You’ve just unwrapped your shiny new laptop, desktop, or MacBook. Now,
what are you going to play on it? Whether you’ve got a gaming powerhouse
that can render the true face of God or just an all-purpose computer,
there’s a lot to choose from. (If you’ve got a VR headset, there are
even more options, which we’re breaking down separately.) Here are a few
of our favorite picks.
1. Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is a farming role-playing game in
the tradition of Harvest Moon, but with extra polish, careful tuning,
and a fresh flirtation with magical realism. It captures Harvest Moon’s
satisfying fantasy of simple, honest work without simply bowing to
nostalgia, making it the perfect way to escape the last days of 2016.
2. Superhot
Superhot is a rare thing: a truly original
first-person shooter that plays more like a puzzle game. Unlike most
shooters, it’s not a game about twitch reflexes or perfect aim. The
premise is that time only moves when your character does, so you have to
position yourself just right in order to dodge bullets and grab
weapons.
The stark, low-poly art style turns architecture, weapons, and
characters into stylized glass and ceramic figures, giving it a
distinctive look. If you’ve got an Oculus Rift, there’s also a VR
adaptation that’s excellent in its own right.
Available for Windows on Steam and through the official site
3. Firewatch
Firewatch puts you in the shoes of everyman
Henry, a fire lookout who’s drawn into a mystery alongside his coworker
Delilah. Set in the Wyoming wilderness, it’s a short, narrative-focused
exploration game about ordinary people dealing with loss and bad
decisions — some of which might be made by players themselves.
4. Hitman
The latest installment of the long-running Hitman
stealth series blows the games’ best elements up to a massive scale.
Originally released episodically, its huge levels are veritable
assassination Rube Goldberg machines, full of elaborate ways to kill
people without anyone being the wiser. Each one of the six locations,
which range from a Paris art museum to a Japanese medical facility, is
good for hours of exploration... and, depending on how you play, a lot
of violence.
5. Quadrilateral Cowboy
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Quadrilateral Cowboy is the latest project from Blendo Games, the studio behind strategy game Atom Zombie Smasher and the quirky, artistic Thirty Flights of Loving. It’s
a retro-futuristic hacking game made in Blendo Games founder Brendon
Chung’s distinctive blocky style, a series of heists accomplished with a
series of computer commands and a crack team of assistants.
Available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on Steam and through the official site.
6. Overwatch
Overwatch took the gaming world by storm this
year, with a smart, polished take on the team-based shooter formula
that's bursting with character. Each character offers different
abilities and weapons that allow for a varied and unique range of
gameplay, whether you prefer to play as a deadly sniper, a a
hammer-wielding knight, or a rollerblading healer. Just remember to play
the objective, group up on the payload, and that no one needs a Hanzo
on Attack, no matter how many gold Elimination medals you have.
Available for Windows on Battle.net or on Amazon.
7. Sunless Sea
Death stalks you constantly in Sunless Sea, an
otherworldly point-and-click game that combines sailing simulation,
role-playing elements, roguelike exploration, and an eerie narrative set
in the same world as its much-loved predecessor, Fallen London. As a sea captain (or “zee captain,” in Sunless Sea’s
nomenclature), you must explore a constantly changing world to earn
money and resolve quests, but travel leaves you at risk of running out
of fuel or food — and if your captain dies, you’ll have to start all
over with a new one. This is not a bad thing.
8. Watch Dogs 2
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| Watch Dogs 2 Gameplay |
The original Watch Dogs launched with an amazing premise: a Grand Theft Auto-style
open world game where you could hack almost everything around you.
Unfortunately, it was a mostly drab and heartless slog, but the sequel
manages to fix most of the original’s problems.
Watch Dogs 2
features inventive new toys to play with, cleverly-designed missions to
tackle, and a gorgeous new city to explore. It also finally has a lead
character with an actual personality.
You might also like...
Dishonored 2, Stephen’s Sausage Roll, Planet Coaster, Thumper, Va-11 Hall-A, Oxenfree, or Kentucky Route Zero.
Source : TheVerge
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