The 25 Best PC Games to Play Right Now

IGN's Top 25 Modern PC Games of 2025: A Subjective Celebration

2025 is here, and it's time for IGN's updated list of the 25 best modern PC games. This isn't an objective ranking; taste is subjective, and what one gamer considers a masterpiece, another might find tedious. This list reflects the collective recommendations of IGN's PC gaming team, using our Face-Off tool to determine rankings. It's a celebration of games we love, encouraging you to explore them if you haven't already.

Many excellent PC games didn't make the cut – a testament to the sheer volume of great releases and diverse preferences. This list focuses on "modern" PC games released or significantly updated since 2013. Classic titles like Doom, Half-Life 2, and Skyrim remain beloved, but they've transitioned to "all-time classics" status. See our Top 100 Games of All Time list for those.

Remember, this is our perspective. Create your own top 25 using our Playlist tool and share it in the comments!

Most recent game updates were made on February 13, 2025.

Games Under Consideration:

These highly-rated 2024 and 2025 games are too new for ranking but will be considered in future updates:

• Civilization 7
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins
• Mouthwashing
• Marvel Rivals
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
• STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Sonic X Shadow Generations
• MechWarrior 5: Clans
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Silent Hill 2 Remake
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• Black Myth: Wukong

The Top 25:

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25. Undertale

26. Balatro

27. Crusader Kings 3

28. Hitman: World of Assassination

29. Doom (2016)

30. Final Fantasy VII Remake

31. Resident Evil 4 Remake

32. God of War

33. Nier: Automata

34. Final Fantasy XIV

35. Red Dead Redemption 2

36. Outer Wilds

37. Hollow Knight

38. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

39. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

40. Cyberpunk 2077

41. Stardew Valley

42. Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online

43. Satisfactory

44. Half-Life: Alyx

45. Slay the Spire

46. Disco Elysium

47. Hades

48. Elden Ring

49. Baldur's Gate 3

Upcoming PC Games (2025):

A table of anticipated 2025 PC game releases is included in the original text.

This list represents IGN's current perspective. Share your own top games! Check out our other "Best Of" lists for other platforms.