ActionBest PC Games of 2017, page 95
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RPGOswald's Adventure
MLG GamesFor:RPG players who want a short, structured party adventureSkip if:Players seeking a long-form RPG with an extensive campaign
ActionSaloon Showdown VR
Matthew PeacockFor:VR players who want an Old West shooting settingSkip if:Players seeking a broad weapon selection may hit a wall at the six-shooter-centered combat.
StrategyMegaton: Total Destruction
TotalDistractionFor:Players who enjoy artillery games centered on demolishing urban environmentsSkip if:Players seeking a campaign driven by characters, story, or conventional combat objectives
StrategyBACK TO THE EGG! Tower Defense
JaudaLabsFor:Tower-defense fans who want action-RPG combat alongside defensive buildingSkip if:Players seeking a finished, fixed-scope game may bounce off the early-development state and planned expansion
StrategyClad in Iron: Philippines 1898
Strategy FirstFor:Players of naval strategy games who want campaign management and tactical battlesSkip if:Players seeking a single time scale may not enjoy the split between turn-based planning and real-time battles
AdventureIllville: Return instructions. Act 1
TushaWorksFor:Adventure players who prefer investigation and environmental mystery over combat-focused progressionSkip if:Players seeking deep combat systems or action-heavy progression may find the investigation and puzzle focus limiting
CasualHot Pool
VirtexUniverseFor:Casual puzzle players who want a positioning challenge built around relationship preferencesSkip if:Players seeking complex strategy, extensive progression, or deep character development
StrategyPuzzle Tactics
Robert AlvarezFor:Players who enjoy turn-based, grid-based tactics in small levelsSkip if:Players seeking large-scale battles rather than small-level encounters
ActionBlood Harvest 2
ArtalaskyFor:Fans of difficult platform games who want enemy-filled stagesSkip if:Players looking for a low-difficulty platform game may find the stages demanding.
RPGWinged Sakura: Endless Dream
WINGED SAKURA GAMESFor:Rogue-lite players who want changing rooms, enemies, and resources in each runSkip if:Players seeking a fixed campaign may bounce off the procedurally changing rooms, items, events, and enemies
StrategyStrategic Command Classic: WWI
Matrix GamesFor:World War I enthusiasts who want campaigns across several historical theatersSkip if:Players seeking small-scale tactical battles may find the grand-strategy scope too broad
StrategySentinels
MindWalker GamesFor:Tower defense fans who want direct shooting alongside automated defensesSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than repeated combat encounters
ActionCold Vengeance
Renegade Sector GamesFor:Action-game fans who want a 3D run-and-gun campaignSkip if:Players seeking slow, meditative exploration rather than continuous run-and-gun action
StrategyNorthern Regime
Axel AndersonFor:Survival-game players who want hunger, water, energy, and cold to govern explorationSkip if:Players seeking a polished, content-complete survival game may hit the wall at the Early Access bugs and reduced content
RPGUncharted Waters
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.For:Players who want a historical maritime RPG centered on ship travelSkip if:Players who want a tightly focused combat RPG may bounce when trading, information gathering, and travel become central activities.
ActionCaptain Kaon
Engage PixelFor:Retro shooter fans who want gravity-based pilotingSkip if:Players seeking a broad, story-heavy adventure rather than focused shooting and piloting
ActionDustoff Heli Rescue 2
Invictus Games Ltd.For:Players who enjoy helicopter missions spanning rescue, transport, construction, and combat objectives.Skip if:Players seeking a realistic depiction of combat, since humans do not die and enemies flee.
SportsBaseball Riot
10tons LtdFor:Casual puzzle players who want short physics-based stagesSkip if:Players seeking a realistic baseball game with conventional matches and team management
StrategyViking Saga: Epic Adventure
QumaronFor:Players who enjoy resource management and want building and ship tasks within a level-based adventure.Skip if:Players seeking an open-ended management simulation may find the fixed 44-level quest structure limiting.
ActionForgotten Chambers
Tpot StudioFor:VR puzzle fans who want to explore magical rooms for cluesSkip if:Players seeking a broad adventure scope may find five rooms limiting.
CasualChocolate
Viacom NEXTFor:VR users who prefer brief music-led experiences to extended gamesSkip if:Players seeking a long-form game with substantial progression or multiple stages
StrategyThe Astonishing Game
Turbo Tape GamesFor:Dream Theater fans who want an interactive version of The AstonishingSkip if:Players seeking lethal combat, large-scale warfare or direct unit control
SimulationKing Of Dirt
WildLabsFor:BMX fans interested in performing tricks and training stuntsSkip if:Players seeking a racing-focused experience rather than trick performance and stunt trainingNothing matches. Loosen a filter.