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Artwork from Valheim, No Man's Sky and Astroneer form the header for our best survival games list

Feature

The 30 best survival games on PC

Promise me that you will never die

Jan. 2, 2025 Ed Thorn

84 comments

A promo image for Goat Simulator Remastered, showing the titular goat in front of an exploding house.

News

Goat Simulator Remastered just looks like how I remember Goat Simulator looking

Ibex your pardon

Oct. 10, 2024 James Archer

3 comments

Review

Satisfactory 1.0 review: yes, it is

Frack the planet

Sept. 16, 2024 Matt Cox

62 comments

A Satisfactory character sitting on a conveyor belt with the caption "Satisfactory 1.0"

News

Planet-smelting sim Satisfactory is now satisfactory enough to leave early access

1.0 version launches with new story stuff and alien technology

Sept. 10, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

23 comments

A player in Satisfactory drives a big tractor through a green landscape as an alien pet sits on the vehicle. In the background a factory pumps out smoke.

News

Sci-fi coffee sipper Satisfactory gets a 1.0 release date, boasting its toilets will be fully flushable

Fin-dustrialism

July 5, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

8 comments

Fantasy frogs and a spellcaster gather in Songs Of Conquest.

Review

Songs Of Conquest 1.0 review: occasionally demanding but often rewarding fantasy warlordery

Frog factions

May 20, 2024 Sin Vega

19 comments

Art for Valheim's Ashlands update, showing players facing off with monstrous creatures in a burning forest

News

Valheim gets a fiery rebirth as Ashlands biome goes live with new siege weapons, bone spiders and boiling seas

Penultimate biome is also the survival sim's toughest yet

May 15, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

1 comment

A screenshot of Songs Of Conquest showing a map of a fantasy medieval city, on which giant heroes and beasts stand.

News

Strategy RPG Songs Of Conquest will hit 1.0 with a final campaign next month

Paying HOMMage

April 23, 2024 Graham Smith

10 comments

Players wander a volcanic landscape in Valheim

News

Valheim's volcanic Ashlands update gets first proper trailer and breakdown

New hazards, new weapons and siege equipment, plus thoughts on washing machines

April 22, 2024 Nic Reuben

6 comments

Feature

The 25 best co-op games on PC

Grab a pal

March 11, 2024 Alice Bell

78 comments

The player overlooks their factory creation with a friend in Satisfactory

News

After five years in early access, Satisfactory will finally launch into 1.0 later this year

No more updates or patches before the full release, Coffee Stain say

Feb. 2, 2024 Matt Jarvis

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The Fallen Valkyrie, a winged burning monster from Valheim's Ashlands biome

News

Valheim's Ashlands update walks a "fine line between fun and frustration", according to new dev video

Iron Gate showcases a range of horrible Nordic munsters

Jan. 24, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

5 comments

News

Two of the best indie strategy games are now Steam Deck verified

Engrossing games to play this Christmas

Dec. 19, 2023 Graham Smith

5 comments

Two characters in Valheim, one of whom is holding some sort of ornamental horn.

News

Valheim's beta branch update adds difficulty modes, new trader and more

Hardcore, casual, beards

June 17, 2023 Graham Smith

2 comments

A Viking warrior stands in front of a large blue ogre in a forest in Valheim

News

Paid mods are “against the creative and open spirit of modding,” say Valheim's developer

Iron Gate aren't fans of the idea

May 30, 2023 Kaan Serin

43 comments

Bearded man looks down at a ghost rat in artwork from Songs Of Conquest

News

Raise the undead in Songs Of Conquest's newest necromantic campaign, out today

Alongside a pet ghost rat

May 15, 2023 Kaan Serin

1 comment

Valheim Mistlands key art which shows two vikings venturing into an uncharted forest. One holds a torch, the other looks at a hare, while a massive sword lies stuck in the earth behind them.

News

Valheim details customisable difficulty settings and a sort-of creative mode

Perfect for builders, peaceful strollers, and hardcore survivors

April 18, 2023 Kaan Serin

4 comments

Artwork for The Long Dark, Subnautica and Valheim for the RPS Bestest Best Reader Edition Survival Games list

Feature

These are your 25 favourite survival games of all time

As voted for by the RPS readership

March 31, 2023 Katharine Castle

57 comments

Goat Simulator 3 is the second game in the series, arriving on November 17th, 2022.

News

Take Two have taken down Goat Simulator 3's ad with leaked GTA 6 footage

They did this so we'd write about it

Dec. 21, 2022 Matt Cox

10 comments

A masked player character in Satisfactory lifts a boombox above their head.

News

Satisfactory's update 6 revamps weapons, creature AI and exploration

One step closer to hitting 1.0

Sept. 20, 2022 Graham Smith

7 comments

News

Goat Simulator 3 screams onto PC on November 17th

If you can’t bleat them then join them in co-op

July 28, 2022 CJ Wheeler

7 comments

A goat leaps through the air alongside a taxi while backed by fireworks or explosions in Goat Simulator 3.

News

Goat Simulator 3 is coming this autumn via Epic Games Store

No, not Goat Sim 2

June 9, 2022 Graham Smith

6 comments

News

Satisfactory update 6 will tackle exploration, while devs gear up for 1.0

Expect longer gaps between updates

April 26, 2022 Graham Smith

4 comments

News

Satisfactory adding train signals, train timetables, and train crashes

If you choo-choo-choose the experimental branch

Oct. 27, 2021 Alice O'Connor

12 comments

A screenshot of Satisfactory showing a player hovering in the foreground using the Hoverpack added in update 4. The player is looking at machinery.

News

Satisfactory update 4 is out, adds hoverpacks and particle accelerators

It's now left the beta branch

April 13, 2021 Graham Smith

6 comments