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Mario will forever be the preeminent face of the platformer genre, but for as much as I've loved the series, there's no doubt about what one platformer I'd pick to be stuck with on a desert island: N++. The definitive 2015 version of the long-running N series was a true accomplishment; it's staggering both in terms of the quality and depth of its platforming action, and the sheer scope of the game itself, featuring thousands of hand-crafted levels, plus a level creator.  When I first heard that a new N game was in development, I was genuinely confused as to how Metanet Software could do a

It's no secret that 2026 has been awful for trying to buy PC hardware. Even back in January, RAM prices had already skyrocketed, and things have only gotten worse since. Back then, I was hearing that the AI-caused RAM crisis would last into 2027, and now, 6 months later, it feels like that was the optimistic take.Now it feels impossible to build or buy a decent gaming PC at a good price. Even the Steam Machine, with its entry-level hardware, costs more than a thousand bucks. That's a hard price to swallow, for sure, but that's just the way hardware is going right now. But, if you w

Summer Game Fest Live and various other live events and showcases littered throughout early June have talked up dozens of upcoming games to get excited about. But just as Steam is filled with too many games for anyone to keep up with them all, it can also be hard, if not impossible, to keep up with all of these early June announcements and demos. That's where we come in. Below, you'll find our picks for some of the numerous games that caught our eye but you may have missed, perhaps because it didn't get a showing during one of the big events like Summer Game Fest Live, Nintendo Direct, or the

Sega and Two Point Studios are making Two Point Museum free on Steam for a weekend, and there's a discount if you want to buy it

Tenstack's Gamble With Your Friends is a new Steam friendslop success story, having sold over 1 million copies in its first week