AdventureBest PC Games of 2017, page 94
Adventure
AdventureCaptain Firebeard and the Bay of Crows
Sapphire Dragon ProductionsFor:Fans of comedic pirate stories who prefer a visual-novel formatSkip if:Players seeking sustained action gameplay rather than a visual novel with a minigame
RPGC:\raft
Luna.redFor:Roguelike fans who want dungeons generated from files on their hard driveSkip if:Players seeking a substantial narrative or story-driven adventure
ActionCrashnauts
Fueled By RocketsFor:Friend groups seeking local arena matchesSkip if:Players seeking a story campaign or exploration-focused structure may find the arena matches limited.
AdventureMidnight at the Celestial Palace: Part I
Orrery GamesFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a musical formatSkip if:Players seeking a lengthy adventure, since this first episode offers 3–5 hours of gameplay
SimulationGotta Go
Dire Nerd StudiosFor:Players who enjoy short arcade challenges with a workplace-comedy settingSkip if:Players seeking a broad simulation with many workplace systems beyond the bathroom-crossing objective
ActionNakiti Generations
DiabloheadFor:Metroidvania fans who want open-world explorationSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open world and branching routes too diffuse.
ActionFat Mask
Paper CultFor:Players who want local competitive games with combo stealingSkip if:Players seeking a long-form campaign or deep character progression
RPGQueen Of Thieves
Winter WolvesFor:Dating-sim fans who want role-playing combat and explorationSkip if:Players seeking complex RPG combat may find the simplified battles too limited
OtherVecitas
PatagoniartFor:Space-shooter fans who want both solo missions and multiplayer combatSkip if:Players seeking a story-focused campaign rather than combat and ship progression
RPG>//:System.Hack
Nullray GamingFor:Players who want a cyberpunk RPG centered on hacking systems and upgrading technical abilitiesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open-ended career structure and repeatable work too loose
ActionRadium 2
DevelobsterFor:Players who enjoy physics-based puzzles and want to guide a moving ball through levels.Skip if:Players looking for a story-led adventure or extensive narrative progression; the described focus is navigating levels.
CasualEraser & Builder
CFK Co., Ltd.For:Casual players who want click-based puzzle challengesSkip if:Players seeking puzzle stages without a fixed egg-to-hen objective
CasualA Foretold Affair
GB Patch GamesFor:Visual novel readers who prefer relationship stories over action-focused gamesSkip if:Players seeking a heavily branching visual novel may hit a wall because the main plot remains much the same.
StrategyWarpaint
LADDERFor:Chess players who want turns built around movement, captures, and siege weaponsSkip if:Players looking for a large roster of unit types may find the battlefield limited to three kinds of dwarves and catapults.
AdventureThe Grand Ball
Last LotusFor:Visual novel readers who want a Victorian romance centered on social statusSkip if:Players looking for combat, exploration systems, or action-focused gameplay
StrategyYeah Jam Fury: U, Me, Everybody!
McLeodGamingFor:Puzzle-platform fans who want fast character switching and physics-based movementSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused progression, role-playing systems, or a story-driven campaign
RPGAntiquia Lost
KEMCOFor:JRPG fans who want a story-led fantasy journey with turn-based combatSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
AdventureBeyond the Invisible: Evening
Graphium StudioFor:Adventure players who want a mystery built around exploration and puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking action-focused gameplay may find the stated exploration-and-puzzle structure too slow or narrow.
StrategyCastle Defender
Mihai MorosanuFor:Arcade-strategy players who want fast-paced castle defenseSkip if:Players seeking slower, more deliberate strategy rather than fast-paced defense
SimulationCycle (轮回)
YakaFor:Players who prefer narrative simulations about an actor's career rather than construction or management systemsSkip if:Players seeking a long career simulation may find the current playable period of two months too limited
ActionGlasswinged Ascension
Conglomerate 5For:Stealth players who want lethal and non-lethal ways to handle threatsSkip if:Players seeking forgiving checkpoint placement may find mission starts are the only checkpoint locations
RPGCastles II: Siege & Conquest
InterplayFor:Fans of medieval strategy who want diplomacy and territorial managementSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused game may hit a wall when they must also manage food, diplomacy, church relations, trade, armies, castles, and territory.
StrategyPeninsular War Battles
Hunted Cow GamesFor:Napoleonic War enthusiasts who want campaigns from British, French, or Spanish viewpointsSkip if:Players seeking a compact game will encounter six campaign groupings and 40 missionsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.