A Piano Tale is a narrative game with elements of music skills. The game tells the story of a fictional musician, Alexandra Aaronovitch, in several stages of her life. Alexandra is an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease, and discovers that her father Boris Aaronovitch, who was a composer during the Stalinist era in the USSR, composed a secret, subversive concerto at a time and place when artists were not allowed to create what they wanted. The concerto was dedicated to his daughter Alexandra, and the search for this secret motivates most of the narrative. Depending on the player's success in the Point&Click passages and in the musical skill parts, there will be three possible endings, which will show whether Alexandra has managed to retrieve her memories despite her illness, and whether she forgives her father for the difficult and strict childhood he put her through.

A Bumpy Ride is Cosmoporium Games' breakout title! In this train-driving exploration game, you'll be tasked with managing a small railroad all alone. Drive the train, hire your crew, and take passengers where they want to go! Explore and reveal new areas on your map, spurred on by passengers' requests to go to places you might not recognize.

The world famous meme debuts in his first video game. Play as Question Hound in a retro adventure platformer, traversing perilous pits and enraged enemies to overcome the manifestations of his anxieties! In This Is Fine - Maximum Cope your worries aren't just in your head anymore, they've taken physical form, transforming your neighbourhood into several surreal, anxiety-themed realms. Each featuring as exciting areas to explore and conquer, linked together in an interconnected map. As you navigate these worlds, you'll encounter a variety of enemies, each an embodiment of everyday worries. Fight off these enemies and traverse hazardous environments, with a toolbox of special abilities such as dog breath and heli-chops. Do you have the courage to face the perils of your own subconscious? Will you ever finally enjoy another cup of coffee in peace?

World of Warcraft continues to expand its real money shop offers, with developer Blizzard now selling home exteriors for $40.

Housing is WoW's latest and greatest new feature, having arrived in full with the MMO's recent Midnight expansion (though players who preordered Midnight got early access to parts of housing late last year). Blizzard first started selling housing items for real money back in February, with a shockingly-low-priced set of plushies that could be used for home decorating.

Those low prices didn't last long, however, because in March, Blizzard began selling individual trees for 750 Hearthsteel (or $7.50) alongside an expensive bundle. Somewhat predictably, player outrage saw Blizzard quickly cut prices.

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I began playing Slay the Spire 2 shortly after my colleague wrote up a piece on how its phenomenal multiplayer makes it an early game of the year contender. Within an hour of starting it, I, too, was utterly hooked. In the time since, I have poured a whopping 40 hours into Slay the Spire 2, yet even after sinking that much time into the game, I can't get over it. I adore how fast-paced, strategic, and immensely satisfying it is, regardless of if you're playing solo or with friends. And that first time I hit the Spire and became aware of the greater gimmick at play? That's definitely one of my favorite gaming moments of 2026 thus far.

However, my positive experience with the game and my colleague's glowing words fail to reflect how Slay the Spire 2 is being received on Steam right now. Though we (and thousands upon thousands of others) are thrilled with Mega Crit's latest deck-builder, the game's Steam listing states its reviews are "Mostly Negative." So, what's going on here?

For the past month, Slay the Spire 2 has been subject to relentless review-bombing. Whereas the game sat at an "Overwhelming Positive" rating back in mid-March, with 97% of players recommending it to others, it is now listed as "Mostly Negative," with 39% of its roughly 55,000 reviews in the last 30 days being unfavorable. Yet things get more intriguing when you look at where these negative reviews come from.

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If you take away the title card from the teaser trailer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, it's easy to mistake it as an original horror property. There's no RPD Station, Nemesis, or Wesker to be found, with only a single green herb spotted in the background.

Already, some fans are complaining (as they do) about the movie's apparent lack of connection to the games, lamenting that it isn't a more overt adaptation of the adventures of Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, et al. What those folks seem to forget is that some popular games in the franchise have occupied that territory before.

In fact, Resident Evil can be at its best when it strays from its own familiar trappings.

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Subnautica 2 finally has a release date, and given that it's Steam's No. 1 most-wishlisted game currently, it's expected to command a lot of attention upon release on May 14. One developer, Square Glade Games, is getting out the game's way for its own upcoming release, Outbound.

Outbound was previously set to launch on May 14, but Square Glade Games opted to move up Outbound's release date to May 11 to avoid a clash.

"Even though we are very hyped for their game and big fans of the franchise, we think that it is best to not compete with such an highly anticipated title on that day," the studio said. "We need to dodge the Leviathan, which means that you can start your road trip on earlier."

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Any competitive gamer will tell you that while skill is a huge part of the winning equation, using responsive hardware is equally important. But you don't have to be an esports champion to have a rig that delivers precision input--and thanks to Asus' sale running during Amazon Gaming Week, which runs through May 4, now is a great time to upgrade your setup. The sale includes numerous Asus laptops, monitors, PC gaming accessories, and other hardware in case you're looking to upgrade your setup. We've rounded up some of the best Asus accessory deals in the lists below but be sure to also check out Amazon's full Gaming Week Sale for even more price cuts on PC hardware, consoles, games, and more--including big savings on select Nintendo Switch digital games.

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While there's only a handful of Asus laptops in Amazon's sale--and the discounts are admittedly modest--you can still save a few hundred dollars on several models. Some of the biggest discounts include the Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025) model, which sports the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, Intel Core i5 13450HX CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 512GB of storage for $900 (down from $1,300). For a more powerful option, there's this Asus V16 configuration that's equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, Intel Core i7 240H CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 1TB of storage space for $1,300 (was $1,600). Here's a look at a few more discounted options:

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Darker and Darker can continue development and move forward with "full legal certainty," developer Ironmace announced, following a South Korean Supreme Court ruling that upheld a lower court's copyright-dispute ruling and dismissed appeals from both Ironmace and Nexon in what has been a years-long legal battle.

Ironmace was founded by former Nexon employees, who Nexon accused of stealing trade secrets related to a canceled Nexon project codenamed "P3" in order to make Dark and Darker. Ironmace stated it never used stolen Nexon assets or code to create its game.

As reported by The Korea Times, last year, a court ruled Ironmace did infringe on Nexon trade secrets when Ironmace CEO Choi Ju-hyun stored Nexon data on a personal server before establishing the independent studio. The developer was ordered to pay damages, though, importantly, the court also found Ironmace not guilty of copyright infringement. An appellate court later concurred with the first court's ruling, but lowered the amount to be paid to Nexon to 5.7 billion won, or nearly $4 million dollars. South Korea's Supreme Court has now upheld that ruling, seemingly putting an end to issues stemming from Dark and Darker's copyright status.

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