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Should I Use Rock Paper Shotgun?

rockpapershotgun.com·Analyzed 14 hours ago··Based on 10 sources

PC gaming news, previews, reviews, opinion.

Depends

Depends

This is a PC gaming media site, not software you deploy — buy in only if you're a PC gamer who wants opinionated reviews.

Not software — a free PC gaming site. Great for PC gamers; useless as a tool.

Confidence: Medium

2007

Founded

UK outlet, now a Ziff Davis brand

Yes

Free to read

Paid supporter subscription optional

94,692

Facebook following

Plus Steam Curator and Metacritic presence

PC only

Coverage

News, previews, reviews, opinion

Value for money5

Free to read; subscription optional

Ease of use4

Plain website, nothing to learn

Feature depth3

News, reviews, deals sections only

Pros

  • Founded 2007; long-running, established PC outlet²
  • Reviews count toward Metacritic critic scores⁴
  • Official Steam Curator page recommends PC games⁵
  • Free to read; optional supporter subscription¹
  • Indie developers report meaningful coverage impact⁷

Cons

  • PC-only coverage; console/mobile players unserved¹
  • Some readers openly question recent content choices
  • Some readers actively seek alternative critical outlets⁸

Gotchas

  • lowSubscription price not visible in reviewed sources — verify on site first.¹
  • lowNo dedicated security page found on the site.⁹
  • lowReader sentiment in Reddit threads is mixed; sample sizes are small.

Best for

  • PC gamers wanting opinionated reviews
  • Indie game discovery
  • Longform games journalism readers

Not for

  • Anyone evaluating software — it's a media site
  • Console or mobile gamers; PC coverage only
  • Buyers needing structured game data — use Steam or Metacritic
  • Teams wanting a product with support or SLAs

Pricing

Free reading

Free

  • Ad-supported news, previews and reviews

RPS subscription

Not shown in evidence

  • Supports the outlet's journalism
  • Perks not detailed in reviewed sources

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit posts show indie developers celebrating coverage and some readers debating the site's editorial direction.

“Rock Paper Shotgun just wrote about my indie game! And ...”
— Reddit, r/indiegames
“Is there an alternative to Rock Paper Shotgun for thoughtful ...”
— Reddit, r/pcgaming
“Whats going on with 'Rock Paper Shotgun'? Are we being punked?”
— Reddit, r/StarWars

Alternatives

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Steam Curators

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r/pcgaming

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Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; no pricing figures or user-rating numbers were available in the evidence.

Sources

  1. Rock Paper Shotgun — homepagerockpapershotgun.com
    official
  2. Rock Paper Shotgun — Ziff Davis brand pageziffdavis.com
    official
  3. Rock Paper Shotgun — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  4. Metacritic — Rock, Paper, Shotgun reviewsmetacritic.com
    review
  5. Steam Curator — Rock, Paper, Shotgunstore.steampowered.com
    review
  6. Trustpilot — Rock, Paper, Shotgun reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  7. Reddit — r/indiegames coverage threadreddit.com
    review
  8. Reddit — r/pcgaming alternatives threadreddit.com
    review
  9. Security page checkrockpapershotgun.com
    security
  10. Crunchbase — Rock Paper Shotgun profilecrunchbase.com
    news

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