The best PC games for 2024

Even with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X offering up next-level visuals, PCs remain the home for high-end gaming for many players. Games usually look their best on PC, and there’s a massive selection to choose from. From indie darlings to AAA blockbusters, our roundup of the best PC games has something for everyone.

RPGs

Baldur's Gate 3

88 % 5/5 M Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia Genre Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure Developer Larian Studios Publisher Larian Studios Release October 06, 2020 The king of CRPGs has returned in all its glory with Baldur’s Gate 3. This game crushed expectations during a year filled with stiff competition despite being a CRPG.

The quality, performance, and graphics are one thing, but it’s in the story and level of freedom to actually role play that put this game head and shoulders above the rest. Just about anything you think you should be able to do in a game, you can. Not only that, but the developers somehow seem to have planned for it and made the world and NPCs react realistically.

It is as close to playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons around a table with your friends as a video game can get, with all the unpredictable humor and fun that entails. Read our full Baldur's Gate 3 review Baldur's Gate 3 — Official Announcement Trailer

Dave the Diver

82 % Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure Developer Mintrocket Publisher Mintrocket Release October 27, 2022 If you’re looking for a more chilled-out and relaxing way to spend your time, or are even working on less powerful hardware, Dave the Diver is a surprise treat in 2023 that is sure to delight. Playing as the titular Dave, you will spend part of the game diving into the shifting waters to hunt fish, complete quests, and find new items and materials.