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It came as a shock to everyone how a game from industry newcomers, with no budget and a single idea, managed to become the second most played game on Steam of all time. And believing in its full release was even harder - the studio's previous games remained in early access forever. But this project's audience turned out to be so vast that version 1.0 was able to boost the project's online presence again and show what fans had been waiting for two years.

Dead Weight is a roguelike game with charming pixel graphics. In each run, you must maneuver between islands floating above the Abyss, gaining experience and fighting for every drop of fuel. The main thing is not to feed too many enemies to the Abyss in battles, otherwise the world will plunge into madness.

Soviet pioneers against an alien intelligence against the backdrop of Perestroika - the description sounds more like some kind of trash. But in fact, it turns out to be a serious science fiction representative. After the success of Atomic Heart, it became clear that fantastic stories set in Soviet reality can attract an audience. And although "Radar" lacks retrofuturism and dieselpunk, it does have a well-recreated 80s and a serious idea of what first contact might be like.

After thirty years under the shadow of Mamoru Oshii's grim film, the iconic "Ghost in the Shell" has finally received an accurate adaptation of the original manga. Studio Science SARU has restored the franchise's true essence: insane drive, vibrant colors, sharp humor, and Motoko Kusanagi, who not only ponders the eternal but also takes colleagues to a strip club, makes sarcastic remarks, and punches officials in the face. Read our review of the first episodes of the new anime, which premieres on July 7.