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“Duke 3D evolved the FPS in ways that modern games are still massively indebted to”
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY • Guild Wars 3 is coming, and it’s just what the MMO genre needs
DUTCH COURAGE • Exploring why Moon Child has lit up social media
THE SPY • GAMING’S JUICIEST RUMOURS
The problem with bodycam shooters
Mina the Hollower has the best sidequests of any game in 2026
Total War: WH40K’s gameplay reveal has left me stoked
Gothic Remake’s lockpicking system has broken me
Is the Persona series overrated?
MUST PLAY • GREAT GAMES YOU SHOULD PLAY TODAY
Letters • COMMUNITY CABLES
Soulframe • Soulframe’s pre-alpha ‘Preludes’ showcase a beautiful world in flux
1666: Amsterdam • Collect your cat for a journey into the dark
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse • An icon attempts to take back its throne
Corsair Cove • Rum, beer, quests and mead
Control Resonant • Getting lost in an infinite bedroom dimension
Clutch • Forza Horizon creatives spin a new narraracer
Sin Reloaded • A game more sinned against than sinning
HAIL TO THE KING • As Duke Nukem 3D hits 30 and Duke Nukem Forever reaches 15, the designers of both games look back on Duke’s alien-blasting legacy
14 Best retro FPS • Our favourite retro-style FPS games that pay homage to the golden age of boomer shooters
MEET THE TEAM
MUD AND BLOOD • Kingdom Come: Deliverance too welcoming? Gothic Remake is for you
GET YOUR NECR-ON • Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II has twice the campaign, half the bombast
CAR CITIZEN • Powerslides in space? Exo Rally Championship has found a winning formula
BRIE-LLIANT • Mina the Hollower’s a grim, gripping adventure in a brutal, freeform world
TALE AS OLD AS TIME • The Adventures of Elliot finds joy in speedrunning history
A FISH COME TRUE • Dave the Diver: In the Jungle feels like more than DLC
SHIP SHAPE • Derelict Star is a space age precision platformer for genre obsessives
FREE GAMES • COOL GAMES FOR NO CASH
THEY’RE BACK • OLD GAMES REVISITED
Controllers • Control freak
TRADITIONAL VALUES • Are motherboard defaults too conservative?
COOL RUNNING • Tips on keeping your PC, and yourself, from overheating this summer
Radeon RX 9070 GRE AMD £480/$549 • AMD's answer to the chip shortage.
Buyer’s Guide • THE PC COMPONENTS WE RECOMMEND
Unreal • There’s still some magic in Epic’s debut FPS
“I’ve got thousands of hours of experience and Bunny-boy watching my back” • Now that Destiny 2 is over, I can’t stop playing Destiny 2
“Like Strange Horticulture with punk, not plants” • Wax Heads is a story-first shop sim that channels High Fidelity perfectly.
“It fully commits to the fantasy it’s selling, in a way that few other MMOs even attempt” • Sixteen years on, Star Trek Online is still a very special MMO
“Rocksteady really did establish a gold standard for power fantasy” • Batman: Arkham City remembers when worlds were small By Morgan Park
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