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‘Thirst-person shooter’ The Crush House hits PC on August 9

‘Thirst-person shooter’ The Crush House hits PC on August 9

It's Pokémon Snap by way of Scandoval.

The Crush House, the latest game from Reigns developer ​​Nerial, will debut on August 9.

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Aaron Souppouris
Aaron Souppouris
34 minutes ago
Phoenix Springs, possibly the prettiest detective game ever, arrives September 16

Phoenix Springs, possibly the prettiest detective game ever, arrives September 16

Calligram’s neo-noir debut is a mood.

Phoenix Springs is a point-and-click detective game that looks like the cover of a mid-century sci-fi novel, and it’s due to go live on Steam on September 16.

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Jessica Conditt
Jessica Conditt
an hour ago
Arranger turns a slide puzzle into an adventure game this July

Arranger turns a slide puzzle into an adventure game this July

It’s coming to PC, consoles and Netflix.

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is an adventure game with a simple and disruptive conceit: The world exists on a grid of sliding tiles. It's due to hit PC, Switch, PlayStation 5 and mobile devices on July 25.

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Jessica Conditt
Jessica Conditt
2 hours ago

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Skydance's Behemoth

Skydance's Behemoth brings giant climbable monster fights to VR

Like Shadow of the Colossus, it’s all about battling giants.

Behemoth is an action-adventure game that draws on the combat and physics of The Walking Dead VR games but with a bigger focus on fighting. Also: scaling a giant and killing it dead.

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Mat Smith
Mat Smith
06.04.2024
A still from the game Crow Country shows the purple-haired main character Mara in a standoff with a spindly humanoid creature

Crow Country is a darkly meditative callback to survival horror’s past

Inspired by some genre-defining PS1 classics, Crow Country is a force all its own.

Crow Country, which was released on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S on May 9, just about checks all the boxes for survival horror, but it takes a gentler approach to the genre, making it feel more like a test of mental endurance than a fight for your life.

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Cheyenne MacDonald
Cheyenne MacDonald
05.24.2024
INDIKA

INDIKA weaves a mature tale of absurdity, hypocrisy and sexual violence

Hell is empty and the devils are inside me.

INDIKA demonstrates how a video game can tell a strange and beautiful story that involves, but isn't overwhelmed by, themes of sexual abuse.

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Jessica Conditt
Jessica Conditt
05.22.2024
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door review: A Switch remake (mostly) befitting a masterpiece

Yes, it’s still an absolute treasure.

It’s criminal that there’s been no way to play Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for over a decade.

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Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar
05.21.2024
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II review: A series of unfortunate events

Ninja Theory's sequel nails the vibe, and sometimes, that's all that matters.

Hellblade II is more of an extended, extremely anxious and violent vibe than a traditional adventure game.

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Jessica Conditt
Jessica Conditt
05.21.2024
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes preview: This may be my GOTY

The gameplay guides for this one are going to look like House of Leaves.

Simogo knows how to make a damn fine puzzle game.

by 
Jessica Conditt
Jessica Conditt
04.30.2024

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The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let Engadget help you demystify it all.

Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

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The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today

Some great games don't cost a thing.

These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.

The best Xbox games

The best Xbox games for 2024

Whether you have Series X, Series S, One X or One S, there's something here for you.

Here's a list of the best games for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as chosen by Engadget editors.

The best PC games

The 20 best PC games you can play right now for 2024

Where to start with a juggernaut like PC gaming?

Here is a list of the best PC games you can get right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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