In that play: 20 landmark projects for PC

For some time it was thought that sooner or later the computer as a gaming platform will go to rest, and they will be replaced console. Nevertheless consoles still can not boast capacity and ease of operation that are available PC owners. Layfhaker said about the games that are worth trying out the latest in the first place.

Doom (2016)

Before people learned about the first-person shooters, was born Doom. The game was released in 1993, and a very long time all the other projects in this genre considered its clones. One of the best shooters of the last decade - is to restart the franchise, which is also called Doom.

This is a game with a very high rate, per liter of blood and countless severed limbs. The main character just rushing forward, and all sorts of ways to kill people from hell.

In Doom is not only a bunch of all weapons, but also the opportunity to get up with a variety of monsters lewdness in the melee. All of this - under the energetic metal, which creates the perfect mood for the destruction of everything.

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Overwatch

Shooters have long ceased to be exclusively solitary. Overwatch - a perfect example of multiplayer action movie with a first-person.

Players compete with each other in small groups in different modes - from simple to capture the flag and ending with seasonal activities such as football. The developers are trying to make the world as much as possible the project alive and interesting: produce expensive short films about the characters, comics and so on.

Overwatch it is not only an ideal choice for those who want to get an idea of ​​e-sports, but also allows you to play completely different styles. Whether you want to shoot enemies with a sniper rifle or protect teammates, being in the thick of things - there exists an appropriate class for each.

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Fortnite

initially Fortnite It was a paid game on the construction of databases and protection from zombies. Such it has so far, but millions of people, she fell in love with the free mode the battle royal.

About a hundred players are on the big island and begin to fight each other for the palm. Map scattered weapons, supplies and other useful things. Danger are not only enemies, but also constantly narrowing ring of death, beyond which will not live long.

Fortnite - more than a successor PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. This is a game with a constantly changing world, extensive construction of protective structures and generous set of content.

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Minecraft

Largely thanks to the Minecraft game became popular with early access - when a developer releases uncompleted version of the project and its users try and offer all sorts of improvements. But still it is one of the first games of survival.

You find yourself in a randomly generated world that is eight times the real Earth. You need to grow food, to hunt and to build himself a house to defend themselves against local threats zombie face, skeletons and exploding creeper.

The creative possibilities of the project helped the set videoblogerov gain millions of views. There are modifications that turn the game into a shooter or teaser.

Since 2009, when I got an alpha version, there are so many in Minecraft content, which can create a vast world without problems, like no one else. The project is available on almost all current platforms, but the most comfortable to play it is still on the PC.

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

The game known as PUBG, grew out of modifications for military shooter ArmA 2. The idea of ​​a royal battle, realized it, has become so popular that it quickly eclipsed by a large number of modern multiplayer fighters.

Unlike Fortnite, in PUBG impossible to build something, and from Cartoon no trace is left in it. It is quite a serious thriller with plausible models of weapons and a bunch of ground transportation. And in addition to the tapered ring death periodically appear dangerous zone, in which it is easy to perish by bombardment.

Despite the fact that Fortnite and PUBG are in a competitive environment, every game has unique features that appeal to its audience.

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft came out almost 15 years ago, but the developers are still injected into the new content project. With this out of the MMORPG, not only do not leave a lot of old players, but also new ones appear.

For the game came seven additions recently - very recently. Addon Battle for Azeroth is dedicated to the grand war between the Alliance and the Horde - the two main factions. In World of Warcraft the world is not only constantly growing but also changing.

A more vibrant community here. You can not be afraid that you will have to carry out tasks and to go into the underground alone. There will always be supporters or simply those who do not mind to help get another rare weapons or armor.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The third game of the destroyer of monsters and witches favorite, Geralt went more than three years ago, but still is an excellent example of high quality game design. It is available on current consoles, but it is on the PC appears in all its glory.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can be considered a benchmark in terms of what should be a job in the role-playing games and how the user's choice is to influence the world around us. But it is on the computer of the third "Witcher"To run because no it does not look as good on any other platform.

On a PC, you can put a great distance and draw a higher resolution picture. With this all in the project - from landscapes to the characters - it looks delicious. Of course, if powerful enough iron.

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The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

One of the advantages of a PC - the ability to do with the files of the game whatever your heart desires. Almost nowhere is this opportunity has not been disclosed as in the series The Elder Scrolls.

For Skyrim there are a huge number of custom modifications. They add new quests, items, characters, and other content.

Through integration with the Steam Workshop modification it is very easy to install. No need to download files from third-party sites and manually upload them to a special folder. Simply select the mode, press the button and it is in the game.

If your enthusiasm knows no bounds, try The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind - probably the best game of the series. With mods for it is necessary to understand, because the need to do everything manually.

But it's worth it: you will be able to transform the old project beyond recognition and make it more interesting at times. For example, fashion Tamriel Rebuilt, who for 17 years constantly improve, adds a huge Morrowind land area with a considerable range of fun activities, quality voice acting and full support rapid system movement.

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Divinity: Original Sin 2

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - one of the most exciting contemporary representatives of the genre classic RPG. The game has a deep storyline - it's not a sin to pass several times. Everything worked out to the smallest detail, so that almost any job can be done in different ways.

World Divinity: Original Sin 2 high fantasy lovers both seem very familiar and very strange, and it makes the game even more attractive. The project was released not only on PC, but also on modern consolesBut to play it is most convenient to use the mouse and keyboard.

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Kentucky Route Zero

Bizarre narrative in the genre of magic realism, which is set in the rural parts of America. This is the story of a truck driver at the antique shop, looking for the road not marked on any map.

Kentucky Route Zero out of episodes of the past five years - the release of the final to be held this year. Also, the studio has released a series of "interludes" in the project, which are available free of charge.

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Total War: Warhammer 2

Total War series of strategy turned the genre of real-time upside down. Tactical component of the game, she owned, has high realism. Total War: Warhammer 2 in the best way demonstrating it.

Events taking place in the popular fantasy world, where there is space and high elves, and krysopodobnym Skaven. In single-player fighting mode, you can slow down and even stop to be able to think through every action.

To play consistently come-ons. The biggest - Mortal Empires. It contains a huge campaign scene that unfolds in the Total War cards: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer 2. In Wrath, and 117 fractions of 35 playable characters. And all this - for free, if you bought one of these two games.

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

The spiritual successor to the cult space Homeworld strategy. Deserts of Kharak - a prequel in which you get to the barren surface of the planet and the fight for control of it.

The main gameplay stands ground aircraft carrier: it collects resources from it are new fighters and it conducted the study. There is also a transport, which acts as a support. Particular attention is paid to the characters.

Game released a team of people who worked on the original Homeworld. The project looks great and has a number of features that are not found in other members of the genre. And in it one of the best introductory videos in history video game.

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ArmA 3

ArmA 3 - not just a shooter, and the simulation of the fighting. This is a project with lots of nuances, because of which to play comfortably at the console would have been impossible.

For example, you can not just sit or lie on the ground, but also to stand on tiptoe to see the enemy from behind cover, then stick his head to the right, to focus on foot and fall on his shoulder. Everything in order not to catch one single bullet, which may be enough to doom.

In addition, you will find a lot of ground and air transport with complex systems aiming and control. Therefore, without keyboard and mouse are indispensable.

In ArmA 3 has a single player campaign, but the real value is the multiplayer. Around the game formed a large number of clans, many of whom are fighting together for more than 12 years. Well, on a heap of modifications of various genres should not be forgotten.

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War Thunder

Shareware game from the largest Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment, which is a flight simulator for everyone - even for those who have no idea about the structure of the cockpit. In the project there are different levels of complexity - from hardcore to historical simulation arcade mode.

Fighting, however, it is possible not only on the aircraft, but also tanks and ships. This makes the War Thunder one of the most intense war games.

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Elite: Dangerous

In this multiplayer space simulator recreates the Milky Way galaxy with 400 billion star systems. You start playing you for a beggar almost mercenary, and what to do - decide.

You can help other users to participate in large-scale battles, or simply go to the edge of the galaxy, admiring the beauty of the space. Something for everyone will be able to find one.

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League of Legends

League of Legends - known representative of the MOBA genre. This is a hybrid real-time strategy and RPG, in which it is important to be able to use the abilities of the characters, think strategically and work together seamlessly. Win a lot of options: the good, the choice is given to more than 140 characters.

And yet it is an important discipline of eSports: the game is carried out a series of international tournaments with impressive prize pools. Attitude to League of Legends, participants maximize serious, so the fights get very entertaining.

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Turn-based tactical strategy - another genre, which was created specifically for the PC. In XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is taken from him all the best.

Since the release of X-COM: UFO Defense - the first part of the series - not much has changed: you take control of a small group of fighters and perform accurately on an object in a specific location. We have to think through every step.

But the War of the Chosen touches not only the tactical possibilities, but also elaborated the world, plot and characters. Despite the fact that this add-on, play it more interesting than the original.

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Crusader Kings 2

In this strategy, you're trying as much to conquer the world. The game begins with a historically accurate facts, but what will happen next, you decide.

Your sovereign will age, he will have children, which will eventually take on board - unless, of course, they will not be killed. These randomly generated events, which in the project a lot, able to capture no less than "Game of Thrones».

Crusader Kings 2 came out in 2012, but the developer still supports it. The latest addition - Jade Dragon - appeared in November last year and added a lot of content on the subject of China.

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Civilization 6

Civilization - a real PC-survivor: the first strategy game series was published in 1991. In the sixth part of the essence remains the same: you are the well-known historical figure that leads our nation to prosperity. You begin in ancient times, but if you're lucky, will have time to conquer space.

Many believe that the heyday of the franchise fell on Civilization 4: it appeared full 3D, and the gameplay has become much more modern. But now there is no reason to buy it, because the sixth "Civilization" just successfully develops the idea of ​​the predecessor. However, it is not devoid of any of the things for which the project is loved and appreciated.

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