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Rocksteady may be going back to single player Batman, hints Bloomberg report Swear to me! Image credit:WB Games After years of making a live service Suicide Squad game that was roundly panned on arrival, the studio behind Batman: Arkham Asylum and its sequels are “looking to return to Batman for a single-player game”, according to a report by Bloomberg . Rocksteady Studios haven’t said so publically, and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier claims “the new project is years away from landing”, so this is in no way official....

Roots Of Yggdrasil’s gorgeous roguelike citybuilding is a real grower It’s heading to early access on January 24th Image credit:ManaVoid Entertainment/Indie Asylum Back in the depths of 2023’s February Steam Next Fest, Roots Of Yggdrasil was one of a handful of games that really caught my attention. Not because it was another beautiful-looking deckbuilder (though that does seem to be a steadily growing niche of mine these days), or because its colourful, inkwash visuals had the air of a Norse-flavoured Okami about them (though it did also help)....

Rosewater review A traditional point-and-click adventure, for better and worse Image credit:RPS / Grundislav Games Developer: Grundislav Games Publisher: Application Systems Heidelberg Release: March 27th, 2025 On: Windows, macOS, Linux From: Steam Price: £17/$20/€20 Reviewed on: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, Windows 10 Rosewater is Francisco González’s latest adventure game set in the alternate history of Lamplight City . It swaps the murky Victorian gutters of its predecessor for cacti and lavender sunsets in a reimagined American West circa 1850....

Samsung’s no-glasses 3D monitor could rise above gimmickry, but needs stronger game support to do it Just popping out Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun PC gaming hasn’t seen much 3D hardware since Nvidia shuttered its goggles-based, Alec-damaging 3D Vision prospect in 2019. Death by lack of compelling use cases, or by VR coming along and doing the whole “S’like it’s coming right at me” thing more comprehensively? Maybe a bit of both, but in any case, Samsung is having another go with its new Odyssey 3D gaming monitor....

Sea of Stars is adding co-op multiplayer to the dazzling Chrono Trigger-inspired RPG One of 2023’s best single-player games looks set to become one of 2024’s top multiplayer offerings Image credit:Sabotage Studio Not content with being one of the best single-player experiences of 2023 , Sea of Stars is readying the modern-classic RPG to become one of this year’s most delightful multiplayer games . Developers Sabotage Studio have revealed that three-player co-op is on the way, letting you adventure through the entire campaign with a party of pals....

Secret best Tolkien game Return To Moria gets Steam release with Steam Deck support and new sandbox mode Golden Update also introduces offline pausing, new building props and difficulty settings Image credit:North Beach Games The dwarven engineers of The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria have formally entered the Golden Age of Steam. The game is now available on Valve’s digital storefront , after a year in the comparatively barren underdark of the Epic Games Store, and developers Free Range Games have also released a Golden Update, which adds offline single player pausing, around 100 building objects, and a sandbox mode allowing for non-story-led excavation and settlement of the game’s procedurally generated mountains....

Skull Horde is a necromantic auto-battler from the makers of Bore Blasters Skulls for the skull horde Image credit:8BitSkull I’d rather command a small troop of ruthless husks to fight my battles than do the dirty work myself - and in the game [ Weyyyyyy! -RPS staff ]. That’s reason number one as to why I’m interested in Skull Horde , an “auto battler dungeon crawler” which casts you as a necromancer in a tiny pixel art world....

Some of Resident Evil Requiem’s regular zombies remember being alive But what if we could talk to the T-Virus Image credit:Capcom Capcom have released a new 13 minute Resident Evil Requiem gameplay showcase, with commentary from director Koshi Nakanishi. About 20% of it is Leon Kennedy kicking zombies in the noggin, doing Wickian dodge-shoots, or chopping torsos with a chainsaw or hatchet (the latter a subweapon that needs periodic resharpening). Another 20% consists of new, stealth-oriented character Grace creeping through ornate chambers in first person; being the “cold bath” to Leon’s “hot sauna” , she doesn’t have serious fighting skills, but she does have a ‘pinch hitter’ handcannon for those times when skulking behind tableware won’t cut the mustard....

Spellcasting room-clearance puzzler Tactical Breach Wizards gets new beta that includes the whole game But only if you actually send in feedback Image credit:Suspicious Developments Tactical Breach Wizards is having a beta playtest, with space for around 2500 players over the next month or so. New to Tactical Breach Wizards? It’s a grid and turn-based room-clearance puzzler in which you control a gang of door-kickers who happen to be armed with spells and magical artefacts, rather than plain old riot shields....

Spiritfarer devs release 33 Immortals, the early access co-op hellraiser that plays like an MMO raid Time to out-level God Image credit:Thunder Lotus Spiritfarer and Jotun developers Thunder Lotus Games have released the early access version of 33 Immortals , their 33-player co-op fantasy action game that aims to simulate the experience of an MMO raid via matchmaking, without the experience of playing through a whole-ass MMO. Speaking as both an enjoyer of their previous Sundered , and somebody who has neither time nor friends, I am down for this....

Stalker 2’s Expedition update brings A-Life improvements, harder difficulty options, and worsens bandits’ eyesight The Zone giveth, the Zone taketh away Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World I started a new Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl run this past weekend, and like most of my decisions, I now look back on it with pain and regret. Had I waited just a couple more days, I could have begun anew with the roaming FPS’s new Expedition update, which is out now and spans everything from difficulty modes and inventory tweaks to enemy behaviour reworks and yet more upgrades to its A-Life simulation system....

Star Wars Outlaws gets two story DLCs featuring Lando and Hondo, but only if you fork out for a special edition I definitely know who these people are Image credit:Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws is out relatively soon and looks relatively exciting, if you’re into Ubisoft open worlds and pseudo-Uncharted mechanics with pewpews and dribbly aliens. And if you’re excited, prepare to get more excited-er - or more exhausted-er - as Ubi have just unveiled Outlaws’ DLC plans for season pass holders....

Steam Workshop mods should hopefully suffer less update-induced hassle, thanks to new version control tools Mod to last Image credit:Valve The regular modpocalypses which tend to erupt when a fresh update for a game comes down the pipeline - an especially terrifying prospect if it’s an older game and the tweaks/additions aren’t something you’re happy to temporarily switch back to vanilladom in order to enjoy - may now be less of a ballache....

Stupid sexy Hollow Knight: Silksong mods for Hornet horndogs have begun to hit the Nexus, I’m sorry to say The filth has broken containment Image credit:Team Cherry / Sandinsoda / Team Cherry Yes, this is news. You can bet your bottom it was news to me when I loaded up Nexus Mods for my daily look this morning and found that Hollow Knight: Silksong ’s adult section had tripled in size overnight....

Summery Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song is delayed again, but there’s an 8-hour demo coming soon That’s a pretty big demo Image credit:Jyamma Games You might remember Enotria: The Last Song as the Italian-inspired Soulslike that shifted its release date from June to August to avoid Shadow Of The Erdtree … but found itself nestled next to Black Myth: Wukong . Well, scratch that August release, as now it’s been shifted back to September instead!...

System Shock remakers Nightdive Studios are remastering The Thing We are all very tired Image credit:Atari Computer Artworks’ 2002 videogame adaptation of 1982 movie The Thing was a ghoulish and gripping third-person shooter with some terrific mechanics that weren’t quite fleshed out, flesh being the operative word. For instance: you can enlist surviving soldiers as squadmates, but are they really surviving soldiers, or are they human-shaped warrens of teeth and mandibles poised to split open and shower you in digestive juices?...

Tequila’s lost projects include a possible Rime follow-up, a dungeon tourguide game and a procgen fighting sim Studio now auctioning off all their assets Image credit:Tequila Works Last year, Spanish developers Tequila Works cancelled a game , laid off staff, and finally filed for insolvency in the face of “prolonged market conditions”, after losing funding from Tencent. Founders Raúl Rubio and Luz Sancho departed the studio in the process. Now, what’s left of Tequila are selling off all their assets in an open auction, including both published games like horror platformer Deadlight , and a number of projects that were either in development or “ready for production”....

The demo for Streets Of Rogue 2 lets you roleplay as the world’s most violent chef Let him cook Image credit:TinyBuild I punched a cultist in the face in Streets Of Rogue 2 , just because. He started running away - something I would not allow. When another robed cultist spotted what was happening, he tried to intervene, and a kind of Benny Hill pursuit chain began. We ran across a beach, through public toilets, and into the surf....

The devs behind Nine Sols tease a possible follow-up with a mysterious, fictitious, creepypasta video essay Unsettling… <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nine-sols-sequel-teaser.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=“A silhouetted figure in a video tape has their hands together, text underneath them saying “hello.” - 1”> Image credit:Red Candle Games It is always an exciting time when Red Candle Games are up to something. The sheer variety they’ve put on display with Detention , Devotion , and most recently Nine Sols is nothing to sniff at....

The fastest gaming SSD on the market is up to 38% off for Prime Big Deal Days Price cuts ahoy on multiple WD Black SN8100 capacities Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun A benchmarking bout with the RPS Test Rig confirmed the Black SN8100 as the overall quickest gaming SSD around, matching the Samsung 9100 Pro for loading speeds and beating it on general read/write performance. That makes it one top-of-the-line storage slice, of the sort where any price cut is a welcome one....