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Don't miss the best tactical RPG of 2024

Don't miss the best tactical RPG of 2024

Steam World Heist II sneaked out in early August last year and didn't make as much of a splash in its quirky robot universe as some of the other genre spin-offs. That's a shame, because the bones of this tactical RPG are some of the strongest around, even if the surrounding fluff can get in ...

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Game that inspired Balatro is mistakenly censored by Google

Game that inspired Balatro is mistakenly censored by Google

Screenshot: TrampolineTales Before Balatro there was Happiness be a landlorda rogue deck builder who rigs a slot machine to try to pay rent in the midst of a cost of living crisis spiraling ever further out of control. Despite the gambling aesthetic, there is no part of the game that actually involves playing with money, ...

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Fantasian is a perfect retro final fantasy throwback

Fantasian is a perfect retro final fantasy throwback

My life changed when I played for the first time Final Fantasy VII in the late 90s. The narrative-driven role-playing game chronicling the struggle of misfits on a quest to save the world captured my attention like no other. The slow-paced story told through text boxes on pre-rendered backgrounds, all set to a soaring melodic ...

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The 15 best video game surprises of 2024

The 15 best video game surprises of 2024

Picture: GOG When Good Old Games launched in 2008, DRM was the biggest issue for PC gamers. Digital Rights Management throttled video games, causing official, paid games to perform far worse than pirated versions, and it was a whole horrible mess. Good Old Games was founded at CD Projekt's studios in Poland as a store ...

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Kotaku's Top 15 Games of 2024, Ranked

Kotaku's Top 15 Games of 2024, Ranked

A stunning achievement and, for my money, the most surprising, addictive and incredible game of the year. UFO 50 is actually a collection of 50 games, all released in the 1980s by developer UFOSoft. The thing is, however, that UFOSoft never really existed. Instead, they're new games, a wonderful smorgasbord of games of different genres ...

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The best Marvel Rivals tips and Steam winter deals

The best Marvel Rivals tips and Steam winter deals

Screenshot: Marvel Games / Kotaku, Marvel Games / Kotaku, Marvel/Kotaku, Picture: Naughty Dog / Kotaku, Team Jade/Kotaku, Marvel games, Poncle Limited, Valve / Activision / Ubisoft / Konami / Sony / Mossmouth / Big Mode / Kotaku, Blizzard / Marvel Games / Kotaku, Grinding Gear Games This week, Marvel Rivals has continued to captivate players ...

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16 hidden gems from 2024 that everyone should play

16 hidden gems from 2024 that everyone should play

The Crimson Diamond looks and plays like something from 1988, an adventure game with beautiful, vibrant EGA graphics and a text parser interface. Yes, this means you actually have to type things like “look” and “open door,” a thought that may cause some potential players to roll their eyes, but it’s actually great! The game ...

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Does Path Of Exile 2 have crossplay?

Does Path Of Exile 2 have crossplay?

If you are a fan of action RPGs like Diablo 4 or Torchlight You may have already checked out the popular title from Grinding Gear Games Path of Exile. After years of success with its immersive and customizable game, the team has finally embraced it Path of Exile 2which brings many changes and challenges to ...