Rick Lane
Rick is the Games Editor on Custom PC. He is also a freelance games journalist whose words have appeared on Eurogamer, PC Gamer, The Guardian, RPS, Kotaku, Trusted Reviews, PC Gamer, GamesRadar, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and more.
Latest articles by Rick Lane
Wild Bastards is a roguelike FPS that makes some shocking changes over its predecessor, but its posse of planet plundering robots eventually won me over
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Preview Preview | The successor to 2019's Void Bastards is heavier on strategy and lighter on combat, but there's potential for both to escalate enormously
Homeworld 3 review: "Brings the series safely into the modern era"
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Helldivers 2 review: "A fiercely challenging and visually breathtaking cooperative shooter"
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In the shadow of war, Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl aims to deliver on 20 years of promise
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Big in 2024 Big In 2024 | GSC Game World's sequel could finally realise the series' full potential
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 wants to take you back to the blood old days
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Big in 2024 Big In 2024 | Linear levels, spectacular set-pieces, buckets of gore - what's not to like?
Arkane's sci-fi immersive sim Prey was a shock to the system, for players and its developer alike
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Feature Holiday Long Read | A sci-fi classic that's only gotten better over time
The Day Before review: "It has no redeeming qualities, and under no circumstances should you buy it"
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Warhammer 40k: Darktide review: "Lackluster progression systems undermine its grisly joys"
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The Cycle: Frontier is Escape from Tarkov meets Apex Legends, but without the appeal of either
By Rick Lane published
Feature The Cycle: Frontier – an 'extraction shooter' filled with borrowed ideas that don't quite fit
Crafting systems in AAA video games are in need of a serious upgrade
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Feature If you're tired of blockbuster games with copycat crafting systems, you aren't alone
Dismantle satellites and pay off your debts in Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a superb and offbeat space sim
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Feature Hardspace: Shipbreaker is the world's first anti-crafting game
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