The 25 Best PC Games to Play Right Now

IGN's picks for the 25 best modern PC games to play right now.

Reference: September 6, 2024 17:26 Published: March 21, 2024 19:00

As we enter the second quarter of 2024 and prepare for another year full of fresh and promising games, it's time to update IGN's list of the 25 best advanced games for PC. But what do we actually mean when we say "best"? In fact, we'll be quick to say that this is not an attempt to make an "objective" assessment that will certainly cater to the tastes of players of any kind of computer game. If for the first-person, a masterpiece of good strategy is an uninteresting and impassable gimmick, we will not understand what place this game has to take among other games of different genres. Including personal lists of two people who adore similar first games, which sometimes coincide.

Instead, we provide a list of games that the IGN-PC-GN PC Gamer team recommended with the support of the FaceOff tool, so that everyone has a chance to have their say on which games should be set above the others. This list was compiled in the spirit of acknowledging the games we adore and encouraging others to try them if they haven't already.

There weren't many great games for PC to fill the 25 slots, but that doesn't mean we don't love them! Everyone who participated in the vote has a large number of their own winners who didn't get the necessary number of votes to get on the list, in fact, it could be that there are so many games and so many different perspectives.

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From our perspective, it is in the appearance that, in fact, only "modern" games for PC, i. e. games, discarded or significant in the past decade - in the case of early 2013 - are on this list. We still love the real Doom, Half-Life 2, Portal, Skyrim, Starcraft 2, Mass Effect 2, Minecraft, Bioshock, Kotor, Fallout: New Vegas, Batman: Arkham City and many more, these games, but they are different, but they are different, but they are different. We came across a category of advanced classics of all years. To find them, you need to familiarize yourself with our list of the 100 best games of all years and ethnicities as well as other lists in which all the best are collected, something that is actually still genre.

Remember that this list is just a snapshot of our group's views, and there is no "correct" or "wrong" than you make. By the way, if you have a personal review you want to share with everyone, we are the top 25 of the PC games supported by our playlist tool (or the top 100!) Invite a list and share it in comments.

The latest game update was performed on March 21, 2024.

Under Consideration – Recent Games

In 2024, these games, which are the highest ranking in 2024, will soon be in the ranking, so if they accumulate dust, they will be a mountain, but when the list is updated correctly, these games and other games will be next time. It will be incorporated into the voting round.

• Dragon Logma 2
• Baratro
• Forest sons
• Heldivers 2
• Parson 3 Reload
• Tekken 8
• Prince of Persian: Lost Crown
• Senua Saga Hell Blade 2
• Like a dragon, infinite wealthy fist 8
• Animal Well
• Avatar: Pandora blade
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2
• Star Wars
• Black myth: Goku

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25. Hollow Knight

Hollow Night is one of the best masterpieces of advanced metroidvania games. Beautiful, vast, full of attractive secrets to be absorbed for 10 hours. The area of ​​Halonest is tough, and Hollow Knight does not make life easier. Perhaps because of that, most people first shunned this game, but once fascinated, they would not be able to let go.

The spacious cave spreads, and many ways are prepared at any time, but no matter which way you go, there are very interesting bosses and important prizes that will strengthen yourself. However, Hollow Knight is already a huge game and has been greater since it was released in early 2017. Team Cherry creators have released a free update with new zones and bosses, and each has become more difficult than last time. But Hollow Knight is a world to explore, whether you simply want to grasp your credit, find a real ending, or want to go further.

The sequel "Hollow Knight: Silkson" was scheduled to end in the first half of 2023, but Team Cherry has been canceled since then. Will 2024 finally become a year when Hollow Knight can be seen?

Release date: February 24, 2017 | Manufacturer: Team Cherry | Final rankings: 7th

24. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

For many younger fans, FromSoftware is best known for the Souls series. But for older generations, the studio captured the hearts of fans with the sci-fi action game Armored Core. Armored Core 6: Fire of Rubicon successfully combines the tried-and-tested foundations of the classic series with the development skills and experience gained from years of developing the Souls series.

The result is a meticulously calculated action game that is sometimes brutally difficult.

Release date: August 25, 2023 | Developer: FromSoftware | Latest articles Latest articles

23. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Not since the Batman: Arkham series has a game so effectively distilled the power fantasy of a fan-favorite superhero and burned it into our eyes so beautifully. Spider-Man Remastered may be coming to PlayStation 5, but on cutting-edge PC, it goes even further than consoles, allowing you to experience New York's open world, Spidey's free-form battles, and a fantastic storyline with ray tracing that has been pushed to the limits.

Release Date: August 12, 2022 | Developer: Insomniac Games | Latest Post: New Release

22. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is one of the best single-player shooters in a while. Machine Games has reimagined the Nazi assassination series into a character-driven story that not only gives BJ Blazkowicz an incredible arsenal of alternate histories, but also adds a new human dimension to him and a fantastic villain in the sadistic General Angel. This cautionary tale of fascist conquest of America has become even more relevant since its 2017 release.

Release Date: October 27, 2017 | Developer: MachineGames | Last Position: New Release

21. Final Fantasy XIV

So, Final Fantasy XIV is not only the best MMO you can play right now, it's also a great Final Fantasy game in its own right. Throughout the reboot and its four subsequent expansions, FFXIV has slowly evolved from a relatively standard good vs. evil plot into a compelling political fantasy thriller. The latest expansion, Endwalker, brings to a close the game's eight-plus year storyline, bringing the return of familiar faces, settling old feuds, and of course, saving the world from the greatest calamity.

Don't be aware of a precedent. Square X does not pay attention to this is MMO, simplifies the game, and if you do not want it, you do not need to talk to others. The plot mission is designed so that you can pass by yourself, in some cases, you will be going to a computer party with a guide, and you will not be forced to pick up strangers. Of course, raids at the end of the game are unconditionally cheap to reckless difficulty, which is still a perfect MMO.

The extended version of Final Fantasy XIV will be released on July 2.

End date: August 27, 2013 | Creator: Square Enix Product Development 3 Sections | Final rankings: 10th

20. Final Fantasy VII Remake

It is difficult to define a remake of Final Fantasy 7. It is often the case that it is afraid of reconstructing the first time of a unique rol e-playing game, pretending to be absolutely a beautiful way, and talking about religious characters and its circles. You can see, in fact, this is faster than a remake. But no matter what kind of path the seemingly fresh episode chooses, and how to call the FF7R, one thing is literally possible: in fact, what is it? Pilot.

The battle here is one of the best in the world, Metropolis Midgal is dense and cool, and the characters are religiously reconstructed lo w-level people who have fallen in love with their fans a long time ago. There is a chance, this is not a honest reconsider that some people rely, but there is a depth of pockets that are not angry with this excuse. The FF7R has not only revived eccentric people, but also has a new adventure foundation, at least not very interesting.

Final Fantasy 7 Reverse is already on sale.

End date: December 16, 2021 | Creator: Square Enix Daiichi Division | Last Location: New!

19. Resident Evil 4 Remake

At the same time, one of the most fresh games in this list was expired, and at the same time expired exceptionally. Remake in 2023, Biohazard 4 in 2005, takes all of the fact that eccentric, action citrolecrassic, all, like those who saw it through rose glasses It has modernized it to fuse the advanced players of the game. Recycled from zero, it exacerbates the effort thanks to the hig h-strength battle with the ferocious creature, revived the abundant detail and resurrection of the biohazard space, and the plot immediately through a series of impressive actions. Leads. In recent years, there have been many games to reproduce the RE4 method, but for example, no game was arranged.

End date: March 24, 2023 | Producer: Capcom | Final position: New!

18. God of War

He succeeded as a PlayStation exclusive title, including the merit of IGN's "Game of the Year" in God of War 2018. However, its splendor did not depend on the platform, but was opened to a completely new audience by appearing on Steam in early 2022.

The reconstruction of this traditional series is considered to be really breathtaking, starts with an invincible and difficult battle, and ends in an unimaginable situation. While making use of his roots, it is made with great care, incorporating innovative elements, which looks fresh. This is a true game of the past 10 years, deserving it to be unconditionally higher than other dignified PC versions.

The lon g-known sequel "God of War: Ragnarok" has already been released on PS5 and PS4. IGN evaluated it with a perfect score of 10 and chose it as the best adventure game in 2022. God of War: Ragnarok will be released on a PC on September 19, 2024. Read more about the series in the guide that introduces God of War in order.

End date: January 14, 2022 ｜ Creator: Santa Monica Studio ｜ Last Space: 12

17. Doom (2016)

One of the biggest reconstructions of traditional games was that the reboot of "Doom" in 2016 hardly distinguished concessions: it was a horde of the galactic devils and we personally thrown us, and we did it to Zutazuta. It is provided to break, and then, as it is, then the fragments are jumping, recreated, and creates it over and over again. But continuing, Eternal d-Room probably makes them more technical and improved for us, but there is no simplicity of some other conditions of Duom's scattering.

One year before the call of duty appeared, it specializes in mult i-players, such as Black Ops 3, Battlefield Hard Line, Halo 5: Guardians, Star Wars Battlefront, etc. Ta. However, it is even easier to value how perfect the "Doom" remained, and it is not aware that it has influenced all the games after that.

End date: May 13, 2016 ｜ Creator: ID Software ｜ Last position: New!

16. Hitman: World of Assassination

Hitman: World of Assassination is a game that brings all the cunning scenarios of IO Interactive's not-so-long Hitman trilogy under one banner. In a rich, necessary, and pretty rendered sandbox, there is literally no end to the cold, often hilarious problems you can face as Agent 47. To pursue amazing and amazing kill opportunities, you must learn every angle, carefully monitor the actions of every NPC, and apply every possibility of your equipment and weapons to exit the game with a perfect result.

End date: January 26, 2023 | Creator: IO Interactive | Final position: NEW!

15. Nier: Automata

Due to technical issues with the PC version, Nier: Automata was unable to make it into this list, but thanks to "very positive" reviews from Steam users, this game, which is a favorite among IGN staff, managed to borrow a permanent position. This action RPG gives you an unimaginably interesting journey, an absolutely great heart, and an equally unusual and wonderful thing. It is not enough that this game has the ability to compare with her in the multitude of endings, which offer the South American slide all kinds of gaming opportunities wrapped in an interesting plot of a futuristic anti-autopias, encouraging you to look into every corner of its very interesting world. And if you add to the intense battles and unforgettable soundtrack given, this game is worth seeing if you miss it.

End date: March 17, 2017 | Creator: PlatinumGames | Latest position: new!

14. Half-Life: Alyx

Valve's first Half-Life game reminded us, for example, about the innovation of the brand that is comparable to this series, about why it was expected. The 1st Half-Life, underpinned by this first-person, actually made it possible to convey fascinating situations without taking away camera management from the player, and Half-Life 2, for example, pioneered the development of puzzles and combat, based on physics: Alyx set new stereotypes in virtual reality shooters and is considered a truly original skill. In our eyes, it's so amazing that it completely justifies buying VR-team for PC if you haven't already (especially now that the Meta Quest 2 costs a minimum of $300 and can be run on a computer over a wireless air connection channel).

Alyx Ful l-scale Campaign allows you to enjoy an amazing monster battle with invasion and zombies, and an unprecedented effect of reloading guns, but the head case jumps to your real person, so you can live. It turns into a desperate battle that has been destroyed. In other VR games, there are great fires, but one year later, it is not the ratio of the use of flap details. The wise thre e-dimensional puzzle, beautiful and interesting concerts by artists diluted the impact, ended with a great ending, and thanks to the direction we expected to come in the third half life 10. The year is substantially justified.

End date: March 23, 2020 | Creator: Valve | Final rankings: 1

13. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

When it was released for the first time in 2013, The Stanley Parable won the path of a video game that was mentally participated in the player's expectations, written cheerfully, and supported the read story. The Ultra Deluxe version, released in 2022, has been renewed, up to the 1st look, but the main test is that the sequel is lying under fresh content. In return to ridicule the entire game, the dlc amount has been increasing calmly since the original release stage, and it may be impressive to burn its own gagum. As a result, an irreparable game version for beginners appeared, and it became essentially fresh for the returned fans. Arranging the continuation of Stanley, which is an unimaginable difficult task, is literally overwhelming and decided without any special efforts.

End date: April 27, 2022 ｜ Creator: Galactic Cafe ｜ The latest position: NEW!

12. Outer Wilds

Everything is over every 22 minutes, and it comes in a new form. The sand flowing between the twin planets returns to the original space, the fallen planet is overall, and you wake up again to see the secret objects of the universe. In the outer Wildes, the same 22 minutes will be extended, but so far it cannot be solved the mystery at the moment, so it is a temporary loop between another mystery, studying archeological sites, and is on another planet. Study the rest of the lon g-term civilization. < SPAN> Alyx Ful l-scale Campaign allows you to enjoy an amazing monster battle with invasion and zombies, and the unprecedented effect of reloading a gun jumps to your real person. It turns into a desperate battle with life and destruction. In other VR games, there are great fires, but one year later, it is not the ratio of the use of flap details. The wise thre e-dimensional puzzle, beautiful and interesting concerts by artists diluted the impact, ended with a great ending, and thanks to the direction we expected to come in the third half life 10. The year is substantially justified.

End date: March 23, 2020 | Creator: Valve | Final ranking: 1

When it was released for the first time in 2013, The Stanley Parable won the path of a video game that was mentally participated in the player's expectations, written cheerfully, and supported the read story. The Ultra Deluxe version, released in 2022, has been renewed, up to the 1st look, but the main test is that the sequel is lying under fresh content. In return to ridicule the entire game, the dlc amount has been increasing calmly since the original release stage, and it may be impressive to burn its own gagum. As a result, an irreparable game version for beginners appeared, and it became essentially fresh for the returned fans. Arranging the continuation of Stanley, which is an unimaginable difficult task, is literally overwhelming and decided without any special efforts.

End date: April 27, 2022 ｜ Creator: Galactic Cafe ｜ The latest position: NEW!

11. Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online

Everything is over every 22 minutes, and it comes in a new form. The sand flowing between the twin planets returns to the original space, the fallen planet is overall, and you wake up again to see the secret objects of the universe. In the outer Wildes, the same 22 minutes will be extended, but so far it cannot be solved the mystery at the moment, so it is a temporary loop between another mystery, studying archeological sites, and is on another planet. Study the rest of the lon g-term civilization. Alyx Ful l-scale Campaign allows you to enjoy an amazing monster battle with invasion and zombies, and an unprecedented effect of reloading guns, but the head case jumps to your real person, so you can live. It turns into a desperate battle that has been destroyed. In other VR games, there are great fires, but one year later, it is not the ratio of the use of flap details. The wise thre e-dimensional puzzle, beautiful and interesting concerts by artists diluted the impact, ended with a great ending, and thanks to the direction we expected to come in the third half life 10. The year is substantially justified.

End date: March 23, 2020 | Creator: Valve | Final rankings: 1

When it was released for the first time in 2013, The Stanley Parable won the path of a video game that was mentally participated in the player's expectations, written cheerfully, and supported the read story. The Ultra Deluxe version, released in 2022, has been renewed, up to the 1st look, but the main test is that the sequel is lying under fresh content. In return to ridicule the entire game, the dlc amount has been increasing calmly since the original release stage, and it may be impressive to burn its own gagum. As a result, an irreparable game version for beginners appeared, and it became essentially fresh for the returned fans. Arranging the continuation of Stanley, which is an unimaginable difficult task, is literally overwhelming and decided without any special efforts.

10. Dishonored 2

End date: April 27, 2022 ｜ Creator: Galactic Cafe ｜ The latest position: NEW!

Everything is over every 22 minutes, and it comes in a new form. The sand flowing between the twin planets returns to the original space, the fallen planet is overall, and you wake up again to see the secret objects of the universe. In the outer Wildes, the same 22 minutes will be extended, but so far it cannot be solved the mystery at the moment, so it is a temporary loop between another mystery, studying archeological sites, and is on another planet. Study the rest of the lon g-term civilization.

This is a beautiful, soulful galactic adventure and one of the best examples of research and discovery in video games. In the Outer Wilds, you board your very own galactic ship and can go anywhere. If you get lost or need a hint, you actually need to make what more, all your influences and progress are stored in the ship's journal, which gives you hints, and it is actually possible to be involved in some or another area.

9. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

The only thing that actually limits your curiosity is time, but sometimes it also has the ability to freeze your allies. The short unfolding puzzles are not the least fun than the ones you find in other parts of the outer wilderness, but the threatening efforts of piercing with the Echo of the Eye prepare you for a step further into the shared mystery that is even more necessary.

End date: May 28, 2019 | Creator: Annapurna Interactive | Final ranking: 8th place

The huge, but carefully detailed map of Grand Auto V is considered to be the best hurdle, so far, for a long time, most of the games with non-verbal worlds. It is not only huge, but also saturated with unimaginably amazing content - races, gunfights, situations with three main characters, campaign elements, as well as countless side entertainments, as well as all the sights, sounds, and "you are" echoes waiting for you to find in a megalopolis full of people covering the filthy ground. In this PC version of IRGE, you can arrange, study, and play a lot, for example, in Grand Theft Auto Online.

8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

About this, in fact, what will happen next, Rockstar has officially confirmed, in fact GTA 6 will be released in 2025. Inspired by Bonnie and Clyde, it will be a return to Vice City and the first of the adventure series' female game characters. For more information, you can find it in our guide to the Grand Theft Auto series.

Ended: April 4, 2015 | Creator: Rockstar Games | Final Rank: 17th

Arkane has been popular with almost every game they have made, but Dishonored 2 remains their best work in our eyes, even ahead of the impressive Prey and DeathLoop. This unique IRGE unfolds in a bleak mythical world of magic and intrigue, now built around the thriving megacity of Karnak, filled with compelling NPCs and mortal hunters.

7. Cyberpunk 2077

The two playable characters, Corvo Attano and Emily Cardwin, have a unusual ability, each of which, while preventing the latest coups by local governments, the original that leads to a creative and mysterious conclusion. It raises sex immediately. A sequence of 10 impressive values, which unfolds in a splendid clock cottage, turns this game into an absolutely fascinating adventure, killing or wandering.

Release date: November 11, 2016 ｜ Manufacturer: Arkane Lyon ｜ The latest article: New!

Xcom 2] was revived by Firaxis in 2012, and the extended version of "War of the Chosen" focusing on any other work and dazzlin g-dedicated tactics. It is based on battle. It has transformed from a technically inferior outsider to a powerful military machine, and the dangers of combatants always stand out in any ending.

6. Red Dead Redemption 2

However, he overturned the standard stone to protect the earth from aliens invasion, boldly rebuilt XCOM as guerrilla units trying to eliminate alien occupation, and set a desperate story. This larg e-scale and thorough sequel has not only a new and powerful fighter class, equipment, and aliens, but also pays close attention to the replayability. Proposa l-generated maps do not get stuck in tactical missions, and frequent random actions on strategic maps are replaced by architecture and exploration missions. Come on, please.

Release date: August 29, 2017 ｜ Manufacturer: Firaxis Games ｜ Last ranking: 3rd place

Deep and long rol l-playing games are indispensable for computer games, but not many things that are as good as Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. For example, the powerful sandbox of the open world gives a surprise with its size and density. There are plenty of large monsters to be defeated, persuasive mysteries to be elucidated, and personal situations to develop.

Furthermore, the most impressive game overlooking the whole game, such as a number of stunning dialogue performed by wonderful casts, unimaginable soundtracks, graphics that have the potential for technical and artistic achievement. One.

5. Elden Ring

Release date: May 19, 2015 ｜ Manufacturer: CD Projekt Red ｜ Final rankings: 2nd

Cyberpunk 2077 first fell on our list of PCs for PC. However, on a PC, the game was beautiful in the latter half of 2020, and the CD Projekt Red released a major patch 2. 0 in 2023 and the Phantom Rivati ​​expansion in 2023. Even more beautiful, more sophisticated in combat and skills for many years, the splendid but dar k-revealed world research in the Metropolis at night stands in all other houses.

If you take out of the box, you will get more than 30 hours in a unique situation with Kian-Reeves in the role of rock star's rapid Johnny Silpond and you will link the spy expansion of Phantom Rivati ​​to the game. 20 Idolis-Elva will play the role of Solomon-Lida's sleeper-agent. In this chapter, fresh and attractive topics are launched, such as capitalism crosses, crackdowns of each country, and the impact of understanding the technologies of the near future and human expansion.

End date: February 15, 2022 ｜ Creator: CD Projekt Red ｜ Final location: New!

4. Slay the Spire

Arthur Morgan talks about justice, trust, and helplessness in detail-this is just the beginning of Red Dead Redemption 2. This stunning PC is a larg e-scale game, further enhancing the wonderful atmosphere of the raging western drama in the latest rock star "Red Dead Redemotion 2" in a no n-closed world view. In addition, more actions, unlocked objects, and unimaginable details on the huge map were added. This is very possible, the largest and best single-user-game for PCs for the whole situation, and it still has a wide multi-player-regime.

For example, the possibility of laughing in this large sandbox, such as settlement of settlements, looting people, and rough nature, was literally infinite, but in PC versions, almost all of the new missions, treasures, ammunitions, and almost all of the base games were wasted time. It is on the content and 60. And this is not the fact that all mult i-pla y-Roto n-Roto n-Roto n-Roto n-Roto n-Roton extends the game in mode of mode and has the function to set it. The RDR2 on the PC is an essential game for a very powerful computer to start it, or for those who have a steam deck.

Red Dead 2 is the first fifth place in the best list of the renewed "Closed World Games". In just five years, he was ranked on the list of video games that were soldest in successive generations.

3. Disco Elysium

End date: October 26, 2018 | Creator: Rockstar Games | Final rankings: 21st

Only a year since its release, the evaluation of the Erden Ring has only increased. Given that it was selected as "one of the highest games in history" immediately after its release, it can be convinced. This deserves praise. The Elden Ring is regarded as a monumental feat in the open world and the soulful genre.

The memorable excitement, valuable achievements, and impressive duel with superiors have spread almost every corner of the vast map. The only reason this game is selected for this list is that the PC version has a performance problem. However, this does not prevent the top 5 of the PC version of the world's best games.

Elden Ring is one of the highest games in the progressive situation, and in 2022 it was selected as IGN and Game Awards Game of the Year. Currently, there are only a few months to release Erden Ring's first DLC, Shadow of the Eldo trees, in 2024.

2. Hades

Release date: February 25, 2022 | Manufacturer: From Software | Final rankings: 5th

"Slay The Spire" keeps the tur n-based battle fresh and interesting, such as a mountain with a changing chance card, a huge, fantasy, a huge, fantasy, and a character on the four sid e-b y-side, which are structurally different. You can enjoy it for a long time. It is a on e-way journey to watch how your character's attack, defense, skills, and abilities evolve in Chapter 3, and leaving the game at the end of the turn will never look at this scene again. It is exactly the same as saying that you may not be able to do so, that is, everything, to say goodbye to someone who has just begun to know.

Of course, if you go well, there is a possibility that a more happy combination is waiting, so you can't stop pressing the "New Game" button, and the randomized "Daily Agression" tasks are enthusiastic every day even for veterans. You can stimulate curiosity. And the attached han d-drawn art and this extraordinary and punishment world are hard to understand the world that everyone feels compassionate.

The 25 Best PC Games to Play Right Now

Release date: January 23, 2019 ｜ Manufacturer: MEGACRIT LLC ｜ Last ranking: 14