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Bestest Bests

The definitely definitive list of the best PC games of all time, as defined by us.

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The 100 best PC games of all time in 2025

The definitely definitive list as defined by us

Dec. 5, 2025 Julian Benson

Demonschool leading lady Faye excitedly declares violent intent towards a fellow student in the the IT lab. The RPS Bestest Bests badge is added in the top-right corner.

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Demonschool review

Saturday morning carcasses

Nov. 18, 2025 Ashley Schofield

A huge crocodile in a hat saying "I try to focus on the things that I can change" in Morsels.

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Morsels review

We aren't rotting, we're fermenting

Nov. 18, 2025 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Strange Antiquities review

Occult following

Sept. 15, 2025 Samuel Horti

Watching football on a television in Despelote.

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Despelote review

Moves the goal posts

May 2, 2025 Graham Smith

Shell shocked Maelle.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review

Fin fantasy

April 23, 2025 Nic Reuben

A big stone statue in a blue shadowy cave from Blue Prince, with the RPS Bestest Best sticker floating next to it.

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Blue Prince review

The house always wins

April 7, 2025 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Artwork from Into The Breach and a large alien head from XCOM 2

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The 50 best strategy games to play on PC

From tiny tactics to grand campaigns

March 12, 2025 Graham Smith

Fighting a green goblin guy with a Dyson Sphere in Diceomancer.

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Diceomancer review

A spicy Spirelike that lets you reroll any number on your screen

Feb. 7, 2025 Matt Cox

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Minishoot' Adventures review: a deceptively simple blend of 2D Zelda and shoot 'em up action

Don't miss it like we did

Jan. 16, 2025 Graham Smith

Screenshots of Factorio: Space Age, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, Balatro, and Mouthwashing.

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Our 24 favourite games of 2024

In non-calendar form

Jan. 13, 2025 Graham Smith

Artwork from Valheim, No Man's Sky and Astroneer form the header for our best survival games list

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The 30 best survival games on PC

Promise me that you will never die

Jan. 2, 2025 Ed Thorn

A dog senator speaks to the player, welcoming them to a friendly village. The RPS Bestest Best badge overlays the image.

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Caves Of Qud review: an obscenely rich roguelike realm you could get lost in for months

A goat approaches

Dec. 19, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

A forest battlefield in Mechabellum, with the RPS bestest bests sticker.

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Mechabellum review: impeccably designed and maniacally moreish mech strategy

Mexcellent

Dec. 2, 2024 Nic Reuben

A player aims a gun at another player crossing a bridge above them in Straftat.

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Straftat review: an anarchic First-Person Speed dater you'll fall in love with

One more round

Nov. 4, 2024 Rick Lane

The character is flanked by two enemies in Shogun Showdown, with featured RPS Bestest Best badge in the top left corner.

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Shogun Showdown review: an exceptional roguelike that hits different

Spend your daimyo on this one

Sept. 24, 2024 Liam Richardson

People walk the streets and warm themselves by a fire in Shadows Of Doubt. A "bestest best" sticker badge has been awarded to the game.

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Shadows Of Doubt review: a buggy yet brilliant detective sim of grand ambition

Criminally good

Sept. 24, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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Satisfactory 1.0 review: yes, it is

Frack the planet

Sept. 16, 2024 Matt Cox

Captain Leeway considers the view from the bridge of his submarine. A sticker with RPS Bestest Best has been awarded to the game.

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SteamWorld Heist 2 review: a tactical trick shot across the bow of lesser strategy games

Heist, heist, baby

Aug. 22, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

Zan looks up to see the coveted RPS Bestest Best sticker in Tactical Breach Wizards.

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Tactical Breach Wizards review: humour, heart, smarts and playfulness conjure up an instant genre classic

When god breaches a door, he also blasts you through a window

Aug. 19, 2024 Nic Reuben

The 10 best games like Dark Souls

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The 10 best games like Dark Souls

In honour of His Souliness

Aug. 1, 2024 Ed Thorn

Luisa blows into an enormous magical horn, producing a Bestest Best badge.

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Dungeons of Hinterberg review: a breezy action RPG that’s as pretty as a postcard

Ditch deadlines for dungeon delving

July 18, 2024 Rachel Watts

Various JRPG heroes gather on a broken bridge, pointing and looking at Ichiban Kasuga of the Yakuza series.

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The 11 best JRPGs on PC in 2024

The party line

July 4, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

The player characters from Dead Cells, Hades 2, and Spelunky 2 line up against a background map from Caves of Qud.

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The 19 best roguelike games on PC

Going rogue

June 20, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

A Siberian townscape in Workers & Resources: Soviet Union complete with Bestest Best badge.

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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 1.0 review: reject tradition, embrace a fundamental revolution in city building

That's a common logistical fallacy

June 18, 2024 Sin Vega