- The Giant Squid Collection Is Now Available - 26 August 2026
The Giant Squid Collection is now available on Steam, bringing together ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Sword of the Sea in one complete collection. Travel beneath vibrant ocean waves, soar through a mythic island wilderness, and surf across an ever-shifting sea of sand. 3 distinct adventures connected by evocative worlds, fluid movement, and unforgettable music.The collection includes:ABZÛ — Dive into a living ocean world and uncover its hidden depths.The Pathless — Explore a vast, mysterious island alongside your eagle companion.Sword of the Sea — Glide across sweeping dunes and lost ruins on an unforgettable surf through a sea of sand. Know someone who hasn’t discovered our games yet? Or maybe there’s still one missing from your collection? Now is the perfect time to grab the full lineup together or share a new favorite with a friend!
- Sword of the Sea - Accolades - 11 March 2026
Thank you for supporting us on this epic sesh. Sword of the Sea is OUT NOW.
- Sword of the Sea - Out Now! - 26 February 2026
We forgot to shout about it here, but the game actually launched 6 months ago - Our game is OUT on Steam! The good news is we've addressed some bugs and improved some quality of life features since then. Carve your way forward on the ancient and powerful Hoversword, which moves like a snowboard, skateboard, and surfboard all in one. Build momentum to reach top speed and catch big air off the crests of giant waves. Pull off radical flips, spins, and grab tricks with ease as you shred half-pipes, ramps, and wall rides. It’s the perfect balance of exhilarating action and fluid, meditative movement. Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean.
- Sword of the Sea - August 19th 2025 - 20 July 2025
Embark on a breathtaking new adventure from the visionary team behind The Pathless. In Sword of the Sea, you’ll surf across undulating sand dunes and explore mysterious ruins, awe-inspiring landscapes, and awaken a vast abandoned world. Master your Hoversword to experience gravity-defying tricks and exhilarating speeds. Discover ancient secrets and lose yourself in an atmospheric journey of discovery.Wishlist Sword of the Sea launching August 19th and be among the first to ride the waves of a new and unforgettable journey!
- Giant Squid Dev Blog - 23 September 2024
One of the many ingredients in a Giant Squid game is fluid movement. Join our very own Joel Finney, the Lead Animator at Giant Squid, as he goes behind the scenes on how we made the animation of The Wraith so smooth and buttery. Read the full post here: Giant Squid Dev Blog - Animating The Wraith Sword of the Sea's release date is still to be announced but will be launched simultaneously on Steam and PS5. Get ready to experience an adventure like no other - add it to your wishlist today! Learn more at SwordOfTheSeaGame.com
- Sword of the Sea in Development - 24 August 2023
Surf across the surreal undulating landscapes of the Necropolis on a quest to unveil a lost ocean teeming with life in Sword of the Sea. Featuring a beautiful score by Austin Wintory. In a world where the terrain flows in waves, ride the Hoversword to speed over shifting seas of sand. It controls like a snowboard, skateboard, and hoverboard all in one. Build momentum to achieve great speeds and catch big air as you explore skatepark-like ruins, lost in the tides of the Necropolis of the Gods. The Hoversword embodies the feel of snowboarding and skating games, but in an entirely new context of adventure. You are the Wraith – resurrected in a desolate world and tasked with restoring life to it as you explore submerged ruins and the vibrant, varied cultures within. Surf through sinking tombs, mysterious shipwrecks, and petrified battlefields - and bring giant shoals of fish and creatures b…
- WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale - 8 June 2022
We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today at 10am PDT and runs until 13th June, 10am PDT 2022, and you can save a fin-tastic 50% off ABZU. We will also donate a portion of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.* WDC is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins. WDC defends these remarkable creatures against the many threats they face by fighting to stop whaling, end captivity, prevent accidental entanglement and deaths in nets and create healthy seas. They also advocate for the vital role that whales and dolphins play in fighting climate change and keeping our planet healthy. Their vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. If you want to read more about WDC, you can do so here: https:…
- The 35 best ultrawide games on PC - 18 November 2020
Ultrawide gaming monitors are the kind of hardware that might seem too excessive, maybe even a bit too gamer to bother with for playing games on PC, especially when their demanding resolutions often require powerful graphics cards to make the most of them. Once you try one, though, there’s no going back. I’ve been a big fan of ultrawide gaming monitors for years now, mostly because supported PC games just look fantastic on them. And that’s why I’ve put together this list of the best ultrawide games on PC – to show you exactly what they look like in the flesh, complete with GIFs and photos of them running on an ultrawide monitor so you can see them in motion with your own peepers. (more…)
- Abzû's delightful ocean is free on the Epic Games Store - 8 October 2020
Come on in, readers. The water’s free. Giant Squid’s chill dive ’em up Abzû is once again opening its waters for free on the Epic Games Store. Someone must’ve thought it pairs well with the horrors of war, mind, because it’s joined this week by Rising Storm 2: Vietnam . Both will be free to download and keep for the next week, at which point they’ll be replaced by pigs and monarchs. (more…)
- The 32 best PC games that demand to be played in ultrawide - 19 December 2019
There’s an old saying in gaming monitor circles that once you’ve gone ultrawide, there’s no going back. Indeed, having had the vast Samsung CRG9 hogging my desk for a bit last month, I’m inclined to agree. But what do games actually look like on a screen this wide? It’s one thing looking at lovely wallpapers, but another thing entirely to have a game occupy your entire field of vision. To find out, and more importantly show you , I’ve rounded up all the very best ultrawide PC games, complete with pictures of what they actually look like in the flesh, plus oodles of lovely GIFs so you can see how it works in action. If you thought playing Red Dead Redemption 2 in 5120×1440 was impressive, you ain’t seen nothing yet. (more…)
- Feeling low? It s okay. Join us in our gaming happy places - 16 December 2019
It’s been a tough weekend for a lot of people. And there’s a tough season coming up, too. Despite Saint Nick’s PRs working over time to make us all cheerful, Christmas can actually be a sad and stressful time, can’t it? Listen: it s ok to be sad. It’s fine. You feel what you feel. So, I asked the RPS hivemind what their gaming happy places were, so we could all share them together. They might turn out to be places you’d like to visit too. (more…)
- Abz and The End Is Nigh are free on the Epic Games Store now - 5 September 2019
Occupying two very different spots on the spectrum of digital emotions, Abz and The End Is Nigh are the latest games being given away free on the Epic Games Store. Abz is a calm and colourful undersea adventure with lots of pretty sealife to gawp at. The End Is Nigh is a platformer with hundreds upon hundreds of deaths awaiting you. (more…)
- Daily Deal - ABZU, 70% Off - 8 April 2019
Today's Deal: Save 70% on ABZU !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Video: Great adventures for the time poor - 5 July 2018
I ve been playing the endless Assassin’s Creed Origins , a game so gargantuan that the time on my save file lasts longer than Ancient Egyptian civilization did. This is a revenge mission stripped of all urgency by the simple fact of being five million hours long. Whatever big bad awaits at the end can rest easy knowing there are 800 fortresses to clear out before I reach him. Fearing a loss of sanity, I needed to remind myself of what progress actually felt like, so here are ten games you can see from start to finish in a more reasonable three hours. (more…)
- Podcast: What do we play with our kids? - 10 May 2018
The dadification of games continues. So we re going full Dad this week on the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show , as we ve been asked to talk about the games we play with our children. Alec s daughter is excited by the unlockable characters in Rayman Legends (and she s also strangely fascinated by Battletech ). John s son is a bit younger and likes to watch his dad diving in Abzu and Subnautica (but also manages to sneak glimpses of God of War s quiet moments on the TV naughty!). Brendan doesn t have children, only a cat. She can t stand games and thinks they are a waste of time. (more…)
- The 20 best non-violent games on PC - 26 January 2018
My nerves have been sufficiently jangled and my trigger-finger sufficiently itched by the glut of action games which landed in the closing months of last year. I crave an altogether more sedate beginning to 2018, and so my mind turns to games in which violence, reflex or any other kind of unblinking attentiveness takes a back seat. Primarily we’re talking violence-free games here, but I wanted to drill a little deeper than that – so nothing that generally requires a competitive streak. I’m chasing a certain feel rather than a certain category. Flying, walking, puzzling, driving, building, dreaming, climbing, stretching, swinging (not like that), swimming, wondering: these are just a few of the ways in which flashing pixels can make you feel a very different sort of accomplishment. And, of course, these are not even slightly the be-all and end-all of non-violent games o…
- Dreamy flying game InnerSpace is Abzu s awkward cousin - 19 January 2018
There are two games in recent memory which left me with an immediate thirst for more. Not in terms of story answers or glitzier sequels – it was simply that I wanted more of the same experience. I’d play a second Inside in a heartbeat – just more strings of strange and blackly comic scenes with well-judged, lethal puzzling. And I’d leap at the chance to swim in more of Abzu ‘s gorgeous oceans, fish-watching anew. In lieu of that, InnerSpace looked like the next best thing – flying a spectral plane over land and undersea, gawping at fantasy fishies, revelling in glorious freedom of movement and a wash of colours, enduring no pressure other than that which I imposed upon myself. InnerSpace isn’t that, despite appearances and more than a few similarities. InnerSpace is far too scared that I might get bored. And so there is smashing, and strafing, a…
- 2017 Steam Award winners include PUBG, Cuphead & Witcher - 4 January 2018
We’ve already seen which games sold best on Steam last year, but a perhaps more meaningful insight into movin’ and a-shakin’ in PC-land is the games that people feel warmest and snuggliest about. To that end, Valve have announced the winners of the 2017 Steam Awards, a fully community-voted affair which names the most-loved games across categories including best post-launch support, most player agency, exceeding pre-release expectations and most head-messing-with. Vintage cartoon-themed reflex-tester Cuphead leads the charge with two gongs, but ol’ Plunkbat and The Witcher series also do rather well – as do a host of other games from 2017’s great and good. Full winners and runners-up below, with links to our previous coverage of each game if you’re so-minded. Plus: I reveal which game I’d have gone for in each category. (more…)
- Black Friday 2017: The best deals on graphics cards, monitors, SSDs and more - 24 November 2017
The sale event to end all sale events is here. That’s right, folks, Black Friday 2017 is here, and this year’s sales frenzy is set to be bigger than ever as we head into the Christmas shopping period. In all honesty, they should just rename it Black November, as there have been deals going on throughout the month in preparation for the big day. To save you trawling through the web in search of a good bargain, we’ve created this handy guide containing everything you need to know about Black Friday 2017. If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card , a bigger and better monitor , want to splash out on a fast SSD or upgrade your gaming headset and get a more reliable mouse and keyboard, this is the place to be. We’ll be updating this hub page on a regular basis as new deals get announced, too, so make sure to keep it in your bookmarks if you fancy grabbing yo…
- Black Friday 2017: The best deals on graphics cards, monitors, SSDs and more - 23 November 2017
The sale event to end all sale events is here. That’s right, folks, Black Friday 2017 is here, and this year’s sales frenzy is set to be bigger than ever as we head into the Christmas shopping period. In all honesty, they should just rename it Black November, as there have been deals going on throughout the month in preparation for the big day. To save you trawling through the web in search of a good bargain, we’ve created this handy guide containing everything you need to know about Black Friday 2017. If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card , a bigger and better monitor , want to splash out on a fast SSD or upgrade your gaming headset and get a more reliable mouse and keyboard, this is the place to be. We’ll be updating this hub page on a regular basis as new deals get announced, too, so make sure to keep it in your bookmarks if you fancy grabbing yo…
