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“IT’S STILL FINDING WAYS TO BREAK NEW GROUND”

The PC Gamer team

EPIC SHOWDOWN • A cheeky change to FORTNITE on iOS has ignited a war

STEAM GAME FESTIVAL

INTEL VS TORVALDS

Highs & Lows

The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

This month in… 2010

TWITCH PLAYS VHS • Streamer FORGOTTEN_VCR turns ’80s found footage into mixtapes

Press REC

DRAMATIS PERSONAE • The recurring stars of the Forgotten_VCR mixtapeverse

A NEW FRONTIER • Arkane’s founder is reworking the immersive sim for WEIRD WEST

GHOST TOWN • The rest of the weird west in games

TWICE AS NICE • How Tim Schafer made DOUBLE FINE a creative hotbed

PROTO ATYPICAL • Amnesia Fortnight’s best playable pitches

GOTHAM KNIGHTS • A new Batman game – but without Batman

DIRT 5 • What the track editor says about the series’ identity

THE SIGNIFIER • Explore the minds of the dead in this psychological mystery game

PENKO PARK • A photo tour through an eerie supernatural world

ROGUE LEGACY 2 • A great indie game dynasty reveals a new heir

CHOICE & CONSEQUENCE

CHOOSE WISELY • A quick overview of each Covenant and what they offer

MISSED CONNECTIONS • Characters who died in Warcraft’s long history turn up again. Here’s just a few

SIDE HUSTLE • Each Covenant also has a unique endgame activity that’s like its own separate minigame. Here’s how they work

RPG QUEST

TEXT ADVENTURERS • Shut it, Zuckerberg – blogs aren’t dead yet

ENDING IT • Old games weren’t too good at endings

REVIEW

Choice cuts

This month’s robot-huntin’ reviewers…

DETHRONED • CRUSADER KINGS III is in charge now.

FAMILY MATTERS • Great starting points for your first dynasty

DLC DREAMS • We need add-ons to fill some obvious gaps

BAD RELIGION • Using Crusader Kings III to build a perfect faith for 2020

SNOW JOKE • Make friends with weirdos in cold Colorado in WASTELAND 3

CHILD’S PLAY • Fallout has bobbleheads, Wasteland 3 has creepy dolls that boost your stats

MYTHBUSTERS • It’s not just the earthquakes shaking things up in A TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY.

NEED TO KNOW

HORSING AROUND • There’s no Trojan Horse, but here are some alternatives

HARD CASE • MORTAL SHELL is a budget Souls-like that punches above its weight.

USE OF WEAPONS • Quickfire guide to Mortal Shell’s tools

LIFEBOAT • SPIRITFARER is a compassionate adventure that finds comfort in death.

NEED TO KNOW

FREE HUGS • A selection of Spiritfarer’s best cuddlers

ALL-TIME HIGH • MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR takes ‘open world’ very literally.

NEED TO KNOW

WINGING IT • Microsoft Flight Simulator’s befuddling airliners

ABORT. ABORT. • The toughest landing challenges so far

IMMORTALITY BITES • You could play IMMORTAL REALMS: VAMPIRE WARS forever, but would you want to?

WHO FANG CLAN? •...