PC Gamer (US) Reviews

by Hjjllorppwww24811

Downloaded issues are constantly deleted forcing you to redownload them. When no wifi is available you are left with nothing to read. Will not be renewing my subscription to an otherwise good magazine.

by Ghanork

I can’t log in and view my new magazine. I just renewed my subscription (somehow? Despite being notified of a card problem )

by MoldyZebraCakes

The look is so horrible, it doesn’t feel modern or sleek at all. It’s very clunky and ugly. It has a “scam website” feel. I subscribed and tried to download an issue. It says if I’m not an iTunes user I need to sign in. First I need to actually create a login and password but there’s no place to do that and I’m NOT going to download something crappy like iTunes just for PCGamerUS. So I’m going to cancel my subscription...but guess what. I need to download iTunes to cancel! How are we in 2020 and some companies can’t make a good app. Even just a decent one. I could go to Fivr and get someone to make me a better app than this.

by Manahound

Both the Maximum PC and PC Gamer magazine apps deserve less than one star. Each month, a person either needs to reinstall PCGamerUS and restore purchases or pay for every new magazine each month, even with a monthly subscription. I’ve subscribed to each magazine for countless years, but after dealing with this broken app for nearly a year now, I’m unsubscribing. It’s not worth the aggravation, and Apple should pull PCGamerUS .

by Bubbuh Jones

I love the mag, but PCGamerUS wants me to cancel and carry around paper copies. Or cancel all together. It constantly resets my subscription and I have to download my issues all over again.

by Linzach

I installed PCGamerUS and then purchased a subscription for $1.99, but even though I was given a message that the latest mag was ready to download, I was never given the option to do so. I actually had to purchase a copy (an older edition) for $8.99 and downloaded it to my iPhone first. It's just okay on the iPhone due to having to zoom in and out again. I tried to download the same magazine on my iPad (same iTunes acct), but all it does when I try to open the magazine is hang up on the loading screen. My Internet connection is solid as I tested it on various other sites. Not a good first impression from an app sporting my favorite mag.

by Organometallic Smurf

I have a subscription and have read issue 218 on my iPad. Two new issues were just posted today...I didn't see them before yesterday. Shouldn't they be posted as they are released to stores? There's been a new issue in the stores for 2-3 weeks and I can't get it on my iPad. What's more, I can't download them even with my subscription. They both say that I can download for $8.99 each (on top of the subscription fees paid via iTunes). I clicked on one to see if it would download without that payment and it won't.

Before this issue I was fairly happy with the service. The magazine looks nice, but is just a nice scan of the magazine. There didn't seem to be any attempt to format the magazine for the iPad, but it does have good content.

I am very irritated. Please fix this ASAP.

by Marc B.

I've been a subscriber of PC Gamer for years. When the iPad was initially released I was hopeful some of my favorite magazines would make the move to a digital release. I was very happy when PCG did.

While nothing cutting edge here as far as a digital magazine goes (see Empire Magazine) the image on a retina display is crisp and easy to read. My only real issue with this magazine (and Maximum PC, another Future mag) is how slow it is to be released. My print subscription was always a week or two behind the release date and the digital is even slower. I don't understand why the digital version can't be released the same day as the initial release.

Other then that it's a great and informative magazine.

by TB_ZAB

First, I love PCGamerUS . I used to get the snail mail version of PC Gamer, but cancelled it as I started playing more console games. Now that I'm migrating back to more PC gaming and with this available on the iPad, I thought I would give it a shot.

The are, however, are a few problems. The first is the "new" moniker does not go away, forcing people to constantly check to see if new issues are available. That leads to a second problem, new issues being updated. On the OXM magazine, the issues are two months behind the mailed version (I cancelled my print version in favor of the digital one, but there is an accounting lag). I suspect, due to both being Futures publications, that this is the same. I solved the zooming problem by viewing in portrait mode, but everything else I view in landscape mode. It's annoying, but only slightly.

For those who want something a bit better, try EGM digital. Both PCGamerUS and issues are free. They aren't as fully featured, but weekly issues fill the gap. They are hefty downloads because of video and interactive elements.

by IronChickn

I've been getting PC Gamer in one form or another for about 20 years, so suffice to say I'm a fan. After subscribing through PCGamerUS I've been pretty annoyed at being repeatedly bothered to buy their back catalog of issues. Can I say no and not be bothered again for at least a month or something? Why do I have to get a pop up every time I want to read my magazine? And even on a speedy connection these issues take forever to load and don't seem to be able to load with the screen off or in the background, making my iPad captive for 10 minutes or so as I have to keep it awake and not do anything else with it, on an iPad Air 2. Come on guys, I'll keep subscribing but please fix this thing!

by Jeffrey99

Nothing more then a digital version of the print. No interactive features like trailers or anything. Nothing more really then then a PDF version of the print. Magazine is great. App is blah.

by Joruli2

I always get my paper copy at least a week before the digital version shows up. This is very annoying.

by Verticalphase

It looks a bit out dated, and doesn’t really fit well with the screen. Looks like it’s still designed for the 4in. smartphones. And the interface of the pre iOS 10 update. Love PC Gamer though so happy that they have an app for it, but would really love it if they updated the design and interface!

by J Hoov

The magazine is great! They have turned me on to so many cool games over the years that I would have never thought to try. FTL and Papers Please being my shining examples.

PCGamerUS is just okay. It doesn't automatically size pages for iPhone plus so I have to manually zoom on every single page. Something like Safari reader mode would be a brilliant touch. There also doesn't seem to be an option for auto download when a new issue drops; which is a silly problem in 2016 when pretty much everything can auto DL.

Overall, good stuff!

Edit: Over the past few weeks it constantly deletes all the 2-3 magazines I have downloaded. Over and over again. So when I inevitably want to read one in an area without Wifi I'm SOL.

by Ocelot133

They need a more obvious sample magazine. I had to scroll quite a way to find a free dl, also they are a little slow from page to page. Nothing big though.

Biggest problem is not with PCGamerUS . I have the physical sub and will never pay another sub for this. So, no go. Love to have this on the go but never will pay more for the subscription I already pay for.

by RishadM

Of course it's not free. Look at all the other magazines, they're also labelled free. It should become to users that PCGamerUS that manages the magazines and your subscription is free; not every issue... Also, if the people who give low star reviews for the above reason learnt to read PCGamerUS description before download; they wouldn't be here looking so stupid. Great magazine 5/5; and cheap subscription too.

by Medic454

Not sure what all the complaining is about. I like PCGamerUS and to be able to buy these mags for $1.99 is just fine. I love the content and have been a subscriber for quite some time and am happy to change to a digital version to save on throwing them away. To the user that says it doesn't keep your place when you close and then reopen... It works this way for me. I give it a well deserved 5 stars! Good job.

by Metalgodgaming

I have been a print subscriber for years but recently found I was not reading print issues due to time constraints and space issues. So, like any rational modern human being, I set about ordering my new digital copy of the magazine. Now I can read it on the go or at work or any other location thanks to it being on my phone or tablet. Thanks PC Gamer magazine for keeping this amazing service going into the modern era. Keep up the good work.

Thanks,
Zach

by Abnrgr1508

Despite a rough start, PCGamerUS has received the attention and constant improvements to make it a great alternative to the print edition. The addition of a yearly rate, new issue notifications, and the ability to retrieve previous issues (if you subscribed to them) across all iOS platforms are examples of the tweaks and are are invaluable to me. I do miss the print edition, but at least I know my wife won't throw these issues away.

by MattRosenburg

I have an active iTunes subscription, yet when I attempt to download the March 19 issue, I’m presented with an App Store purchase screen for $8.99. Why?