Best Steam / PC Apps & Games — Page 17
Expert-reviewed Steam games for PC, scored out of 10.
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- 424
Top rated on Steam
- 01IkarugaIkaruga builds enormous complexity out of one binary mechanic and demands absolute cognitive presence, proving that mec…9.7Outstanding
- 02Chrono TriggerChrono Trigger is a relic of the 16-bit era that still works: its narrative economy and mechanical elegance remain the…9.7Outstanding
- 03Deus ExDecades on, Deus Ex remains the definitive argument for player agency, proving that systems-driven design beats cinemat…9.7Outstanding
Frostpunk
Simulation gameFrostpunk is a masterwork of tension—less a city-builder than a brutal, soul-crushing leadership simulator where every choice is a compromise and ever...Great8.3Her Story
Adventure gameSam Barlow's "Her Story" is a masterful deconstruction of the crime procedural, trading scripted action for a keyboard and your own intuition. It's a ...Outstanding9.2Slay the Princess
Adventure gameSlay the Princess is a narrative scalpel that dissects the nature of choice, trust, and reality. It stands among the very best in the visual novel gen...Outstanding9.2Immortality
Adventure gameImmortality is a haunting, labyrinthine piece of interactive cinema that uses its mechanics to ask profound questions about art, observation, and the ...Outstanding9.6art of rally
Action gameA strikingly stylized racer that balances accessible controls with a deep, rewarding driving model. It's an atmospheric celebration of rally's golden ...Great8.2Cruelty Squad
Action gameCruelty Squad is a grotesque and brilliant fever dream of a game; a tactical shooter that is as punishingly difficult as it is culturally insightful. ...Outstanding9.0Hypnospace Outlaw
Simulation gameHypnospace Outlaw is a brilliantly executed time capsule, a work of interactive archaeology that captures the chaotic, creative, and cringeworthy spir...Great8.8Project Zomboid
RPG gameProject Zomboid isn't a game you "win"; it's a harrowing, brilliantly detailed simulation of a slow, inevitable demise that stands among the very best...Outstanding9.0
Kenshi
Action gameKenshi is an uncompromising, brutally difficult sandbox RPG that offers rare freedom at the cost of polish and accessibility. A design triumph with re...Good7.3Unpacking
Simulation gameUnpacking is a quietly brilliant piece of design, using the mundane act of organizing a home to tell a deeply human story of growth, change, and the t...Great8.7PowerWash Simulator
Simulation gamePowerWash Simulator turns mundane labor into a digital meditation, and its core loop is genuinely satisfying — but the repetition wears thin, the Swit...Mixed6.7Dave the Diver
Adventure gameDave the Diver fuses two entirely different games into a single, cohesive, and utterly addictive experience that defies expectations. It's a brilliant...Outstanding9.2VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Adventure gameVA-11 Hall-A swaps cyberpunk's usual high-octane action for a bar towel and a shaker, delivering a poignant, sharply written narrative experience. It'...Great8.2Factorio
Simulation gameFactorio is a masterpiece of logistical puzzles and automation, a brutally elegant system that will consume your nights and rewire your brain. It's no...Outstanding9.6RimWorld
Simulation gameRimWorld is a brutal, brilliant, and endlessly replayable story generator that finds the grim humor in planetary survival. It stands among the very be...Outstanding9.4Door Kickers: Action Squad
Action gameDoor Kickers: Action Squad is a sharply focused tactical arcade shooter with a brutally satisfying loop of run-and-gun violence. It's a demanding, wel...Great8.1Endling - Extinction is Forever
Adventure gameEndling is a mechanically simple but emotionally punishing survival adventure that uses its stripped-down gameplay to deliver a bleak interactive fabl...Good7.8Bridge Constructor Portal
Puzzle gameThis unlikely crossover succeeds not as a gimmick, but as a genuinely clever and demanding physics-puzzler that weaponizes Portal's mechanics to creat...Great8.1GRID™ Autosport
Racing gameGRID™ Autosport sidesteps the gimmicks of its contemporaries, delivering a pure, challenging motorsport experience for the serious enthusiast. It's a ...Good7.2FTL: Faster Than Light
Simulation gameFTL: Faster Than Light builds relentless tension and real tactical consequence, packaging a brutal, endlessly replayable strategy core into a starship...Outstanding9.1Papers, Please
Adventure gamePapers, Please transforms the drudgery of a bureaucratic job into a riveting, morally complex thriller. It's a masterwork of interactive storytelling ...Outstanding9.2Mini Motorways
Simulation gameMini Motorways turns traffic management into an elegant, maddeningly addictive puzzle, proving that real complexity can live in the simplest of system...Great8.4The Battle of Polytopia
Action gameThe Battle of Polytopia condenses the sprawling 4X strategy genre into a fast-paced format, and mostly pulls it off. It's a solid exercise in strategi...Good7.7Cultist Simulator
Books gameCultist Simulator is a brilliantly infuriating puzzle box that stands apart from most narrative games. It rewards intellect and patience with rich sto...Great8.4
