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Houses I’d build in a survival game, part 2
Real houses that look like something I'd build in survival game, Part 2. My first house is always a square. But what happens when I acquire too many crafting benches to fit in my square? Time to build a loooooooong square. (Don't call it a rectangle: we're not fancy here.) It's blue because I crafted a buncha dye made from surplus blueberries and you know I'm gonna paint somethin' with it.
There’s something even scarier than Huggy Wuggy in the Playtime toy factory this weekend
It's been a while since I set foot nervously inside the Playtime Co. factory, but last time I was there I was hounded through the halls and air vents by a towering blue plush toy that wanted nothing more than to hug me to death.
There are so many games coming out in October you guys
We're all spoiled by choice this month.
If Ace Combat’s too pricey, this excellent indie alternative is on sale for just $12.50
And it's got better out-of-the-box HOTAS and VR support, too.
Talos Principle 2 is $3
The Talos Principle 2, my favorite puzzle game, is $3 during the Steam Autumn Sale. Croteam's Talos Principle sequel went underappreciated in 2023, which is wild, because this series is like if Aperture Labs dumped its entire warehouse of esoteric gizmos into the player's lap to tackle increasingly weird spatial conundrums. The puzzles are smart, peaceful, approachable, and many. Speaking from experience, it might be the greatest "podcast game" in the world.
One story about my first 30 minutes in this post-apocalyptic robot game led multiple people to buy it
ABOVE: A brief gameplay clip from Radiosol. You can't spend too long in the sunlight. "A journey through a desolate world burned by a planetary cataclysm"I related this experience in PC Gamer's work chat and multiple of us bought Radiosol, called by its developers "a journey through a desolate world burned by a planetary cataclysm," on the spot. It helps that it's only $9 on Steam, and that its jaggy megastructures look exceptionally cool.
How to conquer Kuttenberg
Bypassing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's main quest by taking Kuttenberg myself.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 will ‘blaze a trail’ to higher game prices
Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima says games keep getting more expensive to make, and that money has to come from somewhere.
‘We needed a potentially infinite resource of party members so that we could then kill them:’ Entropy dev James Wragg explains how you fit permadeath in a party RPG
Entropy is a very cool, very funky RPG you can play in early access right now. It's a turn-based ode to the likes of Final Fantasy 10 or Lost Odyssey, but it's also got some PC flair—lead developer James Wragg cites Fallout 1 and Games Workshop's tabletop Mordheim as major inspirations as well. I asked Wragg about the game's mercenary hiring and ambitious permadeath system in a conversation this past summer.
At last: I can build a home out of raw Windows Vista-era nostalgia
Frutiger Home is a house builder for those who yearn for the glossiest time in tech.
Myhouse.wad remains very cool
It rules that we still don't know who made myhouse.wad. The surreal, unsettling Doom mod had a sort of ARG-lite element to it: The mod's original creator is said to have died, with Veddge, the uploader, either having expanded on something he left behind—or, more troublingly, having found the haunted map among the original creator's possessions.
You can now buy more than 2,000 games for $5 or less on Steam
That's right: The 2026 Steam Autumn Sale is live.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is a game about shapeshifting now. I don’t make the rules
I mean, I guess I sort of do.
Resident Evil’s executive producer explains the deeper meaning behind Requiem, and I just can’t get on board
I'm gnawing at the bars of my enclosure.
I’m here to inform you the wrist rest included with the new Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid is very good and very wobbly
I'm here to inform you the wrist rest included with the new Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid is very good and very wobbly. Watch it wobble below. But more seriously, I enjoy this wrist rest so much that it's relegated my old HyperX one, which I previously swore by, to the floor. The giant and sturdy-but-slightly-wobbly silicon goodness that forms this one from Logitech is the best I've tried. It's hard, which is good ergonomically, but not quite as hard as wood. Perfect. Plus, wobble. Just a shame the keyboard that it comes with costs $230.
Keychron Q6 Max vs Q6 Ultra vs Q6 HE: which full-size board is for you
You have a Q6 in your cart. You are just not sure which Q6. Max, Ultra, and HE sound like a tier list, the kind where you pick the top one and move on. They are three different keyboards built on the same layout and construction, and the one you should buy depends on what you do at your desk, not on which name sounds most premium.
Is a hall-effect keyboard worth it for typing? K10 HE vs K2 HE
If a K10 HE or a K2 HE is sitting in your cart and you are not a competitive gamer, you have probably searched some version of the same question: is this good for typing, or am I paying for a gaming feature I will never use? Short answer: it is worth it if you are willing to open one web app once and set the actuation point, and you are fine with a smooth switch that has no bump. If either of those is a no, keep reading, because a regular mechanical keyboard may suit you better.
Will these switches or keycaps fit my Keychron? Compatibility check
You have a set of switches or keycaps in your cart next to a board, and you have not hit buy. Good instinct. If the set does not fit, you are left with a return label and a board that still needs the part you wanted. Three questions decide it, and the first is the one people skip: if you own a K1, K3, K5 or K7 and the switches in your cart are not from the low-profile collection, they will not fit, and unless your board is a hot-swappable version they cannot be changed at all.
Where to find the Nangan region Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 6
This week it's spring in Forza Horizon 6 and there's another challenge to complete. We've got the Nangan Treasure Hunt to track down, and doing it will grant you some season progress. The British Automotive Festival Series is currently underway and there are a couple of season reward cars to grab, namely the Lotus Esprit V8 and Lotus Emira. Finding and smashing this chest will get you a little closer to earning them.
This lovingly ludicrous keyboard is a sad reminder of when Google at large had a sense of humour
Is this a piss take? Okay, this is definitely a piss take. Google Japan has posted a YouTube video showcasing the new Gboard Conveyor Belt Version. What we are talking about here, people, is "a keyboard whose keys are delivered straight to your finger tips." Literally.
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