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“CITIES: SKYLINES II LOOKS LIKE A DREAM CITY-BUILDING SIM”

A SPACE TODDYSSEY • Why didn’t Bethesda optimise STARFIELD for PC?

THE SIMS SET FOR F2P

STALKER 2 OFFICE FIRE

BRUTAL BASKETS

Highs & Lows

The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

THE QUAKE CLUB • How to make an official QUAKE 2 EXPANSION... 25 years later

VOCAL POINT • Voice, performance and casting director KIRSTY GILLMORE on voice direction in games

Incoming • THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY

LIFE BY YOU • Welcome to The Sims but with its brake lines cut

FROSTPUNK 2 • You’ve survived. Now enjoy some even bigger problems

STAR TRUCKER • Explore the open roads of space while driving a truck

DUNGEONS OF HINTERBERG • Finding yourself in the Austrian Alps, what could be better?

THE TALOS PRINCIPLE 2 • More puzzles, more philosophy, and another tantalising mystery

MILLENNIA • A new 4X with Paradox’s backing, but is this Civ-like too Civ-like?

CITY SLICKER • Six years in the making, CITIES: SKYLINES II hopes to keep you building for the next decade

LEAP of FAITH • Chronicling the ASSASSIN’S CREED saga on PC.

RUN DRM FREE • PC Gamer sits down with GOG to discuss game preservation, community engagement and a DRM-free future for the industry

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This month’s boldly going reviewers…

NO MAN’S SKYRIM • STARFIELD may be Bethesda’s biggest RPG, but it’s far from its best

SPRAY IT DON’T SAY IT • BOMB RUSH CYBERFUNK surfs the Y2K nostalgia wave in style

PUPPET SHOW • Even with strings attached, LIES OF P holds its own

HIGH NOTE • STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL is a little pitchy but full of heart

BARE BONES • MORTAL KOMBAT 1 is a solid but oddly soulless fighter

PREEM, CHOOM • CYBERPUNK 2077: PHANTOM LIBERTY is a tense spy thriller with strong narrative

SMOOTH SAILING • SEA OF STARS blows a fresh breeze through an old genre

BRILLO LAD • SOUTH SCRIMSHAW, PART ONE is a fascinating sci-fi docu-game

MESSAGE RECEIVED • Something smells fishy in THE ANGLERFISH PROJECT

PASTPORT • Back behind the desk in LCD, PLEASE

BORN DRIPPY • The magic of childhood trauma in NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH

OK BOOOMERANG • Killing everyone anyone tells me to in RAGE

CHUMBUCKET • Yes, I will be talking to you about the harpoon in MAD MAX

GAMING HANDHELDS • Carry your PC with you: handheld PC gaming has arrived, and these devices are seriously good

TRACK LIMITS • From haptics to AI, this is the future of SIM RACING

CHASING GHOSTS • Can SIM RACING HARDWARE really make you faster?

BUYER’S GUIDE • Build the best PC for your budget

“I feel like I’m playing with the kind of unhinged DM I’d be very wary of” • Breaking D&D taboos in BALDUR’S GATE III

“It’s going to be a pleasant morning” • Why explore STARFIELD when I can sari shop instead?

“I’ve made the fatal mistake of playing this game like an utter goblin” • A continuously frustrating quest to get good at TEKKEN 7

“I’ve conquered – well, not quite everything, but quite...