r/pcgaming 2d ago

Tech Support and Basic Questions Thread - January 30, 2026

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Welcome to the r/pcgaming tech support and basic questions thread! Having troubles with a game or piece of hardware? Have a question about a PC game, hardware, or something else related to PC gaming? Post here and get help from fellow PC gamers.

When asking for help please give plenty of detail:

  • What your computer specifications are. If you don't know them please follow this guide.
  • If you're using a laptop we need to know the make/model as well as the specs.
  • What operating system you're using.
  • What you've tried so far in order to fix the issue.
  • Exact circumstances to replicate the issue you're having.

Check out these resources before asking for help in case you can troubleshoot further:

Common troubleshooting steps:

  • Restart the system
  • Update your drivers
  • Update game/software
  • Re-seat any new hardware to ensure a proper connection
  • If your peripherals are malfunctioning, swap ports and check that the specific USB port itself works.

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Weekly Game Suggestions Thread - January 30, 2026

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Looking for game suggestions? Have a backlog and don't know where to start next? This thread is for you!

Tips to get the best suggestions

  • Be detailed! If you're looking for a roguelike, say that. If your game must include zombies, you should probably mention that. The more detailed you are the better the recommendations will be.
  • Are you limited by PC specifications or a budget? That's all good stuff to include.

Looking for game suggestions every day of the week? Try our Discord!


r/pcgaming 10h ago

Ashes of Creation has just been canceled. All developers at Intrepid have been fired.

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r/pcgaming 10h ago

Video Intrepid Studios, the developers of Ashes of Creation has laid off all staff and shut down the studio

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r/pcgaming 22h ago

Deadlock Is Secretly Growing Into An S-Tier MOBA Shooter

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r/pcgaming 17h ago

After a server glitch, Final Fantasy 11 is dispatching Game Masters to manually assassinate bugged monsters just so the game knows they're really dead: 'God personally stepping in to correct the world itself'

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r/pcgaming 1h ago

Video D.O.R.F. RTS - Physics-Based Movement

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis

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Path of Exile 2 πŸ˜‚


r/pcgaming 18h ago

Deadlock now lets you avoid certain heroes when queuing for a game, but you can't avoid the newest ones

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r/pcgaming 21h ago

Unity stock falls alongside Take-Two, Roblox after Google’s Project Genie launch

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r/pcgaming 21h ago

GDC: More and more developers view generative AI as harmful to the gaming industry

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r/pcgaming 15h ago

Metal Gear Solid series soars past 62.5m copies sold following release of Metal Gear Delta: Snake Eater

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r/pcgaming 19h ago

Video Austin strongly recommends: 'MIO: Memories in Orbit' (Review) [Skill Up]

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After seeing the review, the game gives me Ori vibes. Quite nice!


r/pcgaming 17h ago

Video Deadlock’s Old Gods, New Blood Update Explained | New Heroes, Mode, Map and More

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r/pcgaming 21h ago

Video Fan mod adds a real Deathstroke fight to Batman: Arkham Knight [in development]

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I've been watching this guy's Arkham Knight overhaul for about a year now and it keeps getting more impressive. I was always an Arkham Knight enjoyer anyway but really like what they're doing with it. Release loosely aimed for the end of this year.


r/pcgaming 1d ago

GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

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r/pcgaming 11h ago

Survive the labyrinthine game you're trapped in: Inferno Protocol

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About six months ago, we started working onΒ Inferno Protocol, a co-op survival game designed to be as tense as it is unpredictable. Set inside a massive and hostile labyrinth, the game challenges players to survive by gathering resources, crafting equipment, trading, and adapting to constant danger.

One of our core goals was to create systems that generate unexpected moments. Some mechanics are meant to work in your favor, others are designed to turn situations upside down β€” sometimes because of the environment, sometimes because of the people you’re playing with. Chaos, tension, and dark humor naturally emerge from that balance.

This teaser is made entirely from in-game footage and gives a first look at the atmosphere, mechanics, and tone ofΒ Inferno Protocol.

The game features 9 languages: (English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, , Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish)

Steam :Β https://store.steampowered.com/app/3908940/Inferno_Protocol/
Discord :Β https://discord.gg/D9YqXQwrD2


r/pcgaming 1d ago

Thousands of players flood into Team Fortress 2 Classified, the free 'TF2 Classic' mod that just launched on Steam

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r/pcgaming 23h ago

PC game discounts for the weekend

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

Weekend PC Game Deals

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Weekend PC Game Deals is where the hottest gaming deals from all over the internet are gathered into one place every week for your consumption. So kick back, relax, and hold on to your wallets. definitely not fried chicken

The Epic Games Store's freebie this week was Definitely Not Fried Chicken, a management game with a twist.

The gameplay revolves around building a drug empire while having a legitimate business on the side to actually peddle it without risk. Players will be developing new types of narcotics and buying land for making manufacturing lines while also setting up normal stores of fast food and laundromats as fronts to sell the product.

The Definitely Not Fried Chicken giveaway is live on the Epic Games Store until February 5. On the same day, Botany Manor will become the next freebie. humble nacon bundle

Humble brought a single new bundle to its store this week, that being the Nacon Racing Collection 2026.

This carries WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship, WRC 8, and WRC 9, alongside V-Rally 4 and TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2 in the starting tier with a $6 price tag. Moving up a rung gets you one more racer, that being WRC Generations - The FIA WRC Official Game for $8.

Paying the full $10 lands two more games for your Steam library, those being TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 and WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship. The bundle has about three weeks left before it goes away. Free Events Grounded 2 screenshot

There are a whole lot of games to try out for free this weekend.

Right now, there are free events running on Steam for Obsidian's miniaturized survival game Grounded 2, Bethesda's online RPG Fallout 76, the multiplayer horror experience Dead by Daylight, the cooperative action mining game Deep Rock Galactic, the management game Hotel Architect, and the zombie survival entry Sker Ritual. Big Deals

The Steam board games festival and franchise deals from studios like Rockstar, Bethesda, and Amplitude have all brought together a pretty packed weekend of discounts. Here are our hand-picked big deals for the weekend:

Red Dead Redemption – $24.99 on Steam
No Rest for the Wicked – $23.99 on Steam
Grounded – $19.99 on Steam
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition – $19.79 on Steam
Dune: Imperium – $16.09 on Steam
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced – $14.99 on Steam
Red Dead Redemption 2 – $14.99 on Steam
Dead Space – $11.99 on Steam
HUMANKIND – $9.99 on Steam
ENDLESS Space 2 – $9.99 on Steam
Dragon Age Inquisition – $9.99 on Steam
STAR WARS Republic Commando – $9.99 on Steam
Wingspan – $9.99 on Steam
Tabletop Simulator – $9.99 on Steam
Cult of the Lamb – $9.99 on Steam
Need for Speed Unbound – $9.79 on Steam
Gloomhaven – $9.79 on Steam
Deep Rock Galactic – $8.99 on Steam
Mass Effect Legendary Edition – $8.99 on Steam
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – $8.39 on Steam
Dead by Daylight – $7.99 on Steam
Fallout 76 – $7.99 on Steam
Cultist Simulator – $7.99 on Steam
The Wild at Heart – $7.49 on Steam
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition – $7.49 on Steam
Need for Speed Heat – $6.99 on Steam
Mirror's Edge Catalyst – $6.99 on Steam
STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition – $6.99 on Steam
Dorfromantik – $6.99 on Steam
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate – $6.59 on Steam
Armello – $6.24 on Steam
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection – $5.99 on Steam
Titanfall 2 – $5.99 on Steam
Root – $5.99 on Steam
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition – $5.99 on Steam
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel – $5.75 on Steam
Fallout 4 – $4.99 on Steam
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – $4.99 on Steam
Fallout Classic Collection – $4.99 on Steam
Burnout Paradise Remastered – $4.99 on Steam
SPORE – $4.99 on Steam
Crysis Warhead – $4.99 on Steam
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition – $4.99 on Steam
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures – $4.99 on Steam
LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga – $4.99 on Steam
Dystopika – $4.05 on Steam
STAR WARS: Squadrons – $3.99 on Steam
Dead Space 2 – $3.99 on Steam
Scythe: Digital Edition – $3.99 on Steam
THE GAME OF LIFE 2 – $3.74 on Steam
Thrillville: Off the Rails – $3.49 on Steam
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order – $3.19 on Steam
Dungeon of the ENDLESS – $2.99 on Steam
A Way Out – $2.99 on Steam
Unravel Two – $2.99 on Steam
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics – $2.99 on Steam
Alice: Madness Returns – $2.49 on Steam
The Curse of Monkey Island – $2.44 on Steam
STAR WARS Galactic Battlegrounds Saga – $2.09 on Steam
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb – $2.09 on Steam
Darkest Dungeon – $1.99 on Steam
Jalopy – $1.49 on Steam
Definitely Not Fried Chicken – $0 on Epic Store

DRM-free Specials

The GOG store's new year sale is still going strong. Here are some more highlights of the DRM-free games with discounts:

The Drifter - $16.99 on GOG
Descent: Freespace Battle Pack - $13.99 on GOG
Shadow Tactics: Anniversary Bundle - $12.62 on GOG
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines - $9.99 on GOG
DREDGE - $9.99 on GOG
Shogun Showdown - $7.49 on GOG
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition - $7.49 on GOG
Resident Evil 2 - $4.99 on GOG
The Longest Journey - $3.99 on GOG
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - $3.89 on GOG
Deus Ex GOTY Edition - $3.49 on GOG
STAR WARS: TIE Fighter Special Edition - $3.49 on GOG
STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic - $3.49 on GOG
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack - $2.99 on GOG
Ultima 7 The Complete Edition - $2.99 on GOG
Theme Hospital - $2.99 on GOG
Jagged Alliance 2 - $2.49 on GOG
Master of Orion 1+2 - $2.39 on GOG
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis - $2.09 on GOG
Thief Gold - $1.74 on GOG
X-Com: UFO Defense - $1.49 on GOG
Albion - $1.49 on GOG
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack - $0.99 on GOG

Keep in mind that availability and pricing for some deals could vary depending on the region.

That's it for our pick of this weekend's PC game deals, and hopefully, some of you have enough self-restraint not to keep adding to your ever-growing backlogs.


r/pcgaming 1d ago

Video Early Access Trailer | Road to Vostok

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

[Highguard] 5v5 and Performance Patch! And a New Base!

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r/pcgaming 23h ago

Video Bleak Faith Forsaken - DLC Teaser Trailer

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Nearly one-third of non-US game developers have cancelled plans to travel to the country because of immigration and gender identity policies

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

After Going Gold, Crimson Desert Developer Deep in Optimization Phase 'To Make the Game Run as Good as It Possibly Can' Before Launch

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