Tom Sykes
Tom loves exploring in games, whether it’s going the wrong way in a platformer or burgling an apartment in Deus Ex. His favourite game worlds—Stalker, Dark Souls, Thief—have an atmosphere you could wallop with a blackjack. He enjoys horror, adventure, puzzle games and RPGs, and played the Japanese version of Final Fantasy VIII with a translated script he printed off from the internet. Tom has been writing about free games for PC Gamer since 2012. If he were packing for a desert island, he’d take his giant Columbo boxset and a laptop stuffed with PuzzleScript games.
Latest articles by Tom Sykes
Shadow Tactics standalone Aiko's Choice will be out in December
By Tom Sykes published
News The gang from the first game returns.
Henchman Story is a superhero satire from former Outer Worlds writer
By Tom Sykes published
News Beatings aside, it's a job with good benefits.
Bring life to a barren world in upcoming roguelite Sandwalkers
By Tom Sykes published
News The climate's messed up. And in the game.
Bleak fantasy RPG Vagrus: The Riven Realms gets October release date
By Tom Sykes published
News The perfect month for mutant horror in a fantasy wasteland.
PC Gamer plays: Emily is Away, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Noita, Total War: Rome Remastered
By Rachel Watts, Robin Valentine, Matt Killeen, Tom Sykes published
Dispatches from the virtual front.
Axiom Verge 2 review
By Tom Sykes published
Axiom disruptor Less Metroid, more ‘vania.
King's Bounty 2 has tricky tactical battles, but not enough whimsy
By Tom Sykes published
Mutiny on the Bounty The strategy RPG sequel loses some magic with its more grounded approach.
The Last Spell is a turn-based roguelite made of epic final stands
By Tom Sykes published
Spellbound Battles are thrilling, tense affairs, if ultimately too repetitive in this turn-based tactics game.
Watch Dogs Legion's new mode fills London with zombies
By Tom Sykes published
News 28 Patches Later.
Dark Alliance will get split-screen co-op after launch
By Tom Sykes published
News Tackle Icewind Dale with an offline chum.
Bungie hiring for new IP, a "multiplayer action game" in early development
By Tom Sykes published
News Successful applicant will work on the game's combat.
Microsoft Store leaks Two Point Hospital follow-up Two Point Campus
By Tom Sykes published
News The university sim outed early by the Microsoft Store.
Resident Evil producer Peter Fabiano leaves Capcom for Bungie
By Tom Sykes published
News After 13 years at Capcom.
Ubisoft reveals new chat system for Ubisoft Connect
By Tom Sykes published
News New chat service hitting the desktop app today.
Watch Dogs Legion update expands online, adds two new professions
By Tom Sykes published
News There's also a new DLC hero.
Dragon Quest Builders 2, Remnant hitting Xbox Game Pass soon
By Tom Sykes published
News A good month for JRPG fans.
Facebook has acquired Onward developer Downpour Interactive
By Tom Sykes published
News The early access military sim finds a new home.
Dusk getting classic HUD, weapon wheel and more this year
By Tom Sykes published
News Console features to be added to PC version.
Thief Simulator 2 will let you rob banks, restaurants and fancy cars
By Tom Sykes published
News Grand Theft Auto.
Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store
By Tom Sykes published
News Epic dared Apple to do something about its new in-app payment system, and Apple just did.
Dead by Daylight adds cross-play and unified friends list between PC and consoles
By Tom Sykes published
News With 'cross-progression' coming at a later date.
Demons Ate My Neighbors! is a co-op roguelike inspired by a 16-bit classic
By Tom Sykes published
News Neighbourhood watch.
Grab Total War Saga: Troy free for the next 24 hours on the Epic Games Store
By Tom Sykes published
News That's pretty good value for money.
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