Baldur's Gate 3 is the rare 100-hour game that earns every hour
A year of patches later, the most reactive RPG in a decade only looks more like a one-off miracle.
Iris Hallberg2 Jun 2026
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Fifteen years on, Fallout: New Vegas is still the RPG that trusts you most
Obsidian's 2010 detour gave Bethesda's engine a brain. I went back to the Mojave to find out how much of it was the writing — and how much was just nostalgia.
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Hades II in early access: more of a good thing, and that is mostly fine
Supergiant doubled the systems. The question is whether the sequel has a reason to exist beyond 'again, but bigger'.
Theo Marchetti28 May 2026
I went back to Elden Ring after Shadow of the Erdtree. It broke me again
The open world that everyone copied and nobody understood. A return trip to the Lands Between, three years on.
Iris Hallberg21 May 2026
Frostpunk 2 trades the furnace for a parliament — and I miss the furnace
The sequel zooms out from survival to politics. Ambitious, colder, and not always in the way it wants to be.
Theo Marchetti15 May 2026
Celeste is still the kindest hard game ever made
Eight years on, the platformer about climbing a mountain and a panic attack has aged into a quiet classic.
Nadia Okonkwo9 May 2026
Fifteen years on, Fallout: New Vegas is still the RPG that trusts you most
Obsidian's 2010 detour gave Bethesda's engine a brain. I went back to the Mojave to find out how much of it was the writing — and how much was just nostalgia.
Iris Hallberg11 May 2026
Stardew Valley year one: the only first-year plan you actually need
Forget the min-max spreadsheets. Here's a calm, forgiving route through your first four seasons.
Nadia Okonkwo6 May 2026
The main-bus, explained without the cult: a Factorio starter layout
Why everyone builds a bus, what it actually buys you, and how to stop it becoming spaghetti by hour ten.
Theo Marchetti1 May 2026
A Short Hike: every golden feather, with no rush at all
A completionist route through the gentlest mountain in games. Bring a snack.
Nadia Okonkwo24 Apr 2026
Hades II locks a 1.0 date and teases a final surface region
Supergiant confirms the full-launch window and the last act of Melinoë's campaign.
Calvin Roy30 May 2026
Stardew 1.6 lands on consoles with the new farm type in tow
ConcernedApe's update finally reaches everyone else. Here's the short version of what changed.
Calvin Roy19 Apr 2026
I stopped chasing 100% and started finishing games again
A confession from a recovering completionist, and a quiet argument for leaving things undone.
Nadia Okonkwo13 Apr 2026
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Stardew Valley year one: the only first-year plan you actually need
Forget the min-max spreadsheets. Here's a calm, forgiving route through your first four seasons.
Nadia OkonkwoGuideThe main-bus, explained without the cult: a Factorio starter layout
Why everyone builds a bus, what it actually buys you, and how to stop it becoming spaghetti by hour ten.
Theo MarchettiGuideA Short Hike: every golden feather, with no rush at all
A completionist route through the gentlest mountain in games. Bring a snack.
Nadia Okonkwo