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Here are a few memorable things I've done across the Milky Way over the past two weeks: Scanned 250 planets, walked on over 100 of them, went swimming on one of them, died of hypothermia almost instantlyDocked with 25 space stations and…

Sea of Stars is another indie RPG inspired by unnamed yet obvious classics. This time around it's (mostly) Chrono Trigger. There's the seamless battle transition, there's the techs—sorry, combos—there's the Yasunori Mitsuda soundtrack, the…

After FromSoftware's incredible run from Souls to Sekiro to Elden Ring, Armored Core 6 is a near-radical departure: short, relentlessly paced missions, forgiving retries, and an empowering arsenal that makes it clear you are a one mech…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? Fantasy shooter that’s essentially spellcasting with guns. An FPS in sorcerer’s robes.Release date August 3, 2023Expect to pay £50/$60Developer Ascendant StudiosPublisher Electronic ArtsReviewed on Intel core…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? A compact narrative-led thriller set on Mars with triple-A production values. Release date August 22, 2023Expect to pay TBCDeveloper Fallen Leaf, Black Drakkar GamesPublisher Dear VillagersReviewed on RTX 2070,…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? Stealthy squad tactics with an undead pirate crewRelease date August 17, 2023Expect to pay $40/£35Developer Mimimi GamesPublisher Mimimi GamesReviewed on Windows 11, Nvidia 4090, Intel i9-13900k, 64gb DDR5…

Need to KnowWhat is it? A musical narrative adventure steeped in Greek mythology. Release date August 10, 2023Expect to pay $30/£25Developer Summerfall StudiosPublisher Humble GamesReviewed on Nvidia GeForce RTX3070, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X,…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? A dark fantasy management sim with basic mechanics and a bleak tone. Release date August 17, 2023Expect to pay £30 / $35Developer Covenant.devPublisher Team17Reviewed on AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia 2080 Super, 32 GB…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? A former PS5 exclusive action-adventure game about multiversal chaos in an alien galaxy.Release date July 26, 2023Expect to pay £50 / $60Developer Insomniac Games, Nixxes SoftwarePublisher PlayStation PC LLCReviewed…

Need to knowWhat is it?  The second entry in Frontier's F1 Manager series.Release date July 31, 2023Expect to pay $55/£45Developer Frontier DevelopmentsPublisher Frontier DevelopmentsReviewed on RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB RAMLink…