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“PLACES TO LOSE YOURSELF IN AND FORGET THE WORLD”

The PC Gamer team

BLACK LIVES MATTER • How the games industry has responded to the protests

Highs & Lows

The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

This month in… 2010

POST-OFFICE • How devs are still making games like DESTINY 2 amidst a pandemic

Escape goat

CATURDAYS • Devs have been keeping each other sane by sharing pet pics

WIZARD’S CHESS • TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS was built from complaints about XCOM

TACTICAL MAN’S OEUVRE • Revisit the games of Francis’ Suspicious Developments

DNA Tracing • GAMING’S LINEAGES EXPLORED

GRINDING GEARS • A plucky Half-Life expansion developer invents the loot-shooter

LASTING LEGACY • How Gearbox Software weaved its way through other games

EVERSPACE 2 • Strap in and explore the vast reaches of space

A TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY • It’s time for a mythological grudge match

PROJECT CARS 3 • So many improvements we could barely fit them all in one article

TRAIN STATION RENOVATION • Restoring train stations is humble but rewarding work

TITAN CHASER • Stranger Things meets American Truck Simulator

ESCAPE YOUR WORLD • Journey with us through gaming's greatest places

Real Magical • How the gritty reality of THE WITCHER 3 ’s sorcery makes The Continent feel like home.

MONSTER HUNTER • Three of The Witcher’s most tragic beings

Peak Performance • Mountain climbing in SKYRIM is bizarre, but maybe that’s a beautiful thing.

PEAK PERFORMANCE • Our favourite visual mods

Community Service • What makes EVE ONLINE wonderful is… you.

Diving In • ABZÛ’s underwater ecosystem and streamlined swimming can make anyone feel at home in the ocean.

SCHOOLED • Learn the secrets of ABZÛ’sfishy friends

Rising Sun • From the city to the suburbs, YAKUZA and SHENMUE perfectly capture the minutiae of Japanese life.

WORLD TOUR • Other games that nail the atmosphere of real places

New Tricky • Street fights and sight-seeing on Hong Kong’s rain-slicked streets in SLEEPING DOGS.

Extra, Extra • Slowing down to spend time with the minor NPCs of RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2.

TRY THESE • Four other games with great minor NPCs

Grimdark Goofy • DARK SOULS II’s anything-goes take on bleak fantasy makes for a wonderfully memorable world.

BEST DRESSED • Dark Souls II also features the series’ best fashion by a mile

Road Trip • EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR 2 is quietly one of the best open world games on PC – and it’s always growing.

MAP QUEST • How ETS2 has grown over the years

Take it Slow • In ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS, it’s about the journey, not the destination.

REVIEW

Flopped

This month’s brick-breaking reviewers…

BREEZE BLOCK • MINECRAFT DUNGEONS is a lightweight dungeon crawler that keeps the sandbox’s playful humour.

IT’S DINNERTIME • The items you’ll need to make the Soul Eater build...