Flock review: indulge in playful weirdness with a bunch of flying potatoes Don’t ask how they stay in the sky Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Annapurna Interactive Developer: Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Release: July 16th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: TBC Reviewed on: Steam Deck My favourite ever mode of travel in games is flying, so I was already poised (in mid-air) to really enjoy swooping around the world of Flock ....

Foundation, the gridless medieval townbuilder, has hit 1.0 after five years of Early Access Major final update overhauls a lot of systems Image credit:Polymorph Games Once upon a time, Alice B (RPS in peace) was frustrated that the villagers in Early Access medieval townbuilder Foundation would not eat their bread and were furiously starving. Then it turned out Alice was the one starving them . Hoho! Pure japes. Five years later, Foundation has just hit 1....

Free horror game Fractal Sailor is about flying an airship through infinite godflesh while eluding a monster Slender meets Yedoma Globula Image credit:Matej Vanco If ever there were a game not to play on a Monday when you’ve had minimal sleep and basically want to crawl under the table and eat three-day-old pizza, that game - or rather, free “tech demo” - is Fractal Sailor . The work of Struct9 founder Matej Vanco , it hands you a distressingly unwieldy and roofless hovership and cuts you adrift in a vast ocean of malevolent mathematics....

Game-making tool RPG Maker XP is free on Steam right now As used to create To The Moon Image credit:Freebird Games Hey, you know that idea for an RPG you’ve been kicking around your head for years now? Maybe it’s time to give it a crack. Right now on Steam you can grab a free copy of RPG Maker XP, an older version of the wildly popular (and quite accessible) game-making tool....

Get this brilliant Ducky UK mechanical keyboard for 40% off Highly recommended for newcomers and enthusiasts alike. Image credit:Digital Foundry Ducky and Varmilo make some of the best keyboards in the scene, and the Miya 69 Pro is a brilliant keyboard that they’ve each played a part in. This 65% size mechanical retailed at £100 - a fair price for a reasonably high-end model like this - but today it’s down to £59....

Hades 2’s new update adds in more weapon variations, boss challenges and, oh no, a really hot portrait for Narcissus It was only a matter of time Image credit:Supergiant Games Supergiant Games have released the latest big patch for Hades 2 today, The Unseen Update, bringing in a number of changes so big I won’t be able to tell you about them all here, but I’ll pick out a few good ones....

Haunted PS1’s Madvent Calendar returns with 24 micro-games that’ll put you in the horror-holiday spirit Get carving Image credit:Haunted PS1 I can only assume that Halloween’s proximity to Christmas is the reason as to why there is so much winter holiday horror media. Perhaps it’s even just as simple as the fact that people like it when Christmas is a little bit messed up! Either way, I do actually enjoy some Chrimbo horror, so I’m pleased to see the return of Haunted PS1’s Madvent Calendar this year, which just so happens to have launched today....

Heaven 17 composer calls out Rockstar over alleged lowball GTA 6 music offer Martyn Ware not pleased with proposed no-royalties deal Image credit:Rockstar Games Any ambitions you may have had to relive that scene from Trainspotting in the nightclubs of open world game GTA 6 have been cruelly dashed. Martyn Ware - of 80’s synthpop band Heaven 17 - took to Xitter over the weekend to share his experience of Rockstar games attempting to licence his song Temptation....

Helldivers 2 is the secret long-lost cousin of Metal Gear Solid 5 Solo play reveals a stealth sim with a playful side Image credit:PlayStation I was flat on my belly on an Automaton planet the other day, being steadily driven back into the sea by waves of ramshackle AT-AT wannabes, when a switch flipped in my head amid the white noise of impending defeat, and I found myself saying “by golly, Helldivers 2 feels a lot like Metal Gear Solid 5 ....

Helldivers 2 wants you to make sure virtual citizens don’t wet the bed, and also here’s another free cape This latest order’s quite literally the stuff of nightmares Image credit:Arrowhead You need to buck your ideas up and start doing better. No, it’s not what your parents say whenever you tell them what you’re up to for a living, it’s what Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead are basically telling players with the shooter ’s latest major order....

Helldivers 2’s enemy squids are headed to Super Earth, so now you can tinker with your guns more For democracy Image credit:Arrowhead Game Studios Co-op shooter Helldivers 2 added its third enemy faction, the Illuminate, back in December . Now the alien squids are headed towards Super Earth itself, and to counteract this latest threat to democracy developers Arrowhead are giving soldiers new ways to customise their weaponry. Helldivers 2’s Galactic Emergency trailer....

Hideo Kojima proposes a game where the protagonist forgets abilities if players take too long a break Finally, a relatable main character Image credit:Kojima Productions Hideo Kojima is his own Peter Molydeux, in that he’s forever out there pitching Kojima-like ideas for games he might make. Hideo Jokima? On a recent episode of his Japanese radio show, KOJI10, the designer of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding pitched a few ideas he had for games based around time....

Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: “all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult” Manor Lords and Terra Invicta company decry the ethics of genAI use Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Manor Lords and Terra Invicta publishers Hooded Horse are imposing a strict ban on generative AI assets in their games, with company co-founder Tim Bender describing it as an “ethics issue” and “a very frustrating thing to have to worry about”....

Houses will eat you and horseguys will help you in new Chinese action-RPG Swords Of Legends The fourth game in the Gujian series Image credit:Wangyuan Shengtang The name “Swords Of Legends” does not exactly cultivate intrigue. File it alongside Legendary Sword, Sword Legends, Legend of Sword, and Sword: Legends under “game titles that would put me to sleep even if I were being steadily electrocuted”. Having visited the official site for Swords and watched the Chinese announcement trailer, I have come up with some alternative, vastly superior English titles: 1) My House Is Unaccountably Peckish, 2) Can I Play Football With This Boss’s Detachable Head, 3) A Kingdom For My Horsebro, and 4) Did That Mountain Just Sideeye Me....

How to equip Hope Charm in Monster Hunter Wilds Here’s how to find and equip your preorder bonus in MH Wilds Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Wondering how to equip your Hope Charm talisman and other bonus gear in Monster Hunter Wilds? If you purchased Monster Hunter Wilds early, a Hope Charm talisman and a dashing Guild Knight layered armor set await you shortly after you start the game. It isn’t immediately clear how to equip these preorder bonuses, however, and you can go a while without stumbling upon your Hope Charm if you aren’t chatting with NPCs in camp....

How to get Metal Scrap in Enshrouded Here’s where to go to get Metal Scrap in Enshrouded Image credit:Keen Games Looking for Metal Scrap in Enshrouded? Metal Scrap is one of the earliest materials and crafting components you can access in Enshrouded , Keen Games’ sparkly new open-world survival craft-em-up. Unlike many other games, you don’t need to work your way up through wood and stone tools before getting to metal....

How to unlock the Egg Incubator in Palworld Here’s how to get the Egg Incubator in Palworld and hatch Pals yourself Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Looking to unlock the Palworld Egg Incubator? The Egg Incubator is one of many Ancient Technology recipes in Palworld that can be used to hatch the numerous collectable Eggs you’ll find throughout the world. Below, we’ve detailed how to get the Egg Incubator, including the materials you’ll need to craft it and how to get the Ancient Technology Points to unlock the recipe for it in your Technology menu....

I respect Lethal Company’s dedication to being a slapstick-fest that makes zero sense whatsoever fart noise Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss James made the observation that Lethal Company , a co-op game about being haunted space binmen, and this month’s pick for the RPS Game Club , gets less fun the better you are at it. This is true! It’s also janky, and the RNG on the weird, warren-like buildings prompted me to ask “Who designed this?...

I’m starting a Battle Brothers diary, please give me name suggestions Bro really went to battle Image credit:Overhype Studios Battle Brothers PC Rock Paper Shotgun is better when you sign in Sign in and join us on our journey to discover strange and compelling PC games. All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios...

In a rare bit of good news, Hytale lives on, with its original devs buying the rights off of Riot Now they better hightail it outta here before Riot realise they made a mistake Image credit:Hypixel Right, here’s your prescribed dose of actual nice news in the games industry for the week. Hytale is back from the dead! Despite a decade’s worth of development, the game was canned with Hypixel Studios forced to completely shutter....