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The Best PC Games of 2024
AppWizard
December 25, 2024

The Best PC Games of 2024

The best PC games of 2024 include: - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami: Players solve the mystery of a stolen salami in a quirky office environment, combining humor and intrigue with a captivating design and storytelling. - Turnip Boy Robs a Bank: A sequel featuring a mischievous vegetable engaging in a heist, noted for its engaging art style and witty writing. - The Crush House: A game blending reality TV and social commentary, exploring entertainment pressures and social media impacts with humor and engaging gameplay. - Conscript: A portrayal of the psychological toll of war, offering a raw narrative crafted by Australian developer Jordan Mochi. - Sumerian Six: A strategic turn-based adventure combining history and fantasy, encouraging thoughtful tactics and creativity. - The Rise of the Golden Idol: A successor to The Case of the Golden Idol, featuring fresh aesthetics and intricate puzzles that promote critical thinking. - Neva: Known for its emotional storytelling and stunning art direction, creating an immersive experience. - Harold Halibut: Reflects on life’s purpose through a handcrafted aesthetic and engaging narrative. - The Plucky Squire: Blends 2D and 3D environments, showcasing innovative mechanics and captivating visuals. - The Sims 4 Life and Death: An expansion pack introducing themes of mortality, enhancing the gameplay experience with new elements like funerals and a Reaper career.
Best PC Games to Play (2025)
AppWizard
November 15, 2024

Best PC Games to Play (2025)

PC gaming is thriving with a wide variety of titles catering to different tastes. Notable PC games include: 1. Baldur’s Gate 3 - Features deep role-playing mechanics and engaging storytelling with turn-based combat and character customization. 2. Elden Ring - An action RPG with challenging combat and an expansive open world, including a new DLC titled "Shadow of the Erdtree." 3. Cyberpunk 2077 - Set in a futuristic world, it combines action with narrative depth and character customization. 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 - Offers a richly detailed open world and compelling narrative in a Wild West setting. 5. Disco Elysium - A detective RPG focused on dialogue and decision-making within a unique world. 6. Hades II - A fast-paced roguelike where players battle through the underworld. 7. Half-Life: Alyx - A benchmark for VR gaming with a gripping narrative. 8. Doom Eternal - An intense first-person shooter against demonic forces. 9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - An epic RPG with an expansive world and intricate quests. 10. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Features strategic turn-based combat and cooperative multiplayer gameplay. Top games currently on Steam include: 1. Counter-Strike 2 - 563,733 current players, 1,442,806 peak players. 2. Dota 2 - 312,401 current players, 797,599 peak players. 3. Banana - 212,617 current players, 483,731 peak players. 4. Call of Duty® - 208,292 current players, 313,313 peak players. 5. Rust - 90,821 current players, 182,603 peak players. 6. THRONE AND LIBERTY - 84,819 current players, 229,014 peak players. 7. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - 83,168 current players, 755,939 peak players. 8. Grand Theft Auto V - 61,381 current players, 172,551 peak players. 9. Baldur’s Gate 3 - 55,111 current players, 107,242 peak players. 10. Factorio - 48,876 current players, 118,166 peak players. PC Gamer’s Top 10 Games of 2024 include: 1. Baldur’s Gate 3 - 97% rating. 2. Disco Elysium. 3. Elden Ring. 4. Minecraft. 5. Persona 5 Royal. 6. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 7. Half-Life 2. 8. Balatro. 9. Stardew Valley. 10. Doom (1993). Popular multiplayer games include Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Among Us. Free-to-play games with critical acclaim are Dota 2, Fortnite, Path of Exile, and Warframe. Classic PC games include Half-Life 2, Portal, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Minecraft. Recommended games for low-spec hardware include Stardew Valley, Terraria, FTL: Faster Than Light, Celeste, and Undertale.
The Mega Man X Dive Mobile And PC Game Getting An Official Complete Works Art Book
AppWizard
October 19, 2024

The Mega Man X Dive Mobile And PC Game Getting An Official Complete Works Art Book

Mega Man X Dive, initially a mobile game, was released on Steam in 2023 and features high-quality art comparable to other Mega Man titles. The Mega Man X Dive: Official Complete Works book is available for preorder, set to release on March 25, 2025, and includes character designs, key art, and developer interviews. Art books from the Mega Man series, such as Mega Man: Complete Works and Mega Man Zero: Official Complete Works, are priced high due to limited print runs. Several Mega Man manga series are also available, including Mr. Mega Man and Mega Man Mastermix: Robot Rebellion. Additionally, the Street Fighter series has upcoming literature, including the Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia: World Tour Edition, releasing on November 5, featuring character profiles and other content.
The Best-Looking PC Games to Play in 2024
AppWizard
September 2, 2024

The Best-Looking PC Games to Play in 2024

Creating an immersive gaming experience involves skilled artists and programmers who combine art direction, storytelling, music, and gameplay mechanics. The visuals often serve as the first impression for players. In 2024, games utilize modern graphics hardware like NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 Series for lifelike lighting and stunning visuals. Black Myth: Wukong is an anticipated action RPG inspired by Chinese mythology, featuring intricate environments and fluid character animations, enhanced by ray tracing on high-end GPUs. Star Wars Outlaws, an open-world action-adventure game, allows players to navigate the Star Wars underworld with ultrawide presentation and ray tracing for vibrant visuals. Horizon Forbidden West expands on its predecessor with richer environments and advanced visual effects, set in a post-apocalyptic world. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is an expansion that feels like a sequel, maintaining stunning visuals with ray-traced shadows. Senua's Saga: Hellblade II utilizes Unreal Engine 5 for a personal narrative set in 10th-century Iceland, featuring advanced motion capture and photogrammetry for a breathtaking experience. F1 24 enhances its racing experience with ray-traced effects and dynamic lighting for a more immersive environment. No Rest for the Wicked is a top-down action RPG with painterly visuals and cutting-edge lighting, set in a gothic world. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, now on PC, offers enhanced visual fidelity with features like uncapped frame rates and ultrawide support, showcasing the beauty of feudal Japan.
'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Will Ignore PC Gaming's Most Annoying Trend
AppWizard
August 19, 2024

‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Will Ignore PC Gaming’s Most Annoying Trend

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a sequel to Dragon Age: Inquisition, set to launch on October 31 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It will run on older graphics cards like the NVIDIA GTX 970 and AMD R9 290X, and support traditional HDDs. Recommended specifications include the NVIDIA RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 5700XT, with a requirement of 16 GB of RAM. The game is SteamDeck verified and aims to avoid the hardware demands and stability issues seen in other recent titles. There is speculation about a potential port to last-generation consoles, following EA's plans for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Beyond Good and Evil's remaster is the easiest way to play the game in 2024, just a shame it's also the ugliest
AppWizard
June 26, 2024

Beyond Good and Evil’s remaster is the easiest way to play the game in 2024, just a shame it’s also the ugliest

The 20th Anniversary Edition of Beyond Good and Evil has a strong focus on hyperrealism and detailed textures, which detracts from the original game's iconic art style and creates an uncanny valley effect. Jade, the protagonist, has been toned down and her appearance lacks the boldness and uniqueness of the original. Ultimately, the remaster may not be as enjoyable for fans of the original game.
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