PC Gaming

Ghostly Feline Games has released a playable demo of Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem, a 2D side-scrolling bullet hell shooter, as part of the SAGE 2026 indie games expo. A hands-on preview of the PC demo has drawn attention from shooter fans, who are trying the game and sharing their impressions while development continues.

The DreamStationcc community has published its September 2026 month in review, listing its top 10 posts and welcoming 'the new 151' — apparently 151 newly added games. The roundup highlights indie and PC gaming, with members discussing which titles and community posts stood out over the month.

The classic video game S.T.O.R.M. marks its thirtieth anniversary this year since being released in Spain for Windows. Retro gaming fans are remembering the title, with tributes highlighting its place among classic shooters of the era. Enthusiasts of vintage PC games are using the anniversary to revisit and celebrate the game.

The AnyPS5 tool, a community project aimed at running PlayStation 5 games on PC, has reportedly advanced to 80 percent compatibility. The milestone means a large share of the PS5 library can now be emulated on personal computers, a significant step for console emulation. Gamers are discussing which titles run well and which still have problems, with enthusiasm tempered by legal and technical questions surrounding console emulation projects.

A new Helldivers 2 companion mod gives solo players an AI teammate: a Super Earth Armed Forces medic called Doc, who follows the player and provides healing support during missions. The mod addresses a common complaint that solo Helldiving is punishing without squadmates to revive or heal you, and it is drawing attention among the game's community on PC.

The Simpsons Game, the 2007 tie-in based on the long-running animated series, can now run natively on PC, nineteen years after its original release. The game had previously been limited to consoles, with PC players relying on emulators to play it. The development closes a long-standing gap for fans of the licensed title, which has remained popular as a nostalgic favorite despite never receiving a proper PC version.

AMD has cut prices on several of its X3D desktop processors, with the flagship Ryzen 7 9800X3D now selling for $429, bundled with a free all-in-one liquid cooler and a game. The discounts make the popular 3D V-Cache gaming chips more affordable and intensify competition with Intel in the desktop CPU market.

A new open-source utility called SCSKiller aims to eliminate shader-compilation stutter in PC games by precompiling shaders ahead of gameplay. Stutter caused by on-the-fly shader compilation has long frustrated PC gamers, particularly on titles ported from consoles. The tool joins a growing effort by the community to address the problem where developers and graphics driver makers have fallen short.

PC Gamer is running a piece on Grand Theft Auto 5, describing cavorting with a gazelle's grace in the game — 'more than usual', the writer quips. The feature highlights the game's animal movement and animations, and gamers are sharing the quirky piece as a light-hearted look at Rockstar's long-running open-world title.

The Steam Summer Sale 2026 has launched, bringing the annual wave of discounted video games to PC players worldwide. Coverage highlights ten standout deals, with outlets like Mashable rounding up the best bargains. Gamers are browsing the catalog, comparing prices, and sharing which titles are worth picking up before the sale ends.

Retro gaming fans are marking the 20th anniversary of the release of Jeune Styliste 4: World for Windows, the fashion-design game remembered as a curiosity of early 2000s PC gaming. The milestone was noted in Spanish-language retro gaming circles, with followers sharing nostalgia for the dress-up and styling title.

Twenty years ago today, the first-person shooter The Stalin Subway: Red Veil was released for Windows. Gaming fans are marking the anniversary as a retro gaming milestone, recalling the Cold War-era title and its place in early 2000s PC shooters.

Halo: Combat Evolved, the 2001 game that launched the Halo franchise, can now be played directly in a web browser, according to a report from 80 Level. The news means players no longer need to install the original PC release to revisit the classic shooter. The gaming community has greeted the development with interest, as browser-based access to a landmark title like Halo raises questions about emulation, preservation, and the future of retro game accessibility.

A new open-source project called DroidDeck aims to bring a SteamOS-like experience to Android devices powered by Adreno GPUs. The software is available on GitHub, and PC gaming enthusiasts are sharing it as a way to get a Steam Deck-style interface and workflow on ARM-based phones and tablets.

Amazon has cut $630 off a gaming PC built around AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and Nvidia's RTX 5080 graphics card. The discount marks a rare pullback after prices for high-end hardware had been climbing, with memory and GPU costs pushing prebuilt system prices upward in recent months. Shoppers watching for deals on flagship-spec machines are taking note of the reversal.

An HP prebuilt gaming desktop with an Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card is on sale at a $2,200 discount, and PC Gamer is highlighting the deal. The timing stands out because memory prices are surging industry-wide, pushing up the cost of new PCs and components, making a big cut on a high-end prebuilt unusually rare.

PC Gamer asks readers to imagine their dream videogame concert, with themselves as the conductor choosing which game soundtracks and moments make the setlist. Gamers are weighing in with picks spanning Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox franchises, celebrating video game music as a live performance draw in its own right.

A gamer has completed Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on PC playing as Riku on Proud Mode at Level 1 without taking any damage, and shared footage of the run. No-damage, minimum-level runs of Proud Mode are considered among the toughest challenges in the series, requiring near-perfect dodging and knowledge of enemy patterns.

The stealth tactics game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is on sale for $4.00, a 90% discount, at GamersGate. The deal is being shared among PC gamers, many of whom consider the title one of the best real-time tactics games in recent years, making a price this low a notable pickup for strategy fans.