Latest about The 2010s
How DayZ spawned a new genre: the unfinished survival game
roadmaps Steam Early Access led to new solutions, and lots of new problems, for both developers and players of survival games.
Narrative choice is one of the most misunderstood promises of the decade
paragon or renegade Truly branching stories are difficult to make, and are often needless.
The missed opportunities of the decade
Swing. Miss. Reflecting on the games that deserved to be better or more influential than they were.
The 2010s: all our stories about the last decade in PC gaming
Teen Dreams All of the PC Gamer team's retrospectives on the last 10 years of PC games, genres, and trends.
This is the decade where exploration did the talking
Wanderful These titles challenged the way games told stories one step at a time.
Custom servers aren't dead, but this decade put them on life support
Just Browsing As multiplayer games became more locked down, players have found new outlets for creativity and community.
The 13 times PC gaming died this decade
💀💀💀 PC gaming has died a thousand deaths. A look back at the decade's worst predictions about the passing of our hobby.
This was the decade that open worlds finally opened up
Other places Looking back on ten years of open world games.
