Shifting Sands is a pixel art desert scavenging roguelite game. The core loop of scavenging, crafting, and heading back out is genuinely satisfying, but unclear systems and a challenge that fades once you learn it hold it back. We score it 3.5 out of 5.

These five indie titles are on our radar this month: a medieval army RTS, a horde roguelite, a PS2-style life sim, a pixel art horror time loop, and a cozy snowboarding adventure. We have not gone hands on yet, but here is why each one caught our eye.

Which character is best in Slay the Spire 2? Our tier list ranks all five, the Ironclad, Silent, Defect, Necrobinder, and Regent, for the current early access meta, with the strongest picks and why the rankings keep shifting.

GTA 6 hits PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, but there is no PC version at launch. Here is what Rockstar has officially said about GTA 6 on PC, what the rumors claim, when to realistically expect it based on GTA 5 and Red Dead 2 release pattern.

Slay the Spire 2 is in early access and brutal on your first run. This beginner's guide covers which character to start with, why a small deck wins, the two debuffs that carry you, and the new mechanics returning players keep ignoring.

Which troops should you recruit first in Bannerlord? We break down the best early game units by culture and the fastest ways to level them into elite troops without bleeding your army dry.

Barnburners is an upcoming arcade hockey game from solo indie developer In2itiv. We went hands on with the latest build. Here are our early impressions, and how it stacks up against the more deliberate Center Ice Hockey.

Blastlane Racers is a top down combat racer that channels Super Cars II and Rock N' Roll Racing. We went hands on with the demo. Here are our early impressions: the colorful arcade charm, the four player split screen, and the track and crash recovery issues it needs to sort before launch.

Debug mode is Project Zomboid's master key: spawn any item, teleport, edit your stats, and turn on god mode. Here is exactly how to enable debug mode in Build 42, how to confirm it worked, what it lets you do, and how to switch it back off.

A 92 three point rating won't save you if you're standing in the wrong spot. Everyone writes build guides; this is the one about your position. Here is how to play every role in NBA 2K27 Rec and Pro Am: what your job is, what the good players do, and the habits that get you passed over.

There was a time when a developer could pitch something genuinely unhinged and still walk out with funding. These are the classic PC games that wouldn’t make it past the first meeting today.

Baseball and video games grew up together, and a rare few games are still played and argued about decades later. Our ranked countdown of the 10 best baseball video games of all time, from the NES era to the modern sims, with the one everyone still calls the greatest at number one.

Everyone knows Sonic 2 and Sonic Mania. But for Sonic's 35th birthday, here are the overlooked greats hiding on the Sega CD, the Neo Geo Pocket, and a couple of consoles you forgot Sonic was even on.

The Terror Mask, a haunted mansion, and buckets of blood. A look back at Splatterhouse, Namco's horror beat em up, from the 1988 arcade original to the Genesis sequels I still keep on my shelf.

SNK's tense, high damage sword fighting classic. Here is how to play it on PC in 2026, the gorgeous 2019 reboot and the Neo Geo classics.

You do not need sketchy ROM sites. Here are the best legal ways to play arcade classics on PC in 2026, from Arcade Archives to Antstream, with save states and online play.

The 3DO was Time's 1993 Product of the Year and a $699 disaster within three years. With the Neo Geo AES+ proving classic consoles can come back, could the 3DO? First, why it died, and then whether a reboot could ever work.

The Neo Geo cost more than a used car in 1990. In 2026, SNK is bringing it back with the AES+, and there are more ways to play than ever. So is a Neo Geo finally worth it? Here is every option, priced.

One man beat the God of Fighting in Tekken 3, walked away certain he had won the whole tournament, and got zero credit for it. This is the story of Paul Phoenix, and it is the funniest tragedy in fighting games.

There is a specific joy in walking out of a gaming convention with something you did not plan to buy. Here are four of my favorite standees, Mega Man, Link, Sackboy, and Jin, and the stories behind each.

The 1973 film is a masterpiece, but William Peter Blatty's novel is darker, slower, and in places far stranger. Here are 10 things the book had that the movie left out, plus the real 1949 exorcism that inspired the whole thing.

For nearly 60 years, a shaky clip of a hairy figure walking through a clearing has kept the Bigfoot debate alive. Now a new documentary, Capturing Bigfoot, argues the famous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film was staged, backed by a 1966 reel and testimony from Roger Patterson's own family. Here is what it really shows, who still disputes it, and why exposing a hoax is not the same as closing the case.

Everyone asks who can beat Galactus. The answer is stranger than a power ranking. From the Ultimate Nullifier to the beings above him, here is every real way to stop the World Devourer, and why doing it unleashes something worse.

Meet the One Below All, the dark half of Marvel's supreme creator and the real reason the Hulk cannot die. Its origin, the Green Door, and why God has a Hulk, explained.

The Warhammer 40,000 galaxy is controlled by no single empire. Here is how every major faction fits into the setting, from the Emperor and the Imperium to the Chaos Gods.

Above Galactus, above Eternity, above even the Living Tribunal sits one being who created everything. Meet The One Above All, the closest thing Marvel has to an actual god, and why it looks like Jack Kirby.

Missing time, Grey aliens, and memories dragged out under hypnosis. We revisit the most famous UFO abduction cases and the science that tries to explain them.

With Milly Alcock now flying in the new Supergirl movie, here is who Kara Zor-El really is: her Krypton origins, her powers, her ties to Superman, and why she sticks.

Marvel's Living Tribunal is the multiverse's judge, jury, and executioner. So what happens when you drop him into an MMO as the ultimate raid boss? We design the encounter and would take to take him down.

A zombie shambles into your imaging suite. You order films. What comes back is a horror show of demineralized bone, gas pockets, and a body that medically should not be able to move at all.