StrategyBest PC Games of 2017, page 100
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RPGMidnight's Blessing 2
Warfare StudiosFor:Adventure-game players drawn to stories about a protagonist facing a threatSkip if:Players looking for a story described as self-contained rather than a sequel
AdventureBaezult 2
AtapkiFor:Solo players who want a puzzle-platforming adventureSkip if:Players seeking a major departure from the original game's overall gameplay
AdventureAwaken
Blueprint Reality Inc.For:VR puzzle fans who prefer manipulating objects with hand controlsSkip if:Players seeking combat-centered gameplay may find the puzzle-and-light focus too narrow.
RPGLemuria: Lost in Space
EJRGamesFor:Adventure players who want puzzles combined with resource managementSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused game rather than a puzzle-led exploration experience
ActionMonumental Failure
Scary Wizard GamesFor:Players who enjoy physics-based building challenges rather than combat-focused action gamesSkip if:Players seeking a detailed historical construction simulation may find the game’s deliberately comic, historically loose scenarios a poor match.
StrategyNorthern Tale 2
QumaronFor:Players who enjoy repairing villages and restoring a kingdom through resource-gathering tasksSkip if:Players seeking unrestricted kingdom building may find the level-based progression limiting.
SimulationKnot
Warlock ArtsFor:Fans of mechanical block puzzles who want spatial problem-solving rather than word or number puzzles.Skip if:Players seeking a story-driven game or a sequence of narrative objectives.
ActionRemnith
Chronish GamesFor:VR shooter fans who want missed shots to create additional combat pressureSkip if:Players who want forgiving combat, since missed fire can strengthen enemies and speed their evolution
ActionCity of Rott: Streets of Rott
FSudol Art GamesFor:Beat ’em up fans who want side-scrolling arcade combatSkip if:Players seeking a long, open-ended campaign rather than eight arcade levels
ActionVirus Crashers
Henteko DoujinFor:Solo players who want a set of 99 stage challengesSkip if:Players seeking a story-focused campaign with extensive narrative development
StrategySpaceDweller
Roman KozhukhovFor:Turn-based strategy fans who want to build ship loadouts from modules and satellitesSkip if:Players who prefer fixed enemy and level layouts may find procedural generation less suited to that preference.
StrategyGold Rush! 2
Sunlight GamesFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a historical crime storySkip if:Players who prefer control styles other than point-and-click interaction
RacingAstral Traveler
My Way GamesFor:Arcade racing fans who want shooting integrated into the course layoutSkip if:Players seeking a slower racing game with vehicle tuning or realistic simulation
AdventureThe Frost
TephraFor:Survival-game players who want resource meters to create ongoing pressureSkip if:Players seeking a broad range of modes may find the current experience centered on escape, since survival mode is described as a future addition.
OtherCYBER VR
DAR StudioFor:Virtual-reality shooter players who want an objective-focused science-fiction settingSkip if:Players seeking a broad campaign structure beyond repeated attempts to seize one central objective
AdventureEquivoque
Jenny Bee PresentsFor:Players who prefer story-centered adventures over action-focused gamesSkip if:Players seeking combat, exploration systems, or action-heavy gameplay
ActionDelay
baconlovarstudiosFor:Action-platformer fans who want time manipulation during combatSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed or slow-paced experience may find the fast action unsuitable.
ActionPowBall Renaissance
POW GamesFor:Brick-breaker fans who want demanding run-based playSkip if:Players seeking relaxed brick-breaking sessions may find the high difficulty and run-ending mistakes restrictive
ActionVisitors: Marine Invasion
Black SideFor:Players who want fishing combined with supernatural threats rather than fishing aloneSkip if:Players seeking a fishing game centered on peaceful angling without hostile encounters
StrategyTank Battle: Pacific
Hunted Cow GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want Pacific Theatre tank battlesSkip if:Players seeking a broad strategic war game beyond individual tank battle missions
ActionApez
A and F studiosFor:First-person shooter fans who want both solo and multiplayer modesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly defined campaign length rather than a game presented as spanning hundreds of hours
AdventureThe Surprising Adventures of Munchausen
JoyBits Ltd.For:Players who enjoy fantasy adventure stories centered on rescuing a princessSkip if:Players looking for gameplay centered on systems beyond hidden-object searches, brain-teasers, and mini-games
OtherDevil in the Pines
Rebelware GamesFor:Horror players who want a lethal survival challengeSkip if:Players seeking forgiving combat or multiple lives may find the one-life structure too punishingNothing matches. Loosen a filter.