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Official Rocket League Season 24 artwork showing a customised Volkswagen Golf GTI on a city street
Competitive access

Rocket League: how to unlock ranked

Level 20 and the temporary Level 25 rule are old advice. Check the New Driver tab and every party member first.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 10 Oct 2026 · 4 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 WARDOGS soldier aims a rifle towards a damaged industrial building beneath a plume of smoke.
Server browser

WARDOGS servers: find the right browser

Official filtering is back. Community IDs persist, while an empty list still needs a separate service check.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 10 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Floating stone islands and coloured puzzle blocks above the clouds in Order of the Sinking Star.
Steam launch compatibility

Order of the Sinking Star Steam compatibility fix

The updated game requires SteamClient021, or Proton v9 and above. The patch does not promise a fix for every black screen.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 10 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Protea stands before a towering figure in official Deadlock Protocol artwork
Warframe / PC shader cache

Warframe Shader Cache: on or off for DX12?

Check the graphics API before deleting caches. Initial rebuild hitches do not establish the cause of every freeze.

GamerGuru Tech & Hardware Desk · 9 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Official Dead by Daylight prestige crest beside a cracked mask
Dead by Daylight / Prestige rewards

Dead by Daylight: how to get bloody clothes

Prestige 1 awards perks. Check the cosmetic milestones and equip the pieces you have earned.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 9 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Podracers race across a sandy canyon in Star Wars Galactic Racer.
Steam Deck launch issue

Star Wars: Galactic Racer frozen on Steam Deck? Cancel the hidden EOS overlay

Cancel the hidden overlay before treating the apparent hang as a crash. This workaround applies to the documented Steam Deck issue.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A fighter aircraft flies above clouds with other aircraft in Ace Combat 8.
HORI / PC firmware

Ace Combat 8 HORI flight stick yawing left on PC? Update to V1.60

Check the exact HORI device and firmware number before treating every flight-stick fault as the same issue.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Podracers race across a sandy canyon in Star Wars Galactic Racer.
PC offline access

Star Wars: Galactic Racer offline on PC: launch online first

Prepare the first launch before losing your connection; multiplayer and connected leaderboards still require internet access.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A character stands on a patterned bridge above a mountain valley in Order of the Sinking Star.
Steam demo saves

Order of the Sinking Star demo progress: what carries over on Steam

Keep the Steam carry-over promise separate from console cross-save and undocumented import instructions.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

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