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“NEW, EXCITING, AND READY TO KICK OFF LOADS OF ARGUMENTS”

The PC Gamer team

RECKONING • Abusers and harassers come to light in the games industry

THE WITCHER RETURNS

STEAM POINTS STORE

DISCORD REBRANDS

Highs & Lows

TheSpy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

This month in… 2010

SUPER COLLIDER • A good hitbox is hard to make

Right angle

BAD HITBOXES • The delicate art of hitboxes is revealed when things go wrong

PUB LAUNCH • How MINSKWORKS snuck a snapshot of real England onto Steam

WAR WITHOUT END • How INFINITY WARD found its way through no man’s land

CYBERPUNK 2077 • We finally go hands-on with 2020’s most exciting RPG

HUMANKIND • In this slick, speedy 4X, you’ve got to get famous or die trying

NO STRAIGHT ROADS • Musical adventures in a world that’s hit rock bottom

THE WAYLANDERS • An ambitious adventure that may have debuted too soon

LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE • Hideo Kojima’s hiking sim DEATH STRANDING has finally ambled onto PC, where it truly belongs.

ECHO, ECHO • How to connect with players you can’t see

WORKING TITLE • The daftest names in Death Stranding

THE TOP 100 THE BEST GAMES TO PLAY RIGHT NOW

PERSONAL PICK

Gone wild

HOW WE REVIEW

OUR SCORING SYSTEM EXPLAINED

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

This month’s cattle rustlin’ reviewers…

QUICK DRAW • Grab your stetson and sneak your way through the Wild West in DESPERADOS III.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE • How to get away with murder

PUTTING TOGETHER A CREW • Get to know the posse

UNDEAD REDEMPTION • Exploring the Frontiersman’s afterlife in WEST OF DEAD.

PLAY IT AGAIN • Three games West of Dead made us want to re-explore

OLD SCHOOL • JRPG favourite PERSONA 4 GOLDEN has aged like a fine malt.

NEED TO KNOW

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES • Introducing... the Investigation Team

LIFE ON MARS • Growing veggies on Mars with the enriching RED PLANET FARMING

NEED TO KNOW

DANTE’S LIBIDO • Hell is full of block puzzles in HELLTAKER

MACIN-GOSH • SPECTACLE is a sight for sore eyes

OUBLIETTES PLAY • Learning new ways to hate the landed gentry in CRUSADER KINGS II

NEED TO KNOW

BLIGHTMARE • Into the depths of DARKEST DUNGEON

SLAY THE SPIRE

ENTER THE GUNGEON

LEGEND OF GRIMROCK

SOLID STATE DRIVES • Give your gaming PC a speed boost with the best SSD around.

HOW WE TEST

NO MOORE HEROES • Where are our performance gains going to come from?

MOORE’S LAW IN ACTION • The transistor counts of these CPUs show large leaps in complexity without hitting the 18-month intervals

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

BUDGET BUILD • Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

MID-RANGE BUILD • Our recommended build for playing the latest games

ADVANCED BUILD • Go above and beyond with a PC powerful enough to...