PC Games
What genre you want is the first question you should ask yourself before choosing. Are you looking for high-adrenaline action, a way to spend a few calm and relaxing hours, or some logic puzzles to exercise your brain?
Action PC games
Action PC games are great for those who crave an exciting never-ending adventure. Your goal is to survive, eliminate your enemies, and complete your missions. PC action games have several subgenres, the most popular of which are:
- Shooters let you experiment with a wide variety of firearms against various opponents (soldiers, zombies).
- Fighting games offer dozens of characters with different fighting styles and the goal of the game is to outclass your opponent.
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Among the most popular genres is battle royale. The last survivor wins, with all players starting with the same equipment, which they gradually try to upgrade.
Adventure PC games
Adventure PC games are notable for their intricate storylines and twists, accompanied by tricky puzzles. The games mainly focus on allowing you to experience the game's exciting story and unique atmosphere of fleshed out virtual worlds.
Strategy PC games
Strategy PC games place emphasis on sophisticated, tactical thinking and planning ahead. Victory is rarely influenced by luck or chance. Strategy computer games include:
- Realtime strategy games for PC take place in real time and require quick reaction time.
- Turn-based strategy games for PC are similar to real-time strategy, but they have turn-based gameplay where players take turns.
- City-building games let you build and manage cities, theme parks, hospitals, and more.
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Sports PC games
Sports PC games give you the opportunity to take control of players or entire teams and lead them to victory. There are several sports to choose from—the most popular ones include soccer, ice hockey, and basketball, American football or golf. Some PC sports games also allow you to manage an entire team.
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Before buying a new PC game, we recommend checking the minimum and recommended requirements—a computer with lower specs may not be able to run the game. Check our gaming hardware section if you need to upgrade your PC.
Simulation PC games
Simulation PC games try to simulate the real world as closely as possible, and some may even have educational uses. The selection is very wide and varied, including games that simulate human life, farming, truck driving, fishing and more.
Want to play the best PC games? Our reviews may give you a hint.
RPGs for PC
RPGs or role-playing computer games for allow you to fully inhabit a character and make decisions for them in an open, dynamic world. PC RPGs are characterised by an expansive, branching story, character customisation and a large number of main and secondary quests.
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PC games are often announced in well in advance. Are you looking forward to any of the titles? Feel free to it pre-order it. Computer games purchased this way are usually cheaper.
Racing PC games
PC racing games put you in super-fast vehicles and test your manoeuvring skills and reaction time. You can try driving cars, motorbikes, boats, planes or sci-fi hovercrafts. PC racing games can be divided into several sub-genres.
- Arcade racing games all about having fun and are notable for their loose, forgiving physics.
- Racing sims try to mimic real racing as closely as possible with realistic physics.
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Children's computer games
Children's Computergames are suitable for children of many ages due to the lack of regulated content. They mostly contain logical puzzles that encourage thinking and finding solutions. Some games for PC star popular characters from children's books, films or TV shows.
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When choosing a computer game for minors, we recommend using the PEGI parametric rating filter to avoid games made for older age groups or containing questionable content (e.g. violence, vulgarity, substance abuse, etc.).
Other genres of PC games
PC games of other genres may not be as well known, but they certainly worth a try. MOBA games, for instance, are widely played professionally in e-sports, or you can try one of the tower defence games for PC, where you eliminate hordes of attackers. You can also explore card or puzzle games to keep your brain busy.
Want to keep up to date and know what new computer games are coming and when? Keep an eye on our News category.
Game Licences or How to Install PC Games
You can buy PC games on a physical disc or as a digital downloadable licence.
Physical game
Physical PC games are fairly uncommon nowadays. You obtain the licence when the PC game arrives to you in the mail and you just need to insert the installation disc into your PC and install the game. Some boxed releases today also include a code to register the PC game to a digital account.
Digital download licence
When you purchase a digital licence, you will receive an activation code for one of the web stores. Usually, you have to create an account and install the store's app, through which you then download the game. However, take note what virtual store the game code is for before you buy, as they are not compatible with each other.
Not sure how to activate the download code? Read our guide for some helpful tips.
Activating digital PC games in different online stores
You can purchase PC games digitally and then activate them on one of the digital distribution platforms.
Steam PC games
Steam PC games are the most common. It is the largest platform that also works as a full-fledged social network. You can play with friends, find new ones, share your gaming experiences, download user mods and enjoy many other features. Steam games are most often obtained using a so-called Steam key.
Origin PC games
PC games for Origin include all of Electronic Arts' productions. It is a gaming social network that is similar in principle to the Steam platform. It offers a smaller number of games, but you can find there legendary franchises such as Battlefield, Mass Effect, The Sims, Need for Speed, FIFA, etc.
Uplay PC games
You can also get PC games on the Uplay platform. This digital store hosts the Far Cry series, Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's and more.
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Popular PC games for Battle.net
Popular platforms also include Battle.net. Here you can play PC games produced by Activision Blizzard. This includes gaming behemoths like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty and many more.
PC game add-ons and editions
Some PC games offer various game add-ons or multiple editions, which differ in content.
- Basic Edition contains only the base game with the main content of the computer game.
- Deluxe Edition generally includes the base game and extra bonus content.
- DLC is an add-on to the base game that expands the game with new storylines, weapons, etc.
- Season Pass includes all DLC. Having the base computer game is required if you want it to work.
- GOTY (Game of the Year) editions include the base content and all DLC.
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Do you own an Xbox One in addition to a PC? If so, you'll be interested in Play Anywhere. This allows you to purchase one PC game for both PC and Xbox One for the price of one. Plus, your saved data is stored in the cloud, so you can continue to play on either device.
Best PC Games: Final Tips
Below, we've put together a few picks for PC games you're sure to enjoy.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven RPG inspired by the famous book series and building on the previous installments. You can look forward to a stunning fantasy world, filled with hundreds of locations to explore and a well-written story full of crucial decisions that affect both the gameplay and the plot. The Game of the Year Edition also adds an extra 30 hours of story content.
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)
GTA 5 is the revolutionary sequel to the famous Grand Theft Auto franchise. Visit sunny Los Santos in Southern California and meet the three very different criminal protagonists, Michael, Franklin and Trevor, and follow their intertwining tale. The online mode gives you the opportunity to collaborate with other players on heists, races and much more.
Minecraft
Everybody knows Minecraft, a brick-filled phenomenon and probably the best-selling game in history. Players can explore endless worlds, survive dark nights, upgrade their gear and build anything—there's no limit to creativity. Plus, the game includes an online mode where you can team up with friends for a unique adventure together.
FIFA 21
Play the award-winning football sensation FIFA 21 with licenced teams and stadiums updated for the 2021 season. In addition to online matches with players of similar skill level, you can build your own team or play as three different champions and experience their story.
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Cities: Skylines Deluxe Edition
Cities: Skylines puts players in the role of a mayor with the task of building a successful city. You have total freedom and you can choose any path to create your dream city. It's up to you whether you turn your city into a bustling hub or an oil empire. In addition, you can download other players' mods in the Steam Workshop.
Specific category - MacBook games
Although most of today's computer games are made for PCs with decently powerful graphics cards, you can find a few MacBook games that will run without a hitch. When playing on a MacBook, you simply have to allow for a smaller variety of games, and if you get the urge to play the latest Call of Duty, you'll be out of luck.
Games for weaker PCs - choose according to minimum system requirements
If you are looking for computer games for weaker PCs in general, check your computer's system parameters and select games by minimum system requirements in the left filter here on the page. Your computer should have at least some allowance over the game's minimum requirements so that you can play without glitches or program crashes.
Casual PC games - you can play a lot of them online
Do you have a really old PC and can't find any PC games that would run on your machine? Online games can be the solution. On sites like supehry.cz, you can find all sorts of games from a variety of genres. A specialty of these sites are, for example, games for two or adult PC games.
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