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Best PC Games of 2025

3,972 games

Released on Steam in 2025, most popular first. Each with a fit check, so you know who it is for before you buy.

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Best PC Games of 2025, page 14

Action

Raiders of Blackveil

Wombo GamesWin · Mac · 2025For:Players who enjoy changing builds between repeated action-RPG runsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed campaign rather than repeated raids with changing builds
RPG

Sacred 2 Remaster

THQ NordicWin · 2025For:Action-RPG players who want a large fantasy world with hundreds of questsSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly focused adventure rather than a large world with hundreds of quests
Action

Desktop Survivors 98

Brandon HesslauWin · 2025For:Bullet-hell players who want cursor-based combatSkip if:Players seeking story-driven progression or a structured campaign
Strategy

Coal LLC

Bye Bye OceanWin · Mac · 2025For:Strategy players who want to manage employees and mining equipment instead of commanding armiesSkip if:Players looking for a story-led adventure may find the daily quota and upgrade cycle narrow in focus
RPG

Salt 2: Shores of Gold

Lavaboots StudiosWin · 2025For:Pirate-adventure fans who prefer solo or cooperative PvE over player-versus-player encountersSkip if:Players looking for naval combat, which the game does not include
RPG

Maktala: Slime Lootfest

Samharia StudiosWin · Mac · Linux · 2025For:Players who enjoy repeated monster farming with incremental progressionSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted adventure rather than repeated battles and monster farming
Adventure

Goodnight Universe

Skybound GamesWin · 2025For:Players who prefer relationship-focused stories over combat-centered gamesSkip if:Players seeking an action-heavy game built around frequent combat
Strategy

Drill Core

tinyBuildWin · 2025For:Strategy players who want to manage workers and resource allocationSkip if:Players seeking a game focused only on combat rather than mining and operational management
RPG

As We Descend

Coffee Stain PublishingWin · 2025For:Deckbuilding strategy players who want to tailor units and cards for individual encountersSkip if:Players looking for combat without positional decisions or reactions to enemy intentions
Action

Heroes of Valor

Iceberg InteractiveWin · 2025For:Action players who want WWII combat with both infantry and vehiclesSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than repeatable objective-based battles
Simulation

Скуф на рыбалке

KickedMeshWin · 2025For:Players seeking a fishing-focused simulation with comic interruptionsSkip if:Players looking for a broad range of activities beyond the central fishing routine
RPG

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

Fellow TravellerWin · Mac · 2025For:Players who enjoy tabletop-inspired RPGs and want decisions shaped by dice rolls.Skip if:Players who want combat-led action may find the focus on dice, choices, and contract planning too measured.
RPG

Lost Soul Aside™

PlayStation Publishing LLCWin · 2025For:Single-player action RPG players who want fast combat and large boss encountersSkip if:Players who want slow, low-reflex combat may hit a wall during the rapid dodging, parrying, and combo sequences.
RPG

Wizard of Legend 2

Balor GamesWin · 2025For:Fans of action roguelites who want changing trials rather than a fixed sequence of levelsSkip if:Players looking for a fixed sequence of levels may find the shifting trial structure a poor match.
RPG

Princess&Blade

XP LiuWin · 2025For:Action RPG players who want clothing choices to affect combatSkip if:Players seeking a fixed build rather than outfit changes that alter combat attributes
Adventure

MAHOUTEQ!

SHRIMP PONDWin · Mac · Linux · 2025For:Visual-novel readers who want a linear magical-girl storySkip if:Players seeking branching routes, difficult choices, or multiple endings
Strategy

Death Howl

11 bit studiosWin · 2025For:Players who enjoy deck-building games with tactical positioningSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based grid encounters
RPG

Peripeteia

Ninth ExodusWin · 2025For:Immersive-sim fans who want multiple approaches to missionsSkip if:Players seeking a tightly guided campaign may find the open routes and lack of quest markers demanding
RPG

Little Rocket Lab

No More RobotsWin · 2025For:Players who enjoy building production networks while exploring resource-gathering locationsSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused factory-building experience may not want the added exploration, relationships, and story.
RPG

Yakuza Kiwami

SEGAWin · 2025For:Action-RPG players who want a story set around yakuza conflict in modern JapanSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused combat game may find the story and city activities interrupt the fighting
RPG

WARRIORS: Abyss

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Win · 2025For:Action RPG players who want battles against countless enemiesSkip if:Players seeking a small-scale combat game rather than battles against endless enemy hordes
Simulation

Brickadia

Brickadia, LLCWin · 2025For:Creative players who want to construct and experiment with physical mechanismsSkip if:Players seeking a directed campaign may hit a wall when the game opens into player-created building and play.
Casual

ZM Desktop Elf

Duoyi GamesWin · 2025For:Players who want a customizable desktop companion with touch interactionsSkip if:Players seeking a conventional game built around combat, exploration, or other action-focused systems
RPG

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

United LabelWin · Mac · Linux · 2025For:Action-RPG players who want demanding combat and boss encountersSkip if:Players seeking relaxed combat may find the dodge, parry, and execution timing demanding