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DayZ Badlands will let you rebuild ruined houses, then defend them
DayZ Badlands is scheduled for October 2026, with more than 5,000 rebuildable structures, restored wells, and a Code Lock system. The Road to Badlands update is already live with a first batch of expansion-inspired content.
RetroSpace brings disco-punk horror to Steam this October
The Chicken Police studio's next game puts a clone janitor on a space station swallowed by a sentient black hole, with stealth, strange mutations, and a lot of very suspicious machinery.
Vapor World: Over the Mind is the real new Game Pass game today
The deflection-focused souls-like platformer arrives as a day-one Game Preview title, while BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X and Relooted move into Game Pass Premium.
EA Sports FC 26 is on Game Pass, but the Steam mood is mixed
EA Sports FC 26 joins EA Play for Xbox PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. That makes it easier to try, but Steam's mixed reception is worth reading before you commit to another season.
Entropy enters Steam Early Access with a dying world and tactical combat
The Dread Delusion studio brings its new retro-styled RPG to Steam today. Here is what players should know before jumping into its first act.
Black Ops 1 and 2 are back on PlayStation, but these are ports
Treyarch brought the original Black Ops games to PS4 and PS5 through Iron Galaxy. The nostalgia is real, but expectations should stay firmly in 2010.
GTA Online's first new heist in years is heading to the Kortz Center
Rockstar is giving GTA Online players a July art-gallery job and a free current-gen GTA 5 upgrade for eligible PS4 and Xbox One owners.
Short Games Respect the Clock We Actually Have
A huge open world can be wonderful, but the six-hour game is starting to feel like a gift: focused, memorable, and honest about the time players can spare.
Steam Next Fest's AI labels are now part of the demo hunt
Eurogamer found 1,704 Steam Next Fest demos with generative AI disclosures on SteamDB. That does not make every demo suspect, but it does make the label worth checking before you wishlist.
The EU said no to a game preservation law, but Stop Killing Games is not dead
The European Commission will not force publishers to keep games playable after shutdowns. It is still opening talks on end-of-life standards, which gives players a narrower but real pressure point.
Luna Abyss launched well, then its team was reportedly laid off
Kwalee Labs CEO Hollie Emery says the entire Luna Abyss team has been made redundant only weeks after launch. The shooter is still worth playing, but the timing is a nasty reminder that good reviews do not always protect developers.
The Best PC Gaming Launcher Is the One You Forget Exists
Steam earned trust by fading into the background. Rival launchers can compete, but only if they stop turning every play session into account maintenance.
Latest Reviews
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Killing Floor 3: A Review
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We Were Wrong About Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
We were ready to write a scathing post-mortem on Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition, but the tr…
Latest Guides
Steamletter makes free Steam games easier to catch, but mind the notification trap
A small Android tracker has reportedly sent more than 600,000 alerts for free-to-keep Steam games. …
Best short games to finish in one weekend
A tighter backlog list for players who want a full game, a real ending, and no second job pretendin…
ESP32 is the tiny board behind some wonderfully weird DIY gaming gadgets
A new ESP-NOW HD voice project is a neat excuse to look at why ESP32 boards keep showing up in pock…
AI Dungeon is weirdest when you stop treating it like a normal RPG
AI Dungeon is a text adventure where the story answers back. New players will have a better first h…
Foundry VTT is still the power-user answer to online RPG nights
Foundry Virtual Tabletop asks more from the GM than a throwaway browser room, but regular RPG group…
Why Wait for the Sold-Out Steam Controller 2.0? Turn Your Steam Deck Into the Ultimate PC Gamepad
Valve’s second-generation controller sold out in under an hour. But if you own a Steam Deck, you al…