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This week in PC games: Tokyo Game Show, Silent Hill, babel city-building and an RPG about a fugitive king
The latest weekly round-up of promising, significant or weird PC game releases from Rock Paper Shotgun.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-tokyo-game-show-silent-hill-babel-city-building-and-an-rpg-about-a-fugitive-king
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Silent Hill f review
Silent Hill f might have a new setting and combat focus, but it still delivers strong scares and a lot to think about - even after you’ve stopped playing.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/silent-hill-f-review
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Gearbox have released another Borderlands 4 update for technical problems on PC.
https://bit.ly/4gA8Yjt
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Build island factory towns for fat cats in Whiskerwood, the latest sooty strategy sim from Hooded Horse and the Railgrade devs
If Tom & Jerry were a frontier factory sim, it might look like this sprawling strategy endeavour from Hooded Horse and the Railgrade developers.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/build-island-factory-towns-for-fat-cats-in-whiskerwood-the-latest-sooty-strategy-sim-from-hooded-horse-and-the-railgrade-devs
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Hollow Knight: Silksong has "some moments of steep difficulty" Team Cherry admit, but have you considered going for a pre-boss walk.
https://bit.ly/4gFdqgY
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Creators of Reigns, Streets of Rage and Saturnalia launch Palestinian Voices in Gaming to support indies from Gaza and the West Bank
Several prominent indie game studios have launched a support network for Palestinian projects such as Being 2, RiYafa, Pomegranates and Dreams on a Pillow.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creators-of-reigns-streets-of-rage-and-saturnalia-launch-palestinian-voices-in-gaming-to-support-indies-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank
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Endless Legend 2's demo had its critics - here's how Amplitude are changing the early access build in response
Amplitude have shared thoughts on feedback to Endless Legend 2's demo, explaining how they'll tinker with the UI, world design and writing.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/endless-legend-2s-demo-had-its-critics-heres-how-amplitude-are-changing-the-early-access-build-in-response
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Umurangi Generation devs sign up Disco Elysium's Furies to voice their new penguin open worlder, which looks like The Thing
Penguin Colony gets its first proper trailer, as Origame Digital enlist some heavyweight voice-acting talent for their eerie Antarctic adventure.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/umurangi-generation-devs-sign-up-disco-elysiums-furies-to-voice-their-new-penguin-open-worlder-which-looks-like-the-thing
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Don't Get Your Hopes Up is all architectural horror, human warmth, and unnervingly stoic pigeons
Don't Get Your Hopes Up is a short interactive comic about Amsterdam's housing shortage and architectural horror.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dont-get-your-hopes-up-is-all-architectural-horror-human-warmth-and-unnervingly-stoic-pigeons
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Study into inverted versus uninverted controls suggests we can stop having pointless arguments about it
You're probably wrong about why you prefer inverted or non-inverted game controls, a new cognitive research study has claimed.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/study-into-inverted-versus-uninverted-controls-suggests-we-can-stop-having-pointless-arguments-about-it
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Steam is now blocking NSFW updates for published adult-only games, according to a raunchy RPG developer
Adult game creators Crimson Delight report that Valve are requiring them to submit NSFW game updates as formal DLC for review.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-is-now-blocking-nsfw-updates-for-published-adult-only-games-according-to-a-raunchy-rpg-developer
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Borderlands 4 gets a new PC patch to fix crashes, progression blockers and GPU-related problems
Another round of technical improvements for Gearbox and 2K's slightly rickety looter shooter.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/borderlands-4-gets-a-new-pc-patch-to-fix-crashes-progression-blockers-and-gpu-related-problems
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Following immense fan pushback Lasombra and Toreador, will be included in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 at launch.
https://bit.ly/4ps3v22
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Tencent accuse Sony of trying "to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture" with their Horizon copyright lawsuit
Tencent have rejected Sony's claim that they're breaking Horizon's copyright with Light Of Motiram, arguing that Sony want "a monopoly on genre conventions".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tencent-accuse-sony-of-trying-to-fence-off-a-well-trodden-corner-of-popular-culture-with-their-horizon-copyright-lawsuit
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Yes, Hollow Knight: Silksong has "some moments of steep difficulty" Team Cherry admit, but have you considered going for a pre-boss walk
Team Cherry's Ari Gibson and William Pellen have discussed Hollow Knight: Silksong's difficulty at Australia’s national museum of screen culture,
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yes-hollow-knight-silksong-has-some-moments-of-steep-difficulty-team-cherry-admit-but-have-you-considered-going-for-a-pre-boss-walk
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Dying Light: The Beast is out, dark, Steam Deck Verified
Our review of Dying Light: The Beast is coming soon; in the meantime, here's some impressions on the apocalyptic freerunner's opening hours.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dying-light-the-beast-is-out-dark-steam-deck-verified
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Playing this game had me smiling like an idiot about how it’s the best Borderlands yet.
https://bit.ly/3Ks9kwo
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Endless Legend 2's early access launch is a triumph of asymmetrical 4X design, but I do wish it were even stranger
Amplitude's latest fantasy strategy game is already a rewarding, imaginative play in early access, though its AI and faction writing could be more adventurous.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/endless-legend-2s-early-access-launch-is-a-triumph-of-asymmetrical-4x-design-but-i-do-wish-it-were-even-stranger
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Would-be Disco Elysium successor XXX Nightshift morphs from an isometric RPG into a third-person ski resort murder mystery
Dark Math Games' Disco Elysiumy RPG XXX Nightshift has been renamed Tangerine Antarctic and is now a third-person ski resort murder mystery.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/would-be-disco-elysium-successor-xxx-nightshift-morphs-from-an-isometric-rpg-into-a-third-person-ski-resort-murder-mystery
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Helldivers 2 devs Arrowhead pull new Rupture Strain bugs offline for five weeks to fix their, er, bugs
Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have opted to take Rupture Strain Terminid enemies offline for five weeks in order to fix some issues with them.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-2-devs-arrowhead-pull-new-rupture-strain-bugs-offline-for-five-weeks-to-fix-their-er-bugs
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Alleged Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra fight video shows Black Panther having an Angry Cat moment in a bar
See Black Panther tearing up a Parisian bar in this alleged development footage from Amy Hennig's forthcoming Marvel game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/alleged-marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-fight-video-shows-black-panther-having-an-angry-cat-moment-in-a-bar
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Escape From Tarkov's Steam release comes with a snag for people who already own it
Escape From Tarkov is making its way to Steam, except for people that already own it, there's some bad news.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/escape-from-tarkovs-steam-release-comes-with-a-snag-for-people-who-already-own-it
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Solve your own murder and recover your brain in Blanksword, a roguelike RPG with a demo out today
Blanksword is a strange, oddball roguelike RPG with a Kickstarter and demo that's just launched.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/solve-your-own-murder-and-recover-your-brain-in-blanksword-a-roguelike-rpg-with-a-demo-out-today
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Yaaarrr. There be a fresh report about the long-rumoured Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake Ubisoft have still yet to publicly acknowledge.
https://bit.ly/4nFktbQ
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Here's a game where you have to end parallel worlds that only takes 10 minutes to beat for "busy working adults"
34EVERLAST sounds a bit too big to be beatable in 10 minutes, yet that's exactly what it claims to be.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-a-game-where-you-have-to-end-parallel-worlds-that-only-takes-10-minutes-to-beat-for-busy-working-adults
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's controversial DLC clans will be in the base game after all
After a big wave of negative feedback, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's DLC clans will now be available for free at launch.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2s-controversial-dlc-clans-will-be-in-the-base-game-after-all
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Borderlands 4 review
With improved movement, more flexible abilities, and very limited Claptrap appearances, Borderlands 4 is easily the best Borderlands game yet.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/borderlands-4-review
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Floating island survival game Lost Skies hits 1.0 today, with a few caveats
After only five months of early access, floating sky island survival game Lost Skies has launched into 1.0
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/floating-island-survival-game-lost-skies-hits-10-today-with-a-few-caveats
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Elder Scrolls Online is switching from chapters to "bite-sized" updates in the wake of Microsoft's "awful" layoffs
ZeniMax Online Studios are trying to streamline their update process for fantasy MMO ESO in the wake of mass layoffs.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elder-scrolls-online-is-switching-from-chapters-to-bite-sized-updates-in-the-wake-of-microsofts-awful-layoffs
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A new Hollow Knight: Silksong mod lets folks load directly into any of the metroidvania's boss fights from a dedicated menu.
https://bit.ly/4pmXKCN
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Little Nightmares 3 has a pint-sized bad dream demo out now, ahead of its arrival next month
Little Nightmares 3 developers Supermassive have released a 30 minute demo for the puzzler.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/little-nightmares-3-has-a-pint-sized-bad-dream-demo-out-now-ahead-of-its-arrival-next-month
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The Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake will release early 2026 and swaps modern-day sections for more piracy, claims report
Ubisoft are aiming to release the still unannounced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake in early 2026, claims a new report.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-will-release-early-2026-and-swaps-modern-day-sections-for-more-piracy-claims-report
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Latest Subnautica 2 video shows off giant squid Leviathan that is infinitely preferable to the usual legal drama
Unknown Worlds talk us through the creation of a new seamonster for Subnautica 2, from concept sketches to in-game behaviour.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/latest-subnautica-2-video-shows-off-giant-squid-leviathan-that-is-infinitely-preferable-to-the-usual-legal-drama
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Impressive dwarf-vs-alien autoshooter Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor burrows out of early access
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has just launched into version 1.0, taking the dwarven Vampire Survivors-like out of early access.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/impressive-dwarf-vs-alien-autoshooter-deep-rock-galactic-survivor-burrows-out-of-early-access
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Crusader Kings 3 update 1.17.1 brings a heap more fixes for the Coronations DLC's misbehaving oaths
Paradox have released Crusader Kings 3 update 1.17.1, which delivers a bunch more fixes for the Coronations DLC's misbehaving oaths.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crusader-kings-3-update-1171-brings-a-heap-more-fixes-for-the-coronations-dlcs-misbehaving-oaths
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Hollow Knight: Silksong mod lets you immediately load up any boss fight when you want to get some practice in
A new Hollow Knight: Silksong mod lets players load straight into any boss fight from a dedicated menu,
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hollow-knight-silksong-mod-lets-you-immediately-load-up-any-boss-fight-when-you-want-to-get-some-practice-in
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Legendary strategy boardgame Twilight Imperium is getting a proper PC adaptation with singleplayer support
Famously complex boardgame Twilight Imperium is getting an official PC adaptation.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/legendary-strategy-boardgame-twilight-imperium-is-getting-a-proper-pc-adaptation-with-singleplayer-support
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Delivery Must Complete is Devil May Cry for Ace Combat pilots
In this "high speed Acelike Roguelike with SSSTYLE", you'll parry missiles and launch orbital strikes in fantastical procedural locations.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/delivery-must-complete-is-devil-may-cry-for-ace-combat-pilots
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MindsEye's lead actor talks being the face of a game that flops hard
Alex Hernandez, the lead actor in MindsEye, has shared his feelings on what it was like being the face of a game that failed hard.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mindseyes-lead-actor-talks-being-the-face-of-a-game-that-flops-hard
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You are a mail delivering turnip with a surprisingly nice butt in Letters to Arralla, which is out now
Letters to Arralla, a game where you deliver mail as a turnip with a plump peach, is out today.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-are-a-mail-delivering-turnip-with-a-surprisingly-nice-butt-in-letters-to-arralla-which-is-out-now
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Dispatch, the workplace superhero comedy from former Telltale Devs, gets an episodic release date
The comedy, superhero, adventure game Dispatch has a release date, and it's coming up soon.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dispatch-the-workplace-superhero-comedy-from-former-telltale-devs-gets-an-episodic-release-date
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Hell Is Us lead says Silksong's short notice release date was "a little callous," even if he's happy they didn't delay it
Hell Is Us launched on the same day as Hollow Knight: Silksong, and one of its lead devs has some thoughts about that.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hell-is-us-lead-says-silksongs-short-notice-release-date-was-a-little-callous-even-if-hes-happy-they-didnt-delay-it
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IGN Fan Fest Returns October 15 with a Special Fall Edition Featuring Keanu Reeves, Dispatch, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and More. For more info:
https://bit.ly/46657Hj
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I was terrified of answering the door before playing this freaky-faced apocalyptic horror, and honestly it hasn't helped
No, I'm Not a Human is an apocalyptic horror game about trying to avoid letting murderous Visitors into your house.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-was-terrified-of-answering-the-door-before-playing-this-freaky-faced-apocalyptic-horror-and-honestly-it-hasnt-helped
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Blue Protocol: Star Resonance gets a release date a year on from its original cancellation
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance has an October release date, launching just over a year after it was originally cancelled.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blue-protocol-star-resonance-gets-a-release-date-a-year-on-from-its-original-cancellation
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Palworld is set to finally emerge from early access in 2026, developers Pocketpair have announced.
https://bit.ly/41W0ZXR
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Hollow Knight: Silksong's second patch is live in Steam beta, includes fix for bug caused by "dying to bosses while killing them"
The notes for Hollow Knight: Silksong's second patch have been shared by Team Cherry, and it's out on Steam beta.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hollow-knight-silksongs-second-patch-is-live-in-steam-beta-includes-fix-for-bug-caused-by-dying-to-bosses-while-killing-them
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Psst, Borderlands 4 has a pretty broken infinite damage build, and it may soon go the way of the dodo
A Borderlands 4 infinite damage build that makes use of a Vex ability is doing the rounds, and may soon be nerfed by developers Gearbox.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/psst-borderlands-4-has-a-pretty-broken-infinite-damage-build-and-it-may-soon-go-the-way-of-the-dodo
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Y'know what, I’m putting my Silksong struggles on hold to become a humble deliverybug
How Hollow Knight: Silksong's delivery sidequests highlight its best qualities.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yknow-what-im-putting-my-silksong-struggles-on-hold-to-become-a-humble-deliverybug
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Palworld will emerge from early access in 2026, with a "truly massive" amount of stuff planned for 1.0 update
Palworld is set to leave early access in 2026, developers Pocketpair have announced, while teasing that its 1.0 update will include lots of additions.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/palworld-will-emerge-from-early-access-in-2026-with-a-truly-massive-amount-of-stuff-planned-for-10-update
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