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You know what they say about curiosity and the cat Lethal Companyis a fun game but I know what you’re thinking: it lacks feline energy. Whilst the simplistic game loop of collecting scrap on monster-infested moons and selling it to an equally monstrous company is enjoyable at first, it can get old pretty fast. As bothAliceandJameshave attested with their experiences of this month’sRPS Game Clubpick, Lethal Company is a game that lacks a certain direction the more you play....

Pac-Man meets Slender Man Great was the consternation of singleplayerhorrorlikers at the popularity ofLethal Company, a landmark creepfest and satire of corporate piecework that is best enjoyed in groups of four. When will developer Zeekerss give us a proper singleplayer campaign mode, the loners of the gaming community wondered, peering from their boltholes and eyries. A Lethal Sole Trader, as it were - or failing that, how about some bot support?...

Grab a shovel and join us at 4pm GMT It’s finally time for this month’sRPS Game Clublive blog. This April, we’ve been tackling the comedy-horrorLethal Company. Whilst some of us haveenjoyed the nonsensical hijinksLethal Company can offer, others have been less enthused with the progression system and prefer theshiny newbie experience. We’ve had somegood chaton the matter. Although, I’ve mostly been preoccupied by the varioushardworking monstersin the game. Now, it’s your turn to hit us with your questions (or your shovels)....

Learn what to build first with this beginner’s guide to Manor Lords Not sure how to get started in Manor Lords?It’s a common complaint. I’m of the opinion that solo developer Slavic Magic has made a rather special city-builder withManor Lords, but it has to be said that the game can be pretty obtuse and confusing at times. If you’re itching to build your own town inManor Lordsbut you’re not sure where to begin or whether you’re doing things right, that’s where we hope to help you....

Explaining every building in Manor Lords Looking to make sense of all the different Manor Lords buildings?If you want to make a true town out of your starting encampment inManor Lords, you’ll need to seriously diversify the number of buildings in your settlement. Manor Lordsgives players access to a whopping 40+ buildings, most of which are unlocked from the start of the game. But such a dizzying array of buildings organised into 9 different tabs in the building menu is enough to make anyone a little unsure of what each building actually does and when it should be built....

Developer, meanwhile, is planning to rebalance the archers Historical strategy simManor Lords- which budding feudal despot Nic Reubenhas deemed"a sturdy and immersive builder that feels incomplete yet alive with promise" - is now available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store and GOG. It was Steam’s most wishlisted game before launch, and it’s so popular right now that Steam’s servers are struggling to keep up: there’san official developer post on the game’s Steam forumwarning that “the store is overwhelmed from all the people buying, it may take a couple tries for a bit while things calm down”....

The easiest ways to gain Regional Wealth in Manor Lords Trying to understand the inner workings of Manor Lords wealth?Money inManor Lordsisn’t quite as simple as how many coins you have for building projects. Funds are split into your Treasury - that’s how much you, the Lord, owns - and Regional Wealth, which is the local wealth of each of your settlements. Regional Wealth is extremely important for facilitating trade of essential resources, purchasing Livestock, and expanding your Burgage Plots with farms and workshops....

Here is the best starting scenario for new Manor Lords players Which is the best scenario for new players in Manor Lords?Slavic Magic’s gorgeous and hotly anticipated city-builderManor Lordsgives you a fair bit of freedom for customising your new game setup. After you hit New Game and create your Lord and coat of arms, you’ll be treated to a Game Setup screen where you can select between three scenarios, and customise the difficulty with three templates or a host of individual game options....

Community manager insists mode doesn’t qualify as DLC Escape From Tarkov, the extractionFPSfrom developer Battlestate, recently put up a newUnheard editionof the game for pre-order, and tarkov escapers aren’t happy about it. The price for this bundle - which includes a new mode, a bigger stash, and assorted gubbins - comes in at $250, or around two actual hundred actual pounds, but the price alone isn’t necessarily what’s got a section of the player base so tarked-off that a few of them are even loudlyconsidering a lawsuit....

No arm in trying Hurtling along on top of a train full of goons inPhantom Furyyou will see another rushing train pulling up at matching speed, inviting you to hop from one to the other. A helicopter will soon join the fray. Many things will soon explode, and you will take a short break from the minigunning to calmly physics some boxes into a set of steps with a crane. ThisFPSis not so much writing a love letter to a bygone era of noughties shooters, as it is standing underneath the window of its respected elders earnestly serenading them with a busted old keytar from the attic....

The home of the official unofficial best thing in games Mayors inRPGgames are rarely given the spotlight. They’re mostly just there to give you an early quest involving goat banditry or windmill rats or some such other domestic drudgery. Or, in the case ofTristram’s mayor inDiablo, to fret behind the scenes about how to properly fit considerable cathedral repairs into this month’s budget. Well, no more must this valuable civil servant hide behind balance sheets, occasionally popping out to cut a big ribbon in celebration of a nearby mausoleum being turned into a Wetherspoons....

Objection! A collection of five Phoenix Wright games - including some of the greatest visual novels of all time, in my opinion - is about to be discontinued on Steam, making it slightly less convenient to pick up the original Ace Attorney trilogy and its recent prequel games. That’s the bad news. The good news is you’ve got a month’s notice - and it’s on sale for the next week or so....

Pair one of the best M.2 2230 SSDs with your Steam Deck for a healthy storage boost Although Corsair aren’t included in our currentbest gaming SSDsguide, their compact form factor SSDs, including theMP600 Mini, are probably some of the best M.2 2230 SSDs on the market to pair with your Steam Deck gaming console. It’s also on sale in the US, but not for its cheapest price. If you urgently wanted to grab one though, you can do so for a still fairly reasonable price of$84....