Reid McCarter

1 week ago | pcgamesn.com | Reid McCarter

Dead by Daylight has never really been anything but successful. More than any other game in its genre, it's maintained a strong player base on the strength of its design fundamentals and, of course, the many crossovers with other horror media that have been added to it. From Silent Hill and Resident Evil to Alan Wake and Castlevania additions, DBD has kept the game fresh for existing players while attracting new audiences for years now.

1 week ago | pcgamesn.com | Reid McCarter

With Barotrauma, creator FakeFish looked to the murky depths of the ocean as the basis for its survival horror setting. The studio's follow-up takes place on the surface of the planet, which should, in theory, offer a slightly less oppressive world to explore. Instead, Frostrail appears to be an equally desperate experience that draws on the frozen landscapes of The Long Dark and the train shelter of Metro Exodus in its take on the first-person survival genre.

1 week ago | pcgamesn.com | Reid McCarter

There are a lot of games out there that mix strategy design with a fantasy aesthetic. From Against the Storm to Songs of Conquest, Warcraft 3 to Age of Wonders 4, this combination of setting and genre has always found an audience. Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown follows suit, but, as a mix of RTS and city-building, it throws even more ingredients into the mix to make it stand out from the pack. If you want to see how it works for yourself, now's a good time.

1 week ago | pcgamesn.com | Reid McCarter

Road to Vostok has been on our radar for a while now. A survival FPS game reminiscent of Escape from Tarkov, Stalker 2, and Scum, it places a heavy emphasis on realism to offer an experience that makes players truly feel as if they're trying to survive in a harsh, post-apocalyptic landscape. This applies to its weapons and gear, but also, as a detailed new update video from its lone creator shows, the geography and culture of Finland, too.

1 week ago | pcgamesn.com | Reid McCarter

There are a lot of Splinter Cell games, but the first may be the best of them. Though a bit rougher around the edges than sequels like Pandora Tomorrow, and lacking the fantastic soundtrack of Chaos Theory or higher fidelity of Blacklist, the 2002 original has a murky charm that makes its vision of shadowy international special operations stand out from what came after.