A mix of expected sequels and out-of-nowhere indie gems made 2025 a joy.

Let me be honest. Three years ago, I thought disconnecting from civilization would solve everything. No more electric bills, ...

No need for in-depth tutorials and overt handholding, because these games know you can figure it out just fine on your own.

What are the best games like Civilization? As the undisputed king of 4X games, there are many who've tried to copy what Sid Meier created and plenty who want to play a Civ-like experience that wasn't ...

With Sid Meier’s Civilization VII a disappointment, Anno has an opportunity to snag the strategy game spotlight. The Ubisoft franchise has been in the shadow of Firaxis’ long-running classic, though ...

Struggling in that PS5 game? Don't worry, a ghost player who can look like Yoda trained on YouTube, Twitch and social media ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is one of the new leaders in the ...

Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

The way we see it, there’s a yin and yang to documentaries. They’ve always had the potential to be deadly serious — now maybe ...

There's just not enough time to cover them all, and 2025 was packed with gems you probably haven't heard of. For those ...

And finally, we'd like to once again acknowledge the passing of Vince Zampella at the age of 55. As the co-creator of Call of ...