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Storage is important to gamers, as modern game files typically consume a lot of space. We note the internal storage space when we test and consider how easy it would be to add additional space. We focus on desktop towers, which many gamers like to display while they play their favorite games. We determine how easy a gaming computer is to upgrade. This is a key factor for gamers who like to improve their equipment and increase storage space.

Solid state hard drives are fast, but expensive. If you abhor load screens, an SSD is almost a must. But you can save a good chunk of cash by going with a hard disk drive. Other Products We Considered. The BestReviews editorial team researches hundreds of products based on consumer reviews, brand quality, and value. We then choose a shorter list for in-depth research and testing before finalizing our top picks.

These are the products we considered that ultimately didn't make our top 5. Blaze II. Gaming PC. Predator Orion Stratos Micro Gaming PC. Gamer Xtreme VR. Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool. Archangel Gaming Computer.

Shiva Gaming PC Desktop. Shadow Gaming Computer. Our Top Picks. A powerful gaming PC with a minimalistic, compact design to fit anywhere in the bedroom or office. Shop Now. The HP Pavilion is an inexpensive gaming computer for playing games with detailed graphics and a reliably lag-free online performance. Top Pick. A gaming machine that is equipped with one of the best GPUs on the market to handle features like Ray Tracing.

This is a solid laptop from a reliable brand that is built specifically for gamers and can be taken on the go. If you're in the market for a PC for VR gaming that's as attractive as it is powerful, this is worth consideration.

A solid casual gaming desktop from a trusted brand topped with plenty of ports and a sleek design. Archangel 3. An eye-catching PC that is highly rated and a great investment for both beginner and expert gamers. Stylish and powerful, the Legion Y is a must-have gaming computer for players who need to enjoy their games at the highest visual settings. This slim yet powerful little PC is the best desktop gaming computer for throwing into your bag to take wherever you want to play.

Developer Team Cherry released multiple free updates with new areas and bosses, each harder than the last. But whether you just want to get to the credits, find the true ending, or push even farther than that, Hallownest is a world worth exploring. With its distinctive Old West-tinged approach to the post-nuclear wasteland, game-changing decisions, and flexible ways to complete its quests, Fallout: New Vegas carved out a spot as not just the best game of the Fallout series, but one of the best RPGs ever made.

And the fact that you, a nameless nobody courier, get to rise up from nothing and become the person who decides the fate of the region, gives you a real sense of control and power. Just a few years ago, the Doom series was, for all intents and purposes, dead. A legend in a grave. Twelve years passed between Doom 3 — which would prove to be the final Doom from the original id Software team — and the Doom reboot in But against the odds, the new generation of id developers did it: they reimagined Doom as a fast-action modern-day demon-slaying experience while still respecting the satisfying feel of the classic originals.

Glory kills, aggressive monster mobs, big weapon and ability upgrades, and speed, speed, speed define the new Doom. Play this game first and then run straight for Doom Eternal , which evolves the formula in very smart, very fun ways you won't soon forget.

Into the Breach is a puzzle game masquerading in turn-based tactics clothing. Each mission presents you with overwhelming odds and limited options — a seemingly impossible task.

Each turn becomes a puzzle for you to solve, using your limited actions for maximum effect. Into the Breach made our updated list of the 10 best roguelikes. Few games will make you fear for your life upon encountering the most mundane of inanimate objects the way Prey does — and fewer still will then give you the power to become those objects yourself.

Developer Arkane Austin is now working on Redfall , an open-world, co-op vampire shooter. No game simulates the feeling of being in command of a starship flying by the seat of your pants like FTL: Faster Than Light. It's a game you shouldn't expect to survive — more likely, you'll be blasted out of the sky by a vastly superior enemy ship or boarded by a death squad of giant killer insects who massacre your crew.

Maybe your life-support system will be hacked and everyone will suffocate. Its tactical combat never gets old, tons of loot and random events keep every game feeling unpredictable, and unlockable ships force you to change up your strategies on subsequent runs.

And every so often, you might even win. MOBAs have earned a reputation for being dense and difficult to learn, but immensely strategic for those who put in the time. Because every second matters, matches are always exciting even when they seem slow. Are you farming gold? Are you scouting the enemy? Or crossing the map to help out a teammate? Or heading back to base to heal? Its complexity can scare players off, but those who stick through it will be rewarded with some of the most strategic gameplay around.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is the closest thing we've had to a near-perfect recreation of the real world in the virtual space. Using real-time Bing data to allow you to fly to and from any place on the entire planet has raised the bar for simulations to heights never seen before.

Accessible to anyone, or as realistic as you want, this is open-world at its most literal. Free-flying around the globe, participating in landing challenges at some of the world's most famously difficult airports, or just sightseeing, Microsoft Flight Simulator is an unparalleled achievement.

Don't forget to grab one of the best PC joysticks to make this flight-sim experience that more immersive. The marvelous PC port overhauled and further enhanced the gorgeous wild western atmosphere of Rockstar's most recent open-world adventure and added even more activities, unlockables, and impossibly fine details to its expansive map.

It's possibly one of the biggest and best single-player PC games ever and it has an extensive multiplayer mode too. RDR2 on PC is handily a must-play for anyone with a rig beefy enough to run it. Through its relaunch and subsequent three expansions FFXIV has slowly morphed from a relatively generic good-versus-evil plot into a sprawling, political, and fantastical thriller.

Story missions are intended to be tackled solo, and even instanced dungeons now have an option for you to enter with computer-controlled party members instead of forcing you into a group with strangers. Square Enix had to temporarily stop selling FF14 upon its release, as the expansion's popularity exceeded the company's server capacity. As well as transplanting the dice-rolls and deep dialogue options from Dungeons and Dragons into a lesser-seen noir-detective setting, it offers entirely original ways to play, such as such as debating against 24 different sections of your own brain, each representative of a different skill or trait.

Your down-and-out detective is thrust into circumstances where you must solve a murder, but with all great stories its not the conclusion that is solely gratifying, but the journey you took to get there as its ludicrously detailed world and cast of characters drive it along, supported by some of the best writing seen in a game. Dark Fantasy The classic dungeon-crawling tabletop adventure is very comfortable in its new digital home. Shuffle knight Doesn't play its cards right.

Like a boss Football Manager ensures that heavy is the head that wears the crown. Cruise Control More of the same, and that's OK. Party lines Falls just short of shred heaven. Space Anomaly Guardians of the Galaxy is charming, heartwarming, and beset by technical issues.

The Bends Bad news, sim racing rigs—Circuit Superstars has arrived. Slay the Squirrel A twisted card game from the creator of Pony Island. Brutal ballet Think with your fists. PC Gamer Newsletter. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.