along with key bug fixes and buffs for companions
NEWS Patch 1.2.2 is surprisingly extensive for a launch day update.
Avowed is overrun with bears and I need to find out why
URSA ERROR I can't bear it anymore! (Sorry.)
The best weapons in Avowed and how to get them
WEAPONS FREE Two weapon loadouts, a ton of possibilities.
Make sure to sleep regularly in Avowed—if you don't, you could miss out on lore, quests, and magic items
SNOOZE CLUES A solid eight hours a night is just as important in the Living Lands.
The first thing you should do in Avowed is make a beeline for this badass flaming sword
HOT TIP Last Light of Day is a weapon you can count on.
This tabletop RPG has one of the cleverest ways of teaching you the rules I've ever seen—and it's inspired by a D&D set from over 40 years ago
MIST ASSIST Legend in the Mist's latest preview shows off its lavish tutorial.
Do goblin dice math, slap your D&D players with severed troll limbs, and take revenge on Shakespeare in this year's wonderfully weird ZineQuest RPG kickstarters
NEWS Small projects, big ideas.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review: Toothless writing, old-fashioned open world design, and a shaky PC port—but at least the swinging still feels great
SUPERFLUOUS A flawed port of a flawed sequel.
Jedi Power Battles is old-fashioned, weird, and frustrating—but God, I wish they still made Star Wars games like this
PLO'S BROS Good to see you again, Plo Koon.
That Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roguelike I refuse to stop going on about is adding Casey Jones as a playable character and a junkyard full of frogs to goongala your way through
NEWS TMNT: Splintered Fate's first DLC arrives February 5th.
This fascinating Lovecraftian RPG has me determined to build an army of ghoul-slaying cats—and no I haven't been driven mad by forbidden knowledge, why do you ask?
SLEEPWALKING Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a monochrome nightmare.
