The landscape of PC gaming has changed recently, both in terms of technological developments in gaming monitors and graphics cards as well as in the composition of IGN's PC gaming staff and contributors.
Because of this, save from a few true stalwarts, our list of the top PC games now is very different from lists from previous years.
It should be noted that this list does not aim to compile a list of the "greatest" or "most influential" PC games ever created. It's also neither a ranking of the most well-known games or an attempt to include the best titles in every category.
No, this is a list of the top games from the last ten years that we, the IGN editors and contributors, rate most highly as a group.
1.Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
The latest upgrades to Microsoft Flight Simulator bring it even closer to being a near-perfect simulation of the real world in cyberspace.
The threshold for simulations has been pushed to previously unheard-of heights thanks to the use of real-time Bing data, which lets you fly to and from any location on the entire planet.
This is open-world gaming at its most straightforward, or as realistic as you like. Microsoft Flight Simulator is a remarkable accomplishment that allows users to fly freely across the world, take part in landing competitions at some of the most notoriously challenging airports, or simply take in the scenery.
Grab one of the top PC joysticks to make this flight-simulation experience even more realistic.
This November, a free upgrade for PC users called Microsoft Flight Simulator's 40th Anniversary Edition will add vintage airports and historic aircraft.
2.Dota 2
MOBAs have a reputation for being complex and challenging to learn, but for those that put in the work, they can be incredibly strategic. You'll realise why after playing Dota 2 for a while.
Despite the fact that every match takes place on the same terrain and has the same goal, the game's 100+ characters and hundreds of item combinations give each round a distinct vibe.
Even when they look slow, matches are always exciting because every second counts. Are you a gold farmer? Do you spy on the adversary? Or travelling across the map to assist a teammate? or returning to the base to recover?
Although its difficulty may deter some gamers, those who persevere will be rewarded with some of the most strategic gaming available.
3.Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Any of the primary titles in Sid Meier's influential Civilization series can't really go wrong, but following upgrades and additions, Civilization VI has established itself as one of the best.
Civ VI, like its predecessors' five iterations, lets you direct your people's course from nomadic tribes to a vast empire in the near future through rivalry or cooperation with nearby populations. This time, the narration is provided by the immortal Sean Bean.
But in this case, a novel approach to city building gives it a new flavour, and the climate change mechanics add fresh long-term environmental considerations throughout and hazards that become apparent in the late game.
Major structures like specialised districts and Wonders are placed on their own tiles. It's also come the closest of any game in the series to giving its AI leaders clear personalities that are engaging (but that doesn't mean they're flawless!).
Marvel's Midnight Suns, which was just postponed from October to before April 2023, is up next for Firaxis.
4.Prey (2017)
Prey is one of the few video games that will make you fear for your life when you come across even the most uninteresting inanimate items; even fewer games will subsequently provide you the ability to transform into those objects. On the surface, this immersive simulation might seem like a typical first-person shooter/RPG set aboard a post-disaster space station, but it's actually one of the oddest of the bunch.
Prey provides you with a wide variety of strange, unusual, and frequently exciting tools in order to combat the constant threat of enemies that can appear to be anything until it's too late. It then leaves it up to you to choose which of these tools you want to use the most.
Prey is a single-player PC gaming jewel that shouldn't be neglected because of all of that, as well as a narrative that combines the greatest elements of its obvious BioShock and Dishonored influences.
In the first half of 2023, the co-op vampire shooter Redfall, developed by Arkane Austin, is scheduled for release.
5.Control
In many ways, Control resembles the culmination of Remedy's design concepts from its earlier titles, boiled down to their best iterations and combined for one surreal, captivating experience.
Jesse Faden's tale of breaking into the Federal Bureau of Control's offices is complete with a fantastic array of skills befitting any excellent telepath, a fast-paced, weird narrative with a memorable cast and unanticipated turns, and an intriguing setting that feels deeply founded in history.
6.Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2's epic story of devotion, commitment, and the cost of notoriety by Arthur Morgan is just the beginning.
Rockstar's most recent open-world adventure received a fantastic PC port that completely updated and improved the stunning wild western ambiance and added even more activities, unlockables, and unbelievably fine features to its huge globe. It boasts a robust multiplayer option and is perhaps one of the biggest and best single-player PC games ever.
With its vast sandbox of cities, outlaws, and wildlife, the potential for mischief was already almost infinite, but the PC edition adds new missions, treasures, gear, and more on top of the basic game's already 60+ hours of story content.
Not to mention Red Dead Online's multiplayer features and mod support, which give players even more options for customization and expansion. Anyone with a PC powerful enough to run RDR2 should definitely give it a try.
On our most recent ranking of the top open-world games, Red Dead 2 made it into the top five. Rockstar, on the other hand, recently disclosed that it will shift its attention from Red Dead Online to GTA 6.
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