The biggest heists in gaming history: $620 million from Axie Infinity, CS skin thefts, EVE Online scams, and the GTA 6 hack. Who did it, how much was stolen, and how it happened — by date.

Star Citizen has raised over $1 billion over the past 14 years—and still hasn’t been released. How crowdfunding has grown, where the money went, and whether it’s a scam or a brilliant project. An analysis by VGTimes.

Games like Phasmophobia: co-op ghost hunting horrors with gadgets — direct clones on Steam, free alternatives, low-end PC picks, mobile, and Roblox experiences.

A graphics card with a recommended price of $2,000 is selling for $5,000. This time, miners are not to blame, and scalpers are only part of the problem: the AI boom has prompted memory manufacturers to redirect production capacity toward more profitable data center orders. As a result, both system RAM and video memory are becoming more expensive, driving up the prices of graphics cards and other components. Here is why building a gaming PC has once again become an expensive proposition in 2026 — and when the situation might change.

Data leaks are an unpleasant situation that's hard to protect yourself from. Recently, this happened to those who pre-ordered the Steam Machine and the Steam Controller gamepad in Europe. Attackers got hold of home and email addresses, phone numbers, and other data linked to accounts. Fortunately, payment information remained protected. But PC owners still don't have a worthy alternative to Steam, and none is expected in the near future. On top of that, new games regularly appear on this platform. You'll find the most interesting of them in our roundup.

The strongest and most dangerous female video game characters in one Top 28 — from Bayonetta and Kerrigan to Malenia of Elden Ring and Atsu of Ghost of Yotei.

The Most Beautiful Girls in Games: 40 Female Characters — from Lara Croft and 2B to Eve from Stellar Blade and Raiden Shogun from Genshin Impact.

The Best Airplane Games — A Comprehensive Top 90 List of Aviation Games: Realistic flight simulators, sandbox-style construction games, combat and arcade-style aerial battles, airport management games, free online and mobile games.

New Russian games loved around the world: shooters, RPGs and indies from Russia with million-selling runs, high scores, and Western acclaim.

Games like Mafia: 20 story-driven crime action games — from open-world gangster sagas to noir detectives set in the same era.

The best VR games in 2026 for PC, Meta Quest, and PS VR2 — the top 53 shooters, horror, sims, rhythm hits, and co-op, and where to start on each headset.

The Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology from Czech studio Warhorse stands alone in the action RPG genre. Instead of the usual fantasy trappings — magic, dragons, and a chosen-one hero saving the world — KCD offers the harsh realism of medieval Europe and a detailed simulation of an ordinary man's life caught up in the whirlwind of history. No spells, close attention to the social order and daily life of the 15th century, and a combat system built on real fencing techniques set the series apart from everything else on the market.

Games similar to MiSide are horror titles where a cute anime girl and cozy gameplay hide a psychological nightmare. We've compiled a list of 21 such games.

First-person shooters have remained one of the most popular genres for several decades, encompassing everything from major AAA blockbusters and hardcore tactical FPS games to unusual indie experiments. The best first-person shooters on PC and consoles deliver a sense of adrenaline, precision, and control, where every well-placed shot can decide the outcome of a fight. For this selection, we have gathered the truly best FPS games — titles with compelling stories, cinematic action, deep co-op gameplay, and competitive multiplayer. Here you will find classic shooters, current online projects, the best shooters for low-end PCs, and modern hits that every fan of gunplay should try.

At the same time, we are not chasing arbitrary numbers or filling out empty lists with a hundred entries: every game in this ranking of first-person shooters was selected for its specific mechanics, atmosphere, and player reception. Some people value story-driven shooters with memorable characters and a well-developed world; others prefer realistic military simulators, tactical online shooters, or fast-paced arena action. The list includes both the best first-person shooters on PC and recent shooters from 2024–2026 that are only beginning to build their audience. Throughout the article, we will also highlight games for low-end computers, co-op projects, free online shooters, and unconventional indie action games, helping you quickly find the format that suits both your hardware and your mood.

Best farm games: we rounded up the top farming simulators — from Stardew Valley and Farming Simulator to Farm Frenzy and free mobile picks for Android and iOS.

Looking for games like PUBG on Android and iOS? Here are 20 mobile battle royales that are actually alive in 2026 — PUBG clones, lightweight picks for low-end phones, and extraction shooters. All free to play.

The best addictive mobile games for Android and iPhone kill time just as well as big PC hits — this list rounds up 26 titles that are nearly impossible to put down. Inside: addictive roguelikes, puzzles, time killers, strategy games, and entire pocket-sized worlds like Stardew Valley. They all run on the same formula: short sessions, a clear goal, and that eternal "just one more run" — until you look up and three hours are gone. Every pick is alive and well in 2026, with a monetization model spelled out for each, so it's clear where the game plays for free and where a single payment beats an endless ad reel. Offline-friendly games are marked too — for flights and dead zones.

The best post-apocalyptic games go far beyond Fallout and Metro: RPGs, shooters, survival sims, and indie gems. Here are 52 of the best post-apocalyptic games on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch.

Pirate-themed games on PC and consoles may not be the most crowded genre, but they’ve always been resilient. They’ve consistently had their audience: some come for the romance of the Caribbean, boarding actions, and chests full of gold; others — for free trade, naval combat, and the feeling that you decide who to be in this world. And while big-budget releases in this space are relatively rare, enough strong titles have come out in recent years to offer a solid range of choices.

The most demanding PC games are not the same thing as poorly optimized games. They are projects that put high-end hardware under real pressure for the sake of actual technology and visuals. The distinction matters, and this list follows it strictly. A demanding game pushes a top-tier graphics card and CPU because it is rendering expensive tech: path tracing and full ray tracing, Nanite and Lumen in Unreal Engine 5, dense world simulation, and the streaming of vast open spaces without loading screens. The drop in frame rate is compensated by a clear visual payoff: on a flagship system, these projects become showcases for what a PC can do and rank among the best-looking games of today. Crysis once set the bar, and the question “but can it run it?” became a meme for years. Today, there are far more games like that: they demand powerful hardware, but at least they justify it with their visuals.

Noir games are dark detective stories, neo-noir thrillers, and tales where crime, hopelessness, and tough moral choices matter more than action. As a genre, noir (from the French film noir, "black film") is still a rarity in video games — so we've gathered the best noir games of every stripe: from classic 1940s-style investigations and neon-soaked neo-noir to noir shooters and bleak supernatural mysteries. You'll find cult classics, recent releases, and indie gems here, all dripping with dark atmosphere, drama, and inevitable tragedy. Pick your poison.

Detective games are all about the crime scene, the clues, the suspect interviews, and that one moment when scattered facts finally click into a name. We've rounded up the best — from classic whodunits to pure-deduction puzzles, open-world detective sims, and detective horror.

Battle royale games drop dozens of players onto one map and let them fight until one is left standing. Here are 20 of the best battle royale games on PC, console, and mobile.

The first half of 2026 has already dropped a stack of strong releases, and with GTA 6 and Marvel's Wolverine still to come, there's plenty to keep you busy in the meantime. This is our running list of the best games to play right now across PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2 — some brand-new, others a few years old but still at the top of their genre thanks to regular updates. We've split everything by genre, so jump to whatever you're in the mood for. One thing to set straight up front: this is a "what to play now" list, not a "came out this year" one. A few entries are older, but they keep pulling players back with new seasons, expansions and patches.

Soviet post-apocalyptic games drop players into the ruins of the former USSR — a world of radiation, anomalies and mutants where the few survivors fight each other for every scrap. Retrofuturism usually mixes with grim realism here: rusted "Gaz" trucks, makeshift weapons and an atmosphere of decay sitting right next to technology that still doesn't exist. We've gathered the most interesting games of this kind in the list below.

On June 18, 2026, Rockstar Games finally launched the full marketing campaign for GTA 6: the studio announced when pre-orders will begin, revealed the official cover art for the first time, and updated the logo. After many long months of silence, this became the first truly major news beat around the game. We have gathered everything currently known about Grand Theft Auto 6 in one place — from its release date, price, and editions to the map, characters, gameplay, and online mode. Let us make one thing clear right away: some details have been officially shown by Rockstar, while others come from leaks and datamining. We mark those separately.

The best strategy games of the past decade—from classic RTS titles like Age of Empires 4 and Tempest Rising to the global empires of Crusader Kings 3 and city-building hits like Cities: Skylines and Manor Lords. The strategy genre is alive and thriving—over the past ten years, so many worthy titles have been released that they’ll provide hundreds upon hundreds of hours of gameplay. This list is updated regularly. This version features 41 games, organized by subgenre, including highly anticipated releases from 2024–2026: Manor Lords, Frostpunk 2, Tempest Rising, Cataclismo, Menace, and Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2.

Android 17 has officially launched for Pixel 6 and newer devices, rolling out on June 17, 2026. This major update introduces new multitasking tools, gaming enhancements, and security improvements. Supported devices include Pixel 6 through Pixel 10 and their variants, while Pixel Watch and other compatible Android devices are expected to receive the update in the coming weeks.

The best vampire games for PC, PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch — we've gathered a top 30: from cult classics to 2026 releases. Vampires are a fertile theme for games, though surprisingly few major projects about them have come out. But the last couple of years have been making up for lost time: in 2025, after long delays, Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 finally arrived, and on the way are the RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker from former developers of The Witcher 3 and the grim The Duskbloods from the creators of Bloodborne.

The best co-op games of 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch: shooters, survival games, horror, RPGs and two-player co-op over the network and on one screen. 280+ games to play with friends. In short, the best co-op games right now are It Takes Two, Minecraft, Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, GTA Online and Stardew Valley. The full list is broken down by genre — shooters, survival, horror, RPGs, two-player games and more — below.

Role-playing games (RPGs) are one of the most popular genres in the industry. This list brings together the best RPGs in history — from the classics of the 90s (Fallout, Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape: Torment) to major new releases: the GOTY hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Obsidian's Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the Chinese hit Black Myth: Wukong, and the sequel The Outer Worlds 2. We divided all role-playing games into eight themed categories: open-world RPGs, isometric CRPGs, story-driven single-player RPGs, Soulslikes, JRPGs, Diablo-likes, genre classics, and indie projects — so you can quickly find exactly the type of RPG you are looking for right now.

The best survival games on PS4 and PS5—from hardcore, no-holds-barred survival games to co-op survival games that keep you glued to the screen for hundreds of hours. This list includes the 30 best survival games on PlayStation: zombie apocalypses, realistic survival simulators, crafting and building survival games, and PS4 and PS5 exclusives like The Last of Us and Days Gone. There's something for every taste here, with co-op, story-driven games, and Russian language support.

The first games in their genres — 40 projects that did something for the very first time what now appears in every other game. The first shooter, the first fighting game, the first Battle Royale, the first minimap, the first QTE, the first dialogue tree. The history of the gaming industry is the history of who invented what first. Did you know that the first first-person shooter wasn't Wolfenstein? That the color-coded loot rarity system was invented not in Diablo but in a text-based ASCII roguelike? That the Battle Royale genre was born from a zombie simulator mod, not from a marketer's head? Most of the mechanics we take for granted were invented by someone for the first time — often by accident, sometimes out of laziness, almost always in a game you've never heard of. This piece covers more than 30 such innovations. The first fighting game, the first stealth game, the first open world, the first character progression system, the first dialogue tree, the first online multiplayer, the first co-op, the first Battle Royale — and the games behind them. Some will surprise you, some will make you laugh, but every single one deserves to be known.

More than 65 of the best survival games on PC: zombie apocalypses, deep space, deserted islands, hardcore simulators, and co-op survival games with crafting and base-building. The genre is enormous and full of forgettable cash-grabs, so we picked only the survival games that pull you in for dozens — even hundreds — of hours.

This selection has something for every taste: harsh realistic simulators where death waits around every corner, cozy crafting sandboxes, tense horrors, and sprawling online worlds. For each game we tell you whether it's more fun solo or with friends. Pick your format and survive.

There are evenings when you want to put complex builds, endless grinding, and reaction tests aside. Adventure games are your ticket to stories where what matters is not how quickly you press buttons, but what decisions you make. Here, you do not “level up” a character so much as grow alongside them, exploring worlds, solving mysteries, and living other people’s lives. In this selection, we have gathered 120 of the best adventures and quest games so that you no longer have to wonder what to play for the story. We divided them by mood and genre: from tense interactive dramas and classic point-and-click quests to meditative walking simulators, detective investigations, and arthouse experiments.