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After a decade of silence, Routine is back in development The long-absent Alien-inspired horror game returns. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Back in 2013, a gameplay trailer for a small, sci-fi take on Amnesia made one hell of an impact on me. Taking cues from Alien, it was sterile, analogue, a retrofuturist nightmare station that felt oppressively lonely, right up until the moment it became clear you weren’t alone....

Aliens: Dark Descent is a top-down cooperative bug blaster, coming 2023 Alien Swarm whomst? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. You’re all spoilt for choice when it comes to blasting Giger’s bugs with your pals. Not a year since the release of Aliens: Fireteam Elite, the franchise returns with a top-down take on team xenomorph hunts with the newly announced Aliens: Dark Descent....

Our Verdict The Alienware Aurora R13 isn’t for everyone, and this 64GB spec probably isn’t for anyone. If you’re a dedicated PC tweaker looking for a new base system to upgrade down the line, you’d want to look elsewhere anyways. But if you just want a simple, good-looking PC that will tear through gaming frame rates out of the box, the Aurora R13 comes with far better-value specs lists than this....

American Arcadia is like a reality show, but if your ratings drop, they kill you Escape a 1970s city where you’re a reluctant reality show star in this stealth puzzle platformer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In the movie The Truman Show, Truman was an average guy who unbeknownst to him was the lead character in a reality show built around his life....

Among Us officially crosses over with Fortnite Last year’s clash is this year’s collaboration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Epic’s decision to add an overtlyAmong Us-like modeto Fortnite last year generated a little bit of friction with Innersloth, developer of the actual Among Us. The studio acknowledged that the mechanics of the game aren’t new and “shouldn’t be gatekept,” but called out Epic for leaning heavily into Among Us specifically with “themes and terminology,” including the name of the mode: Impostors....

Avowed: everything we know about Obsidian’s next big RPG Set in the same world as Pillars of Eternity, Avowed is Obsidian’s big new first-person RPG. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Avowed spent a few years lurking in the shadows since its 2020 reveal, leaving us wondering about when it’d bring the timeless joy of sword and sorcery spelunking. Patience gets rewarded, however....

Be a water nymph and befriend ducks in chillout game Naiad Go with the flow. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. There’s a certain kind of indie game that’s all about chill. You explore a slice of the natural world at your own pace, with a little puzzle-solving thrown in, but rarely anything likely to disrupt your meditative flow. The archetype isFlower, in which you’re a gentle breeze that blows through fields rustling plants like some kind of invisible petal wizard, but there are plenty of others—games like Proteus, Feather, or Koi....