Today, we bring a speical list for all the gamers out there – 11 best PC games of 2015!
The entertainment industry continues to bloom as consuming media continues to peak with every next day. But it doesn’t have to all be supposedly dumbing us down to a herd of thoughtless sheep, not in the world of gaming. These best PC games of 2015 will mostly show you that. There still are the insanely pointless, time-wasting alternatives to a good game, some of which you can find in our list of the 11 best free Android games of 2015.
PC gaming has a long and eventful history which should be pretty obvious when seeing how far it has pushed the boundaries of creativity and even technology. Ever since the days when Pong was all the rage, people have been irreversibly hooked on playing computer games of all sorts. Even though it was considered a very “nerdy” type of hobby to have for decades, games and their dedicated communities never stopped growing and developing. Games have come and gone, taking the leadership in sales, telling new stories, continuing old ones and expanding universes to the point of needing a written manual to keep up with what the game can offer. Games have united and kept people together, making new friendships and possibly sometimes breaking some in a moment of fierce competition.
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Be it through an old fourteen inch CRT showing the narrative of some good old roguelike or one of the mindblowingly detailed next-gen games, the endless technical and artistic effort of the curators behind some of our fondest memories will remain underappreciated. People still don’t realize that a well-made game, even without all the flashy physics, mechanics and graphics can be as inspiring and engaging as a book or a movie and can leave a deep impression while tackling serious philosophical problems. It does, of course, goes without saying that some of that bad reputation is due to the large number of purely no-value entertainment that some smaller, less serious titles can offer to people who are willing to procrastinate. Even in the modern world, PC gaming is still greatly generalized and stereotypes are still in place. However, on a platform with that many possibilities and literally endless potential, there are a lot of ways to capture the attention and imagination of virtually any demographic out there, given that you have a team of creative people who are willing to take up the challenge.
Even so, just like with any other creative process, mass production and big, monopolizing companies have taken away a portion of the charm that PC gaming had back in the times when there was nobody to set standards or steal content. This year saw a number of titles which have brought back every bit of hope that things are not taking a sharp turn to the worse. This article ranks them not by sales or pre-orders but by their critical reception, as seen on Metacritic. Let’s take a look at the best PC games of 2015:
11. Cities: Skylines
The eleventh spot goes to Cities: Skylines, an endlessly entertaining sandbox experience where you have the freedom to create and develop you own city in stunning detail.
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10. Homeworld Remastered Collection
Number ten comes with a little bit of cheating but the remastering of one of the most popular space sims in the history of PC gaming is so well done that it will likely be a surprising new discovery for many.
9. Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
The Final Fantasy series have a lot of games that should be studied in textbooks and some that seem like filler material compared to the more influential games in the series, one of with is Heavensward.
8. Her Story
Her story is something like a proof-of-concept gaming experience that takes a completely different approach at storytelling and interaction between the player and the game, which revolves around solving a crime.
7. Crypt of the NecroDancer
Rhythm-based games are not anywhere near being dead and forgotten and Crypt of the NecroDancer comes to show just that. Combining two classic genres of games – rhythm-based gameplay and a roguelike-esque setting and story, this game should be in your library for sure.
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6. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – New ’n’ Tasty
More than a decade after the release of the original Oddworld game, this year saw the return of one of the most popular experiences back in the day. This puzzle game will either bring nostalgia or curiosity to you.
5. Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest takes the fifth spot in the list of the 11 best PC games of 2015 with its exceptional artistic quality, including an increasingly popular immersive soundtrack.
4. Kerbal Space Program
This game saw immense popularity ever since it was released earlier this year. The game revolves around juicing your brain over how to build a spacecraft with a set of available parts that will not kill any of its crew.
3. Pillars of Eternity
Pillars of Eternity is another blast from the past, trying to put a different twist on old school isometric RPGs, combined with beautiful art, story and music, making for an exceptional experience.
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The third installment of the Witcher series had to raise the bar even higher than the second one which according to many was impossible. Yet, the game came back bigger and more enchanting than ever, making an example out of the sheer amount of work and creativity that went into it.
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1. Grand Theft Auto V
However, there is only one clear choice for the first of the 11 best PC games of 2015 and it is the big, insanely detailed, highly sophisticated and absolutely endless in entertainment, fifth installment in the GTA series which has been one of the most popular sequence of games in the history of gaming.
