Most PC games are sold through a handful of digital stores, and the same title often appears on four or five of them at different prices. The store you pick decides more than the price, though: it decides where the game lives, whether you can get a refund, and whether you need a launcher running … Read more
Independent studios make some of the most inventive games on PC, often with teams of a handful of people. They are usually cheaper than big releases, run on modest hardware and are short enough to finish. The difficulty is not quality, it is finding them among the thousands released on Steam each year. Games that … Read more
Some of the most played games on PC cost nothing to download. Free-to-play does not mean low quality: several of the biggest competitive games in the world use this model. What it does mean is that the game makes money in other ways, and it helps to know how before you start. Competitive shooters MOBAs … Read more
2024 was an unusually varied year for PC games. Some of the biggest hits came from small teams or unexpected places, while long-awaited releases and a huge expansion kept bigger studios in the conversation. Looking back, these are the games that defined the year on PC, and nearly all of them are still worth playing … Read more
