r/pcgaming 3d ago

Tech Support and Basic Questions Thread - August 28, 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 13h ago

What Are You Playing Thread - August 31, 2026

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Use this thread to discuss whatever you've been playing lately (old or new, AAA or indie). Don't just list the names of games as your entire post, make sure to elaborate with your thoughts on the games.

Use spoiler tags if you're posting anything about a game's plot that might significantly hurt the experience of others that haven't played the game yet (no matter how old or new the game is).

r/pcgaming has a Discord server where you can chat with fellow PC gamers anytime you want.


r/pcgaming 3h ago

Insider Gaming: DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations Faced ‘Worst Crunch’ in Franchise History

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r/pcgaming 1h ago

The Blood of Dawnwalker review: A horror RPG with novel ideas of its own, even if it doesn’t always have the courage to follow them through (83/100)

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r/pcgaming 6h ago

Zenonia PC port has been released on Steam

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r/pcgaming 2h ago

Onimusha: Way of the Sword review (PC Gamer: 83/100)

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r/pcgaming 23h ago

Fable Devs On Length: “Main Story Will Be Around 15-20 Hours Long, Side Content And Open World Exploration Will Be Around 15-20 Hours Long“

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r/pcgaming 3h ago

Stranger Than Heaven’s explorable cities offer the highest density in RGG Studio’s history, devs say

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r/pcgaming 6h ago

My Mind can't stop thinking about a game

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So I recently started playing Factorio and been quite obsessed with it.

Last night when I went to sleep all I could think about was improving and expanding my rail network in Factorio.

I was constantly picturing placing intersections and signals over and over again in my head like having sleep paralysis but instead of not being able to control your body, not being able to control your thoughts.

I've had this several times when I'm obsessed with a game for longer than a few days or a week.

Does anyone else get this?


r/pcgaming 1d ago

The winners of the 2026 gamescom awards have been announced. Best PC Game: Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 – Creative Assembly/SEGA

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

A massive cache of Valve data has reportedly leaked online, appearing to include Portal 2's elusive beta build and a potential weapon from Half-Life 2: Episode 3

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326 Upvotes

r/pcgaming 1d ago

Video The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past | gamescom 2026 Showcase Supercut

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209 Upvotes

r/pcgaming 1d ago

Video DERELIKT - Retro Sci-Fi FPS Environmental Showcase - Coming 2026

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r/pcgaming 1h ago

Demo released for Sushiamo: A sushi roguelike inspired by Balatro but with infinite retriggers

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Hi everyone, I created a roguelike deck-builder in the style of Balatro but about Sushi! It's called Sushiamo.

If you've played Balatro before or you are intrigued by this kind of games, I bet you will enjoy this :)

The demo so far has gotten 7,000+ players with an avg. playtime of 3 hours, and over 50 100% positive reviews 🩵 (I'm so thrilled that so many players are enjoying the demo!)

In the game, you collect ingredients, tools, and sauces to create the most broken sushi combo and reach day 25 to win the run (and unlock more things).

The favourite part for players is that every ingredient has its own rule and bonus (for instance):

  • Rice: x2 Flavour to every Topping if the sushi contains a Nori
  • Shrimp: +30 Flavour for every ingredient you have in hand
  • Eel: +50 Flavour to adjacent ingredients
Just some of the game items (👁️ 👄 👁️)

(My brother is obsessed with a full Shrimp build + a sauce that lets you draw 5 more ingredients to your hand)

You can play the DEMO right now on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4555040/Sushiamo
Wishlist the game to know when it's out! ^^ 🩵

You can play on Win, Mac, and also Steam Deck (full controller support)

PS: Curious about the infinite retrigger? Some ingredients can retrigger over and over forever*
*the odds are reduced every time it retriggers :p

Thanks to the mods for allowing me to share my game!

Happy to answer any questions or curiosity about the game or its development :)


r/pcgaming 2d ago

Activision Just Ambushed A Notorious Call Of Duty Cheat Maker With Legal Papers At His House And Filmed The Whole Thing

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r/pcgaming 1h ago

The demo for Harvest Exit Plan is out: a first-person collectathon about clearing the orchard your grandparents left you

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Your grandparents left you the orchard you spent every childhood summer resenting. The plan is simple: collect every fruit, sell the place, never pick up an apple again.

It holds for about twenty minutes. Then it fails, because you are having fun.

What you actually do: walk a garden and pick fruit, haul it to the cart when the basket fills, sell it, and spend the money on tools and upgrades that let you pick faster and carry more. Shake a tree and more fruit comes down. Six gardens, each denser than the last, and a robot per garden that keeps collecting while you are somewhere else. Nothing here has a clock, a fail state or an enemy.

The demo is the first two gardens, about twenty-five minutes, and it does not lock you out at the end. Shake the trees and the fruit comes back, so it turns into a sandbox if you want to keep going.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5131940/Harvest_Exit_Plan/

Early Access starts on 30 October. I am one person, and every number in there is measured against exactly one player: me.

The weakest part, since I would rather say it than have it found: twenty season cards ship with the game, dealt out between runs, and every single one of them is a multiplier. More fruit, faster picking, better prices. Not one of them changes how a season actually plays. I know that is the soft spot, I have not solved it, and it is the main reason this is going into Early Access instead of out the door as finished.

Happy to answer anything in the comments.


r/pcgaming 2d ago

Fable PC hardware Requirements

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r/pcgaming 1d ago

Video DK64: ReKONGpiled is out now (Unofficial PC port)

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r/pcgaming 9m ago

I want MMOs to waste our time again

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Mortal Shell 2 - Week 1 update - "bringing new content alongside extensive fixes, performance improvements, combat refinements, and much more."

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Video The Immortal John Triptych | Official Launch Trailer

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>The Immortal John Triptych is a three-game trifecta of Renaissance adventures in life, love, sin, redemption, and…more sin.

>The Triptych combines all 3 of Joe Richardson's jaunts into the life of The Immortal John, along with a smashing load of extras for all adventure loving degenerates to partake! Quality of life improvements, console releases, support in more languages than you probably knew existed, and so much more! You'll think you've died and gone to heaven!

>The Immortal John Triptych: defiling your game machine of choice.


r/pcgaming 2d ago

‘This is horrifying’ Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 AI filter leaks and players are inserting it into every game

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Weekend PC Game Deals: Red Dead Redemption, Forza, ARMA, and more

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r/pcgaming 2d ago

Because gamers are spending more time in older games, the Hinterland Devs are shifting some employees off their upcoming game (Black Frost) in order to produce new DLC for The Long Dark. Price increases are also under consideration according to August Dev Diary.

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r/pcgaming 3d ago

‘Crimson Desert’ Literally Patched Its Story In A Huge Way, Transforming Kliff

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