PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Planet Zoo 2

The new issue offers world-exclusive access to Planet Zoo 2, the ambitious animal management sim from Frontier Developments. The magazine's team travelled to Frontier's Cambridge headquarters, spent multiple hours with the game and interviewed seven key developers, producing a cover feature that includes stunning, never-before-seen images and extensive detail on the game's creative tools.

Also featured is a round-up of the best first-person shooters to play on PC in 2026, spanning narrative-rich single-player adventures to hyper-competitive online milsims. The feature highlights the long-standing relationship between the FPS genre and the PC platform.

The preview section leads with Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, based on multiple hours of hands-on play that praise its dogfights and lush skyboxes, and also examines Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Tides of Annihilation, Frontier Legends, Subnautica 2, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, and Denshattack!.

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