If you like Banner Saga and Wildermyth, you might like the desperate running battles of tactics RPG Lost In The Open My kingdom for a level-up Image credit:WhisperGames My first game of Lost In The Open came to a sticky end in the borderlands, when my ragtag group of dog-eared bodyguards and hastily-recruited vagrants encountered the full flower of the Strathian military. Outnumbered, underlevelled and already bloodied, my warriors struggled to make a dent on the gleaming Strathian plate, and were swiftly surrounded and slaughtered....

In Don’t Get Got you try to escape a school full of freaky little guys and worst of all, your friends From the Surgeon Simulator devs Image credit:CULT Games How many times can video games riff on that one Dr Who episode with the weeping statues? At least once more. Surgeon Simulator devs Bossa have just announced Don’t Get Got, in which you and up to seven of your so-called friends are trapped in a large school with randomised objectives and safe rooms....

Interplay co-founder and LGBTQ+ icon Rebecca Heineman dies from cancer Legendary designer and programmer was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma earlier this year Image credit:Rebecca Heineman on YouTube Interplay co-founder and veteran game designer Rebecca Heineman has died at the age of 62 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. The news has been shared on social media by numerous friends and former colleagues of Heineman, including Heidi McDonald and Brian Fargo, while the latest post to a GoFundMe the developer set up to raise funds for treatment says that page’s funds will now go towards Heineman’s family making funeral arrangements....

iRacing Arcade is zippy bumper cars from the folks behind the simmiest racing sim ever to sim racing simishly Porsche to pass Image credit:iRacing iRacing Arcade, its new sibling with a Steam Next Fest demo, is thankfully not as serious. “Funlop”, reads the parody-centric text scrawled across a bridge over the game’s version of the Japanese Tsukuba Circuit. To be honest, the simple fact developers Original Fire Games and iRacing have opted for a classic Gran Turismo track as the venue for the single Porsche one-make race which makes up the Next Fest demo had me 90% sold before I’d even turned a wheel....

Killzone composer calls for a remaster, but worries Guerrilla’s old FPS is too “bleak” for today’s players Mate, have you gone outside lately Image credit:PlayStation / Digital Foundry Horizon: Zero Dawn composer Joris de Man has expressed a tentative interest in the return of Guerrilla’s Killzone shooter series, which was once touted as PlayStation’s answer to Halo, Call Of Duty, and Gears Of War. If you’ve never played a Killzone game - not surprising, given that they only ever officially made it to PC via Sony’s now-retired PlayStation Now subscription service, and don’t run on the current generation of PlayStation consoles - they’re essentially World War 2 meets Aliens with a thin dusting of satirical intent....

Kingsvein review: monster-splatting RPG goodness that leads with its weak foot Things get better the more you open it up Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Rad Codex An underexplained but ultimately rewarding tactical RPG with a rich and broad character customisation system that grew on me the longer I played it. Developer: Rad Codex Publisher: Rad Codex Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam , itch.io Price: £17/€18/$20 Reviewed on: AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 3400G, Radeon RX 590, 24GB RAM, Windows 10 I disliked turn-based RPG Kingsvein at first....

Kojima says he decided to make Physint for Metal Gear fans after illness in 2020 “I realised that people die” Image credit:PlayStation A couple of weeks ago, Hideo Kojima announced that he was returning to the action espionage genre with a new game, codenamed Physint . In the latest episode of his YouTube series, HideoTube, Kojima says that returning to the same genre as Metal Gear was inspired by players asking for it “every day on social media”, and by a brush with death he experienced in 2020....

Konami’s first proper new Silent Hill in an age is a welcome change of scene after the Silent Hill 2 remake New trailer shows off Silent Hill f’s 1960s Japan setting Image credit:Konami Konami have given us our first proper look at Silent Hill f , a new incarnation of the survival horror series from Hong Kong-based Neobards Entertainment, which takes place in 1960s Japan. You are Shimizu Hinako, a schoolgirl equipped with the trademark Silent Hill combo of a broken-off pipe and a cartload of psychological baggage, whose hometown Ebisugaoka is engulfed by a monstrous fog....

Mafia: The Old Country coming in 2025, taking the series to early 20th century Sicily The oranges of lemons Image credit:Hangar 13 Here’s the news: there’s a new Mafia game, it’s called Mafia: The Old Country , and it’s set in 20th century Sicily rather than in America as per the previous three games in the series. That’s about all we know, but hop below and you’ll find a trailer....

Manor Lords is getting new maps, building upgrades and reworks for the marketplace and ale distribution Pretty much got everything into the headline, there Image credit:Hooded Horse Manor Lords developer Greg Styczeń, aka Slavic Magic, has emerged from his keep with news of a forthcoming patch for the medieval city builder . It’ll add new maps, building upgrades and reworks for various economic systems. The announcement post is mostly image-based, in keeping with the classic saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words, as long as the words in question are mostly synonyms for ‘hut’, ‘mud’, ’tree’ and ‘mountain’”....

Manor Lords next update will switch over to Unreal Engine 5 and, more importantly, add fishing ponds Great now all I can think about is James Pond Image credit:Slavic Magic I’m calling it now. When, in a “few weeks” according to the developer, fishing ponds come to strategy builder Manor Lords , it will take approximately 45 minutes for some enterprising medieval fintech tinkerer to utterly bork the entire economy , and it will be glorious....

Mark’s most anticipated PC games for 2026 Bond, blood, broom, and backwoods blasting Image credit:Rebel Wolves / Fuse Games / IO Interactive / Playground Games As we cross out the final days of 2025 on our Treehouse calendar, we’ve allowed ourselves to look out at the encroaching mists of 2026. These are the games we hope will emerge from the fog . 2025 had video games. 2026 will have video games....

Marvel Rivals to get two new heroes every three month season, say NetEase, and no, they’re not adding role queue Season 1 already ahead of schedule thanks to the Fantastic Four Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games There are currently 35 heroes in Marvel Rivals , split between the roles of Vanguard (tanks), Duellists (DPS) and Strategists (support). That’s plenty to get your head around, and the roster is expanding rapidly. NetEase have announced that they plan to introduce a new hero approximately every six weeks - in other words, twice per three-month season....

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaked, alongside a trailer showing off the baddies Remember the bee guy? Image credit:Konami “Kept you waiting, huh?” says Snake. Uh, no, not really. You’re actually a bit early this time, mate. The release date for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was spotted this week, hiding in the long grass of the PlayStation Store. The fancy-schmancy MGS3 remake is coming out in August, according to the store page....

Microsoft staff perform sit-in protest in company president’s office over Israeli military ties UPDATE: Two Microsoft staff involved in protest have been fired Image credit:Microsoft Update: Microsoft have now fired software engineers Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle, two protestors who were employees of the company when they took part in the sit-in in Brad Smith’s office, The Verge report. A Microsoft spokesperson told GeekWire that Fameli and Hattle were let go “following serious breaches of company policies and our code of conduct”, continuing:...

Minecraft Creaking explained Learn everything we know about The Creaking in Minecraft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Looking for more information about The Creaking in Minecraft? The Creaking is a new mob, due to be added to Minecraft along with The Pale Garden biome, sometime after the Bundles Of Bravery update . This creepy fellow is reminiscent of The Weeping Angels from Doctor Who. Like them, The Creaking can only move when the player looks away from it....

Monster Hunter Wilds: Chapter 3-1 walkthrough Uncover a sci-fi mystery in the Chapter 3-1 walkthrough Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Not sure how to beat certain Chapter 3-1 Monster Hunter Wilds monsters? We’ve got tips and tricks to guide you in the right direction, while also alerting you to the right elements for each new monster in this walkthrough. Our walkthrough hub links to every Monster Hunter Wilds chapter guide. You can also get to each Chapter 3 guide via the below links: Chapter 3-1 Chapter 3-2 Chapter 3-3 Chapter 3-4 Chapter 3-5...

Monster Hunter Wilds: Chapter 5-2 walkthrough Return to the previous zones for some action in Chapter 5-2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Struggling with Chapter 5-2 in Monster Hunter Wilds and need some help? Use our walkthrough for every main mission throughout this long sub-chapter. You’ll also encounter many monsters you’ve once fought before and a new one too. Our walkthrough hub links to every Monster Hunter Wilds chapter guide. You can also get to each Chapter 5 guide via the below links: Chapter 5-1 Chapter 5-2 Chapter 5-3...

Musical exploration toy ODDADA will launch next week Ob-La-Di ODDADA Image credit:Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann ODDADA is a music maker where every level looks like a colourful toy, some shaped like towers, or landscapes, or old factories. By stacking blocks, twisting knobs and clicking chunky buttons, you create your own track - then record it to a cassette tape you can keep. It now has a release date: August 15th....

Near Mint is Slay The Spire but you’ve accidentally left your cards in the washing machine Slay the drier Image credit:henriforshort This one’s a very simple build at the moment, but neat enough that I wanted to shout it out. Near Mint is a roguelike deckbuilder where you advance through a tower fighting slightly stronger iterations of the exact same skeleton. Ok, nothing too captivating so far. The twist comes from the cards: someone’s left them in their Oodie pouch, spilt BBQ sauce down it, then stuck it in the wash before taking the deck out....