According to Steam, the average PC Gamer writer played 72 games this year (56% of which were new) and used a controller more than we'd like to admit PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 15:13 Our scores, tallied up.
Dave the Diver's next DLC really changes things up: you can freely explore the new village in real time, complete quests to win over locals, and your restaurant doesn't serve sushi PC Gamer Par :clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston) 19 décembre 2025 à 15:00 It looks like a refreshing new way to be Dave.
AMD stealth-launches a new low power version of its Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card that could be great for a DIY Steam Machine, though it's only shaved 13% off the energy consumption PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 14:58 At 140 W, it sits right between the RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 in terms of power munchies, and just above the Steam Machine's GPU.
The Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed wireless gaming mouse is now even cheaper than it was during the Cyber Monday sales PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 14:02 A nippy nipper with a bite taken out of the price.
You won't be able to play Valorant until you update your motherboard BIOS: 'this is a necessary step in our arms race against hardware cheats' PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 13:39 This should mean fewer cheaters going forward.
Microsoft celebrates 10 years of DirectX 12: A decade of updates to the low-level graphics API but it's still not the master of all things rendering PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 13:22 DirectX 11 hasn't gone anywhere, and don't expect to see DirectX 13 any time soon, either. Or ever, perhaps.
PowerWash Simulator 2 will kick off the new year with its best collaboration yet—hold onto your BMOs because Adventure Time is coming to powerwash PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 13:11 That Land of Ooo never looked so good.
Brennan's latest trick on Critical Role is actually one he's done before—breaking with D&D tradition to let players choose when they level up, instead of just after they've taken a really good nap PC Gamer 19 décembre 2025 à 12:31 "A fun little way to keep things spicy."
Days after launching their first indie game, everyone responsible for publishing it was laid off: 'We had a Slack channel with everyone in it, and then you see them leaving one by one' PC Gamer Par :tyler@pcgamer.com (Tyler Wilde) 19 décembre 2025 à 00:13 For the makers of Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, launching a game in today's unstable industry was an ordeal.
We're hitting peak saturation for first person dungeon crawlers, but Queen's Domain stands apart from the crowd PC Gamer Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield) 18 décembre 2025 à 23:53 We're hitting peak saturation for first person dungeon crawlers, but Queen's Domain stands apart from the crowd
Naughty Dog developers reportedly hit with mandatory overtime to finish an internal demo for its upcoming sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet PC Gamer Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk) 18 décembre 2025 à 23:53 Crunch is back, baby.
This birdwatching take on Pokémon Snap says my awful Junco photography is worth $6000 and I'm not about to argue PC Gamer Par :lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter) 18 décembre 2025 à 23:22 Good luck getting a refund. I already bought a cool hat.
Swen Vincke promises an AMA to clear up Larian's use of generative AI: 'You’ll get the opportunity to ask us any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly' PC Gamer Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk) 18 décembre 2025 à 23:10 Vincke kicked off an uproar earlier this week when he said that Larian makes use of generative AI "to explore ideas."
Where to find Tomo's lost cat in The Forge PC Gamer 18 décembre 2025 à 22:35 Finding the feline ties into the Goblin King's quests.
The best deals in the 2025 Steam Winter Sale PC Gamer Par :lauren@pcgamer.com (Lauren Morton) 18 décembre 2025 à 22:32 All the cheap games in the Winter Sale that you won't want to miss, from lowest-ever prices to discounted new releases.
Less than a week after dropping a big new trailer at The Game Awards, Exodus studio head James Ohlen has stepped down because he 'felt his work on the game was complete' PC Gamer Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk) 18 décembre 2025 à 21:24 Exodus is currently set to launch in early 2027.
Pressing buttons is optional in this 'walking simulator' paladin build Diablo 4 players have just cooked up PC Gamer 18 décembre 2025 à 21:15 Let's all agree to call it the aura farmer build.
World's most powerful 92-year-old wins Tekken 8 tournament for the elderly PC Gamer Par :lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter) 18 décembre 2025 à 21:12 Move over, Evo.
The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot PC Gamer 18 décembre 2025 à 21:04 Rodent me plenty!
Horizon-like survival game Light of Motiram disappears from Steam and Epic after Tencent reaches a 'confidential settlement' with Sony PC Gamer Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk) 18 décembre 2025 à 19:50 It's not clear at this point whether Light of Motiram will come back in a heavily modified format, or if Tencent has decided to scrap the whole thing.
Arc Raiders patch brings blueprint drop rates back down to Earth, but Embark says they're 'still higher overall than before' PC Gamer Par :morgan.park@futurenet.com (Morgan Park) 18 décembre 2025 à 19:50 Maybe it's for the best?
FIFA wants to redefine 'the pure motion of simulation games' with its 2026 World Cup game, which will also be a Netflix exclusive PC Gamer 18 décembre 2025 à 19:14 Do I not like that.
The Steam Winter Sale kicks off with deals on some of 2025's biggest games, including PC Gamer's 2025 Game of the Year PC Gamer Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk) 18 décembre 2025 à 19:05 Voting for the 2025 Steam Awards is now live too.
How to complete the Goblin King quests in The Forge PC Gamer 18 décembre 2025 à 18:51 The Goblin King has five painfully expensive quests on his to-do list.