Fry bacon, sausages and cigarettes to escape an Antarctica where eggs are illegal in this surreal sci-fi cook-’em-up Arctic Eggs’ low-poly graphics and moody dystopia recall the first Half-Life, with added frying pan Image credit:The Water Museum I’ll be honest: fried eggs are my least favourite way to enjoy the versatile food. But even a noted fried-egg hater like me was left salivating over a pan full of sizzling yolks by my first look at strange yet mesmerising upcoming sci-fi cooking sim Arctic Eggs ....

Glyphica has you type to survive against relentless waves of evil words My type on paper Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/aliasBLACK/Squeaky Pixel Back in the day I used to be one of those Counter Strike players who’d hop into a custom aim-training ’environment’. I’d spend a good ten minutes or so darting my eyes between blobs or skittish enemy models then whipping my wrist to blast them with an AK. Glyphica’s got this minimal aesthetic, all clean lines and inoffensive shapes that lend it a subtle cool....

Goblin stealth gaming returns in Styx: Blades Of Greed, out in 2025 - here’s the first trailer Styxing to the formula Image credit:Nacon Cyanide and Nacon have announced Styx: Blades Of Greed , the third in a trilogy of goblin stealth games known for puke-based mechanics and many a snarky note-to-self. I never completed the previous Styx: Master Of Shadows or Styx: Shards Of Darkness , and if I’m honest, I fear Cyanide’s impish infiltrator is doomed to forever butt his smirking, warty head against the 6/10 glass ceiling, with Thief’s Garrett flashing V-signs on the other side....

Good news, dorks - it is not too late to be a janky-ass wolf 2008’s best offroad dog-bonking simulator returns Image credit:eduweb WolfQuest! The very name huffs and splutters the same spirit of tacky adventure I once inhaled from shareware CD game compilations back in the 1990s. You know, that glorious epoch when you could just slam together two random words around a capital letter and really bottle the lightning. CheeseWang!...

Grand Theft Auto 6 delay is causing emergency meetings at other studios Monster truck Image credit:Take-Two Interactive I want Grand Theft Auto 6 to be good, and if I had to bet money on it, I’d guess it likely will be. The world is weird right now, and I want both you and me to enjoy driving a car into a man. It very much sounds like it’s got Stephen Root from Barry in it!...

GTA 6 release date won’t slip to 2026, Take Two assure - they’re “highly confident” about fall 2025 Still no GTA 6 PC announcement, however Image credit:Rockstar Games A few months ago, the rumour took root that GTA 6 ’s release date would slip back from 2025 to 2026 . An anonymous insider averred that studio heads were “worried” about the new open world game’s progress - hence, perhaps, Rockstar’s decision to mandate a full return to in-office work ....

Hades 2 beginner’s guide: Top tips to maximise your first few runs Here are our top tips for beginners playing Hades 2 Image credit:Supergiant Games Looking for Hades 2 top tips for beginners? Hades 2 can be a bit of a minefield, especially if you haven’t played the first Hades or are unfamiliar with rogue-like dungeon crawlers. It isn’t necessary to play Hades before Hades 2 . In fact, there are many new systems the sequel introduces with a new protagonist, Melinoe....

Hades 2 is another Steam Deck banger, early access or no Going to hell in a handheld Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun I’ve been sampling Hades 2 ’s early access build on the Steam Deck , and my only complaint – besides the smooching frog having eluded me for hours – is that it’s giving me very little to write about, performance analysis-wise. Honestly, it fits the dinky PC so well you’d have thought Supergiant had decided to make this roguelike sequel a Steam Deck game that just happened to run on desktops by accident....

Helldivers 2’s mechs are “ready for deployment” soon, say Arrowhead Strap in Image credit:Arrowhead Studios It’s been rumoured for a while that mechs were on their way to Helldivers 2 , thanks to leaks and, y’know, official trailers. Well, now it’s actually confirmed: the official Helldivers 2 Xwitter account shared today that they were “ready for deployment on the battlefield soon”. HELLDIVERS! The EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits are in full production in the factories of Tien Kwan....

Here’s the updated system requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and it looks like a big’un It’s hungry. 160GB hungry. Image credit:GSC Game World A stupid inside joke I had with a housemate once was asking each other if we were “born in Chornobyl?” as a play on “were you born in a barn?” whenever either of us left the lights on before leaving the flat. This doesn’t make too much sense now I think about it, but such things rarely do....

Horror game Horses sells 18,000 copies despite Steam’s ban, but Santa Ragione are still closing down Devs sign off with call to support other games “that are quietly banned, delisted, or trapped in indefinite review for unclear reasons” Image credit:Santa Ragione / Rock Paper Shotgun Santa Ragione have announced that they’ve repaid all the money they borrowed to develop their Surrealist horror game Horses, despite being denied release on Steam and the Epic Games Store ....

How to get Act 3 in Hollow Knight Silksong How to unlock Silksong Act 3 and the true ending Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Wondering how to get Act 3 in Hollow Knight: Silksong? Hornet’s journey through Pharloom has three acts, and Acts 1 and 2 have fairly obvious delineation points. But while Act 2 seemingly completes the game with a final boss showdown, that’s not where Team Cherry’s latest adventure ends....

How to get Martial Arts in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree Here’s how to obtain Hand-To-Hand fighting weapons in Shadow Of The Erdtree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for Martial Arts in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? One of the new weapon types in Elden Ring ’s massive DLC takes away all of the blades and bludgeons to leave your Tarnished with just the pure power of their limbs....

How to get Salt in Enshrouded Here’s where to go to get Salt in Enshrouded Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Keen Games Looking for Salt in Enshrouded? Salt is used primarily for drying out Animal Furs in the Drying Rack in Enshrouded , which unlocks a new tier of armours to help you survive in the more challenging areas of Enshrouded ’s open-world. But it’s quite hard to come by Salt, unless you know exactly where to go....

How to get Sheep and Sheep Farms in Manor Lords Here’s how to get Sheep and a Sheep Farm in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Looking for Sheep and a Sheep Farm in Manor Lords? Aside from being adorable, Sheep fulfil the important role of supplying your settlements in Manor Lords with Wool. Wool can be made into Clothing, which can help your Population to, well, not freeze to death in the Winter months....

How to get the Modern Axe in Sons Of The Forest Learn where to find the Modern Axe in Sons Of The Forest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Endnight Games Looking for the Modern Axe in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is a survival game, which means you’re going to cut down a lot of trees. While you start with a Tactical Axe, you can quickly upgrade to the Modern Axe to chop trees much faster....

How to get Wheat in Palworld Here’s how to get Wheat in Palworld Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Want to know how to get Wheat in Palworld? Wheat is one of several crops you can grow via a plantation at your base in Palworld , and it’s a pivotal material that you’ll eventually need to craft the delicious sweets needed to breed future Pals for your Pal workforce. In order to grow Wheat, you’ll first need to stock up on Wheat Seeds....

How to heal in V Rising Discover how to heal in V Rising Want to know how to heal in V Rising? V Rising might make you a powerful vampire, but you’ll find yourself in a brutal world in which everything wants to kill you. From poison plants to savage sunlight, you’ll lose health constantly as you explore and build in this survival MMO from Stunlock Studios . If you die, you will lose almost all of your materials and items that you have in your inventory, which could mean hours are wasted on failed supply runs....

How to increase Settlement Level in Manor Lords Here’s how to increase your Settlement Level in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Want to increase your Settlement Level in Manor Lords? One of the ultimate goals in any game of Manor Lords is to slowly see your community evolve from a ramshackle tent housing a handful of peasants to a large town fit for a baron. Settlement Level is the metric used to monitor the ongoing evolution of your town, and Manor Lords plays its cards close to the chest when it comes to revealing what’s required to make that level rise....

How to investigate the Snackbar Anthill in Grounded 2 How to navigate the first dungeon of Grounded 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios How do you investigate the Snackbar Anthill in Grounded 2 ? The Snackbar Anthill is the first dungeon you’ll explore, and though it’s small and doesn’t warrant a full walkthrough, it can be slightly confusing for a couple of reasons. This guide explains how to navigate around the Snackbar Anthill’s quirks in Grounded 2, giving you a heads up of the dangers you’ll face inside....