Kaan Serin
Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.
Latest articles by Kaan Serin
As Cities: Skylines 2 woes continue, Paradox Interactive returns to the first city builder with new paid DLC 18 months after its 'final' update
By Kaan Serin published
News "No resources were diverted from Cities: Skylines 2 for this"
On its 20th anniversary, GTA San Andreas veteran shares the open-world was originally split into three maps: "Memory was very tight on the PS2"
By Kaan Serin published
News Rockstar Game's former tech lead celebrates the game's birthday with a little known fact
Borderlands fan diagnosed with stage 4 cancer sees GoFundMe jump over $10,000 to smash its goal days after the game's community gets involved
By Kaan Serin published
News Maybe this trashfire world ain't so trashy
Studio behind arguably the best walking sim ever has the perfect pitch for its next game: a mix of Ico, Studio Ghibli, and David Attenborough
By Kaan Serin published
News What Remains of Edith Finch studio is ready to talk about its next game that's "stranger" than what you're used to
The Last of Us and Death Stranding actor doesn't want to take his game roles to TV and film: "I'm more excited about the other version"
By Kaan Serin published
News Troy Baker says he'd be "repeating" himself
Microsoft Gaming laid off over 2,500 workers this year, but it still found enough spare change to give its CEO a $79 million bonus
By Kaan Serin published
News Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets a 62% pay rise for this fiscal year
Hades 2 patch 6 lets us live out our Zelda and Dark Souls fantasies by making pots easier than ever to smash, and nerfs nearly every new enemy
By Kaan Serin published
News Enemies in the Olympus Update's new region are also getting nerfed
After 2 years of legal drama, this indie RPG is back on sale and even has a new Pokemon-like sequel on the way
By Kaan Serin published
News The sequel is "100% free for all Kickstarter backers and Steam owners"
This 'Balatro but Solitaire' deckbuilding roguelike isn't officially in Steam Next Fest, but its demo is just as dangerously gripping
By Kaan Serin published
News Solitaire Battle is a fun remix on the classic card game with a free demo out now
This single-player MMO with fake players is one of the weirdest games I've seen in Steam Next Fest, and its demo is over 12 hours long
By Kaan Serin published
News 'SimPlayers' populate Erenshor, whether you're logged on or not
Silent Hill 2 remakers Bloober Team say they're done making "shitty" games after turning over a new leaf with the horror classic
By Kaan Serin published
News The studio's next game, Cronos, is hoping to continue its winning streak
Balatro creator recommends trying 2 "special games" this Steam Next Fest – and both are roguelikes on par with the poker-themed hit
By Kaan Serin published
News Ballionaire and StarVaders had me hooked in much the same way
This gorgeous lightweight strategy game with over 15,000 glowing Steam reviews is finally, officially out
By Kaan Serin published
News Thronefall is an adorable little game that mixes RTS and tower defence
Doom Eternal and Vampire Survivors collide in this Steam Next Fest FPS roguelike that had me playing "one more game" all night
By Kaan Serin published
News Dieseldome is a RomanPunk movement shooter with a moreish loop
After Helldivers 2's latest Major Order win, it looks like Super Earth is setting up its own Terminid version of Jurassic Park
By Kaan Serin published
News Tyranny Park will be open to "well-paying" tourists
For Fable's 20th anniversary, one fan remade the classic Xbox RPG as a Game Boy Color game that you can play right now for free
By Kaan Serin published
News You just gonna stand there looking like a chicken?
Dragons Dogma 2's performance dips were caused by the most relatable problem yet: NPCs who think too hard
By Kaan Serin published
News Overthinking is a universal problem
FBC: Firebreak, the Control FPS, is only the second game to ever launch into Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus on day one
By Kaan Serin published
News Remedy Entertainment is getting its first multiplayer game into as many hands as possible on launch day
After running a Super Mario Bros archive for 12 years, one dedicated historian was about to quit forever if it wasn’t for the help of 4,000 fans: "You have saved my life"
By Kaan Serin published
News 12 years of preserving big and small details from the Mushroom Kingdom has paid off
This viral death game might actually take over the world once it adds multiplayer this Halloween
By Kaan Serin published
News "Strategic mutual annihilation" is coming to Buckshot Roulette very soon
Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?"
By Kaan Serin published
News Shawn Layden thinks publishers should spent a little less time chasing Fortnite
Tim Schafer wanted to "compete" with classic D&D CRPGs like Icewind Dale by cranking up the fantasy in Brutal Legend: "Let's really exaggerate it"
By Kaan Serin published
News Double Fine's open-world genre-blender came from two unlikely sources
My favorite sports game of all time has a Steam Next Fest sequel with 8-player co-op, more brutal deaths, and a new extreme way to speedrun
By Kaan Serin published
News Lonely Mountains: Downhill gets a snow-covered sequel that's both zen and nail-biting in equal measure
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