2019-04-01 PC Gamer

HOLLOW KNIGHT

http://www.hollowknight.com

I’m bad atHollow Knight. Actively

terribleatit,infact.ButIstillgoback

time and time again because its

underground bugscape is so eerily

beautiful.Hollow Knight 2has now

been announced, so perhaps that’s

theimpetusIneedtofinallygettothe

end.Andifnot,it’llbemorestunning

locations and foes to enjoy as I die.

BUG OUT

YOKU’S ISLAND EXPRESS

http://www.yokugame.com

Dung beetles are amazing

creatures. Not only can some of

them roll 1,141 times their own body

weight or find their way at night using

theMilkyWayforguidance,butone

dung beetle is enjoying a successful

career as a postal worker on a

pinball-themed island. They truly are

magnificent creatures.

POSTAL SERVICE

VISCERA CLEANUP DETAIL

http://www.runestorm.com/viscera

Oh sure. You go be a hero. Destroy

the invading aliens or blast apart the

science wing. No, no. It’s fine. I’m

sure it’s all very important. But who

do you think cleans up after you?

That’s right, it’s muggins here. You’re

just lucky that I happen to like

throwing bleeding mandibles into

furnaces. Just mind that bucket!

BRINGABUCKET

OPUS MAGNUM

http://www.zachtronics.com/opus-magnum

Doyouknowthequickestwayto

findamoreefficientsolutiontoone

ofOpus Magnum’s alchemy-themed

puzzles? Post a gif of your solution

onlineandwait.Youwillimmediately

findoutwhatyoudidwrongwhether

youlikeitornot.Whetheryoulearn

from that feedback or throw the

internet in the bin is up to you.

ALCHEMICAL REACTION

REGENCY SOLITAIRE

http://www.greayaliengames.com/regencysolitaire

A Jane Austen-inspired tale of love

and finance told through the medium

of playing cards. It happens to play

outacrossthreeoftheUKgames

press’ strongholds – Bath, Brighton

andLondon–butluckilyit’ssetina

time before games journalism even

existed. Unless Jane Austen was

secretly penningDark Soulsreviews.

GAME OF HEARTS

DARK TRAIN

http://www.paperash.com

A mechanical squid tethered to a

steam train must make its way

through a papercraft world.

Frustrating at times due to the

absence of hints or clear directions,

but the unique visuals make it an

experience well worth persevering

with and puzzling over. I haven’t

taken my own advice and am stuck.

CHOO CHOO

A MORTICIAN’S TALE

http://www.laundrybear.com/a-morticians-tale

AMortician’sTaletakes the form

of those free browser “perform an

operation on a Disney princess”

games, but what it does with that

setupisexplainhowbeinga

mortician works. It demystifies

preparingabodyforburialandoffers

up a perspective on the current state

of the western funeral industry.

DEAD GOOD

COSMIC EXPRESS

http://www.cosmicexpressgame.com

Do you look at the state of the rail

service in this country and think “I

could do better?”. I have no idea. But

while you wait for your overpriced,

late and crowded train you can

puzzle over Cosmic Express. Lay

tracks to allow the train to pick up

and drop off commuters, and bask in

space’s lack of high-speed debates.

MUST

PLAY

A PERSONAL LIST

OF THE BEST

GAMES YOU CAN

PLAY RIGHT NOW

by Philippa Warr

ON RAILS

PHILIPPA
WARR

In the words of ’90s ab
aficionado Peter Andre,
“Yesterday’s history,
tomorrow’s a mystery,
today is a gift - that’s
why we call it the
present.” I’m so glad
that I’ve forgotten all of
my mathematics higher
education and yet this
nugget remains.

EXTRA LIFE

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