PC Gamer (US Edition)

PC Gamer brings you in-depth previews, exclusive feature stories, and the most hard-hitting reviews every month in the world’s best-selling PC games magazine! Every month you’ll get the inside scoop on the most exciting games in every genre from first-person shooters to MMORPGs and cutting-edge games from independent developers, along with detailed strategy guides, how-tos, and the latest news on mods and PC gaming hardware from the best-known authorities in PC gaming. PC Gamer helps you get the most out of the most powerful gaming platform in the world.

“THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO HEED THE CALL OF FFXIV”

The PC Gamer team

PC Gamer • #38 3 JUNE 2024

BLAME JOEL • HELLDIVERS 2 is controlled by one mysterious man

BETTER IN BEIGE

YUZU WON’T BELIEVE THIS

I NEED TO SEE SOME ID

Highs & Lows

BIG DECK ENERGY • How roguelike deckbuilder BALATRO uses poker, without really being poker

NO JOKE • A few of my favourite Balatro jokers

HARD TO HARD • Four different approaches to difficulty

DIFFICULTY CURVES • Game designer JOHN DENNIS explains how to get difficulty balancing right

MANOR LORDS • City building with epic battles in a game laying siege to Steam

BREACHWAY • Slay the laser fire in this roguelike card-battler

DUNGEONBORNE • Explore the dungeons of Steam Next Fest’s biggest hit

PLANE ACCIDENT • Liven up a walk in the woods by investigating a crash

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD • Revamped graphics, changes to unit numbers and more

KINGMAKERS • Just another medieval combat game, with attack helicopters

SPELLROGUE • Remove the randomness of dice with smart thinking and maths

A NEW DAWN • A whole new world of adventure awaits PC gamers in bold new expansion FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL

FINAL, FINAL, FANTASY, FANTASY • Here are some of my favorite references

NEW HORIZONS • Taking a peek at what’s to come in Dawntrail

A FRESH UPDATE • Some neat quality-of-life changes incoming

BRANCH OUT • ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE is FromSoftware’s most ambitious expansion yet

TRAILER ANALYSIS • All the big moments from the Shadow of the Erdtree reveal

GUESS THY ENEMY • Attempting to categorize the new enemies

Land of open glory • FromSoftware applies its world design to a realm of vast scale

Jolly cooperation • The real Elden Ring was the friends we made

Lore of the Ring • Following the golden thread reveals a tale of godly intrigue

Colossal encounters • The enormous world allows for equally huge battles

This time, it’s personal • Exploring Elden Ring’s varied RPG systems

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE UP TO 74% PLUS GET 2 FREE GIFTS

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • Find your next great read

FOUR-TO-SIX WHEEL HEAVEN • Other top vehicles in PC gaming

FAST & CURIOUS • Repair, improve and pilot a quirky station wagon in survival game PACIFIC DRIVE

THE BUICK ESTATE STATION WAGON • The car that most influenced Pacific Drive’s four-wheel star

TRILOGY TIMELINE • Three classic adventures in three years

LOST ARC • TOMB RAIDER I-III REMASTERED brings ancient treasures back into the light

ARR-RIGHT • SKULL AND BONES is a fun game that’s hamstrung by today’s live service conventions

SHIVER ME TIMBERS! • Four other pirate games to try on PC

RULE’S GOLD • Five genuine rules as dictated by the pirate code

DEATH FROM ABOVE • A selection of the tools of destruction

BUG HUNT • HELLDIVERS 2 is a masterful, hilarious squad shooter, when it works

WISH YOU WERE HERE? • The galaxy’s finest tourist...