Summary While most role-playing games cover a wide range of genres, people will be deluding themselves if they ignore that the bulk of these experiences take place in fantasy worlds of all shapes and sorts. From high fantasy epics with dramatic storytelling to dark fantasy tales with uncomfortable and mature themes, there’s no shortage of quality RPGs for fans to sink their teeth into. Most players love just how fleshed out and believable the fantasy worlds in their favorite RPGs are....

Summary Open-world games need to do something special to stand out, instead of fading into obscurity with the many other middling titles in this genre. Something as simple asa striking art stylegoes a long way in making the game look like a million bucks. Given how visually distinct comic books are, it’s easy to see why games that evoke this art style are all the more notable. The open-world games that utilize cel shading and look like comic books end up being all the more notable, as a result....

Summary Sandfall Interactive’s co-founders have made it clear that the studio is now solely focused on improvingClair Obscur: Expedition 33, with no plans for DLC or new content at this time.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s impressive success has left players craving more, though unfortunately for them, Sandfall Interactive isn’t working on a DLC just yet. Sandfall Interactive’sClair Obscur: Expedition 33is one of the biggest surprises of the year. This turn-based role-playing game became incredibly successful upon release, with thousands of players praising its combat mechanics, storyline, and dark fantasy art style....

Quick Links The Continent inClair Obscur: Expedition 33is huge, filled with many sub-regions that players can explore for new boss encounters and items. With such a massive map, it’s easy to miss out on key items that you’ll need tomake your party stronger. Yellow Harvest, though accessible immediately after adding Esquie to your party, can be easy to overlook because of where it’s located. While it is a linear area, there are paths that intertwine and can make it easy for you to lose track of where to go next....

Summary Sandfall Interactive’sClair Obscur: Expedition 33is one of the biggest surprises of 2025, achieving such critical success that it is now one of the highest-rated games of the year. Despite being aturn-based RPG,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has garnered high praise for its combat, story, music, and much more, arguably setting a precedent for RPGs moving forward. At the heart ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s ongoing success, however, is player loyalty and investment. Any game can have noteworthy features, but its ability to maintain the interest of players until the credits roll can make or break it in the long run....

Quick Links The Dark Gestral Arena inClair Obscur: Expedition 33was created by some Gestrals that thought the basicarena in the Gestral Villagewas too boring. By speaking to the Gestral Pots, you can take on a couple of solo challenges to earn some rewards (just don’t tell Golgra about it). ThisDark Gestral Arena guidewill inform you about the opponents you’ll be up against and the rewards you’ll get for completing the side area inClair Obscur: Expedition 33....

Dead by Daylight’s new quest system makes a big stride forward, but also stumbles when it comes to a few key areas.Dead by Daylightjust saw one of the biggest overhauls in its existence so far, with many elements getting a fresh coat of paint. The biggest example is the game’s longstanding Rift, which has seen almost a complete rework. There are a few definite improvements that should be noted, but at the same time, not all the changes were perfect....

Quick Links There’s no shortage of Linear Fusion Rifles in the game, and while Eyes Unveiled fromDestiny 2Episode: Heresy may not seem special, it’s got one particular god roll that makes it stand out among its brethren. Eyes Unveiled can potentially be crowned as one of thebest Linear Fusion Rifles inDestiny 2when it comes to taking out priority targets, but for it to reach that level of power, it needs to have one very particular perk....

Summary Dexter: Resurrectionis heading to television screens in July 2025, and Michael C. Hall’s return will be followed by a second season of the prequel series,Original Sin, which was officially greenlit last month.Original Sinsaw Patrick Gibson take on the role of young Dexter, alongside Christian Slater and Molly Brown as Harry and Debra Morgan.The latter has teased the potential timeline for the sophomore run after attending a Paramount upfront event, and it looks like it might not be set for a huge time jump....

Summary Diablo 4has brought back the Raven of the Tree, making a big quality-of-life change. The feature wasn’t mentioned in the patch notes forDiablo 4’s eighth season, which brought several tweaks and new features to keep players engaged over the coming months. Named Belial’s Return, one of the main features of the new season is thereturn ofDiablo 3’s iconic bossas one of the challenges players will encounter in the reworked Boss Lairs....

Summary One of the most beloved aspects of theDragon Ball Superfranchise is the unique path that each of the main characters has taken to become more powerful. Instead of taking a page from what the series has done before with the numbered Super Saiyan forms, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Broly, and Piccolo have all reached the same level of strength with incredibly powerful transformations that are unique to just them. This was an amazing decision by the writers ofDragon Ball Super....

Summary Strategy games offer myriad experiences across a variety of sub-genres, each requiring their own skill sets. These experiences offer a wide range of difficulties, and while some are more accessible than others, many titles can scare players away with their challenging gameplay. These games offer unforgiving gameplay loops that are typically difficult to learn, often requiring time and practice. In addition, many of these games feature challenging combat systems that rarely if ever hand over victory freely....

Quick Links DOOM: The Dark Agesis the eighth mainline installment in id Software’shugely influential FPS franchiseand the third since the series was rebooted in 2016. Like the two games that came before it, it’s a little on the short side, with players able to complete its main story campaign in around twelve hours. Some may be curious to learn how much side content the game packs in and whether or not there’s any post-game content....