Monday 9 November 2026
GamerGuru

Video game news and features. For the games worth your time.

The GamerGuru desk

Editorial

An argument worth your time. Perspective on the games we play.

Featured storyHooded Garrett draws a bow in front of dark rooftops and a street lamp.
Ears against the door

A guard's footsteps tell on him in Thief Remastered

Follow a patrol by ear, then send a guard the wrong way with a noisemaker arrow.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 8 Nov 2026 · 4 min read
46 stories
Cutaway of a campervan with lit lamps, a bunk and an orange cat on the table
Katherine keeps the lights on

Home on wheels in The Road of Dust and Sorrow

A lit campervan, a roadside diner and a girl who wants to leave pictures for the next traveller.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 7 Nov 2026 · 4 min read
Soul stands before a weathered temple entrance beneath tiled roofs.
Eight regions and a rain-soaked return

The paths between Phantom Blade Zero's fights

Rough maps leave room to investigate, while helping citizens can open new story paths through the Wulin.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 25 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A wheeled mech faces orange crystals, ruined towers and a waterfall in the Sandswept Highlands.
Building beyond the old fields

A home in Lightyear Frontier's new wilderness

Lay out holograms before adding materials, then furnish a home as deliveries help the Colonies grow.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A tiger walks through bright forest foliage in Planet Zoo 2's official Photo Mode portrait.
A camera amongst the leaves

Framing a wildlife portrait in Planet Zoo 2

Separate focus distances keep a tiger sharp amongst the leaves, while movable planting gives builders a background to refine.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 13 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
An armoured character holding a tool beside a wall-mounted mechanism and stone stairs in an Enshrouded dungeon.
A dungeon of your own

Pull the lever in Enshrouded and meet a surprise

A pressure-sensitive floor can open a secret hallway; a lever can spawn an enemy. Builders choose what sets the room in motion.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 12 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A hiker faces a bent tree blocking a stone path beside wooden stairs
The forest on a second visit

Extra traps, steadier rules in Trees Hate You's demo

Complete the normal demo to unlock extra hazards, an unchanged trap arrangement after death and more predictable versions of certain random events.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 10 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A purple-sailed windmill overlooks planted beds and colourful houses on a floating island in Loftia.
A turbine for the city

Building a wind turbine with strangers in Loftia

Project stages can advance while one player prepares a contribution, making current requirements useful.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Jason Duval holds a pistol beside a chain-link fence, with police lights behind him.
Most anticipated / Updated weekly

The most anticipated games of 2026 and 2027

Vice City is close, Layton has a new case and Link is back in Hyrule. Find release dates, platforms and trailers for 25 games.

GamerGuru Most Wanted Desk · 8 Oct 2026 · 20 min read
A mech cockpit overlooks planted beds, blue farm buildings and an alien bird in Lightyear Frontier.
Inside the connected workshop

A pipe and a crate are a useful start in Lightyear Frontier

Stores can reject unwanted items, while a crafting machine skips recipes it cannot currently feed.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 6 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A first-person weapon points towards a mechanical boss amid red projectiles and scattered rocks.
Rubble within reach

There's rubble to throw back at VOID/BREAKER's bosses

Pillars drew attention away from the boss; attack-generated debris puts a throwing object closer to the action.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 4 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

The Guru Brief

One email each Friday: what shipped, what slipped, and the one thing worth your Saturday.