Honkai: Star Rail version 2.0 has a release date, will add dreamy new realm Penacony to the space RPG With quality of life changes around relics and reviewing the game’s storyline Image credit:HoYoverse Honkai: Star Rail ’s version 2.0 will arrive at the start of February, adding a new area, three playable characters and new missions to the gacha space game , HoYoverse have revealed. The headline addition in version 2....

Horror game Slitterhead is The Thing vs The Thing and I really hope it’s also a sandbox stealth game Why don’t we just wait here for a little while, see what happens? Image credit:Bokeh / Video Games Chronicle I’ve been fumbling for a grasp on Bokeh’s skull-splitting horror game Slitterhead since I first heard the words “brought to you by Keiichiro Toyama, former designer of Silent Hill, Siren and Gravity Rush”....

How to beat Jin Dahaad in Monster Hunter Wilds Learn Jin Dahaad’s weaknesses, drop list, and more Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Need tips on how to beat Jin Dahaad in Monster Hunter Wilds? Jin Dahaad is a massive Leviathan in Monster Hunter Wilds with a unique fight taking place across the same three to four zones each time. You’ll need to prepare if you don’t want to become frozen with Frostblight from their many icy attacks....

How to change appearance in Oblivion Remastered Here’s how to edit an existing Oblivion character’s looks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Wondering how to change your appearance in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Once you’ve created an avatar using Oblivion Remastered’s extremely expressive character creation sliders, you’re technically supposed to stick with that look for the entire game. This is a remaster of a 2006 title, after all! That said, with a little console command magic, you can adjust your character’s hair, bone structure, skin colour, and all those other fine details on the fly....

How to enable Desktop Mode on the Steam Deck Top tip Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Once you know how to enable Desktop Mode on the Steam Deck , you basically get the keys to its handheld gaming kingdom. From playing Game Pass games on your Steam Deck to installing Lutris and other non-Steam launchers, many of the device’s best hidden functions are enabled through Desktop Mode – not to mention its entire usability as a proper desktop PC ....

How to get the Revolver in Sons Of The Forest Learn where to find the Revolver in Sons Of The Forest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Endnight Games Looking for the Revolver in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest has plenty of enemies to fight and, while they aren’t quite zombies, sometimes you still want to feel cool like Rick Grimes and start blasting a Revolver. If the Revolver is what you need to relax a little more on this cannibal-infested island, then you’re in the right place....

How to get the Shovel in Sons of the Forest Where to find the Shovel Cave, and how to get in and out in one piece Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Newnight Want to know how to get the Shovel in Sons Of The Forest? The Shovel is one of several absolutely essential early-game tools in Sons Of The Forest . You need to get your hands on the Shovel before you can find and access other important items like the Sons Of The Forest Keycards ....

How to kill Winter Lanterns in Elden Ring The Aging Untouchables in Elden Ring aren’t so scary if you know their weakness Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Are you struggling against the Elden Ring Winter Lantern enemies? Winter Lanterns, also known as Aging Untouchables, are perhaps the most frustrating enemy in the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion. Why? Because you can’t defeat these yellow-growth creatures unless you know their specific weakness....

How to make Clear, Yellow, Red and Blue Lens in Lightyear Frontier Here’s how to make every colour Lens in Lightyear Frontier Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Amplifier Studios Looking to make Lens in Lightyear Frontier? There are four different types of Lens in Lightyear Frontier and you’ll need to know how to make them all if you want to fully upgrade your Mech Suit. Clear, Red, Blue and Yellow Lens all vary in rarity and require several different steps to make....

How to make grapple points in Enshrouded Turn your own Enshrouded base into a Grappling Hook playground Image credit:Keen Games Want to know how to craft your own grappling hook anchors in Enshrouded? If you’ve played Keen Games’ massive survival crafting game Enshrouded for any amount of time at all, you’ll likely have already unlocked the Grappling Hook . It’s a fantastic traversal tool for sure, but you can’t use it just anywhere....

How to parry in Nioh 3 How to Deflect as a Samurai, Evade as a Ninja, and Burst Break Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Koei Tecmo Wondering how to parry in Nioh 3? Like most Soulslikes, learning how to parry a blow from a vicious yokai is pivotal in Nioh 3 , which formally calls this skill Deflect. You can’t Deflect from the get-go, however, as Nioh 3’s beginning tutorial limits your options dodging, blocking, and Burst Break - a quasi-parry that only works on certain boss attacks....

How to restore FP in Elden Ring: Nightreign Here’s how to keep that blue FP bar full Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Do you need more ways to keep your FP bar full in Elden Ring: Nightreign? FP management is a vital skill to master if you want to survive in Limveld. You’ll have plenty of FP available to you during the first two days of an Expedition, but you’ll need to stock up on restoratives for the final fight against the Nightlord on Day Three....

Hungry Horrors is a culinary deck builder where you feed pickled eggs to folkloric beasts Based on British and Irish mythology Image credit:Clumsy Bear Studio It’s soon bank holiday weekend for us in the UK, which means I’ll be doing two things: sleeping and eating. Maybe I’ll eat a duvet or two! Who knows. Four days with no imposed structure is enough time for things to get weird . Maybe I’ll eat your duvet!...

Build or buy? Image credit:RPS Photo Composite Every product in these builds is hand-picked for its performance, compatibility, and current discount. Both systems are based on AMD’s AM5 platform, giving you access to cutting-edge features like PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory—regardless of your budget. These aren’t just builds for today; they’re future-ready setups made even better by today’s sale prices. Budget PC Build This budget gaming PC build is perfect for 1080p and even light 1440p gaming, offering surprisingly strong performance for the price....

In Chymicalia, you’re the slave of a teleporting alchemy shop And even better, you’re in Yorkshire Image credit:Falling Awkwardly Chymicalia is an adventure game and/or visual novel “about causing chaos in a small Yorkshire town with unlicensed alchemy”. Hey, I’m from a small Yorkshire town originally! I recognise that chip shop with the palsied neon sign! And hey, that looks like the underpass they told us kids to stay away from!...

In going deeper, Wall World 2 brings its dullest moments to the surface Another shtick in the wall Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Alawar Wall World 2 isn’t as easy to explain as its predecessor. Yes, it is still a roguelike in which you split your time between piloting a robotic spider up and down a giant wall in search of weak spots from which you can mine deep into the cliff face, digging up minerals to spend upgrading your mecha-arachnid’s weapons, enhancing its ability to fight off periodic waves of pustule-covered aliens, until you either kill the biggest pustule-covered alien or die in the attempt....

James’ most anticipated PC games for 2026 Assuming no delays, which as we know, hardly ever happen Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Wildlight Entertainment / Wishfully / Ghost Ship Games / Remedy Entertainment 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 ....

Latest Phantom Blade Zero trailer sure makes it look like an over-powered Sekiro Words about swords Image credit:S-Game Before we get to the latest trailer for S-Game’s soulslike Phantom Blade Zero I have a couple of complaints to lodge about the title. Firstly, this game clearly contains a non-zero quantity of blades, from whacking great axes to katanas. Secondly, I do not accept the premise that these are phantom blades. They are very obviously non-spectral, going by the amount of stabbing and clanging on show in the video....

Latest Roblox Kitty codes All the Kitty codes you can redeem for a heaped serving of free cheese! Looking for the latest Roblox Kitty codes? Kitty codes are used to claim free cheese, which is the main currency in the cat-and-mouse-themed puzzle adventure game. Once you’ve got hold of some cheese, you can use it to claim fun cosmetics and customise your feline character in the popular Roblox experience. Below we’ve put together a list of all the latest Roblox Kitty codes, as well as instructions on how to redeem them....

Lethal Company’s dev talks his relationship with horror, and the Zork roots of his latest game “I can branch out to other genres, but they’ll always find their context in that” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Friendslop games may come and go, but the (for all intents and purposes) progenitor of them all, Lethal Company is still the one I think of most. It’s scary, it’s funny, it’s otherworldly, literally, there’s so much mystery to it that you just want to spend time in its world....