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December 31
- The most-read PC Gamer articles of 2018
- The biggest PC gaming controversies of 2018
- Our favorite PC games of 2018
- 2018 was a strangely disappointing year for blockbuster games on PC
December 30
- The weird and wonderful patch notes of 2018
- The best writing in games in 2018
- Ultimate Game of the Year 2018: Into the Breach
- The PC gaming lows of 2018
December 29
- The prettiest screenshots of 2018
- The PC gaming highs of 2018
- Which 2018 game is still on your pile of shame?
- Iconoclasts was the biggest and strangest 2D platformer of 2018
- 17 games from 2018 you might've missed
- Best Story 2018: The Red Strings Club
December 28
- How correct were our 2018 predictions?
- Staggered release dates were quietly the worst gaming trend of 2018
- Game of the Year Awards 2018
- Black Mirror's Bandersnatch, its first interactive episode, is must-play TV
- Battlefield 5 shines when you play it like a co-op shooter
- Best Stealth Game: Hitman 2
- Last chance to enter our Fanatical competition to win a gaming bundle worth $1,300
December 27
- The first programs you should install on your new PC
- Hardware of the year awards 2018
- Best Sim 2018: Frostpunk
- Unavowed is one of the best adventure games ever made
- PC Gamer's best features of 2018
December 26
- How to quickly set up a new gaming PC with Windows 10
- The biggest hardware moments of 2018
- How Thronebreaker got a card-hater to stop worrying and embrace the tactics rectangle
- Best Survival Game 2018: Subnautica
- Save 20 percent on all PC Gamer magazine subscriptions for 48 hours only
- Sign up to the PC Gamer Club Legendary tier before January and net yourself Axiom Soccer
December 25
- Best Setting 2018: Yakuza 0
- How BattleTech mixed defeat with victory
- 11 games that were missing in action in 2018
December 24
- Sea of Thieves is still full of potential
- Best Action Game 2018: Monster Hunter: World
- The history of the strategy game
December 23
- Yoku's Island Express is the extremely chill pinball platformer you didn't know you needed
- Listen to our favorite PC game music of 2018
- Best Open World Game 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey
December 22
- I enjoyed Minit because it respects my damn time
- Best Co-op Game 2018: Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- How to introduce friends and family to VR
- What's the best game you ever received as a holiday gift?
December 21
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- Inside today's high-end virtual reality arcades
- Axiom Soccer could make Rocket League into a sub-genre
- Megaquarium is a beautifully absorbing game about making tiny changes
- Best Racing Game 2018: Forza Horizon 4
- Baldur's Gate made Dungeons & Dragons cool again
December 20
- Our most anticipated games of 2019
- Best Ongoing Game 2018: Fortnite
- Slay the Spire is one of 2018's most satisfying games, and it isn't even finished
- 2018 in silly back page jokes
- 5 VR games we want to see on PC
- PC Gamer Club Legendary members get this Path of Exile helmet while stocks last
December 19
- What jokes and phrases only make sense to the people in your Discord server?
- The Forest VR is terrifying, atmospheric and clumsy all at once
- Best Roguelike 2018: Dead Cells
- Forsaken didn't 'fix' Destiny 2, but it improved it for every type of player
December 18
- Dragon Quest 11's localization is brilliant, underappreciated writing
- Exploring VR MMOs in search of the Ready Player One experience
- Watch the gaming laptop of your dreams get put to the test in this episode of What’s is the Box!
- Shenmue remains great because it isn't afraid to slow down
- How Crowfall is trying to redefine open world PvP in MMOs
- Best RPG 2018: Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey performance guide: what you need for 60fps
December 17
- Let's see your best screenshots of the year
- What to expect from VR in 2019
- VR shooter Echo Combat has the best movement of any FPS I’ve played
- 4 reasons why headphones are better than gaming headsets
- Best Puzzle Game 2018: Return of the Obra Dinn
- Half the fun of Cultist Simulator is simply figuring out how it all works
- Fallout: New California is the best Fallout game you'll play this year
- Change the Game: VR Charity Challenge episode 4 recap
- Orpheus Entertainment wants to use VR to make you a happier person
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 17, 2018)
December 16
- Change the Game: VR Charity Challenge episode 3 recap
December 15
- Blade and Sorcery's glorious VR violence makes me feel guilty for every stab
- Which PC classic was just too old to enjoy when you finally played it?
- Tropico 6 feels like a definitive edition of the series rather than a reinvention
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
December 14
- Change the Game: VR Charity Challenge episode 2 recap
- The best VR apps
- Sign up to the PC Gamer Club Legendary tier now and get an Axiom Soccer Steam key
- The creators of The Outer Worlds on learning to make better RPGs
- The final prize in our Fanatical giveaway is a set of SteelSeries goodies worth $300
- The PC Gamer Holiday Gift Guide
- From Epic Pinball to Warframe: 25 years of Digital Extremes
December 13
- You've never sieged like you will in Conqueror's Blade
- The second prize in our Fanatical competition is a HERO luxury gaming chair worth $440
- The designers of one of Minecraft's most popular servers are making a blocky RPG
- Tin Hearts is an adorable Early Access VR puzzler with a lot of promise
- Discover Warframe's weird origins in 2008 shooter Dark Sector
- I do not blame you for ignoring the medical crate that I helpfully placed
December 12
- You've gotta play Rising Storm 2's ridiculous toy soldier map
- Bored? Here are some 50-year-old Computer World issues to browse
- The best ergonomic gear for PC gaming
- How Star Citizen raised $7 million in seven days
- Moss blends Redwall and Zelda in one of the best VR games of the year
- Win a GameMax bundle worth $590 in our Fanatical competition
- Every Fallout 76 mutation, and what they all do
- Epic Store exclusives are worth the pressure they put on Steam
December 11
- Fringe VR is home to some of the PC's weirdest, coolest experimental games
- Battle Royale Tycoon puts you in charge of cleaning up the mess after a battle royale
- The new Elite Dangerous update makes exploration more fun
- Get one of 10,000 closed beta keys for turn-based 1v1 strategy game BATALJ
- The new game from Civ 5's designer is all about conquering Rome
December 10
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey's first DLC expands on its best feature but could still do more
- The best VR horror games
- Hades is already a killer combat game in early access
- The cult of Doom: the thriving mod scene behind id's classic
December 9
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 10, 2018)
- How much power does my PC use?
- The most relaxing VR games
December 8
- The PC games we'd most like to play in VR
- What's next for the creator of Cook, Serve, Delicious!
- Join our private Discord server on the PC Gamer Club
- Would you ever give up Steam as your main PC gaming platform?
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
December 7
- The most affordable ways to get into VR this holiday season
- Fortnite players are pulling off wild stunts with the new planes
- A beginner's guide to mods
- The Epic Games Store is slick, but has some key flaws right now
- Stellaris: MegaCorp lets you make your own version of Weyland-Yutani
- Obsidian's The Outer Worlds blends Firefly and Fallout into a bold, open-ended sci-fi RPG
- PUBG's world art director on the new map, a snowy island with a dinosaur park and snowmobiles
- Ashen is a gorgeous open world Souls-like that does just enough to stand out
- Hands-on with the new pirate MMO from the creators of ARK
- Scavengers brings open world chaos to a fascinating blend of PvE and PvP
- Battlefield 5 Tides of War update boosts ray tracing performance
December 6
- Check out these awesome VR setups
- How to watch The Game Awards live
- The biggest things Fallout 76 players are trading with each other are exploits
- Battlefield 5's new map is exactly what I want from Battlefield maps
- What indies think of Valve giving more money to big sellers
December 5
- The tabletop lore behind Mutant Year Zero's gun-toting animals and psionic doomsday cultists
- Welcome to VR Month
- The most expensive Artifact cards so far
- Freedom is in the eyes of the Beholder 2
- How to access your router settings and update its firmware
December 4
- Maybe just ignore the control point in the middle of the map where we keep dying
- Help Badass Santa save Christmas in Killing Floor 2 Christmas update
- Imperator: Rome offers a stat-driven sandbox of daunting complexity
- The Resident Evil 2 Remake offers the high-end '90s nostalgia you deserve
- PC Gamer UK podcast 69: Environmental Storytelling
- Gather your heroes and slay monsters by the dozen in GrandChase: Dimensional Chaser
- It was GTA 4's world, not its story, that made a lasting impression
December 3
- The best mouse for Fortnite
December 2
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 3, 2018)
- Does the kind of thermal paste you use matter?
December 1
- What multiplayer games do you prefer to play solo?
- The 10 most exciting cards in Hearthstone's new expansion
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming