Riven’s remake is out today and makes me feel weird – there’s still a demo, if you’re quick Atrust me, it’s worth a look Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Cyan Worlds Inc Cyan Worlds’ remake of their 1997-released Myst sequel Riven launches today on Steam. Word on the reviewvine is that it’s jolly decent, offering free movement around a real-time 3D reinvention of the original point-and-clicker’s shimmering archipelago, with its many murals of crushed and scattered civilisations....

Silent Hill 2 almost spoiled the game’s biggest twist for Italians before the day one patch came to the rescue Che palle! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Konami An Italian-language only quirk with Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 Remake almost spoiled the entire plot for fans playing in that language, but was fortunately caught in time for the day one patch to make changes. As spotted by PC Gamer , some garbled lines the player hears upon first picking up the game’s radio weren’t quite garbled enough in the Italian subtitles, accidentally dropping a massive plot spoiler in the first half hour....

Sins Of A Solar Empire 2 will release on Steam this summer After launching in technical preview on Epic Games Store Image credit:Stardock 4X-meets-real-time- strategy game Sins Of A Solar Empire 2 will finally launch on Steam this summer, Stardock and Ironclad Games have announced, a couple of years after going into technical early access on Epic Games Store . I loved the first Sins and so did Kieron Gillen (RPS in peace) whose 16-year-old review dwells appreciatively on the spectacle of cruisers and frigates bouncing to hyperspace on the very edge of a solar system....

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is getting a sequel starring Baldur’s Gate 3’s narrator The sequel is called Solasta II Image credit:Tactical Adventures RPG Solasta: Crown Of The Magister is getting a sequel. Solasta II launches in early access next year, and they’re aiming to have a demo out sometime earlier. Like its predecessor, this one’s a party-based CRPG with tactical combat, featuring single player and online co-op. Here’s a trailer....

Spider-Punk lands in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite thanks to a giant mod with a revamped art style and new modes out this week Pow Image credit:Capcom / Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite And Beyond team Fists up, a big fighting game mod is due out this weekend. Marvel vs Capcom Infinite came out in 2017 and got some flak for its plastic figurine art style. But this year a modder began work on an overhaul that would grant the game pretty cel-shaded visuals....

Stalker 2 release time Here are the release times and preload information for Stalker 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Looking for the Stalker 2 release time? Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl is set to release on November 20 across Xbox and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, GOG, Xbox Store and Game Pass. If you’re looking forward to donning the shoes of Skif and exploring the Eastern European post-apocalyptic setting known as ‘The Zone’ then see below for all release times across all major time zones....

Stalker 2’s Stories Untold update delivers a new questline and a place to chill in the Burnt Forest this week Update: Get ready to investigate some nose bleed-inducing noises right now, actually Image credit:GSC Game World Update to the update: Oop, it’s out now , on December 17th. So, GSC have delivered Stories Untold a day early, but also a day late. Cool. Here’s a new trailer , too. Update: You’ll have to wait a bit longer to see what that radio signal’s all about....

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic revealed - a KOTOR “spiritual successor” RPG led by Mass Effect’s Casey Hudson Developers Arcanaut to explore “a galaxy on the brink of rebirth” Image credit:Lucasfilm Games If you’re staying up all night to watch The Game Awards 2025, follow along with our live coverage . If you want an early night, you can catch up on all the news with our Everything Announced at The Game Awards 2025 roundup ....

Stellar Blade’s devs would like you to know you don’t need a PSN account on PC as they work on the region lock problem Connecting one is “entirely optional and never required” Image credit:Shift Up Earlier this week, it was leaked and then later confirmed that Stellar Blade , that Nier and Bayonetta -esque one with the jiggle physics cranked up to the max, would be coming to PC next month on June 11th....

Stop Killing Games’ EU petition hits a million signatures, but “a significant number” could be fake Campaign to stop online games becoming unplayable still wants more eligible signatures Image credit:Ubisoft The Stop Killing Games campaign’s petition to the European Commission has hit a major milestone, surpassing a million signatures. However, the YouTuber behind this effort to stop companies from rendering games unplayable by shutting down their servers is still asking for more folks to get their pens out and sign, due to concerns about fakery....

Subnautica clone Astrometica is the most flagrant rip-off I’ve played in a year that also contains Palworld Sea of stars Image credit:RockGame S.A. Astrometica is Subnautica in space and to developer BeryMery’s credit, the game makes zero effort to hide this. It’s right there in the dog Latin of the title. It’s got Subnautica’s premise of being a shipwreck survivor starting afresh from an escape capsule, piecing together the backstory signal by signal, database entry by database entry....

Symphonia might scratch your Silksong itch, even though it’s not a metroidvania A shadowy and sonorous 2D platformer - try the demo, eh Image credit:Headup / Beep Japan In “non-violent and poetic” 2D platformer Symphonia, you’re an extremely fancy violinist exploring a realm of musical machines, where gas lanterns kindle fitfully as you approach, crotchets adorn vast cogwheels, and reams of what I really hope isn’t actual catgut feed through titanic pegboxes overhead....

Team Fortress 2 players report that Valve have carried out a ban-wave against aimbots Valve themselves are silent, of course Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Team Fortress 2 ’s received its first major update in yonks last year, and then the nearly 17-year-old game promptly broke its concurrent player record . Still, talk to one of those players and you’ll find all is not well with Valve’s shooter, which is apparently regularly overrun by bots and cheaters....

Temtem: Swarm looks like an enticing mix of Vampire Survivors and Pokémon Coming later in 2024 Image credit:Crema Temtem was a brief mega-hit when it launched in Early Access back in 2020, as a Pokémon-like that was both online and on PC. Now it’s getting its own “survivor-like bullet heaven” spin-off called Temtem: Swarm . The announcement trailer for Temtem: Swarm.Watch on YouTube By “survivor-like”, I think they mean Vampire Survivors -like....

The best Crests in Hollow Knight Silksong The best Crests for Silksong’s early, middle, and late game Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Wondering which Crests you should be equipping in Hollow Knight Silksong? With Crests so spread around the world of Pharloom, knowing which to use at what point in your playthrough will make your progress that little bit more efficient. All the Crests have their good points, and can all carry you from awakening in Act 1 to the dark descent of Act 3....

The Crimson Diamond review: an enthralling retro-inspired EGA game with modern mystery style READ REVIEW OF GAME Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Julia Minamata Developer: Julia Minamata Publisher: Julia Minamata Release: August 15th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: TBC Reviewed on: Steam Deck The Crimson Diamond is a proper old-school style puzzle adventure. It’s 2D pixel art, with a limited colour palette as in EGA games, and you control it with a text parser, like King’s Quest or one of them other Sierra adventures old men like Graham remember....

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered review You’re a long way from mud, crab Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda. Developer: Virtuos, Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Release: Out now On: Window From: Steam / Game Pass Price: £50/€55/$50 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-12600K, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti, Windows 10 The moment you’ll most feel like an adventurer in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is right before you leave the main menu and its music behind - the majestic fantasy epic that music promises doesn’t really exist....

The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria’s next major update adds a sandbox mode and single player pause Plus new weapons, armour, and building improvements Image credit:North Beach Games While we felt it wasn’t an amazing game , we quite liked The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria’s dwarven survival antics. It was a bit of cosy fun for a group of pals , and thankfully, open-ended co-op play looks to be the focus of the next big update, which adds a new sandbox mode that lets you pick rocks and sink pints free of storyline constraints....

The Maw - 7th-10th May 2024 This week’s most scintillating game releases, plus our weekly newsblog Image credit:Old Book Illustrations/Carlo Chiostri It’s a short week ‘cos we all had a Bank Holiday yesterday, and Edwin isn’t here today, which means I have donned some thick leather gloves and am standing well back to throw some sticky gobbets at The Maw . The gobbets in question? Some tasty game releases this week!...

The Maw: what’s new in PC games this week? Liveblogless edition Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Game River This week, no liveblog, for Edwin is away and the Maw is strangely passive - as delicate and pliant as the crumbling of embers in the grate. Still, there are new PC games. On Tuesday 22nd April 2025, get your digits into deckbuilding dream-diver Out Of Hands , commit to the bit in “match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania” Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mountain 3 , platform through megacities in Steel Seed , team up to crash submarines in Darkwater , and rewarm your memories of PS1/PS2 survival horror in Post Trauma ....