Disco Elysium News

RPG fans rejoice, a Disco Elysium spiritual successor is in the works

Disco Elysium is a caliber of game that only comes once a generation. It strayed into areas relatively untouched by videogames, telling its narrative through unique mechanics and peerless storytelling. Feeling at times like a more bereft version of China Miéville's Perdido Street Station combined with Planescape Torment, it is an RPG masterpiece that stands with the best in the genre. While fans have been desperate for a sequel that will most likely never appear, a spiritual successor is on the horizon thanks to a new developer made up of many of the minds behind Disco Elysium.

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Disco Elysium's narrator is going to stream Disco Elysium to raise funds for Palestine

s the narrator for Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Lenval Brown recorded 350,000 words of dialogue. His warm, crackling tone is one you'll associate with Disco Elysium forever after playing it, though he's also popped up elsewhere—like in retro shooter Ultrakill, city builder Republic of Pirates, and as the host of our own documentary series, Tales from the Hard Drive...
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Disco Elysium's Harry Du Bois is brat

It might surprise you to know that being neither a girl nor a brat, I'm pretty unfamiliar with the concept of "brat girl summer", a craze that swept through our hotter months thanks to Charli XCX. I have since had a rapid education that's left me feeling like I've glimpsed into the Lovecraftian, lime-green abyss...
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Patch Notes [22/08/24]

The latest Disco Elysium update includes bug fixes for the following:

Game soft-locking / “Continue” button not appearing when cutscenes end (for example: Smoker on the Balcony, Measurehead, during Tribunal).
Issue with “Language” being displayed in a small font on the “Options” menu.
Controller button prompt overlapping with speaker names in Collage Mode.
Controller button prompt overlapping with “Reset Settings” in the “Options” menu.

A number of platform specific fixes have also been addressed for players on Mac, Epic and GoG. Please see the game update notes for details.

Grab these amazing Steam Deck games for cheap in the Summer Sale

The annual Steam Summer Sale has arrived, offering a great chance to buy some games you've been eying up for a long time without having to pay the full price. We're going to shine the spotlight on some great Steam Deck titles, new and old, that you should consider picking up if you haven't already.

As the best handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck isn't short of great games, and Valve has even highlighted a special section within the Steam Summer Sale specifically for the most popular Deck titles included in the sale.

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