StrategyBest PC Games of 2017, page 118
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SportsPaddle Battle
Birdshark! GamesFor:Groups seeking local multiplayer matches for up to four playersSkip if:Players seeking a solo campaign or story-driven progression
ActionOutpost L5
VHornet GamesFor:Arcade shooter fans who want classic space-defense gameplay in VRSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven campaign or varied mission structure may find the repeated wave defense narrow in scope.
OtherChicken Wars
Sokolov Yaroslav VladimirovichFor:Players who want a comedic top-down shooter with chickens instead of conventional heroesSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure or deeper role-playing progression
ActionThe Nothing
DDD WaresFor:Players who enjoy surreal action settings and short repeatable runsSkip if:Players seeking a continuous campaign with backtracking and freely revisited areas
RacingVR STOCK CAR RACERS
SAT-BOXFor:VR racing fans who want stock-car driving across varied coursesSkip if:Racers who want forgiving handling may hit a wall when a steering mistake makes the car uncontrollable.
AdventureSymploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 2)
Erbe SoftwareFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a chapter-based story with philosophical themesSkip if:Players who want a self-contained adventure will hit a progression wall at the required Chapter 1 password
CasualAncient Worlds: Jaguar's Fate
Games++For:Players who enjoy short, fast-paced strategy sessionsSkip if:Players who want a slow, detailed strategy game may hit the wall at the fast pace and compact level structure.
ActionVoxel Interceptor
NewAtlantisGameStudioFor:Action players who want space-interceptor combat focused on shooting down rivalsSkip if:Players seeking objectives beyond shooting down rivals and protecting the carrier
ActionVulture
Cubic Timeline Productions Inc.For:Bullet-hell fans who want a repeatable stage structureSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign with many distinct stages rather than nine replayable levels and a bonus stage
StrategyMagibot
Plug In DigitalFor:Platform-game fans who enjoy planning actions before movementSkip if:Players seeking a platformer focused only on immediate movement rather than advance planning
AdventureNeo Angle
Dropout GamesFor:Puzzle fans who enjoy navigating complicated mazesSkip if:Players who want to reverse route choices after committing to them
StrategyClad in Iron: Gulf of Mexico 1864
Strategy FirstFor:Turn-based strategy players who want naval campaigns with army managementSkip if:Players who need interactive onboarding may hit a wall because the game provides only a textual manual
ActionModest Kind
Vedanta TeamFor:Dungeon-crawler fans who want combat mixed with trivia questionsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed, predictable dungeon layout rather than procedurally generated rooms
ActionPrison Chainball Massacre
Back To Basics GamingFor:Arcade-action players who want fast prison-arena fightsSkip if:Players seeking a broad arsenal or several distinct weapon types
AdventureDemon And Fairy
bottyannFor:Players who want team-based combat with character switchingSkip if:Players seeking exploration-heavy adventure gameplay instead of combat-centered play
ActionVoxel Tank VR
SAT-BOXFor:Action players who want tank combat with boss battlesSkip if:Players seeking a deep tank simulation rather than straightforward action combat
ActionBarrels Up
Eden AgencyFor:Virtual reality action fans who want to fight successive waves of enemiesSkip if:Players seeking exploration or a broader story structure instead of repeated barrel waves
CasualHappy Neighbors
Ionel ZeveleanuFor:Logic-puzzle fans who enjoy dividing items into equal sharesSkip if:Players seeking varied mechanics beyond building and removing fences
StrategyMicro Miners
SteedieFor:Idle-game players who enjoy working toward a collection of cosmetic petsSkip if:Players seeking a varied sequence of missions or a story-driven campaign
ActionDestroy Space Aliens
Flying Fire, LLCFor:Players who enjoy retro 2D platforming with sword and blaster combatSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced adventure without demanding platforming and combat
Strategy1010
WalkBoy StudioFor:Players who prefer untimed puzzles over countdown-based challengesSkip if:Players seeking varied objectives or changing scenarios may find the single grid format repetitive
ActionAtomic Adam: Episode 1
Mad Unicorn GamesFor:Players who want a short, pickup-and-play action game with retro-inspired presentationSkip if:Players seeking a deep, highly technical combat system may hit a wall with attacks that link automatically during repeated kick and punch inputs.
ActionGear Path
GooDCrafterFor:Platformer fans who want a game completable in less than an hourSkip if:Players looking for a long campaign may find the less-than-one-hour completion time too brief.Nothing matches. Loosen a filter.