PC Gamer Issue 402: December 2025

Inside PC Gamer Issue 402 🎮

PC Gamer’s December 2025 issue lands with a packed look at the games, hardware, and voices shaping PC gaming right now. Issue 402 leads with an exclusive dive into 007 First Light, IO Interactive’s new Bond origin story, and keeps the momentum going with previews, reviews, and a hardware lab report that digs into fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs.

007 First Light: Bond Begins Again

The cover feature examines how the Hitman studio is bringing James Bond back to games with an explosive new adventure. The issue promises guns, gadgets, and a fresh take on the super spy’s early days, alongside interviews and hands-on impressions.

Previews and Features

• Titan Quest II – mythological action-RPG combat and deadly epic weapons.
• Aether & Iron – a new adventure with high-octane wuxia combat.
• Grounded 2 – survival against countless creepy crawlies.
• Phantom Blade Zero – action-RPG spectacle and warrior-queen style.
• Raw Fury – a conversation with CEO Pim Holfve about the indie publisher’s ethos and upcoming games.

Reviews, Hardware, and Extra Life 💻

The reviews section puts Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Mafia: The Old Country, and Heretic + Hexen under the microscope. Hardware coverage tests rapid PCIe 5.0 SSDs and presents an understated build loaded with an RX 9070 XT. Extra Life rounds out the issue with free games, mod spotlights, guides, diaries, and a fond look back at Drakan: Order of the Flame.

A Full Month of PC Gaming

Whether you follow PC gaming for blockbuster releases, indie discoveries, or the latest component tests, Issue 402 offers a broad survey of what’s worth playing and knowing. It’s a magazine-style snapshot of the conversation, written for readers who like their games coverage detailed, opinionated, and connected to the wider PC scene.