ActionBest PC Games of 2017, page 45
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RPGThe Tenth Line
Sungazer Software LLCFor:RPG players who want platforming exploration alongside turn-based battlesSkip if:Players seeking a conventional level-up system, since progression relies on items and a separate power-level board
AdventureDebris
Moonray StudiosFor:Players who prefer story-led adventures with mystery and psychological tensionSkip if:Players seeking a systems-heavy adventure with extensive progression or customization
StrategyTrivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2
Ripknot SystemsFor:1980s trivia fans who want timed question roundsSkip if:Players seeking trivia across periods outside the 1980s
AdventureAvenger Bird
Ultimate Games S.A.For:Retro platformer fans who want limited flight and gliding as core movement mechanicsSkip if:Players seeking a platformer with unrestricted aerial movement may find the limited flight distances restrictive
ActionZombie Ballz
My Way GamesFor:Casual players who want short arcade-style physics puzzles rather than a role-playing campaignSkip if:Players seeking a deep story, character progression, or extensive strategic systems may find the arcade puzzle structure limited
RPGShock Tactics
EuroVideo MedienFor:Turn-based tactics fans who want squad combat rather than real-time battlesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based tactical encounters
RPGEinlanzer
Nostalgia Addict GamesFor:JRPG fans who want a 40+ hour fantasy campaignSkip if:Players seeking a short RPG may find the 40+ hour main storyline too long
StrategyCall to Power II
ActivisionFor:Strategy fans who want to guide a civilization across a long historical timelineSkip if:Players seeking a short or tightly focused historical setting may find the 6,300-year scope too broad
SimulationTomato Jones 2
SA IndustryFor:Players who enjoy physics-based platforming and want collectible objectivesSkip if:Players seeking open-ended exploration instead of structured levels with collection goals
RPGPrincess Serena ~Raid of Demon Legion~
DieselmineFor:RPG players who want a story focused on a royal heroineSkip if:Players seeking content beyond the main story may stop once that story is complete.
StrategyArmy Men II
2KFor:Action-strategy players who want toy-soldier combat in household settingsSkip if:Players seeking a realistic military setting rather than plastic soldiers and domestic environments
AdventureGalaxy Girls
Dharker StudiosFor:Visual-novel players who want branching routes and alternate endingsSkip if:Players seeking action gameplay, exploration systems, or combat mechanics instead of a visual novel
SimulationBear Football
Hero GameFor:Players seeking a football game centered on pushing the ball with a teddy bearSkip if:Players seeking conventional football with standard teams, positions, and match rules
ActionDeep GachiGASM
Ghost_RUS GamesFor:Fans of arcade shooters who want a short fly-and-shoot loopSkip if:Players looking for stages, story progression, or changing objectives may hit a wall at the repeated flight-and-shoot loop.
CasualLines
GamiousFor:Puzzle players who prefer abstract visual mechanics over character-driven storiesSkip if:Players seeking a narrative campaign, character progression, or a broad adventure structure
ActionBeachhead 2002
Digital Fusion Inc.For:Arcade shooter fans who want short, direct defensive battlesSkip if:Players seeking exploration, character progression, or a story-driven campaign
ActionBlue Effect VR
DIVR LabsFor:VR players who want short, timed battles against enemy wavesSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure with extended exploration rather than repeated survival waves
CasualBrick Breaker
NaconFor:Arcade fans who want brick-breaking across a set of varied levelsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign or a broader range of gameplay systems
CasualGrab the Bottle
Kamina DimensionFor:Puzzle players who enjoy physics-based object manipulationSkip if:Players looking for combat, character progression, or action-focused gameplay
StrategyDead Drop
Volens Nolens GamesFor:Pairs seeking local multiplayer games built around deceptionSkip if:Players seeking solo campaigns or matches with more than two participants
StrategyTrivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia 4
Ripknot SystemsFor:Trivia fans who want short, timed question roundsSkip if:Players looking for story development, character progression, or action-based gameplay
ActionAlchemist's Castle
Kabuk GamesFor:Metroidvania fans who want a compact 2D castle adventureSkip if:Players seeking a strictly linear platformer may bounce off the castle’s open-ended exploration.
RPGLock's Quest
HandyGamesFor:Tower defense fans who want direct character combat alongside base preparationSkip if:Players seeking a purely passive tower defense game without a controllable fighterNothing matches. Loosen a filter.