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What are we all playing this weekend?
Several gaming journalists share their plans for the weekend, with titles like Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children, Othercide, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Lords of the Fallen, Replaced, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Assassin's Creed Rogue, and Assassin's Creed 3 being mentioned. Some express a desire to play tactics RPGs or action RPGs, while others are catching up on older Assassin's Creed titles.
10 Best Looking Games of 2026 So Far
This article ranks the 10 best-looking games released in the first half of 2026, highlighting advancements in graphical fidelity and immersive world design. Titles like Resident Evil Requiem, RIDE 6, and Forza Horizon 6 are praised for their stunning visuals, character models, and environmental details, showcasing how current hardware allows developers to blur the line between reality and virtual worlds.
Save Up To 95% Off Thousands Of Games In The GOG Summer Sale
GOG has launched its Summer Sale, featuring discounts of up to 95% on over 8,000 games until July 9. Notable deals include Fallout 4 Game of the Year Edition for $16, Control Ultimate Edition for $6, and the Yakuza Complete Collection for $44.79. The sale also offers significant price reductions on popular titles like Baldur's Gate 3, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, and various indie games.
How many of these games with pixel art styles can you identify?
This article presents a quiz challenging readers to identify 15 games based on their pixel art styles, drawing inspiration from 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit aesthetics. It highlights games like Okami, Disco Elysium, Secret of Mana, Hyper Light Drifter, and Replaced as examples of striking art direction. PC Gamer also offers other trivia quizzes on various gaming topics.
Indie Game of the Month Awards May 2026 🏅
Video Chums has announced its Indie Game of the Month Awards for May 2026, highlighting standout titles across various genres. Mina the Hollower was named the overall top indie game of the month and is a strong contender for game of the year, praised for its intricate world and rewarding exploration.
How the Replaced devs fixed display bloat with a stylish gadget
Replaced, a 2.5D adventure game by Sad Cat Studios and Thunderful Publishing, faced a lore problem that bloated the project's scope. Game director Yura Zhdanovich introduced the 'Wingman' gadget, inspired by the GameBoy Camera and Sony Walkman, to centralize lore items and music, solving the display bloat issue and enhancing the game's tactile, immersive feel.
Replaced Review – Stunning Style Meets Uneven Substance
Replaced is a visually stunning science fiction action-platformer set in an alternative 1980s America, following an AI trapped in a human body exploring a dystopian world. While its art style, animation, and score are exceptional, the game suffers from uneven pacing, particularly in its early hours, and gameplay mechanics that, while functional, lack deep engagement. The narrative explores themes of artificial life and corporate control, but the overall experience is a mixed bag of strong production values and somewhat hollow gameplay.
PC Game Pass Revenue Growth Outpaces Traditional Console Market In 2026
Microsoft's Q3 2026 earnings reveal a significant decline in Xbox hardware revenue, contrasting with the surge in the PC gaming market. The company is recalibrating its strategy to prioritize PC Game Pass, lowering its subscription price to attract the vast PC player base and combat high churn rates by focusing on esports and live service games for retention.
EDGE #424 review scores – Tomodachi Life, Pragmata, Mixtape, more
The July 2026 issue of EDGE magazine, issue #424, features review scores for several games including Mixtape, Pragmata, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Other titles reviewed include Aphelion, Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, and Vampire Crawlers.
Indie Action Games for Xbox Series X 🎬
This article highlights five indie action games available on Xbox Series X, including reviews for Decline's Drops, REPLACED, TerraTech Legion, Survivor Mercs, and ZPF. It praises Decline's Drops for its visuals and gameplay, REPLACED for its atmosphere and combat, and TerraTech Legion for its unique vehicle customization in the Survivors-like genre. Survivor Mercs and ZPF are noted as having potential but falling short in execution.
What We Played – TerraTech Legion, Saros & Mixtape
Several team members share their recent gaming experiences, including TerraTech Legion, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Silent Hill 2, and Shadow of the Colossus. Other titles mentioned include Dragon Quest I: HD-2D Remaster, Starfield, Gears of War: Reloaded, Destiny 2, and various indie games like Midnight Saturn and Duck Side of the Moon.
EPOMAKER HE108 Duel 8K Review – Incredible Gaming Performance, But Something Feels Missing | Invision Game
The EPOMAKER HE108 Duel 8K is a technically impressive gaming keyboard offering exceptional performance with Hall Effect switches, Rapid Trigger, and an 8K polling rate at an affordable price. While its gaming responsiveness and RGB lighting are highlights, the typing acoustics and ABS construction prevent it from achieving true enthusiast-level greatness.
Replaced Review – A Gorgeous Cyberpunk Adventure With Style And Substance | Invision Game Community
Replaced is a visually stunning 2.5D cyberpunk adventure game developed by Sad Cat Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing. Players control Warren, a human body inhabited by an AI named R.E.A.C.H., as they navigate a dystopian world, uncover a mysterious story, and engage in visceral combat and platforming. While the game excels in atmosphere, storytelling, and pixel art, it suffers from pacing issues in its latter half and a lack of enemy variation.
Indie Monthly: April 2026
April saw a surge of media attention on indie games, with titles like REPLACED and MOUSE: P.I. For Hire gaining significant traction. REPLACED is a 2.5D action-platformer praised for its fluid combat and unique visual style, while A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home offers a narrative-driven 3D platforming experience. The growing public domain library presents opportunities for small developers.
REPLACED Review | TheXboxHub
REPLACED is an ambitious action-adventure platformer set in an alternative 1980s America following a nuclear catastrophe. Players control R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, who uncovers sinister secrets of the Phoenix Corporation while being hunted by authorities. The game features a striking retro-futuristic aesthetic, a synth-driven soundtrack, and a cinematic camera that elevates its 2.5D pixel art, though combat and platforming segments can be clunky at times.
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 631
Several Push Square staff members share their gaming plans for the weekend, with titles like Saros, Replaced on Steam Deck, and Killzone: Mercenary on PlayStation Vita being mentioned. Other staff are diving into NTE, updating Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PlayStation VR2, and playing Vampire Crawlers.
What we've been playing - "Meanwhile, Lara Croft and Breaking Bad's Walter White have just had their first child"
Several individuals share their current gaming experiences, highlighting titles like the visually striking cyberpunk game Replaced, the co-op party game Heave Ho 2, and the MMORPG Old School RuneScape. Other games mentioned include Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Elden Ring, Pokémon Leaf Green, and Deadlock.
Here's the top Steam Deck games for April 2026
The top games on Steam Deck for April 2026 include Slay the Spire 2 and Vampire Crawlers, alongside other popular titles like Stardew Valley and Baldur's Gate 3. Several newly released games also made the list, such as RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike and PRAGMATA. The article also notes that the Steam Deck continues to be frequently out of stock.
So Videogames Episode 485: Bloodbath
The So Videogames Podcast episode 485, titled 'Bloodbath,' covers several games including Pragmata, Lucky Tower, Replaced, Gecko Gods, Vampire Crawlers, Reptilian Rising, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss. The hosts express disappointment that the discussed titles failed to connect or leave a significant impression.
What are we all playing this weekend?
Several members of the gaming publication share their weekend gaming plans, ranging from revisiting Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to starting new games like The Third Shift and Generation Exile. Some are opting for handheld play on the Steam Deck due to minor injuries or while waiting for home renovations.
