The Steam Deck is starting to find its way into players’ hands. Depending on the version you purchased, though, you may find yourself in need of some additional storage — the cheapest model of the Steam Deck offers only 64 GB of space for games. Thankfully, the Steam Deck features a microSD card slot, potentially offering similar speeds to the […]

FromSoftware’s newest game, Elden Ring, brings the Dark Souls game formula into an open world, giving players a vast map to explore and dozens of characters to interact with. What the game doesn’t provide is a standard open-world video game quest log, nor does it fill up your in-game map with icons pointing to quests and side missions, the way […]

With less than a week until the launch of the Steam Deck, Valve has launched a new page to let Steam users check the compatibility ratings of all the games in their library. Per an announcement on Steam’s news page, Valve’s dedicated webpage asks users to log in with their Steam account. In turn they’ll be shown a list ranking […]

Players looking to get their hands on a whole lot of games for free can do so at Steam’s Next Fest. The digital event, live now, allows players to tinker their way through “hundreds of demos” of games, including Annapurna Interactive’s upcoming Neon White, and The Wandering Village, a game popular with TikTok users that was featured in Polygon’s own […]

European players of the hit massively multiplayer game Lost Ark have faced long login queues since the game’s launch — and now developer Smilegate RPG and Western publisher Amazon Games have admitted that there isn’t much they can do to improve the situation, due to the inflexibility of the game’s architecture. In a blog post, Smilegate and Amazon said that […]

Although Baldur’s Gate 3 has been available in early access for 16 months, don’t expect Larian Studios’ highly anticipated role-playing game to make a full launch in 2022. “Right now our expectation is that Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released out of Early Access in 2023,” the studio said in a news release on Tuesday. The studio added that “a […]

Microsoft is adding eight games to Xbox Game Pass in mid-February, starting with Mass Effect Legendary Edition available beginning Tuesday via Xbox Cloud Gaming. (Mass Effect Legendary Edition has been available on console and PC versions of the service since January.) Other games coming to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service include Lawn Mowing Simulator and Madden NFL 22. Total […]

It’s 2022, and I just got into Star Citizen. An uninitiated spacefarer might be surprised at how much there is to explore. It all started when a friend purchased starter packs for me and my friends. Despite being a skeptic who has largely been disinterested in the game, I was surprised to find a galaxy I could actually explore. Spending […]

Clowns are horrifying, so you better come prepared when facing a horde of them trying to kill you. Mr. Maim has a unique way of keeping you safe: imaginary weapons. In this first-person shooter, you forgo the use of real guns and mime ones instead. There are mimes and more in Cool WIP, Polygon’s weekly roundup of eye-catching clips and […]

Halo Infinite multiplayer has had some growing pains throughout its inaugural season. Despite universal praise for its gameplay, some of its trimmings could use a bit more attention. Challenges are one area that have struggled to match the high watermark of the rest of the game. And the weekly Ultimate Challenge on offer right now is the epitome of that. […]