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April 16, 2025

Best Single-Player PC Games to Play in 2025

Single-player PC games are thriving in 2025, featuring captivating narratives, intricate gameplay, and stunning visuals. Notable titles include: 1. Blue Prince - An indie roguelike puzzle game with a Metacritic score of 93, set in a shifting manor where players solve interconnected puzzles. 2. Assassin’s Creed Shadows - Set in feudal Japan, this game features two protagonists with distinct playstyles and has been praised for its narrative pacing and environmental design. 3. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - A cinematic first-person adventure focusing on exploration and puzzle-solving, released on PC in late 2024. 4. South of Midnight - A magical adventure following a girl with weaving abilities, notable for its claymation art style and emotional depth. 5. Avowed - A first-person fantasy RPG with choice-driven storytelling, set in the same universe as Pillars of Eternity. Upcoming games include: - Blades of Fire (May 22, 2025) - A Soulslike combat game with a focus on cinematic storytelling. - Cairn (TBA 2025) - A survival climbing simulator emphasizing precision control mechanics. - Hell Is Us (September 4, 2025) - A narrative-driven action game that eschews traditional open-world design. - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Late 2025) - A stealth-adventure game featuring orphans uncovering a conspiracy. The PC platform remains the best for single-player games due to mod support, performance flexibility, a vast library, and indie innovation. The evolution of gaming technology has led to cutting-edge graphics, immersive storytelling, and innovative exploration mechanics, enhancing player engagement.

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February 25, 2025

Former Piranha Bytes veterans unveil their new dungeon crawler, and it’s tripping my Arx Fatalis alarms in all the right ways

Former Piranha Bytes creative director Björn Pankratz and game designer Jennifer Pankratz have established Pithead Studio, launched in July 2024. Their inaugural project, Cralon, is an "authentic 3D dungeon crawler" with RPG and adventure elements, featuring a demon hunter who falls into an ancient mine and must navigate challenges to escape, aided by "creatures of the shaft."

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December 9, 2024

Don’t sleep on Infinity Nikki’s stylist battles like I did—they’re secretly one of the coolest parts of the game

In Infinity Nikki, styling battles initially appeared as a minor gameplay element overshadowed by adventure aspects. However, they revealed themselves to be a blend of creativity and charm. The battles involved scoring high with themed attire and featured lengthy cutscenes. The lore became richer as players encountered factions like the Golden Daisies and Ebony Scissors, and tensions within Beyond the Basics regarding the Sovereign's leadership. A mission led to a basement bar where players interacted with the Sovereign's lackeys. The final confrontation with Aderinna, the Sovereign of Cool, was a theatrical performance, showcasing dramatic elements and campy charm. This experience deepened the narrative, leading players into new tales involving banshees and eerie melodies, contrasting with the initially cozy gameplay.

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October 29, 2024

Hands On With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: A Hopeful Hat Trick

The game "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle," set to launch on December 9 for PCs and Xbox, features a storyline where Indiana Jones, as a professor at Marshall College, investigates a Latin-speaking priest who has stolen an ancient artifact. The gameplay includes stealth mechanics, hand-to-hand combat, and puzzle-solving elements, with a narrative that leads Indy to Vatican City amidst hostile soldiers. The game aims to capture the adventurous spirit of the Indiana Jones franchise while introducing new challenges and environments. The experience includes familiar characters and references from the films, although some gameplay mechanics have been noted as inconsistent. A PlayStation 5 version is expected to release in the spring.