Quite a good list, although without any real surprises, except for the cheeky inclusion of a recent fan-made PC port. I’m glad Kerbal Space Program is on it, but a few other personal favorites (and candidates for best game of all time) are absent, like The Talos Principle, BeamNG.drive, NEO Scavenger, World of Goo, Mafia, Machinarium and Gothic II. Jets’n’Guns - a very early Indie masterpiece of a 2D space shooter - as well, but it’s a bit too obscure for these kinds of lists. I’ll stop here before I accidentally create my own top 100.

Are your favorite PC games well-represented by this list?

  • Crotaro@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    3 hours ago

    I fully understand someone thinking x game deserves to be there instead of y but I think this is a great list that spans most genres and serves as a wonderful stepping stone for exploration within gaming.

    If I give this list to someone who doesn’t know yet, what kind of games they like, this list will show them great games from all major “eras” and all kinds of dev studio sizes/budgets. And once they have played, say, KotoR 2 (since it’s in the same list that recommends new and good games like Baldur’s Gate 3, they are more likely to check out other old but great games like Gothic 1 and 2 (and, of course, KotoR 1).

  • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    3 hours ago

    How is Doom only in tenth place and the original Half-Life isn’t even close to top (edit: I just checked, Half-Life isn’t even on the list).

    • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      3 hours ago

      They set a rule that only one game from a series can be on the list. Half-Life 2 probably just beat 1 in the very subjective scoring.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    4 hours ago

    I don’t usually give much thought to these lists but Minecraft deserves it’s place, undoubtedly.

  • Linktank@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    9 hours ago

    This list is offensive to say the least. Valheim at 100 and then goes on to show like 60ish games that are shit in comparison to that masterpiece.

  • SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    7 hours ago

    This list was really hard for my phone to view. It’s an older phone, so that’s probably why, but it kept freezing and reloading.

  • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    10 hours ago

    No Overwatch in the entire list? Final Fantasy 14 the only FF in the list? No Dota 2 or Leage of Legends? No Batman game?

    I know its just opinions and fun, but I’m just very surprised, not angry or anything like that.

    • Ludz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      5 hours ago

      True, OK everyone has its own preferences but indeed ff7 missing looks surprising, didn’t see lot of city builders (not mentioning wolfenstein, fable, populous, Dk…)

    • Skelemental@mastodon.gamedev.place
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      9 hours ago

      @thingsiplay @DdCno1 this list is actually wild. Random flash in the pan games high up but also a bunch of evergreen classics and old games that were revolutionary but largely unplayed today while also missing some of the most popular games on PC. Not sure what this list is supposed to be except maybe engagement bait.

      • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        9 hours ago

        All lists like this are incredibly subjective and by definition about engagement. I wouldn’t call it bait, but it was definitely created for engagement. That is not necessarily a bad thing since it can generate some fun discussions.

      • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        9 hours ago

        I’m not AI and I really dislike Factorio. I would say it is a bit of a niche game, but Rimworld also seems niche. Probably just not to anyone at PC Gamer’s taste.

        • TehPers@beehaw.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          7
          ·
          8 hours ago

          Factorio is not for everyone, but it’s also one of the all stars of its genre. With the upcoming expansion in a couple weeks, it’ll probably eat another few hundred of my free hours over the next few months, and I know I’m not alone on this one.

          • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            ·
            7 hours ago

            No, just saying it would not have made my top 100 list. Seemed like a funny thing to say it is an AI list because of not having Factorio

    • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      8 hours ago

      The Overwatch 2 update was pretty widely hated, so that might be clouding things. I supposed they did put Destiny 2 on there though. It is for sure weird to not see FFVII or an Arkham game. Or hell, Dishonored.

      Edit: Whoops missed Dishonored 2.