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The best racing games on PC
Which choices are the best racing games on PC? Racing games have a deep and storied history on the platform, dating back to the '80s, possibly even earlier. Classic's from Midtown Madness to Need For Speed are out there to discover, but…
The best browser games
The best browser games can serve as your secret anti-boredom potion between meetings. What's more, they won't leave a footprint on your precious drive space and you won't need a gaming PC to take advantage of them. There are countless…
How to have the best Fallout New Vegas experience in 2022
Combining the best of Fallout 3’s 3D open world with the nuanced roleplaying of the original two isometric games, Fallout: New Vegas is one of those classic PC RPGs that must be played—just not in its original form, unless you happen to…
The classic Gold Box D&D games are on Steam, but what’s special about them?
The Stinking Cloud spell sees a lot more use in the Gold Box games than it ever does in a typical Dungeons & Dragons session. When you're sitting around a table pretending to be an impressive wizard, summoning a sphere of what is…
The Mass Effect trilogy companions, ranked
When I dropped my ranking of Mass Effect companions into PC Gamer's internal chat channel a few years ago, it destroyed productivity for an hour. The same thing would happen today. It says something about Mass Effect that we feel so…
Why I love Mass Effect 3’s endings
That's right, I love Mass Effect 3's endings. Come at me, internet.Why I LoveIn Why I Love, PC Gamer writers pick an aspect of PC gaming that they love and write about why it's brilliant. Today, Phil praises Mass Effect 3's endings. The…
Why mechs are the most fun thing to shoot in a video game
Ed Note: With the recent release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Steam, it's a rather good time to republish this article I wrote in 2013 about the timeless design of mechs, one of the most interesting vehicles—and targets—in gaming, and…
Inside the groundbreaking 1997 all-women Quake tournament
This photo was originally published in PC Gamer magazine in 1997. (Image credit: PC Gamer, Frank Cifaldi and the VGHF)On her first trip away from home, in a Burbank, California mall filled with CRT monitors and Quake fans, Lorie Kmiec…
Kerbal Space Program creator looks back on leaving it behind: ‘The hardest thing I’ve…
Kerbal Space Program is now 10 years old, but the kerbals themselves—the little green astronauts who add so much charm to the intimidating space simulator—lived in the mind of creator Felipe Falanghe for a decade before he ever started…
The best survival games on PC
The appeal of survival games is simple to understand: fighting to stay alive is hard-coded into our DNA, so it's easy to see why we'd become engrossed in experiencing it in games. The best survival games on PC push players to their limits,…