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FIRST LIGHT
“R nn fights like a warrior queen”
TITAN QUEST II IS EPIC!
SSDs TESTED
PHANTOM BLADE ZERO
METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA & MORE!
MAFIA: THE OLD COUNTRY
“BOND IS BACK IN AN EXPLOSIVE NEW ORIGIN STORY ADVENTURE”
The PC Gamer team
#402 DECEMBER 2025
RAW FURY
007 FIRST LIGHT
TITAN QUEST II
THE TOP STORY
INCOMING
SPECIAL REPORT
A Pretty Broken Adventure
Phantom Blade Zero
Formula Legends
007 First Light
Titan Quest II
Aether & Iron
Grounded 2
The Ratline
Riftstorm
Raw Fury
Killer Inn
Exekiller
PC BUILD OF THE MONTH
DRAKAN: ORDER OF THE FLAME
METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA
Say hello to the magical Crispin the Preposterous, Oblivion Remastered’s foremost illusionist (and, actually, master thief).
Slitterhead, Against the Storm, Two Point Museum, Shadow Gambit, more
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 7.25 has left players reeling and confused
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind’s foremost RPG town, Balmora
Survive Grounded 2’s countless creepy crawlies and thrive
Why Smash Remix is the Super Smash Bros. of your dreams
Truer Than You, Black Mesa, Nine Sols, Vivid/Stasis
Drakan: Order of the Flame replayed
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Daniel Linssen’s Typing Challenge
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Mafia: The Old Country
BUYER’S GUIDE
TECH REPORT
Heretic + Hexen
GROUP TEST
TECH TALES
Tavern Master
THE BUILD
Tellyport
Hellkind
Vampyr
SAM I AM
Highs & Lows
AI AM NOT A LAWYER
BEGONE, FOUL DEMON
OVERSTAYING WELCOME
TURTLE WORLD
Worlds aplenty
TURTLE POWER
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months+
BLOODLINES RTX
TITAN QUEST II
TITAN QUEST II
AETHER & IRON
AETHER & IRON
GROUNDED 2
GROUNDED 2
KILLER INN
KILLER INN
THE RATLINE
FORMULA LEGENDS
A PRETTY BROKEN ADVENTURE
RIFTSTORM
EXEKILLER
FROM DENMARK WITH LOVE
FROM DENMARK WITH LOVE
KNOW YOUR BOND
GADGET MAN
KNOW YOUR BOND
GUARDS
INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENT
BUST
KNOW YOUR BOND
MISSION QUITE POSSIBLE
HOUSE OF FURY
HOUSE OF FURY
ESOTERIC EBB
CRAFTLINGS
THE SEANCE OF BLAKE MANOR
GHOST IN THE PC
GHOST IN THE PC
INTO S-GAME
FINDING THE GREAT WALL
PERFORMANCE, CAPTURED
SNAKE REHEATER
SOLID STATE
NEED TO KNOW
SNAKE REHEATER
RYU-LLY GOOD
NOT QUITE GAIDEN
NEED TO KNOW
RYU-LLY GOOD
COSA NO-SIR
UOMINI D’ONORE
NEED TO KNOW
COSA NO-SIR
CARCYCLOPEDIA
JOY OF HEX
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
NEED TO KNOW
JOY OF HEX
ON THE BOX
NEED TO KNOW
DITHER.IO
LETTERBOXED
GORE VERDRINKSKI
NEED TO KNOW
INN DEMAND
BITTERS SWEET
“Your techbro boss is absolutely ready to replace you with AI”
JODY MACGREGOR
“The way to play Half-Life today”
“Your techbro boss is absolutely ready to replace you with AI”
ROBERT JONES
“He’s the opposite of a cipher—a complicated, nuanced character”
ROBIN VALENTINE
“Notes fall down, you hit them in time to the music. Simple, but challenging”
DOMINIC TARASON
FINAL FANTASY XIV: PATCH 7.25
THE WHAT NOW?
FINAL FANTASY XIV: PATCH 7.25
SMASH REMIX
CHARACTER STUDY
GROUNDED 2
ON THE CASE
THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION REMASTERED
THE RULES
BALMORA, FROM THE ELDER SCROLLS III: MORROWIND
FRIENDS OR TRAITORS
One of the most undeservedly unknown and underrated games
DRAKAN: ORDER OF THE FLAME
ANCIENT WYRM
MUST PLAY
JESS KINGHORN
BUYER’S GUIDE
GROUP TEST
TECH REPORT
TECH TALES
TECH BUILD
PCIE 5.0 SSDs
PCIE 5.0 SSDs
P510 1TB
Black SN8100 2TB
Paying for the name 9100 Pro 2TB
Exceria Plus G4 2TB
THIS DRIVE COMES WITH A HEATSINK ALREADY ATTACHED
T705 1TB
Platinum P51 2TB
BENCHMARKS
CODEBREAKERS
United they stand
ON THE OTHER HAND…
HIT THE DECK
POCKET ROCKETS
HIT THE DECK
THE BUILD
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Black Opal X570 Biwin $150
Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6
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Aorus Pro X870E Gigabyte $350
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Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD $460
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