It was a relatively quiet year for PC gaming, but that doesn't mean it was a bad year. In the absence of the usual big-budget RPG displays and major franchise regurgitations, more experimental games have come into the spotlight. So here are the weirdos and alternatives that have enlivened 2019. In an industry that can often feel relentlessly industrial and commercial, it's refreshing to have a year in which weird and inventive games found success. We've also listed the best PC games of all time if you want to play older titles.
1. Elysium Disco
Old-style RPG Disco Elysium comes out of nowhere to take our top spot. It's an RPG in the truest sense of the word, your every action is consistent and a robust upgrade system lets you dive into the role of a good cop, a bad cop, or some kind of rogue in between. . You play as a troubled detective working in a fictional neighborhood overrun by vice. Investigating a dark murder conspiracy, you'll be faced with difficult decisions that will affect your character's state of mind and future dialogue options - it's even possible to drive them completely insane! There's minimal combat, but a great sense of gravity with each player's decision making for one of the heaviest and most oppressive RPGs ever made.
2.Resident Evil 2 REmake
Is this the biggest video game remake ever? Most likely. With Resident Evil 2 REmake, Capcom has stayed true to the original story beats, which sees two protagonists with divergent histories, Leon and Claire, trying to escape the raccoon-infested zombie city. Beyond that, this remake perfectly reinvents everything else. Resources are scarce, basic zombies become a constant bullet-soaking threat that can blast through doors between areas, and Mr X is a systemic threat, crushing you unstoppable throughout the mid-game. There's even something of this soul-like level design, as you regularly open shortcuts to offer yourself respite from the horror.
3. Outside wilds
Players have plenty of space exploration games to choose from these days, but many are lacking in personality: the feeling that the places you discover have their own cultures. , architecture and people, places that are houses instead of mere repositories of resources. feat. Outer Wilds answers that, offering us a warm and welcoming adventure filled with cosmic mystery and puzzles. It is a game for those who want to take their time, explore every nook and cranny and discover the diversity of the planets they visit. You'll die and be reborn many times, but it's presented so elegantly that you'll be grinning instead of biting down on your controller in frustration (see: Sekiro).
4. Total war: three kingdoms
The Total War series has always been one of the best PC exclusives, but since its stabs at the Warhammer cannon, it has reached new heights in terms of integrating great stories. in your campaigns With the Three Kingdoms, diplomacy, quests, and campaigns feel rich and engaging, while the more immediate matter of the battles themselves remain insurmountable. Ancient China is a resplendent setting for the all-out war formula, and fans of the Three Kingdoms saga will be delighted to lead great generals like Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Guan Yu into battle to the chimes of a beautiful Musical partiture. From the sight of elegant Chinese forts burning down in an epic turn-based night siege on the epic field, it's a sight worthy of its epic source.
5. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
When Sekiro was announced, it was assumed to be "Dark Souls in feudal Japan". Instead, he made the brave decision to leave much of the complex Souls formula behind in favor of a flashier, more stylized, and more linear Samurai adventure that owes more to the Ninja Gaiden series. One crucial thing that Sekiro remembers from Dark Souls is the impressive difficulty and the subsequent satisfaction of mastering these precise parades, or finally beating a grueling boss that knocked you into the dust some 20 times. Once again From Software asserts itself as a ruthless game master who rewards the most stubborn gamers.
6. Control
Nightmarish footage from Max Payne to Quantum Break, Finnish developer Remedy has always had a penchant for the paranormal. These brilliant ideas weren't always accompanied by convincing mechanics, but with Control, the developer seems to have finally found the right balance. A big part of the Control's appeal is its open design. The setting of the game, a brutalist security complex called the oldest house, is a fascinating setting, where you try to make sense of the changing environments and resurrected bodies possessed by some kind of dark forces of physics. The fluid combat without gravity is also excellent.
7. Untitled goose game
Some games are meant to make you smile, and few in recent years have been as effective in doing so as the game Untitled Goose. The irreverent stealth type of gameplay casts you as the titular waterfowl causing mayhem in a quaint English village. You steal vegetables, create entertainment while getting into mischief, and terrorize the locals with your horns as you walk through the pastel and friendly surroundings of the village. It doesn't last long, but these are some of the happiest hours you'll spend with a game all year.
8Metro Exodus
The Metro series has always been under the consumer radar, while delivering some of the best linear FPS stories since Half-life 2. Exodus is moving away from the dark metro parameters of its predecessors in the underworld of post-apocalyptic Russia. This means a greater variety of environments and wide open levels that offer freedom of zoom. Despite the brand's dark vibe, it maintains a well-balanced sense of adventure as you take a train through the Russian wilderness. It's atmospheric and grainy, flowing effortlessly between survival horror and a breathtaking glimpse of civilization on the surface.
9. The outer worlds.
Obsidian is a master storyteller, so when his latest RPG The Outer Worlds was announced, it seemed like it would be the spiritual successor to Fallout: New Vegas. And in a way, it's as you bounce between space colonies, explore strange places, and become involved in a dynamic world that has a distinctive Fallouty 50s flair. Choose the factions you join, make decisions that will affect the fate of the colony, and travel through various worlds collecting resources to upgrade your character. It's not quite as content-rich or meaty as the bigger RPGs of recent years, but its colorful consumer world is a joy to explore for dozens of hours.