THUGS IN SUITS

“AT ITS HEART IT’S JUST A BIG, EARNEST CELEBRATION OF GAMES”

Twitter @robinlvalentine This month Got his neck permanently

The PC Gamer team

JAMES DAVENPORT Twitter @FraserIBrown This month Took a

“THAT MEANS SOME BIG, EXCITING CHANGES TO OUR LIST”

ROBIN VALENTINE Specialist in Big numbers Twitter @robinlvalentine

OFFICIAL IDIOTS ACT

WAR THUNDER fan says tank is inaccurate, leaks classified military documents to prove it

Highs & Lows

HIGHS Gabe Gear A pleasant surprise about the

The Spy

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

This month in… 2011

1 Headlined by Guild Wars 2, and

ANALOG FLICK

PCG INVESTIGATES

BIONIC MAN

INSPIRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS IN GAMES

ALLIANCE OF THE SACRED SUNS

Dune meets Crusader Kings in this ambitious strategy game

WEIRD WEST

A new perspective on immersive sims

BOYFRIEND DUNGEON

A dating sim where you romance deadly weapons

DREDGE

Lovecraftian fishing game puts squid back on the menu

HAROLD HALIBUT

A beautiful stop-motion game ten years in the making

IN SOUND MIND

Experimental horror that harks back to the Source era

DEEPEST CHAMBER

Dead good deckbuilding in a Dark Souls-esque world

LIGHTS OUT

In the open-world post-apocalypse of DYING LIGHT 2: STAY HUMAN, the choices you make can change an entire city

WE ALL PLAY GAMES

From indies to blockbusters, developers are striving to include disabled players now more than ever

DEAD CERT

For hundreds of days, Brian Hicks battled to finish DAYZ – and didn’t quite get there

Mixed up

Are videogame genres still meaningful these days? I’m

This month’s historically significant reviewers…

FRASER BROWN Specialist in Old news Currently playing

SOMETHING NEW…

OLD WORLD is a historical 4X that feels like the future

RISE ABOVE

THE ASCENT is a quality action-RPG set in a mind-blowing cyberpunk city

LONDON CALLING

Four Londoners are about to have a very bad day in narrative adventure LAST STOP

NUCLEAR OPTIONS

CHERNOBYLITE is a rare game that makes you feel the weight of your decisions

AS THE CROW FLIES

There’s a good PvP game in CROWFALL, but it only thrives under specific conditions

MAGED WELL

Action tower defence comes home in ORCS MUST DIE! 3

THE WRIGHT STUFF

THE GREAT ACE ATTORNEY CHRONICLES is a pair of adventures with a flair for the dramatic

TIME CRISIS

CRIS TALES fails to deliver on its temporal premise

POKÉMONSTER HUNTER

MONSTER HUNTER STORIES 2: WINGS OF RUIN is an approachable spin-off

HORDE MODE

Building frantic defences in RTS VEDELEM: THE GOLDEN HORDE

TRICK DECK

It’s all downhill from here in DOWNHILL JAM

LEAP YEAR

Robbing the rich in retro platformer JANOSIK

FOWL PLAY

Being even more of a nuisance than usual in UNTITLED GOOSE GAME

AVIAN FLEW

No corridor fight scenes in OWLBOY

SHELTER

You know when spring arrives, and you see

PLANET ZOO

This is the most relaxing and stressful game

GOAT SIMULATOR

A goat. If the devs aren’t trying, why

PC CONTROLLERS

When a keyboard and mouse just won’t cut it, it’s time to go analogue

HANDS ON

Valve has unveiled its new handheld gaming PC, STEAM DECK

SET AN AI TO MAKE AN AI

GOOGLE is already putting machine learning to work on improving itself

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

BUDGET BUILD

Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank

MID-RANGE BUILD

Our recommended build for playing the latest games

ADVANCED BUILD

Go above and beyond with a PC powerful enough to end worlds

“Is a capture-the-flag-loving wizard going to be angry when he finds me?”

Psst, don’t tell anyone, but TRIBES: ASCEND isn’t

“It all feels weirdly beneath him”

Feeling like a cosplayer in MARVEL’S AVENGERS The

“The world is a stage upon which the game plays out, not the main feature”

MAFIA: DEFINITIVE EDITION remembers when open-world games weren’t

“What if the 2nd & 3rd Panzers had continued onto Moscow in August?”

Facing down nested menus and the Wehrmacht in

PHASMOPHOBIA

Smarter ghosts haunt the co-op’s recent updates.

VALHEIM

Mods to put your tamed wolves to work.

MASTER CHAINS OF DOMINATION

Tick off these tasks to succeed in WoW’s 9.1 update.

CRUSADER KINKS

Continuing the raunchy reign of King Randy Cockburn

CHARACTER HUMANITY IN WILDERMYTH

Heroes are more than stats and numbers on a character sheet.

BIOSHOCK 2

Revisiting BioShock’s bold, brilliant sequel.

MUST PLAY

A PERSONAL LIST OF THE BEST GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW

BLIND SPOTS?

The most popular games on PC… that aren’t in our Top 100

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT

Six years old, and with a famously bad

IF FOUND...

If Foundremains one of the best visual novels

100 WARFRAME

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION 68 Steven: Warframehas

99 HEARTHSTONE

RELEASED 2014 | LAST POSITION No change Tim:

98 EVE ONLINE

RELEASED 2003 | LAST POSITION 71 Steven: The

97 WINGSPAN

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Rachel: The

96 SHADOWRUN: DRAGONFALL

RELEASED 2014 | LAST POSITION Re-entry Jody: I

95 SHADOW TACTICS: BLADES OF THE SHOGUN

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION 86 Fraser: Desperados

94 THE HOUSE IN FATA MORGANA

RELEASED 2016| LAST POSITION New Sarah: I want

93 VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE – BLOODLINES

RELEASED 2004 | LAST POSITION Re-entry Jody: If

92 C&C REMASTERED COLLECTION

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 85 Phil: The

91 MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Jody: The

90 OPUS MAGNUM

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 49 Phil: A

89 SEA OF THIEVES

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 78 Mollie: I

88 TITANFALL 2

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION 11 Nat: Titanfall

87 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS

RELEASED 2010 LAST POSITION No change Robin: This

86 WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 26 Rachel: It

85 WORLD OF WARCRAFT

RELEASED 2004 | LAST POSITION 43 Sarah: I’ll

84 SUPER MEGA BASEBALL 3

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 34 Chris: The

83 ALIEN: ISOLATION

RELEASED 2014 | LAST POSITION 27 Andy K:

82 LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 84 Robin: It

81 SUNLESS SKIES

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 82 Fraser: Spaceships?

80 SNOWRUNNER

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Morgan: Snowrunneris

UNBEATABLE: WHITE LABEL

Calling it now: arcade rhythm adventure Unbeatableis going

FINAL FANTASY 13

I know, I know. I wasn’t keen on

79 VALORANT

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 94 Evan: Replicating

78 HOMEWORLD REMASTERED COLLECTION

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 85 Nat: Homeworld’s

77 WARHAMMER: VERMINTIDE II

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 74 Robin: The

76 CAVES OF QUD

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 59 Steven: A

75 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM

RELEASED 2011 | LAST POSITION 60 Harry: A

TEKKEN 7

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION New Mollie: I’ve

73 AMERICAN TRUCK SIMULATOR

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION New James: Pool

72 CITIES: SKYLINES

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 32 Fraser: Cities:Skylinescontinues

71 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 43 Wes: A

PERSONA 5 STRIKERS

Yes, it’s weird that this is on PC

RISING STORM 2: VIETNAM

An underrated FPS that draws on obscure skills:

70 FROSTPUNK

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 64 Fraser: Few

69 ARMA 3

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION 44 Evan: Is

68 TEARDOWN

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Nat: Remember

67 UNAVOWED

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 57 Fraser: Wadjet

66 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2021

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Dave: We

65 COMPANY OF HEROES 2

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: Finally!

64 FORZA HORIZON 4

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 36 James: The

63 PORTAL 2

R ELEASED 2011 | LAST POSITION 47 James:

62 ANNO 1800

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION New Phil: Ubisoft’s

61 SESSION

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 55 Nat: Tony

60 LOOP HERO

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Harry: Don’t

59 PARADISE KILLER

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Morgan: Paradise

58 CHIVALRY 2

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: A

57 GRAND THEFT AUTO V

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 50 Wes: The

56 GENSHIN IMPACT

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Steven: Since

55 PREY

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 56 James: I

54 PATH OF EXILE

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION 51 Fraser: This

53 SEKIRO

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 6 Wes: I

52 ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: Yes,

51 BLACK MESA

RELEASED 2020| LAST POSITION 63 Nat: For a

50 SATISFACTORY

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION New Wes: A

PERSONAL PICK

THE EVIL WITHIN 2 The Evil Within 2

PERSONAL PICK

L.A. NOIRE An anthology of compelling detective stories,

49 KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 40 Phil: Build

48 SPELUNKY 2

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Evan: Depth,

47 THE JACKBOX PARTY PACK 7

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Robin: I

46 MONSTER HUNTER WORLD

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 35 Rich: A

45 HALF-LIFE: ALYX

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 20 Chris: One

44 DEVOTION

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION New Rachel:

43 RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE

RELEASED 2021| LAST POSITION New James: So much

42 THE SIMS 4

RELEASED 2014 | LAST POSITION 18 Mollie: I

41 HADES

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 79 Jorge: A

PERSONAL PICK

WEST OF LOATHING Truly funny games are rare,

PERSONAL PICK

KNOCKOUT CITY If you told me months ago

40 BATTLETECH

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 29 Fraser: One

39 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

RELEASED 2009 | LAST POSITION 28 Steven: Dota

38 COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE

RELEASED 2012 | LAST POSITION No change Rich:

37 NIER: AUTOMATA

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION New Mollie: I

36 RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 23 Rachel: Although

35 KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION 13 Rachel: There

34 OLD WORLD

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: I’ve

33 PLANESCAPE: TORMENT ENHANCED EDITION

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 11 Jody: There’s

32 DARK SOULS REMASTERED

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 31 Rich: The

31 DESTINY 2

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 14 Tim: A

30 DEEP ROCK GALACTIC

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Robin: For

29 CRUELTY SQUAD

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New James: A

28 HUNT SHOWDOWN

RELEASED 2018| LAST POSITION New Jacob: You might

27 ROCKET LEAGUE

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 46 Rich: I’ve

26 STARDEW VALLEY

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION 52 Mollie: The

25 INTO THE BREACH

RELEASED 2018 | LAST POSITION 19 Rich: This

24 PERSONA 4 GOLDEN

RELEASED 2020| LAST POSITION No change Mollie: No

23 TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 2

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION Re-entry Jody: Unlike

22 HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 41 Nat: Every

21 RAINBOW SIX SIEGE

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 25 Evan: Folks,

20 YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Phil: This

PERSONAL PICK

DAWN OF WAR – DARK CRUSADE Still my

PERSONAL PICK

GUILD WARS 2 Still secretly one of the

19 UMURANGI GENERATION

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Nat: Loud,

16 HOLLOW KNIGHT

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 8 Robin: I

15 OUTER WILDS

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 9 Phil: A

18 DOOM ETERNAL

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION 14 James: This

17 FINAL FANTASY XIV

RELEASED 2013 | LAST POSITION 21 Steven: FF14

14 WILDERMYTH

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Rachel: One

13 DISHONORED 2

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION 7 Phil: Aside

12 XCOM 2

RELEASED 2016 | LAST POSITION No change Robin:

11 DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2

RELEASED 2017 | LAST POSITION 2 Wes: The

10 VALHEIM

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Chris: There

9 THE WITCHER 3

RELEASED 2015 | LAST POSITION 4 Andy K:

8 MINECRAFT

RELEASED 2011 | LAST POSITION 48 Rachel: I

7 SLAY THE SPIRE

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 5 Robin:

6 DEATH STRANDING

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New James: It

5 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 3 Andy K:

4 APEX LEGENDS

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION 17 Nat:

3 CRUSADER KINGS 3

RELEASED 2020 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: Simply

2 HITMAN 3

RELEASED 2021 | LAST POSITION New Fraser: Now

1 DISCO ELYSIUM – THE FINAL CUT

RELEASED 2019 | LAST POSITION No change Evan: