Last year, Half-Life 2 celebrated another anniversary. The sequel, mind you, is already 20 years old! During the year of celebration, NVIDIA announced a remaster, which was supposed to update all the art content along with the addition of the trendy ray tracing. Unfortunately, the developers didn't quite hit the release date, and Half-Life 2 celebrated its birthday without a major update. Only six months later, we finally received a tiny portion of the promised remaster in the form of an hour-long demo. We couldn't ignore such a release and tested the «modernized» Half-Life 2 on an RTX graphics card. Does the game need a remaster? How much has the visual changed? And is it worth buying a GeForce RTX 5090 for a 20-year-old game?

Split Fiction is an incredible narrative adventure that not only continues the traditions of innovative game design from It Takes Two but also raises the bar for cooperative projects to a new height. It's not just a game in the usual sense, it's a real emotional journey full of surprises, humor, and deep reflections on the nature of creativity and human connections. Split Fiction can be described as a game with Nintendo-level game design standards, along with stunning graphics, direction, and an engaging storyline. In this review, we will try to convince you to invite your best friend over and embark on an incredible adventure that surpasses even the victory in a multiplayer session in terms of emotions.

From the very first moments of diving into Monster Hunter Wilds, it becomes clear: this is not just another chapter in the cult series, but a new stage in its evolution. A new engine, a reworked approach to storytelling, an improved combat system, more realistic physics, and, for the first time in the series' history, optimization issues — all these make Wilds noticeably different from its predecessors. Capcom, striving to attract both newcomers and veterans, tried to find a balance between complexity and accessibility while preserving the spirit of the series, which keeps players coming back again and again. We couldn't pass by the new Monster Hunter to personally verify the quality of one of the main games of 2025.

Gothic 1 Remake is the long-awaited remake of the cult RPG that captured the hearts of millions of players over two decades ago. For many of us, Gothic is not just a game but an entire era, memories of the first steps in the RPG genre, the dark world under the magic dome, and the Nameless Hero who became a symbol of freedom and struggle. THQ Nordic's unexpected decision to reinterpret the classic stirred both excitement and skepticism among fans of the series. We couldn't skip the demo and played it in one go to share our impressions and analyze what the new authors managed to achieve and what still needs work.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a game capable of taking away all your free time, making you forget about sleep and food, and testing your nerves to the limit. But in return, it offers so much dopamine and unforgettable emotions from a grand adventure that it will last you until the end of the year. We spent sleepless nights traversing the vast expanses of Bohemia. We caught devils, dealt with political intrigues, drank ourselves to oblivion with the Cumans, played dice with gypsies, drew obscenities on a bull, hunted a maniac, licked corpse pits, and sent poachers to the gallows—all to find at least a couple of reasons to criticize Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. But did we succeed? You'll find the answer in this review.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the sequel to one of the most unique and ambitious role-playing games of recent years. The first part, released in 2018, captivated everyone with its realism, historical accuracy, and unusual approach to the genre. Seven years later, Warhorse Studios, led by Daniel Vávra, returns with a sequel that not only retains the spirit of the original but also amplifies all its strengths. From the first moments, the project makes it clear that it's bigger, cooler, more expensive, and more thought-out than the first part. We were completely thrilled by the first hours spent in medieval Bohemia, and now we are eager to share our quick impressions with you.

Finally! Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second part of Square Enix's ambitious remake trilogy, has made its way to PC a year later, allowing players to fully enjoy one of the best Japanese role-playing games without technical limitations and blurred images. We deliberately chose not to review the original version for PlayStation 5 in 2024 to avoid spoiling the experience (and eyesight) and to get the most enjoyment from the most technologically advanced PC port of one of last year's best games. In this review, we will not only examine the plot and gameplay but also evaluate the graphics and performance of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on both platforms, helping you decide which version to pay attention to.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Nextgen Edition is a large-scale modification by the Russian team of enthusiasts, Revolution Team, offering a new take on the classic 2002 game. The modders have ported Vice City to the engine of the fourth part and offered fans a huge number of visual and gameplay improvements that Grove Street Games could not implement in the official remaster, The Definitive Edition. We couldn't pass by such a release and dove headfirst into the sunlit and neon-filled Vice City to tell you about another incredible creation by the fan community.

The past year was rather lacking in major releases and blockbuster hits. As a result, many gamers (including us) formed the opinion that nothing substantial was released in 2024. But of course, that's not true. According to Steam statistics, more games were released last year than in 2023. Throughout the season, we mainly talked about the most important and loud releases and less about small projects that were unlucky with advertising and wide publicity. In this article, we've compiled 15 cool games that you definitely need to try. Perhaps these projects will be what you associate with 2024.

In this article, we have compiled a list of the most anticipated games on PS4 and PS5. First, we will talk about exclusive projects from Sony, and then smoothly transition to multiplatform.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is one of the most original games of this year, which Microsoft carelessly «threw into the cold» (the game was released in December) without a proper marketing campaign and at the most inopportune time for gaming. Even though another game appeared in the Xbox collection that received high ratings from the press and fan base recognition, it went almost unnoticed by the wider audience. The game didn't even make it to The Game Awards tier list due to its late release date, although its chances of winning could have been very high. In this review, we will explain why you should pay attention to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, even if you have never been a fan of the Indiana Jones universe.

After nine years of development, several concept changes, team reshuffles, and rewriting the title, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has finally been released! Considering the mixed reactions from gamers and differing opinions on the new release, we decided to dive into the game ourselves to objectively evaluate the product without fanaticism and bias. Our main goal is to examine how the game stands as a standalone fantasy adventure for newcomers and to assess how well it honors the legacy of the series, which is crucial for dedicated fans. In this review, we will discuss all the strengths of the project as well as the major issues that many have overlooked.

The Forever Winter enters early access — an extraction shooter with a very bold game design concept and stunning visuals. Despite the overall rawness of the project and obvious optimization issues, we spent dozens of hours in TFW and couldn't tear ourselves away from the engaging gameplay. A true uncut gem amidst all the recent big-budget releases. In this article, we will discuss the key features of the new extraction shooter and why you should pay attention to it.

Red Dead Redemption was released on PC after 14 years! The «console beta test» is officially over, and now all gamers can get acquainted with the project. Of course, after the second part, the original game no longer looks like something incredible that PC owners dreamed of in 2010. For some reason, Rockstar first ported RDR2 (this happened in 2019) and only after 5 years released the first part.

The seasonal Steam Next Fest has recently concluded, offering small and independent studios the opportunity to showcase their projects without expensive advertising and PR. For several days, players had the chance to try out demos of unique projects and unusual indie games, discovering new genre branches and mechanics. We couldn't miss such an event and tested most of the projects presented at the festival. In this article, we will talk about the most interesting games, in our opinion, that are worth waiting for no less than big-budget blockbusters.

The Poles from «Bloober Team» have repeatedly proven that they know how to work with psychological horror games. After the project The Medium, the gaming community had no doubt that this particular studio would work with the long-forgotten Silent Hill series. And now, after years, we have received a modern vision of the PlayStation 2 era masterpiece, which not only retained the key merits of the original but also modernized all the outdated mechanics by today's standards. We went through the updated Silent Hill 2 to reasonably dispel the remaining skepticism after the unsuccessful trailers and pre-release hate, as well as to explain why this game deserves your close attention.