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Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 9, 2026)

The best CRPG docuseries on YouTube just covered Ultima 8 with a 3-hour retrospective

Hytale lead says they're pushing for modding in part because they 'hire from the community': 'We're building a scrappy, agile team full of people who actually make things'

One coder's 'winter madness project' was making the Dreamcast-era cityscapes of Crazy Taxi explorable in our browsers

Slay the Spire 2 dev says its Marathon joke turned out 'a bit meaner than expected' in hindsight: 'To be fair I didn't think we'd actually pass Marathon in concurrent users'

CEO of Kitfox Games reckons hundreds of hours playing Civilization could be the secret to the Dwarf Fortress publisher's success: 'Maybe Kitfox wouldn't be as successful if I didn't know how to alternate between science trees and army defences'

Tell me: What's the worst videogame song you've ever had to listen to?

I'm determined to turn my house into a museum with these stunning wildlife identification paintings from Holly Sweet Illustration

This bizarre CRPG features claymation graphics, beat 'em up combat and the option to send defeated enemies to a prison colony, and it just left early access after a massive final update

Human Fall Flat, which is bizarrely one of the best-selling games of all time, gets a Viking-themed map featuring Dave the Diver for some reason

The sci-fi survival game from the creator of DayZ heads to space Skyrim in its latest DLC, accompanied by a free update that adds oil processing and chainsaws

Before Doom, there was Dangerous Dave, and John Romero's 8-bit hero is getting a spiritual successor next week

In defense of Deus Ex: Invisible War

Resident Evil Requiem delivered on the multiple-protagonist promise I've always wanted from Silent Hill

Valve quickly updates its own Steam Machine update, recommitting to a 2026 launch despite AI woes: 'Nothing's really changed on our end'

Please send help: We can't stop opening packs in Wikigacha, a browser-based card game where you collect Wikipedia articles like 'List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members' or 'Bariatric Surgery'

WoW's recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I'm starting to wonder if the MMO's model of a 'new exciting continent every 2-3 years' was ever the right way

A decade before Stalker, this obscure Ukrainian Quake clone was quietly breaking new ground for first-person shooters

Slay the Spire 2 dev compared it to unexciting 'chicken noodle soup' before its extraordinary launch, but it turns out people really, really like their soup

To celebrate the launch of Resident Evil Requiem, I've cooked up a bone-chilling challenge for you—how many Resident Evil games can you name in 3 minutes?

Tabletop gaming saved videogame RPGs

You can play Cities: Skylines for free this weekend, ahead of the launch of its first expansion in 2 years

I was pleasantly surprised by this BioShock-coded roguelike FPS, and its latest update adding a speargun has me yearning to dive back in

Elder Scrolls wannabe Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon gets a 'huge' update overhauling its weaker third act with new locations, quests, enemies and more

I'm a Linux bore now, so I used my new powers to resurrect a ten year-old laptop forgotten by Windows

American McGee has come out of retirement to make an Alice spiritual successor based on his plushie empire

Marathon day two check-in: Into the Outpost, an overpowered shotgun, and why I love doors

All about Sandy: Stardew Valley gift guide, schedule, and events

It's a happy ending for the artist whose work was stolen by Bungie and used in Marathon: She's credited in the game as 'visual design consultant'

Marathon secret hunters hit their first gold mine: Spooky terminals, a hidden website, and a Durandal audio log

Valve nixes less confident Steam Machine language, recommits to 2026 release

A decades-old Diablo 2 easter egg has suddenly become relevant again as players hunt for the best loot in Reign of the Warlock

The horse gamers have spoken: This new horse sim has 'a beautiful sense of realism I haven't felt since RDR2'

The makers of idle farming sensation Rusty's Retirement have announced a new game, and this one's taking over your whole screen

Slay the Spire 2 dev celebrates its instant success by reminding players to support 'small indie passion projects' like Marathon too

'Oh s**t, here we go again': White House uses videogame clips to promote its war in Iran, including CJ's iconic line from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

'It's kind of like you're a butcher': Hundreds of Slay the Spire 2 card ideas were cut during development in an 'incredibly destructive process'

The Pokémon Company criticises Trump administration's use of its imagery in political memes, says Pokémon is apolitical, Trump spokesman uses decade-old Clinton post to accuse them of bias

'We see everything': Report says Meta's AI smart glasses footage is reviewed by human contractors who see far more than they bargained for, which has led to a new lawsuit against the company

Resident Evil 4 Remake's Berserker mod is the best way to ramp up the action for a replay

Marvel Rivals has finally addressed 'incentivised throwing', the bounty system where people pay to ruin matches: 'We maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against any form of malicious disruption'

I got stuck in a 13-day stalemate with an eldritch god in Bloodletter, and now it's my new favourite deckbuilder

Marathon's aura-farming NPCs show just how bland and lifeless Arc Raiders' AI-voiced characters really are

In what may be the worst new game reveal ever, Robocop: Rogue City was briefly replaced on Steam by an unannounced World of Darkness game

An alleged crypto thief accused of stealing $46 million from the US Marshals has been arrested by the FBI

iOS exploit kit Coruna may have begun life as a set of iPhone hacking tools used by the US government, according to security researchers

'The whole map was friendly, and we all extracted together': Peaceful lobbies exist in Marathon after all, though I don't feel safe putting it to the test

The Legacy of Kain: Defiance remaster does the best thing possible—it gets out of the way

I think I've found my gaming mouse heaven but it's on the other side of the world in Tokyo

How to tag marked locations to complete Protect/Destroy in Marathon