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Soar into action and blast everything that moves in these exciting, recommended shoot 'em up games.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson & Jordan Minor
best shmups

The upcoming sword-swinging side-scroller returns the series to its roots with exciting combat, tight platforming, and creeping difficulty. I got a chance to give it a spin ahead of its release this summer.

By Jordan Minor
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound

Enjoy superheroics, ninja battles, and wild mech duels with the 68 best action games we've played.

By Jordan Minor & Gabriel Zamora
Best Action Games on PC

Your new favorite title is just a few clicks away. Build an exciting PC game library with these 299 highly rated titles in 17 categories.

Best PC Games

Worried about losing your game saves? Here's how to back up your games on Steam, GOG, Epic Games, and other PC platforms.

By Whitson Gordon & Alan Bradley
digital version of a floppy disk icon

The live stream was supposed to show off Starlink's ability to support game streaming on a jet. But Path of Exile 2 players took the opportunity to spam Musk with insults.

By Michael Kan
Elon Musk
4.0
Editors' Choice

South of Midnight is a fun and charming action-adventure game that features a beautiful, unique, and tear-jerking world steeped in Southern US folklore.

By Jordan Minor
South of Midnight

Cybercriminals are serving up the look-alike Steam login portal through phishing websites that pretend to offer free skins for the popular shooter.

By Michael Kan
Steam login page
4.0

The First Berserker: Khazan blends strong offensive and defensive combat systems with anime flair in a brutal and engrossing action-RPG.

By Gabriel Zamora
Fighting Yeti in Khazan

If you act fast enough, Steam lets you make returns, so there's never any reason to be stuck with a bad PC game. Here's how to get your money back.

By Carli Velocci
person looking at steam store

A sniper game on Steam was apparently exploited to lead users to an external demo that actually contained malware.

By Michael Kan
the listing for Sniper: Phantom's Resolution

Ubisoft's stealth saga finally tackles Japanese history on March 20, so prepare to slice and dice enemies with these minimum and recommended system requirements.

By Jordan Minor
Assassin's Creed Shadows
3.5

Whisker Squadron: Survivor blends classic Star Fox gameplay with modern rogue-lite flourishes for a short yet stylish indie rail shooter.

By Jordan Minor
whisker squadron survivor

You'll never run out of games to play on Steam if you just import all those freebies from the Epic Games Store. Here's how to do it on PC and the Steam Deck

By Carli Velocci
someone playing steam deck

Find your fabled destiny with these expansive PC role-playing games that let you slay monsters, fulfill ancient prophecies, or save the universe.

The Best PC RPGs

I got to play an early demo of Dotemu's first original title, which combines fantasy elements with beat 'em up brawls.

By Jordan Minor
Absolum top
4.0

Monster Hunter Wilds delivers superb gameplay refinements that elevate the iconic action-RPG series to new heights, making it the most accessible and satisfying entry in the franchise to date.

By Gabriel Zamora
Fighting Congalala in Monster Hunter Wilds
4.0
Editors' Choice

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii takes almost all the parts of previous main games, adds ingredients from other Like a Dragon titles, and blends them into a fresh swashbuckling adventure.

By Will Greenwald
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

The fighting game developer reveals new Fatal Fury details during the inaugural Evo Awards.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

The free-to-play game, PirateFi, infects users with malware that steals browser cookies, enabling the malware’s creator to hijack access to various online accounts. 

By Michael Kan
PirateFi game