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March 23, 2026

This week in PC games: a new Hooded Horse city-builder, some PS2-style horror, a school-day RPG and an absolutely tremendous catfish

The atmosphere in gaming is currently lacking excitement due to a lull with no major releases. Notable upcoming games include: - Journey of the Garden Rose: An adventure game featuring a princess battling insects in a low-poly palace. - Frog Holm: A bar-running game that combines cocktail mixing with Tetris mechanics. - No Vacation for an Executioner: An action-horror game with a PS2 style and intricately designed monsters. - Come Again, Chachii?: A game where players help quirky aliens find jobs by deciphering their speech. - Roombattle: A top-down multiplayer game featuring competing vacuums. - Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy: A dungeon-crawling RPG with cheerful characters and perilous elements. - Beast Breaker: A tactical pinball game where players launch a mouse at kaiju. - Nova Roma: An early access city-builder focusing on water management. - Damon and Baby: An action-adventure game featuring a baby and a demon king. - Screamer: A cyberpunk racing game known for its colorful mechanics. - Project Songbird: A game about overcoming writer's block while battling tree monsters. - EverSiege: Untold Ages: An action-strategy game from the creators of Aliens: Dark Descent. Additional activities include capturing images of mushrooms in Rova, constructing a mycelial web in ChloroLink, battling vintage supervillains in Marvel Maximum Collection, searching for a sister in Too Well Hidden, harvesting fuel in Venus in Transit, and transforming clouds into sea creatures in The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish. The Treehouse is working on guides for Crimson Desert, evaluating Slay The Spire 2, assessing hardware, and participating in a preview event.

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March 13, 2026

A new Minecraft-inspired immersive experience is opening in Chicago this spring

The Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue will open on May 8 at EXP Rosemont, near Chicago. Developed with Mojang Studios and Experience MOD, it features a story-driven quest where participants rescue villagers from zombies across seven realms. Players will gather resources, solve puzzles, and encounter various creatures using an "Orb of Interaction" to track progress. The attraction is accessible to both Minecraft fans and newcomers, with an on-site Trading Post offering themed souvenirs and a commemorative in-game cape. Tickets go on sale March 17 at 9 AM CT, with prices starting at [price not specified]. The event will run for a limited time in Rosemont’s Pearl District.

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February 23, 2026

Resident Evil Requiem is this week’s headline PC game but don’t forget the Witchers, pirates and pinballs

Steam Next Fest is currently taking place, showcasing a variety of game demos. This year, the focus is on highlighting exciting demos rather than creating a wishlist. Some notable games featured include: - A game inspired by hiding spiders under cups at holiday parties, which includes power-up cards that are not microtransactions. - Rise Of Piracy, an early access RTS by MicroProse, where players command a fleet of corsairs and can engage in diplomacy and trading. - Emberbane, a 2D metroidvania with elemental martial arts elements. - Reigns: The Witcher, a deck-building narrative game set in the Witcher universe, where players control Dandelion. - Utawarerumono: ZAN 2, an anime-style hack-and-slash game with base management and humorous elements. - Spellcasters Chronicles, a 3v3 wizard MOBA from Quantic Dream. - Tales of Berseria Remastered, a revamped action-RPG from Bamco. - Snägäri Pinball, a pinball game themed around Finland’s late-night snack kiosks. - Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom's latest horror installment featuring both third-person and first-person gameplay. - Arrow World, a sokoban-style game with conveyor belt mechanics. The RPS team is actively playing Resident Evil Requiem and sharing their experiences.

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February 16, 2026

Games That Deserve A Second Look: Lord of the Rings Online

Lord of the Rings Online has been active for nearly two decades and remains popular due to its supportive community and engaging gameplay. A recent user interface update has improved accessibility for modern players, making it more inviting on contemporary PCs. The game offers a mix of cozy escapism and traditional MMO questing, allowing players to enjoy peaceful activities like fishing in The Shire or battling in the Barrow-downs. It features a wealth of free content and numerous expansions, showcasing that its age enhances its value.

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January 30, 2026

The Monster Train 2 DLC is very good: the Railforged, a challenging new mode, and a mechanical spider factory

The author has logged 370 hours and achieved 127 victories in Monster Train 2, feeling their journey was complete until a pre-release build of the DLC Destiny of the Railforged reignited their passion. The DLC introduces new mechanics, such as smelting blight cards into resources and a forge system that enhances strategic decision-making. It includes a new mode called Soul Savior, featuring enhanced units, powerful upgrades called souls, and increased difficulty with formidable enemies and new status effects. The DLC is set to release on February 2 at a reasonable price, enriching the gameplay experience and expanding the Monster Train 2 universe.

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January 20, 2026

Building Blocks: Highblock Halls

The Longest Yard is a challenging outdoor area in a castle filled with enemies such as zombies, skeletons, spiders, slimes, and creepers. Adventurers will find a locked gateway and may encounter the enchantsmith, a valuable villager. A small well offers a shortcut to bypass the locked door. Loot available includes Soul Robe, Power Bow, Scatter Crossbow, Axe, and Mace, accessible across all difficulty settings. Upgrading to Adventure difficulty unlocks the Rapid Crossbow, while completing it on Apocalypse difficulty rewards players with Guard’s Armor.

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January 16, 2026

Hytale Feels Like Little More Than A Neat Minecraft Texture Pack

Hytale is an early access game that has been in development for a decade, facing a cancellation by Riot Games before its revival in November. The game features mechanics such as jumping two blocks high and a combat system that requires timing for attacks, which are similar to potential mods in Minecraft. Hytale includes familiar mobs like skeletons, spiders, zombies, and golems, alongside new creatures like goblins and Kweebecs, and a mysterious area known as the Void. Crafting in Hytale is more complex than in Minecraft, requiring multiple workstations, and workbenches can recognize adjacent chest contents. Despite its unique elements, Hytale often feels derivative of Minecraft, with similar sounds and inventory mechanics. Future updates, including an anticipated Adventure Mode, aim to introduce RPG-like storylines and quests. The game currently faces balancing issues but remains visually appealing, though it has not surpassed Minecraft's foundational elements.

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December 18, 2025

In the run up Diablo 4’s new expansion, you can get this Nordic-inspired ARPG for free

The Game Awards recently showcased trailers for several games, including Diablo 4, which features a new Paladin class and a trailer titled Lord of Hatred. Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is currently available for free on the Epic Games Store as part of a holiday promotion, which ends on December 19 at 8 am PST. The game includes a new update, The Fall of Alfheim, introducing new level modifiers and the Arachnid Jotunn, along with a new deity called The Earthmother and the Archmage class with four subclasses. Jotunnslayer has a rating of 85% on Steam.

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November 12, 2025

Minecraft Snapshot 25w46a

The latest update for the Mounts of Mayhem game drop includes several changes and enhancements: - Mobs: The Parched are immune to the Weakness effect; various horse types remain calm when controlled by other mobs; Nautiluses and Zombie Nautiluses emit a dash sound during their dash attack. - Items: Spears no longer create item interact vibrations; spawn eggs are thematically sorted in the Creative Inventory into categories such as Overworld, Nether, and The End. - UI: A new inventory UI for Nautilus and Zombie Nautilus has been introduced; the "Show Music Toast" option has been renamed to "Music Toast" with a new display state; a new splash text has been added. - Technical Changes: Data Pack version is now 93.1; Resource Pack version is updated to 74.0. - Data Pack Changes: Food properties added to specific fish bucket items; a new field for item interact vibrations has been introduced; the removal of contents from the dynamic loot pool entry has been reverted. - Resource Pack Changes: Textures for still water and lava are hardcoded; a warning will be printed for sprite name conflicts; block model format expanded for additional rotations. - Bug Fixes: Numerous bugs have been fixed, including issues with recipes, animations, hitboxes, and visual discrepancies. Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition, and users are advised to back up their data before testing.

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October 31, 2025

Arc Raiders breaks 100,000 concurrent players in the first 30 minutes of going live and rising, soaring to the top of Steam’s best sellers

Arc Raiders has reached 202,498 concurrent players on Steam. The game officially launched at 5:30 AM EDT, achieving an all-time high of 103,975 players at launch. It has also topped Steam's best-sellers list, surpassing titles like Battlefield 6 and The Outer Worlds 2. During the beta weekend, over 185,000 players participated, and the game was ranked as the 89th most popular by concurrent players. Current numbers have already exceeded 150,000 concurrent players and are continuing to rise.