About Maria Meluso
Maria Meluso is a game guide and game review writer for Screen Rant based in New Jersey. She covers everything from massive, open-world RPGs to small-scale indie horror projects. She has a master’s degree in Technical Communication and multiple certifications and national awards in Screenwriting. She’s the kind of gamer who loves instructions and manuals but who is stubborn and competitive enough to wait to consult game guides until she's hit game over at least 15 times. When not writing, you can usually find her playing her favorite fantasy RPGs like Dragon Age, scaring herself by playing horror games like Resident Evil, and writing screenplays.
"An Evolution of a Classic Formula": Pikmin 4 Review
Pikmin 4 brings charm and chaos that maintains the feel of previous entries while adding new and adorable ways to explore the tiny world of Pikmin.
How to Get Blue Pikmin in Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Blue Pikmin are hard to get in Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Players will need to progress the main story and use another kind of Pikmin to get the Blue Pikmin.
Grounded: How to Find Clean Drinkable Water (The Easy Way)
The characters in Grounded can die just as easily from dehydration as from insect attacks. To prevent this, here's how to find clean drinking water.
How to Have Twins, Triplets, & Other Multiple Pregnancies in Sims 4
Sims 4 players have some control over how many babies their Sim will have in a single pregnancy. Here's how to have a pregnancy with multiples.
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Review - Classic Survival Horror Shows Its Age
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a fairly faithful remaster that shows its age with some dated mechanics a good story can't quite overcome.
Valheim: How To Build a Fire Indoors
Until there is a fire close to the bed, Valheim players won't be able to get any rest in-game. Building a fire inside requires good ventilation.
Valheim: How To Get Chitin (& What It's For)
One of the most difficult resources to find in Valheim is Chitin, which comes from Abyssal Barnacles. These can only be found on Kraken in the Oceans.
Valheim: How To Get Obsidian
Obsidian helps players in Valheim craft stronger specialty arrows. To mine it, players will need an Iron Pickaxe and Frost Resistance Mead.
Valheim: How To Get Guck
Guck is an elusive crafting material in Valheim, used to make one of the best weapons in the game. Players will find it on trees in the Swamp.
Valheim: How To Get Thistle
Thistle is a valuable crafting resource in Valheim, used in both foods and Mead Bases. It can be difficult to find and can't be planted.
Valheim: How To Get Honey And Farm It
Honey is a valuable resource for crafting Meads in Valheim. Players can create a Honey Farm at their base to have a limitless supply.
Valheim: How To Destroy Items
Inventory management is a big part of being successful in Valheim. Here are some strategies players can use to get rid of unwanted inventory items.
Mass Effect 3: How to Save Grunt
Grunt can die in Mass Effect 3 if Shepard was not careful to secure his Loyalty in Mass Effect 2, but even so there's still a way to keep Grunt alive.
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Preview - Shooting for Perfect
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is shaping up to be a faithful remake of the fourth entry in the beloved Japanese survival horror series.
Mass Effect: How To Solve The Mira Core Puzzle
While following Matriarch Benezia on Noveria in Mass Effect, players will need to solve the Mira Core puzzle (or bypass it) to reactivate a VI.
How To Get The Perfect Ending In Mass Effect 3
Of the five ways Mass Effect 3 can end, the Perfect Ending is the most difficult to achieve. Players need high Total Military Strength to get it.
Hello Neighbor 2 Preview: Family-Friendly Puzzles and Stealth with Limited Scares
Tinybuild's Hello Neighbor 2 promises interesting but often obtuse puzzles and heart-pounding stealth gameplay but offers limited scares.
Monuments Flipper Early Access Preview: A Gorgeous, Relaxing Renovation Sim
Monuments Flipper is a gorgeously rendered, relaxing Early Access simulator that lets players renovate historic sites as an archaeologist.
Gold Roses in Animal Crossing: How To Grow & Use
Gold Roses can be a decent source of bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons but they take some work to grow and crossbreed. Here's everything to know.
Phasmophobia: How to Identify Haunted Rooms (The Easy Way)
To find the ghost's room in Phasmophobia, players will need to select the right starter kit equipment and split up once inside to cover more ground.