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The best PlayStation demos of all-time and what made them special
By Luke Kemp published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Play Magazine explores some of PlayStation's most memorable demos
Genshin Impact devs on swapping open worlds and real-time combat for deftly assembled dungeons in Honkai Star Rail
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | HoYoverse on creating Honkai Star Rail: a spacefaring RPG to stand alongside Genshin Impact
Getting stuck in a game can be the best way to bond with it and reflect on why you're playing in the first place
By James Daly published
Opinion Holiday Long Read | How hitting a wall can force you to revisit past areas and re-appreciate them all over again
Before Baldur's Gate 3, these games made D&D's Forgotten Realms a fixture on PlayStation
By Jeremy Peel published
Feature Play Magazine exhumes the best PlayStation games that incorporated one iconic D&D setting over the years
Revealing PLAY’s Games Of 2024 special
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Haunted themed parks, space heists, bum slapping, and more - the future of gaming starts now!
One tweet about a mecha Sylvanian Family doll inspired an acclaimed anime writer to make a Metroidvania starring a "sh**ty father" rabbit
By Hirun Cryer published
News Gen Urobuchi is trying something new
17 years later, action RPG Steambot Chronicles still has scope to impress with its eclectic mix of robots, music and a dash of Vanilla
By Max Williams published
Opinion Opinion | "An open world with abundant side-quests and a protagonist you develop through dialogue choices? On console, in 2006?"
Wanting an even playing field in your online lobbies isn't a skill issue
By Dashiell Wood published
Feature Opinion | It's pretty simple – skill-based matchmaking improves first-person shooters for most players
In defense of Max Payne's much-maligned and under-appreciated third incarnation
By Dashiell Wood published
Feature Opinion | "Max may be different, but his old self shines through in the odd poetic moment"
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth slashes onto PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: hands-on with Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the Little Nightmares 3 interview, and expert verdicts in our reviews special!
Remembering Casper: A Haunting 3D challenge, an underrated movie-to-game adaptation
By Vic Pheasey published
Feature Opinion | Interplay's take on the SNES original was challenging, charming and bone-chilling
Players of last year's best Zelda-like are still trying to crack its secrets, but its creator didn't expect them to dig this deep
By Carrie Talbot published
News "Yeah, it was a little faster than we thought"
23 years later, Hogs of War remains an unlikely turn-based classic from the PS1 era
By Play Staff published
Feature Interview | From Worms to Command & Conquer, Atari and Gremlin Interactive were inspired by the best
Golden Joystick Awards 2023: Voting has closed and winners revealed on Nov 10
By Dan Dawkins last updated
Vote Now Your Ultimate Game of the Year will be crowned on Nov 10 in our live broadcast
Cover reveal: Honkai: Star Rail shines on PLAY’s cosmic cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: Dragon’s Dogma 2, Resident Evil 4 PSVR2, Persona 3 Reload, Baldur’s Gate 3, and much more!
As geeky and delusional as he may be, No More Heroes' antihero is one of the best assassins of all time
By Jon Bailes published
Opinion Opinion | Travis Touchdown isn't perfect, far from it, but that doesn't mean he's not worth celebrating
Across the JRPG genre's storied history, Final Fantasy 12 was the most innovative for its time
By Max Williams published
Feature 17 years on, we remember FF12's princesses, pirates, and penchant for making us pay through the nose
In defense of Sonic the Werehog, one of the Blue Blur's most easily overlooked alter egos
By Alan Wen published
Feature In 2008, Sonic Unleashed delivered a "slower, furrier, but not necessarily meaner" hero