Nate Crowley
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Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous is a CRPG belter, if you can handle your fantasy admin
Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous is a mandatory play if you enjoy cRPGs, but its complexity sometimes gets in the way of a cracking tale of devil wars. → Read More
The Age Of Empires 4 devs on bees, cheats, and "the John Wick of medieval cities"
With Age Of Empires 4 due to launch on October 28th, we talked to its lead devs, mostly about bees being used as weapons. → Read More
Rustler's "medieval GTA 2" formula could have been a real dark horse
Rustler is, very literally, Medieval GTA 2. What a concept! In theory, it's an absolute delight. But in practice, it just feels empty. I wish it didn't. → Read More
Planet Zoo's ghastly hedge fund man actually seems quite reasonable, if I'm honest
In an age where real-world billionaires don't seem to care about their public image, Planet Zoo's horrible hedge fund villain is surprisingly refreshing. → Read More
Our favourite games of 2021 so far
The RPS team round up the best games of 2021 so far, picking our favourite games from January to June. → Read More
Roguebook might just become your new favourite deckbuilder
Roguebook's launch might have been overshadowed by a row over DLC, but this deckbuilder lives up to designer Richard Garfield's reputation → Read More
I hope Jurassic World Evolution 2 will just let me build a nice, peaceful dino park
Jurassic World Evolution was a cracking dinosaur game, but not a cracking management game. With a sequel looming, we ask: why not both? → Read More
Devolver Digital somehow sold an NFT that made the world less awful
Satire's not easy, in a world as sickeningly fast as this one. But Devolver Digital scored a direct hit nonetheless with last night's MaxPass+ extravaganza. → Read More
I am surprisingly hyped for Ubisoft's Avatar: Horizon Zero Catpeople game
In theory, the announcement of a game based on 2009's Avatar could not have thrilled me less. But the more I think about it, the more I'm coming round to it. → Read More
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands won't be a Borderlands game, just like Pringles aren't crisps
Despite claims to the contrary at the Summer Games Fest, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is clearly Borderlands, But With Wizards. → Read More
Victoria 3 won't sugar-coat colonialism, but it'll give you the chance to resist it
The discussion on colonialism has moved on a lot since Victoria 2 came out in 2010, but by the look of it, so has Paradox's approach to the topic. → Read More
Victoria 3 will be Paradox's next strategy game, and it's not mucking about
After a gap so long the prospect of a sequel became a running gag, Paradox's nineteenth century strategy series is coming back at last with Victoria 3 → Read More
Total War: Rome Remastered lets you decide how much you want remastered
There's nearly enough new work in Total War: Rome Remastered to qualify it as a remake - but in good news for nostalgia beasts, a lot of it's optional. → Read More
The death of my maxed-out Crusader Kings 3 ruler has kicked off an apocalyptic witch fight
The better you do in Crusader Kings 3, the bigger the mess you leave behind - and the mess left by my custom ruler Gigaknight was as big as the man himself. → Read More
Somehow, 'Medieval Tinder' makes Crusader Kings 3 feel more believable
CK3's occasional cheeky winks to camera should break player immersion, in theory. But somehow, they make the game's cast of murderous lords seem more human. → Read More
A Planet Zoo player has bred an ostrich taller than the Statue of Liberty
Poor Hasanita, the largest ostrich ever created in Planet Zoo, was a brain-hurting 109m tall. But she's not the weirdest beast I've found in the game's records. → Read More
The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 133: the best eggs in games special
This week on the Electronic Wireless Show podcast, the conversation veers hard into the eggzone while Alice is on holiday → Read More
How the mind of a virtual eel brought my PC to a standstill
Ecosystem, out now in early access on Steam, is an evolution game with an amazing simulation at its heart. Just ask this eel. → Read More
I fought a boss that was five miles across, and took me 16 hours to beat
Can a city be a boss? Can *building* that city be a boss? I think it can, and so does SARGON THE GREAT, the henchest man in Sumeria. → Read More
The joy of talking utter nonsense during team games
Talking with friends while concentrating hard on a game is a recipe for seriously weird chats, and after a year of social isolation, that's a real tonic. → Read More