Obscure – это survival horror экшен, в котором группа студентов сталкивается с кошмарными существами, заполонившими их школу. Игрокам предстоит управлять пятью разными персонажами, каждый из которых обладает уникальными навыками, необходимыми для выживания. Ключевой особенностью игры является кооперативный режим, позволяющий двум игрокам проходить кампанию вместе, контролируя двух персонажей одновременно. В одиночном режиме игрок переключается между персонажами, используя их сильные стороны для решения головоломок и борьбы с врагами. В Obscure важна командная работа и рациональное использование ресурсов. Оружие и боеприпасы ограничены, а враги многочисленны и опасны. Свет играет важную роль – солнечный свет убивает монстров, поэтому игрокам необходимо использовать его в своих интересах. Разгадывание головоломок, исследование мрачных локаций и постоянная борьба за выживание – вот что ждет игроков в Obscure.
Ubisoft is 'testing' making its games far less annoying to launch on Steam Ubisoft Connect, your time is up. Playing a Ubisoft game from Steam usually requires installing and running Ubisoft Connect, which is the publisher's own desktop launcher. It's annoying to use one launcher—Steam—to access another launcher—Ubisoft Connect—in order to play an Assassin's Creed game, but it's been that way for years, and Ubisoft isn't alone in insisting on it: EA and Rockstar both do it too. But it looks like Ubisoft is changing tack: starting with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, for some reason, the publisher is "testing" doing away with the launcher altogether, though software will still run in the background for "cross-progression, cross-play, player safety, challenges and rewards" via a new Ubisoft Connect Services Steam tool.
Podcast host Alex O’Connor has revealed the one change he’d make to YouTube, and it involves splitting YouTube Shorts into a separate app. Short-form videos have become all the rage in the last few years. Vine grew into TikTok, and the success of the app saw others follow suit, with Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts being spawned. Regardless of the platform, short-form video content has sparked plenty of discussion on social media.
PlayStation tried to cancel Hideo Kojima's Physint, now Xbox is publishing it The console war factions sure know how to fight. Physint has been hyped as Kojima Productions' return to "tactical espionage action" or, in other words, Hideo Kojima's return to making stealth action games in the style of Metal Gear Solid. It's been a PlayStation exclusive since its reveal in 2024, but things have changed dramatically: after Sony tried to cancel the project entirely in June this year, Kojima has found refuge with Microsoft. "In mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios that they would cancel the Physint project," Hideo Kojima wrote on X.
The next game by the creators of Steins;Gate is an entirely vibe-coded FPS slopfest At least it's free, mostly. Juggernaut is a forthcoming free-to-play boomer shooter clearly styled after Wolfenstein engine FPSes of yore. But to what extent Mages Inc can actually be credited (or blamed) for their first foray into the first-person shooter genre is ripe for debate, because here's Juggernaut's AI Disclosure: AI Breakdown Source code: 100% Graphics: 60% Sound: 50% Effects: 100% In other words, this FPS is entirely vibe-coded, and its assets are overwhelmingly the work of generative AI. Steins;Gate has nearly 6,000 "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam; the recent Steins;Gate Re:Boot, which was released on August 20, already has nearly 600 "very positive" reviews.
Steam now requires Australian users to have a credit card to purchase R18+ games, and no, a simple bank debit card won't work If you don't have a credit card, you don't play adult games. Valve rolled out 18+ age verification for Australian Steam users yesterday, which was inevitable: both PlayStation and Xbox have already done so and it is, after all, illegal not to, with fines up to AU$50 million at stake. But unlike PlayStation and Xbox, which offer a small handful of ways to verify one's adulthood, Valve has only one: you must own a credit card. When I click on Doom 2016, I receive this message: "Valve is required by the Age-Restricted Material App Distribution Services Code to verify that you are 18 or older before accessing mature content.
Steam may have leaked achievements for countless forthcoming PC games via a third party site, including Persona 6, Ace Combat 8, and even some unannounced games Also hinted is a new Thief Dark Project campaign. Since publishing this article, the creator of Balatro, localthunk, has confirmed the game speculated to be a Balatro-related project is not, in fact, a Balatro-related project. These include a huge—and importantly, yet to be unverified—list of major forthcoming games including Persona 6, Deus Ex Remastered, Horizon Hunters Gathering, Judas, Kingdom Hearts 4, and many more. Other achievements leaked for known games include Attack on Titan 3, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Stranger Than Heaven, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and Control Resonant.
Corporations want to kill physical media because it suits them, but Big Box PC game packaging just got a second chance It's now much easier to take the DIY approach. If you were alive and sentient in the nineties you probably harbour some fondness for the "big box" PC games of yore. Back then, rather than buy an ephemeral digital license for a game, you'd head to a store to buy a huge box bedecked in lavish art, inside which you'd find a handful of 3.5-inch floppy discs or a CD-ROM, usually a substantial glossy manual, and if you were lucky, maybe even some extras like stickers or drink coasters. These include the newly added Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Armikrog, while games already in the Preservation Program including Descent, Hitman: Codename 47, and Myst will also receive the treatment.
Nintendo showed roughly 20 minutes of footage from the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct this morning. Producer Eiji Aonuma said this project is largely a faithful remake of the N64 classic, reborn on Switch 2 with modern controls and a strong focus on detail. Here are 40 changes I saw when comparing Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 to the N64 version, from things as large as the art style all the way to small menu changes and UI differences. A Special Edition Console and Controller On October 29, one week before Ocarina of Time's launch on November 5, Nintendo is releasing the first special edition Switch 2 console themed around The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary.
Persona 1 and 2 remakes are something Atlus will 'probably eventually do', which is great, but the PS2-era Shin Megami Tensei games are sitting right there Prioritize what I in particular want first, please Atlus. Atlus will probably remake Persona 1 and 2 one day, according to a new interview with series producer Kazuhisa Wada conducted by Rock Paper Shotgun. From that same perspective, Persona 1 and 2 are something we’ll probably eventually do too.” Persona Revelations was released on the original PlayStation in 1996. And since those PS2 games will probably scrub up better, and faster, than the Persona games, I'm begging Atlus to address their reissues in this order, please: - Shin Megami Tensei 4 - Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 (perhaps together) - Raidou Kuzunoha vs.
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. Fractal has "refined" its Refine gaming chair, adding hybrid mesh and fabric models and a synchro-tilt mechanism to rival Secretlab, but the $900 Alcantara model is no more Fractal Design is doubling down on its first-ever gaming chair from 2024, launching a refreshed model with subtle improvements as well as new upholstery options for those who can't decide between mesh and fabric. That's the case this time too, as every model of the Refine 2 will set you back $639.99/£499.99. Enthusiasts might also remember that the original Refine had a premium Alcantara model which cost $899 / £799.
Steam Week in Review: 54 idle games released on Steam last week, and many look eerily similar All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending September 6. When Cookie Clicker and Candy Box both released in quick succession in 2013, I remember them being received mostly as a joke, or else as an amusing parody of "watch numbers go up" RPG gameplay. None of those listed above are likely to rival genre heavyweights like Bongo Cat (currently being played by 135,803 people), Task Bar Hero (66,292 people) and Banana (3,628). In 2020 there were 100, in 2024 there were 647, last year there were 1033 and this year—so far!—there are 1811.
Over the past couple weeks, we've finally learned a bit more about the next entry in Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series. In an extended Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer revealed during D23 , Disney's annual fan event, we were given a first look at Coco's Land of The Dead, and its narrative implications already have us speculating as to what worlds could come next . But while pondering what worlds could realistically be in Kingdom Hearts 4 is fun, you know what's even better? Bite my shiny, metal– -- Jessica Cogswell Post-Apocalyptic Earth (Planet of the Apes) The Planet of the Apes trilogy that began with Rise of the Planet of the Apes and concluded with War for the Planet of the Apes (we don't need to talk about Kingdom here) is massively entertaining and emotionally affecting.
The original Metroid and Castlevania both turn 40 years old this fall. As the two series most responsible for creating the “metroidvania,” we’re taking this occasion to take a comprehensive view of the popular genre. Within the vast and overcrowded Steam store, there are over 3,100 titles with the “metroidvania” tag . The 2009 release of Shadow Complex served as a nice throwback to a then-abandoned genre, and a 2010s resurgence of metroidvanias occurred in indie scenes through games like Axiom Verge, Hollow Knight, Ori, Dead Cells, and many others.
Riot Games is cracking down on stream snipers and players who instalock Agents, revealing new penalties amongst the 13.05 update patch notes. Even though Valorant fans would love every update to come with some massive changes, there are times when Riot Games just has to push out some quick clean-up of bugs and roll out new security tools. As for other changes, Riot confirmed that the upcoming 13.06 patch will “be revamping the Agent Gear system” and “after Patch 13.06, each piece of gear will be tied directly to how much you play the associated Agent.” Yet, you’ll have to wait on that front. PC ONLY General updates - Default Bot Count in Range Practice Mode - An option for 10, 5, or 1 bot to spawn has been added in the Range practice mode.
The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, which is currently a Steam bestseller, has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff Uncertainty around the TTRPG's performance is to blame. The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company furloughed up to 80 percent of its staff in the lead up to the RPG's launch, a Game File report reveals. "It is sick and weird to have all of these EA and Disney folks as well as Bitreactor Senior staff making all of these 10/10 posts about Star Wars Zero Company being such a huge success and praising the work of the team while seemingly concealing the fact that the team was furloughed weeks ago," Scott wrote. It would be such a different story if they had been upfront about it earlier, and now it feels like they're trying to keep the team in a holding pattern with good vibes and more empty promises." Star Wars Zero Company was released on August 28 to near unanimous critical praise, with Ted Litchfield calling it "a new all-timer Star Wars game and a stunning debut for Bit Reactor".
Our Verdict The Blood of Dawnwalker is a resolutely miserable horror RPG with some great ideas of its own, though it doesn’t always have the courage to follow them through. PC Gamer's got your back What is it? A Witchery vampire RPG with a dark heart Release date September 3, 2026 Expect to pay $70 / £60 Developer Rebel Wolves Publisher Bandai Namco Reviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM Steam Deck TBC, but unlikely to be a good experience Link Steam 35 hours into The Blood of Dawnwalker I'd already witnessed the aftermath of many barbaric slayings and village razings. View Original View Original View Original View Original View Original View Original And like The Witcher 3, Rebel Wolves keeps a tighter leash on its fantastical leanings than most fantasy studios.
Steam Week in Review: Here are the top 10 most popular genres on Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 30. Baldur's Gate 3 is estimated to have made $1,795,480,003 since its early access launch in late 2020. Hidden Object games have a 5.4% hit rate, while 2D platformers have a 5.5% hit rate. Top Steam games by revenue (August 18 - 25) First of all, its worth noting that Star Wars Zero Company released on the 28th, and its review embargo lifted on the 26th, so next week's chart will better reflect its launch performance.
The mystery Evercade cartridge set to ditch its legacy status is the Piko Interactive Collection 1, as Blaze has announced it's back in print. While the original compilation featured 20 classics, this edition knocks that number down to 19, but while the previously included shmup Magic Girl is now MIA, you're still getting a 40-hour Sega RPG alongside other excellent 16-bit capers. That RPG is Brave Battle Saga, a turn-based RPG for the Sega Mega Drive that arrived in Asia back in 1996. It's pricer than previous portables at $199.99, but you are getting a full thumbstick ensemble, a larger 5.89-inch IPS screen, and elevated specs, so it could make for a nice upgrade from the Super Pocket or an older Evercade handheld.
Today, Microsoft announced that players will soon be able to turn their physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S discs into digital games. It's a good idea, but even this initial announcement has some red flags that are leaving me nervous as a physical game collector. Once the entitlement is claimed, you can experience the benefits of digital, including XBOX Play Anywhere and XBOX Cloud Gaming where supported, while your physical disc continues to work exactly as it always has." The feature will enter testing for Xbox Insiders on August 31. Sony ending PlayStation discs "was always going to happen," says analyst, as the PS6 costing $1,000 would "limit your audience quite significantly."
A disturbing '90s point-and-click horror game about waking up in a rundown asylum with no recollection of who you are is getting a glow up in 2026 Sanitarium probably doesn't need a new version, but it's getting one anyway. 1998 was a vintage year for PC gaming: Half-Life, Unreal, StarCraft, Thief and Baldur's Gate all released in lavish oversize retail boxes, and it was just as busy in console land: Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie released on Nintendo 64, while the original PlayStation enjoyed Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil 2. Into this crowd of future classics was also Sanitarium, which shuffled onto shelves, probably sheepishly, in April 1998. It's an isometric point-and-click adventure starring Max, an amnesiac who wakes in a bizarre, rundown sanitarium.