Rugir – Video game writer at DLCompare

Subnautica 2 dev log teases a scarier future beneath the waves

Jun 5, 2026, 10:56 AM AlexP Gaming News

Subnautica 2’s Swimming Forward dev log teases co-op upgrades, sharper systems, and a scarier new ocean region.

Subnautica 2 is already deep into Early Access, and Unknown Worlds has now given players a clearer look at what comes next with the new dev log, “Swimming Forward.” This is not one of those empty check-in videos where a studio says thank you and disappears again. The dev log feels more like a proper status update, with the team talking about what they have learned from launch, what they are fixing first, and where the game is heading...

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is co-op chaos done right

Jun 5, 2026, 10:40 AM AlexP Gaming News

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time turns co-op robberies into messy physics chaos after its full release.

Most co-op games ask you to work together like a clean, organized team. The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time throws that idea into the ocean, gives every player a penguin body with questionable balance, and lets the disaster begin. This is a ridiculous physics-based co-op heist game where up to eight players can team up, dress like absolute maniacs, grab a bunch of weapons and gadgets, then attempt to pull off robberies that almost never go according to plan. The...

Tour de France 2026 is built for cycling fans who like pressure

Jun 4, 2026, 10:44 AM AlexP Gaming News

Tour de France 2026 brings the official route, tough stages, rain, tactics, and more ways to chase the yellow jersey.

The best thing about Tour de France 2026 is that it knows why people show up. It is not just another bike game with a famous name slapped on the cover. The official 2026 route is the big hook here, with the Tour starting from Barcelona and moving through a mix of flat stages, time trials, brutal climbs, and those long race days where one bad decision can ruin everything. Having the real route matters, because half the fun of...

Airport Baggage Simulator turns suitcase chaos into automation fun

Jun 4, 2026, 10:32 AM AlexP Gaming News

Airport Baggage Simulator turns airport chaos into a fun mix of job sim, sorting, upgrades, and automation.

Airport Baggage Simulator is one of those games that sounds boring for about five seconds, and then your brain starts going, “Wait… I kind of want to sort bags for three hours.” That is the magic of these job sims. They take something normal, repetitive, and slightly stressful, then turn it into a weirdly satisfying loop where every small upgrade feels like a win. At first, the game is exactly what the name says. You work inside an airport baggage area,...

Cheap Car Repair turns bad repairs into good fun

Jun 3, 2026, 2:00 PM AlexP Gaming News

Cheap Car Repair turns messy garage work, bad shortcuts, and broken cars into a funny mechanic sim worth checking out.

Some games let you build a perfect business. Cheap Car Repair is not really that kind of game. This is the kind of game where you open the garage door, look at a broken car, check your empty pockets, and start wondering how much duct tape is too much duct tape. Set in 1990s rural Poland, the game throws you into the life of John the Mechanic, a guy trying to keep his repair shop alive by fixing cars in...

Hobby Horse turns stick-horse racing into a surprisingly chill game

Jun 3, 2026, 1:43 PM AlexP Gaming News

Hobby Horse turns stick-horse racing into a chill, funny game with custom tracks, trophies, and relaxing after-work fun.

Some games are made for sweaty ranked matches. Some are made for 80-hour RPG marathons. And then there is Hobby Horse, a game where you grab a stick horse, hit the track, jump over obstacles, and somehow end up having a better time than expected. The core gameplay is simple in the best way. You create your own hobby horse, enter obstacle courses, clear jumps, use boosters, chase better times, and collect trophies as you improve. It is part racing game,...

Diablo 4 patch 3.1 looks like a big win for solo players

Jun 2, 2026, 11:48 AM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Diablo 4 patch 3.1 adds solo play, rift-style events, stronger rewards, and a big Mythic Unique overhaul.

Diablo 4 patch 3.1 is shaping up like one of those updates that could actually pull a lot of players back in, especially the ones who enjoy grinding at their own pace without needing a party breathing down their neck. The big headline here is Solo Self Found, a proper mode for players who want the full Diablo experience without trading, partying, or outside help. It is basically you, your build, your drops, and whatever nightmare Sanctuary decides to throw...

ARC Raiders might finally give PvE players the mode they want

Jun 2, 2026, 10:52 AM AlexP Gaming News

ARC Raiders’ China test hints at PvE-friendly map conditions, with Rebellion Incident and brutal double boss events.

ARC Raiders may be getting a lot more interesting for players who love the world, the raids, the loot, and the giant machines, but do not always want every run to turn into a sweaty PvP ambush. According to information found by players in the Chinese version of the game, Embark may be testing new map conditions that lean much closer to PvE. The important part is that none of this has been announced for the rest of the world...

007 First Light is out now, and players are already loving it

Jun 1, 2026, 12:03 PM AlexP Gaming News

007 First Light is out now, bringing Bond’s origin story, slick gameplay, great visuals, and strong reviews.

007 First Light is finally out, and it looks like IO Interactive has pulled off something Bond fans have been waiting years to see. This is not another lazy licensed game built around a famous name. It is a proper James Bond origin story, taking players back to a younger, rougher, less polished version of 007 before he becomes the spy everyone knows. He is talented, dangerous, and clearly made for this world, but he is still learning how to...

Alien Market Simulator makes space retail weirdly addictive

Jun 1, 2026, 11:11 AM AlexP Gaming News

Alien Market Simulator turns space shopkeeping into chaotic fun, with alien customers, odd jobs, and plenty to manage.

Running a normal supermarket is already stressful enough. Now imagine doing it on a space station, with strange alien customers, weird products, hungry creatures, robotic workers, and a loan hanging over your head. That is the basic idea behind Alien Market Simulator, and it is exactly the kind of oddball management game that works because it does not take itself too seriously. ...

Path of Exile 2’s Return of the Ancients update looks massive

May 29, 2026, 11:11 AM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Path of Exile 2’s Return of the Ancients update brings a bigger endgame, new classes, and major league content.

Path of Exile 2 is still not even officially out yet, but somehow it is already throwing punches like a heavyweight. With the new Return of the Ancients update, Grinding Gear Games is once again making it very clear that this is not just some slow Early Access experiment. It is already competing hard with Diablo 4, and for a lot of ARPG players, it is doing that with a deeper endgame, nastier buildcrafting, and the kind of loot...

Fallout 4 update finally gives Creations room to breathe

May 29, 2026, 10:58 AM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Fallout 4’s latest update expands Creation storage and improves the Anniversary Edition experience.

Fallout 4 may be an older wasteland trip at this point, but Bethesda clearly isn’t done tuning it up. The latest update is not some giant new questline or fresh story chapter, but for players who love messing around with Creations, this one is actually a pretty big deal. The main thing here is storage. Bethesda has rolled out the Creation Storage Expansion Update, and it gives console players a lot more room to install content. Xbox Series X|S gets the...

Scan everything, trust nothing: Subnautica 2 is off to a strong start

May 28, 2026, 4:15 PM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches Early access

Subnautica 2 is already winning players over with gorgeous oceans, scary dives, smart scanning, and steady hotfixes.

Subnautica 2 is still being built, polished, and tuned in Early Access, but the good news is that things are already looking pretty strong. Players have jumped into the new alien ocean, and so far, the vibe around the game has been really positive. It still has that classic Subnautica feeling of “just one more dive” before you realize you have been exploring for hours. The world feels mysterious, dangerous, and beautiful all at the same time, which is...

ARC Raiders gives players a break with cheaper vault slots

May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

ARC Raiders cuts Expedition Vault prices, adds new Leviathan colors, and gives players a better deal on loot protection.

ARC Raiders just got another update, and while this one is not as loud as the previous patch, it still matters a lot if you are deep into the game’s economy and Expedition loop. The last big update was Patch 1.29.0, which brought in Ermal, the Nomadic Envoy trader, alongside new progression rewards, trading options, stash upgrades, Raider Tokens, cosmetics, blueprints, and the Rascal grenade launcher. That patch had the feeling of a proper content drop, with new systems to...

Yerba Buena makes being an NPC way more fun than it should be

May 27, 2026, 2:01 PM AlexP Gaming News

Yerba Buena puts you in the shoes of an NPC breaking the rules of a strange puzzle-filled game world.

Yerba Buena has one of those premises that immediately makes you stop and go, alright, I need to see where this is going. Instead of putting you in the boots of some chosen hero, the game throws you into the life of Barb, a young woman living as an NPC inside an abandoned game world inspired by 1970s San Francisco. That alone gives the whole thing a weird, cool flavor. You are not just exploring a city; you are moving...

Realm of Ink turns a painted world into a roguelite playground

May 27, 2026, 1:48 PM AlexP Gaming News

Realm of Ink mixes fast roguelite combat, Chinese fantasy, and Momo’s wild transformations into one stylish one more run game.

Realm of Ink is the kind of roguelite that pulls you in with the art first, then keeps you there because the runs actually have bite. On the surface, it has that gorgeous Chinese ink-painting look, all flowing lines, fantasy creatures, and storybook atmosphere. But once the fighting starts, it is very much a fast action roguelite where you are dodging, slashing, stacking upgrades, and trying to survive just long enough to see your build become completely unfair. ...

Forza Horizon 6 hits Steam’s Top 5 as the series reaches a new peak

May 26, 2026, 3:32 PM AlexP Gaming News

Forza Horizon 6 races into Steam’s top 5 with over 300K players, leaving Forza Horizon 5’s peak far behind.

Forza Horizon 6 is doing the one thing every big sequel wants to do: make the last game look small. That is not easy when the last game is Forza Horizon 5, one of the most loved open-world racers ever made, but the new entry has arrived like it had something to prove. Between the Japan setting, the car culture, the bigger online pull and the ridiculous Steam numbers, this is already feeling like the strongest Forza Horizon game so...

Crimson Desert’s latest patch adds baby wyverns, ponds, and more

May 26, 2026, 3:12 PM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Crimson Desert patch 1.08.00 adds Baby Wyverns, ponds, new gameplay changes, fixes, and more across platforms.

Crimson Desert got its latest patch on May 22, 2026, with Version 1.08.00 now live across almost all platforms. The Mac App Store version is still coming later, but for most players, the update is already there and it is not just a tiny clean-up patch. The big headline this time is weird in the best way: ponds and Baby Wyverns. Players can now build ponds at Howling Hill and Pailune Camp, drop fish into them, manage the pond, and...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 gets a small but useful Season 3 patch

May 25, 2026, 10:33 AM AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Black Ops 7 Season 3 gets key fixes for Ranked, Zombies, Endgame, UI issues, and smoother gameplay overall.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is still deep in Season 3, and the latest update is one of those patches that may not look massive at first glance, but it touches a lot of the small problems that can make or break the daily grind. This is not the type of update that arrives with a big trailer and a huge new content push. Instead, it is more about cleaning up the game after Season 3 Reloaded and...

Aztecs: The Last Sun is not your usual survival builder

May 25, 2026, 9:59 AM AlexP Gaming News

Build Tenochtitlán, manage your people, and survive the gods in Aztecs: The Last Sun, a tense city-builder.

Aztecs: The Last Sun is not another safe little town builder where you place a few houses, watch the villagers smile, and call it a day. This one throws you straight into Tenochtitlán, the great Aztec city rising from Lake Texcoco, and asks you to keep it alive while gods, people, resources, and danger all pull in different directions. The setting alone already gives the game a strong identity. Instead of the usual medieval village or generic fantasy kingdom, you...

Rugir's posts on DLCompare

AlexP