Latest articles by Robin Valentine
Abilities, proficiency, and skills in Baldur's Gate 3 explained
ABILITY CHECK Get to grips with all the numbers on your character sheet with our easy guide.
5 things you really shouldn't miss in the first 5 hours of Baldur's Gate 3
Perception Check With so much to do when you're just starting out, here are a few highlights you should hit when you start playing.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: Gorgeous and endearing, but not as vital on PC as it was on PS5
RIVETING Ported over from PS5, this action-packed adventure is visually spectacular, but struggles to justify its premium price on PC.
Finally, someone has fixed Max Payne 3 for me by modding in Max's true, original face
NEWS Sam Lake's glorious visage instantly improves Rockstar's sequel.
I'm so relieved Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't have D&D's alignment system
LAWFUL GOOD RIDDANCE Without Lawful Good and Chaotic Evil, Larian is free to give us more nuanced moral choices.
Hey, D&D powergamers: I promise you'll have more fun if you don't min-max in Baldur's Gate 3
STAY CLASSY For this one, let's all spend less time checking our maths and more time enjoying the adventure.
Viewfinder review: A game that has to be seen to be believed
TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY This mind-bending puzzle game is ready to change your whole perspective.
Dave the Diver is exactly the kind of out-of-nowhere hit that makes gaming exciting
HIDDEN DEPTHS 2023's biggest surprise is far more than just a fishing sim, once you dive below the surface.
Taking your D&D campaign online is a game-changer, and so easy I wish I'd done it sooner
CRITICAL HINTS Learn how to play D&D online, as well as other tabletop RPGs, with this complete guide.
The creators of Pathfinder have released their own version of D&D's controversial OGL—and it could have a huge impact on all tabletop RPGs
NEWS The ORC License aims to foster more collaboration and innovation across the entire industry.
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes' 'Definitive Edition' updates almost nothing, but at least it's a second chance for the best puzzle RPG ever made
CLASH OF EXPECTATIONS A quick cashgrab, or an earnest attempt to give a classic a new life? I'm torn.
This quiet adventure finally makes climbing towers fun again
CLIMB SPREE Ascending a post-apocalyptic world handhold-by-handhold is wonderfully satisfying.
You've got to try this clever roguelike that turns Minesweeper into a turn-based strategy game
CLEAN SWEEP Let's! Revolution! challenges you to topple a corrupt monarchy, one tile at a time, and it has a free demo until June 26.
16 demos from Steam Next Fest that you need to play right now
Demo delights Drowning in a sea of Steam demos? We're here with the recommendations rafter to keep you afloat.
How to make Diablo 4 elixirs and potions
BREW DETECTIVE Let us help you keep your herb pouch full and your flasks stocked up.
Great moments in PC gaming: Transforming a hero into something bizarre in Wildermyth
Mythomorphosis Sylvan leg? Crow head? Yes to these and more.
The best games and announcements from all the summer showcases (and 7 hidden gems)
Best of the best Which games "won" the last week? The PC Gamer team's verdict after watching every trailer.
This dark horror city builder is like being a mayor in The Witcher
FOR GORD'S SAKE In Gord's wonderfully grim, Slavic style, sacrificing your children to an ancient swamp horror is par for the course.
If Starfield is 'grounded and realistic', what's with all the cowboys and space magic?
YEE HAW Something about the game's tone just isn't adding up.
Diablo 4 is desperate to not be Diablo 3, but too timid to move past it
STUCK IN LIMBO Without any true innovation in its action-RPG formula, the long-awaited sequel is just a monument to fear and live service bloat.
This ambitious 'social sandbox' MMORPG is like EVE Online in medieval Europe: 'From the first minute you start playing the game, you can do everything you can imagine with other players'
DEI TRADER Build homes, guilds, and most importantly community in Pax Dei.
No, Bethesda, I do not want to kiss any of Starfield's glassy-eyed companions
NEWS Bethesda can make an entire galaxy of planets, but it can't make an NPC who doesn't look like a ventriloquist dummy being held at gunpoint.
Star Wars Outlaws better be good, because it's basically the open world Star Wars game us nerds have all been dreaming about for years
NEWS Scoundrels, stylish droids, and one last heist—it's what I've always wanted.
