Please enjoy Daemonologie’s incredibly normal sheep with me How long to bleat Image credit:Katanalevy/Rock Paper Shotgun I do not wish to dwell overly long on the incredible stop motion sheep in the trailer for folk horror game Daemonologie , because it’s got so much else going for it - from the gorgeously haunting vocal and string melodies to the extremely dark character interactions that offer your witch finder the choice between ’talk’ and ’torture’....

Please, Watch The Artwork is a “psychological spot the difference” with Edward Hopper’s realist paintings Nighthonks Image credit:Thomas Waterzooi Please, Watch The Artwork is the follow-up to difference ’em up puzzler Please, Touch The Artwork 2 . As hinted by creator Thomas Waterzooi, it’s likely coming this October. He performed the announcement in ASMR, which almost relaxed me enough to not be annoyed by the press release’s use of the word ’liminal’, which in game terms usually just means ‘bit spooky, innit’....

PUBG, the game that Fortnite copied, copies Fortnite by bringing back the battle royale shooter’s original map Erangel Classic returns for two weeks next month <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/pubg-erangel-classic.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“The player awaits their next match in PUBG’s Erangel Classic mode, showing off its “vintage” UI - 1”> Image credit:PUBG Studios PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds - aka the game that inspired and then was overtaken by Fortnite ’s Battle Royale mode - is seemingly borrowing a leaf from its cartoony cousin’s playbook by resurrecting its original map....

Rally Point: An immense frustration test almost overshadows Burden of Command’s narrative success Band of bothers Image credit:RPS / Green Tree Games Burden Of Command is a lot like me, in that it deserves a lot of love but it’s too frustrating and annoying to get it for long. The concept is promising: tactical battles with a small batch of soldiers, but as a “leadership RPG” instead of a regular wargame....

Rally Point: How Rise of the White Sun makes a rich playground of China’s impossibly chaotic Warlord Era All the Qi in China Image credit:Rock Paper Shotun/Gaming at Work/Cinetique After weeks of discovering new layers and playstyles, I have no idea how to summarise Rise of the White Sun, except perhaps “It’s 1920s China! Good luck!” Playable factions include major political blocs, conventional military behemoths, petty warlords, peasant uprisings, foreign stooges, and multiple communist cells (particularly in the recent DLC )....

Rally Point: The wonderful vibes of Aetheris are a hint about its design goals Time to diorama Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Wild Wits/Hawthorn Games The first striking thing about Aetheris is its strange and colourful look. The second thing that strikes about Aetheris is the gorgeous animations and storybook trappings of its presentation, even in its loading screen transitions. The third is the strange vulnerability radiating from the village of lizardy people you’re responsible for, and the parties you form with them....

Rally Point: Zephon demonstrates that good 4X faction design is really characterisation Finding your Voice Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Proxy Studios Factions. Here are the factions: the aggressive conquest Klingon guys. The evil insectoid hive mind who build stuff and/or have loads of cheap soldiers. The researchers who are probably robots and you usually pick because they can be competitive at anything. The diplomacy/espionage ones (humans, or The Greys). You know what I’m talking about....

Riot will let gambling companies sponsor League Of Legends and Valorant esports teams “thoughtfully, carefully, and with the right protections” Image credit:Riot Games Riot Games are going to let their top League Of Legends and Valorant esports teams receive sponsorship from gambling companies, in a bid to snaffle up some of the billion dollar unofficial sports betting scene that surrounds both games. The publishers promise that they’ll put appropriate “guardrails” in place to ensure that streams of tournaments aren’t suddenly overrun by shady gambling ads, and to protect players and viewers from the psychological impacts of gambling....

Roblox: Jump Stars codes (February 2026) Redeem these Jump Stars codes for instant free Gems! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Jump Stars Looking for all the newest Jump Stars codes this February? We’ve seen a colossal number of different Roblox experiences in our time, but the newly released Jump Stars is doing a good job of standing out from the pack. On the surface it may look like a simple tower defence game, but Jump Stars is actually an intriguing top-down PvP fighting game (think of MOBAs like League Of Legends or Dota 2 ) where you pick your favourite anime heroes, level them up with Gems, and face them off against each other to determine the victor!...

Romero Games have “completely” closed doors, but there’s still hope for the Doom creator’s new FPS The shooter has “already had significant interest”, says CTO Update: Romero Games have put out a new statement . In short, the studio say they haven’t closed doors, contradicting statements made by an anonymous employee that spoke to The Journal . They confirm that the funding for the game was pulled, although they’re “currently evaluating” opportunities from “several publishers” to bring the FPS “across the finish line”....

Rust is finally adding backpacks to kick off its second decade Pets won’t arrive this year, though Image credit:Facepunch Studios Having marked its 10 year anniversary last year, survival shooter Rust is seeing in its second decade by adding the long-awaited ability to boost your inventory with a backpack. The update will continue what developers Facepunch Studios say will be even more updates and improvements throughout 2024, even as other long-requested additions slide back to 2025 or later....

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is out now and buggy as hell but the developers are already planning fixes Here’s the initial list Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart Of Chornobyl is out today. As you may have read, it’s on the buggy side. Buggier than a bucketful of locusts. Buggier than Kafka’s Metamorphosis . In our S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart Of Chornobyl review , wasteland wanderer James called it “easily the most borked FPS I’ve played in years”, detailing such issues as HUD elements disappearing, stuttery performance, flashing textures and character mouths not working properly....

Satisfactory 1.0 review: yes, it is Frack the planet Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Coffee Stain Publishing Developer: Coffee Stain Studios Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam , Epic Games Store Price: £33/€36/$36 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-10875H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 2080 Super, Windows 11 I am lost in my own factory. From every direction, every angle, conveyor belts and smelters and assemblers obscure my senses and envelop my being....

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Daft and dramatic movement methods I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:Games2see Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by a variety of cool and fun movement methods, from skimming your broomstick over the sea to committing violence while surfing atop an enemy’s body....

Screenshot Saturday Tuesday: Jumbo size New Year edition I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:Puchi Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every week, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, let’s return kick off the new year with a jumbo-sized edition with even more games from across our Christmas holiday. Expect unexpectedly laid-back stressful horror, slow-motion stunting gunfights, a watercolour world, spaceships, mecha, and far too many legs....

Should you help Treviso or Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard? Here are all outcomes for choosing between both cities in the game Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Wondering if you should help Treviso or Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard? After recruiting Davrin, you’ll be faced with a major decision in Dragon Age Veilguard . Both Treviso and Minrathous are under attack by dragons but Rook can only travel to one of them....

Sonic X Shadow Generations brings back the multidimension platformer with added edgelord this autumn A new meaning for “sonic x shadow” Image credit:Sega Sonic Generations , which mixed the series’ old-school 2D and modern 3D platforming into a single game, is returning in a remaster later this year - and Sonic’s edgy cousin Shadow the Hedgehog is along for the ride. Revealed during Sony’s State of Play, Sonic X Shadow Generations looks to be a remaster of the 2011 title released to mark the franchise’s 20th anniversary....

Sony are still “fully dedicated” to releasing Marathon by March, as they sigh at Bungie’s money numbers “Corrections” to the extraction shooter will be made as necessary following October’s tech testing Image credit:Bungie / Sony Following a plagiarism scandal and an indefinite delay earlier this year, Bungie’s corporate overlords Sony have reiterated again that extraction shooter Marathon is still aiming to release by March next year. Meanwhile, Destiny 2 ’s struggles have seen the parent corp flatly admit that game’s not doing as well as Sony imagined when they bought Bungie....

Sony is in talks to buy Dark Souls and Elden Ring parent company Kadokawa Hungry for games Image credit:From Software Good morning, how about a nice big bowl of your favourite breakfast cereal: Corporate Consolidation? Sony are in talks to buy Kadokawa, the parent company of Elden Ring developer From Software. Sony is eyeing up the company as a hefty snack because they want the various manga and anime owned by Kadokawa, according to a report by Reuters ....

Soulframe’s getting a bear quest, and its devs want you to keep bearing with them as you wait for it to emerge from alpha “We still have a few things we need to get in” Image credit:Digital Extremes Fantasy MMORPG Soulframe remains nestled away in its closed alpha form as this year’s TennoCon arrives. Despite plans to open that beta’s doors to a bunch more folks over the course of this weekend, developers Digital Extremes are keen to keep Warframe ’s cottagecore sibling closed off for at least a bit longer....