From galaxy-spanning coalitions to cults that swallow small towns, some game worlds are defined by the organized forces you square off against again and again. These factions come with clear chains of ...

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Steam's free co-op games are so overshadowed by their premium contemporaries that some folks might not even know that Valve's platform has an expansive library of options. We aren't talking about team ...

Ever since I discovered them, I’ve been a fan of WayForward. They take chances on unique games, and always feature gorgeous artwork and energetic tunes. I’ve played a lot of their stuff, even some ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Many video games are full of alien horrors, but these are the best games that let players turn the tables and become the terror from outer space. When you purchase ...

Aliens: Dark Descent may be an underappreciated game, but through the years it has shown to have a strong enough cult following. A new PC mod for the game, called Aliens: Darkest Descent is on the ...

There are a handful of games on every platform that stand out for being the best of the best, but things get a bit hazy when we look at PC. That’s because there’s so much more readily available, with ...

I still remember that spring day in 2013 when I first created my Ark Hunter character, eager to explore the terraformed Earth that Trion Worlds had built. Now, nearly twelve years later, I find myself ...

Aliens board games tend to split between the slow, creeping survival-horror of Alien and the weapons-free bug hunt of Aliens, putting players in the boots of Ripley (and expendable crew) as they try ...

Balance makes or breaks a multiplayer game. It’s hard enough to make sure individual weapons don’t tip the scales, but with Natural Selection 2, the team at Unknown Worlds Entertainment decided to go ...