Best Steam / PC Apps & Games — Page 51
Expert-reviewed Steam games for PC, scored out of 10.
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- 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
Samorost 3
Adventure gameSamorost 3 is a striking piece of interactive art, a point-and-click adventure whose gorgeous visuals and atmospheric sound design largely make up for...Great8.2The Red Strings Club
Adventure gameThe Red Strings Club is a standout in narrative design, using clever gameplay mechanics as a vessel for a powerful, intimate story about what it means...Great8.9Thomas Was Alone
Indie gameThomas Was Alone is a quietly brilliant piece of design, turning a simple puzzle-platformer into a genuinely moving story about friendship and purpose...Great8.9Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Adventure gameOrwell turns the player into a cog in the surveillance state, delivering a chilling interactive narrative that interrogates the nature of truth in the...Great8.5Spiritfarer
Adventure gameSpiritfarer wraps a competent resource-management game around a profound, unflinching narrative about death. It's a beautiful, poignant journey with r...Great8.7FRACTER
Adventure gameA striking monochrome puzzler whose light-and-shadow mechanics are sharper than the story wrapped around them. At $6.99 it's a handsome curiosity, but...Mixed6.1GNOG
Adventure gameGNOG is a gorgeous piece of interactive design whose puzzles are too trivial to sustain it. As a game it feels shallow and over almost as soon as it s...Mixed6.2OneShot
Adventure gameOneShot reaches out of its game window and makes the person at the keyboard a character in the story. Some of its puzzles are clumsy and the pace drag...Great8.5
Universe Sandbox
Simulation appUniverse Sandbox is less a game and more a stunningly realized cosmic simulator, offering terrifying power and profound insight in equal measure. It's...Great8.9The Longing
Adventure gameThe Longing is a fascinating, maddening experiment that weaponizes boredom to ask real questions about time, purpose, and loneliness. It's less a game...Good7.3Sunless Sea
Adventure gameSunless Sea is a superb work of interactive fiction and atmospheric horror, yoked to a serviceable but underwhelming combat system. It's a richly rewa...Great8.1OMORI
Adventure gameOMORI is not the charming indie RPG it pretends to be. It's a devastating, unflinching exploration of trauma, dressed in the deceptively comforting cl...Great8.7Risk of Rain 2
Action gameRisk of Rain 2 is a strong, confident sequel that earns its reputation as one of the roguelite genre's best. Hopoo Games turned the simple act of surv...Great8.7Darkest Dungeon
RPG gameDarkest Dungeon is a punishing, deeply strategic, and psychologically taxing RPG whose stress system turns the roguelike dungeon crawl into a harrowin...Outstanding9.1The Hex
Indie gameThe Hex is a clever meta-narrative experiment that deconstructs video game history to build a compelling murder mystery. Its ambition occasionally out...Good7.9The Looker
Indie gameThe Looker transcends its role as a simple parody to deliver a sharp, witty, and masterfully concise puzzle experience that respects your time and int...Outstanding9.0Before I Forget
Adventure gameBefore I Forget is less a game and more a piece of interactive art. It's a tightly contained, emotionally affecting exploration of dementia that tra...Good7.8The Painscreek Killings
Adventure gameThe Painscreek Killings is a demanding, uncompromising exercise in pure detective work, trading modern gaming comforts for a level of intellectual sat...Great8.4Cogmind
Adventure gameCogmind is a brutally challenging yet intellectually rewarding roguelike whose deep customization and dynamic, reactive world that feels truly alive s...Outstanding9.0Dorfromantik
Simulation gameDorfromantik is a quietly excellent piece of minimalist design, turning the simple act of placing a tile into a deeply satisfying, low-stakes obsessio...Great8.1Iron Lung
Adventure gameIron Lung weaponizes minimalism to create one of the most claustrophobic horror experiences in recent memory. It's a sharp, confident exercise in te...Great8.5Strange Horticulture
Adventure gameStrange Horticulture pairs methodical puzzle gameplay with a quietly unnerving narrative, and the result is a distinctive, engrossing indie title that...Great8.5Gamedec
Adventure gameGamedec is a brainy, refreshingly non-violent take on the cyberpunk RPG, but its ambition often outstrips its execution. A sharp concept undermined by...Mixed6.6Moncage
Adventure gameMoncage is a cleverly conceived puzzle box that delivers genuinely satisfying 'aha!' moments, even when its central mechanic turns opaque. Solid but u...Good7.9
