What are the best gacha games? A spiritual successor to the traditional Japanese coin-operated gachapon machines, gacha games take the joy of capsule toys and translate them into a live-service videogame format, as players wish on limited-time banners with a chance to pull their favorite characters. Whether you love to hate them or hate to love them, gacha games are here to stay, and we’ve got the top picks for you. The best gacha games balance the low barrier to entry that comes from a free PC game with reasonable odds when pulling for premium characters, so that you can still have fun without being pushed into opening your wallet. We’ve also endeavored to include gacha games on this list that deliver engaging stories and gameplay alongside the built-in gambling mechanics. From massive open-world games to time-travelling card games, you might find a gacha game on this list that’s perfect for you. Continue reading Best gacha games on PC 2024

Adapting anime into a videogame always feels like it should be a cakewalk. So many shows use power systems and storylines that go hand-in-hand with gamification, yet too few anime games ever live up to the potential of their source material, often feeling like fleeting diversions at best or empty cash grabs at worst. So does Solo Leveling Arise - based on an anime whose entire plot revolves around the protagonist's new videogame powers - buck the trend? Well, that depends. Continue reading Solo Leveling Arise review – far from a Genshin killer MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Solo Leveling Arise codes, Solo Leveling Arise tier list, Solo Leveling Arise review

More details about the forthcoming Intel Arrow Lake CPU launch have appeared, with the latest leak purportedly telling us how many cores will be found in six of the new chips in the desktop Core Ultra lineup. These newly leaked Intel Arrow Lake specs also tell us the base power levels, and they’re thankfully all well below that of the Intel Core i9 14900KS. Continue reading Intel’s core Arrow Lake CPU specs just leaked MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

Strap in and hold on to your roll bars racing fans, because a new game has just come skidding around the horizon. Drive Rally is the spiritual successor to Pixel Perfect Dude's endless vehicle game Drive, and aims to capture the essence of the '90s golden era of racing. It even has "helpful but sassy co-pilots" like Hans, who sounds an awful lot like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Continue reading Vibrant ’90s Steam rally racer coming soon, has a demo to test drive

Europa Universalis 4 has, in the nearly 11 years since it came out, established itself as a titan of the grand strategy genre. Created by Paradox Development Studio, the company behind other strategy hits like Stellaris, Crusader Kings 3, Victoria 3, and Imperator: Rome, EU4 has maintained a strong fan base not just for the quality of the original game itself, but also because of the ongoing work Paradox has devoted to it for more than a decade. The latest example of this dedication is its new expansion, Winds of Change, which has just launched. Continue reading One of Paradox’s most beloved games launches massive new expansion MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Europa Universalis IV DLC guide, The best Europa Universalis 4 mods, Play Europa Universalis 4

It seems like just yesterday that a fledgling little multiplayer horror game was getting released. Time does certainly fly when you're running away from some killer intent on turning you from living meat to hooked meat. With almost eight years under its belt, Dead by Daylight is nearing its next anniversary and developer Behaviour Interactive has released a teaser about what we can expect to land in the game over the next year. Continue reading DBD teases big anniversary broadcast showing off new chapter MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes

V Rising quickly became one of the top RPG games when it first came out on Steam in Early Access back in 2022. Thanks to a grim horror fantasy aesthetic similar to Diablo 4 and survival and base building elements like those found in Valheim and Rust, creator Stunlock Studios' vampire game garnered a lot of attention as soon as it became available. As of today, though, it's out in its finished form and, as a result, has shot up Steam's charts as audiences start digging into the full version. Continue reading V Rising, now out in its final version, is blowing up on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: V Rising system requirements, V Rising tips, The best V Rising base locations

What are all of the V Rising bosses? As V Rising rises out of early access, there have been some changes to its bosses. A few new additions, changes in their rewards, and level adjustments. For the sake of completion, we have the list of every single boss in V Rising including Simon Belmont who joins the lineup of bosses as part of a crossover with Castlevania. One of the major changes coming with V Rising 1.0 is the way you obtain spells. Instead of bosses dropping specific spells, you now earn Spell Points within their respective element and tier which the player can spend freely. Later on, you also have the option to reset your spend Spell Points so there is no reason to fuss over which ones to pick. For more on that check out our ultimate V Rising beginner guide here. Continue reading All V Rising bosses, locations, and rewards MORE FROM PCGAMESN: V Rising system requirements, V Rising tips, The best V Rising base locations

Where can you find Wheat in Hades 2? Wheat is a fairly common resource you can harvest in Hades 2. You can find it in the open area, the Mourning Fields, but there are a few steps to follow to grow the seeds and produce Wheat. Wheat in Hades 2 has a few uses; it comes in handy to upgrade your gardening plot by adding two new slots to your garden. It's main use, however, is to buff your Animal Familiars using an incantation, so when they've rested in the Training Grounds, so you can harvest more ingredients, to craft further Hades 2 incantations! Continue reading Where to get Wheat in Hades 2 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Hades 2 boons, Hades 2 Gods

There is an undeniable charm that radiates from the IQUNIX Little Prince ZX75, and this shine doesn’t wear too quickly, but it does serve as a distraction for some of the shortcomings of the keyboard if you want to use it as a gaming peripheral. With some adjustments, the IQUNIX Little Prince ZX75 could be among the best gaming keyboards thanks to its incredible visual design, but the fact you would need to rip it apart and spend extra cash on new switches is somewhat disappointing. That being said, if you have an attachment to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, and are in need of a keyboard with a fantastic typing feel, IQUNIX has created the perfect product for you. Continue reading IQUNIX Little Prince ZX75 review – pretty as a picture MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming