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Shell shocked Maelle.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review

Fin fantasy

April 23, 2025Nic Reuben

95 comments

A big stone statue in a blue shadowy cave from Blue Prince, with the RPS Bestest Best sticker floating next to it.

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Blue Prince review

The house always wins

April 7, 2025Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

62 comments

Artwork from Into The Breach and a large alien head from XCOM 2

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The 50 best strategy games to play on PC

From tiny tactics to grand campaigns

March 12, 2025Graham Smith

205 comments

Fighting a green goblin guy with a Dyson Sphere in Diceomancer.

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Diceomancer review

A spicy Spirelike that lets you reroll any number on your screen

Feb. 7, 2025Matt Cox

12 comments

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Minishoot' Adventures review: a deceptively simple blend of 2D Zelda and shoot 'em up action

Don't miss it like we did

Jan. 16, 2025Graham Smith

27 comments

Screenshots of Factorio: Space Age, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, Balatro, and Mouthwashing.

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Our 24 favourite games of 2024

In non-calendar form

Jan. 13, 2025Graham Smith

47 comments

Artwork from Valheim, No Man's Sky and Astroneer form the header for our best survival games list

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The 30 best survival games on PC

Promise me that you will never die

Jan. 2, 2025Ed Thorn

84 comments

A dog senator speaks to the player, welcoming them to a friendly village. The RPS Bestest Best badge overlays the image.

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Caves Of Qud review: an obscenely rich roguelike realm you could get lost in for months

A goat approaches

Dec. 19, 2024Brendan Caldwell

61 comments

A forest battlefield in Mechabellum, with the RPS bestest bests sticker.

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Mechabellum review: impeccably designed and maniacally moreish mech strategy

Mexcellent

Dec. 2, 2024Nic Reuben

49 comments

A player aims a gun at another player crossing a bridge above them in Straftat.

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Straftat review: an anarchic First-Person Speed dater you'll fall in love with

One more round

Nov. 4, 2024Rick Lane

8 comments

The character is flanked by two enemies in Shogun Showdown, with featured RPS Bestest Best badge in the top left corner.

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Shogun Showdown review: an exceptional roguelike that hits different

Spend your daimyo on this one

Sept. 24, 2024Liam Richardson

28 comments

People walk the streets and warm themselves by a fire in Shadows Of Doubt. A "bestest best" sticker badge has been awarded to the game.

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Shadows Of Doubt review: a buggy yet brilliant detective sim of grand ambition

Criminally good

Sept. 24, 2024Brendan Caldwell

45 comments

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Satisfactory 1.0 review: yes, it is

Frack the planet

Sept. 16, 2024Matt Cox

62 comments

Captain Leeway considers the view from the bridge of his submarine. A sticker with RPS Bestest Best has been awarded to the game.

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SteamWorld Heist 2 review: a tactical trick shot across the bow of lesser strategy games

Heist, heist, baby

Aug. 22, 2024Brendan Caldwell

19 comments

Zan looks up to see the coveted RPS Bestest Best sticker in Tactical Breach Wizards.

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Tactical Breach Wizards review: humour, heart, smarts and playfulness conjure up an instant genre classic

When god breaches a door, he also blasts you through a window

Aug. 19, 2024Nic Reuben

90 comments

The 10 best games like Dark Souls

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The 10 best games like Dark Souls

In honour of His Souliness

Aug. 1, 2024Ed Thorn

62 comments

Luisa blows into an enormous magical horn, producing a Bestest Best badge.

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Dungeons of Hinterberg review: a breezy action RPG that’s as pretty as a postcard

Ditch deadlines for dungeon delving

July 18, 2024Rachel Watts

24 comments

Various JRPG heroes gather on a broken bridge, pointing and looking at Ichiban Kasuga of the Yakuza series.

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The 11 best JRPGs on PC in 2024

The party line

July 4, 2024Brendan Caldwell

98 comments

The player characters from Dead Cells, Hades 2, and Spelunky 2 line up against a background map from Caves of Qud.

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The 19 best roguelike games on PC

Going rogue

June 20, 2024Brendan Caldwell

101 comments

A Siberian townscape in Workers & Resources: Soviet Union complete with Bestest Best badge.

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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 1.0 review: reject tradition, embrace a fundamental revolution in city building

That's a common logistical fallacy

June 18, 2024Sin Vega

48 comments

A girl's head looms out of the dark just behind Hauntii, with a Bestest Best badge rising above them both.

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Hauntii review: an adventure as beautiful as it looks

I don't normally like letting things haunt me, but this is an exception

May 22, 2024Ed Thorn

21 comments

A screenshot from Animal Well that shows a heart-shaped underground level with an RPS Bestest Best badge flanked by capybaras.

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Animal Well review: an unmissable creature feature

Putting the animal in AI

May 9, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

50 comments

Lightning, Squall and Cloud from the Final Fantasy series

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The best Final Fantasy games on PC

Ranked in the correct order, finally

May 8, 2024Katharine Castle

116 comments

A composite of screenshots from D&D Lords Of Waterdeep, Spirit Island, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Blood Bowl 2, Root and Pokemon TCG Live

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The 20 best online board games on PC

Roll out

April 29, 2024Matt Jarvis

29 comments

A composite image of screenshots from Stardew Valley, Roots Of Pacha, Coral Island, Fae Farm and Slime Rancher

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The best farming games like Stardew Valley on PC

The cream of the crop

April 19, 2024Alice Bell

32 comments