I have a bone to pick with open-world games: I find most exploration to be boring. Combing through every inch of an empty wilderness in the hopes that something useful might be there is not my idea of ...

`Without a doubt, 2025 has been a great year for gaming, with tons of highly anticipated games and unexpected surprises that delivered everything players expected, and then some. While it'll be ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Horror game exploration can be exhausting due to constant scares and ...

Realism is an aspect that many games consider to be of the utmost importance. It can be through graphics, world design, or gameplay mechanics, but one of the best ways of conveying realism is by ...

Đorđe Ivanović is a writer for DualShockers with a background as both a gaming writer and editor. He was previously a journalist and editor at Gamer Journalist and GameSkinny, and has also contributed ...

Ahmad is a video game fanatic. He always carries his PSVita with him wherever he goes so he can play Metal Gear Solid on the go, and his socials are filled with gaming news. He also lifts weights ...

When players think of games that reward exploration, more often than not, open world games come to mind. However, exploration being rewarded isn't exclusive to the genre — in fact, there are plenty of ...

The best exploration games are the ones that make you forget about objectives and simply lose yourself in their worlds, whether it is diving into alien oceans, wandering through medieval kingdoms, or ...

Melika Jeddi is writer for Hardcore Gamer from the UK who has been playing video games for over 2 and a half decades. She has a particular affinity for platformers, roguelites, RPGs, and cosy games, ...

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...