Most Graphically Demanding Games For High-End PCs
Building a truly powerful computer is not so much a difficult task as it is an expensive one, but in return, the PC gamer gets perhaps the best gaming platform. Its main advantage is the stunning games.
And no matter what anyone says, "graphics" matter. The key is not to turn graphics into an end goal but to continue to value gameplay above all in games.
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
February 21, 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The main character is Major Sergey Nechaev, nicknamed P-3, a KGB special agent assigned a particularly dangerous mission. The factory's robot control system has...
Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Adventure
February 4, 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A sequel to Dying Light with a new protagonist, characters, and setting, featuring a new storyline that expands the game universe. The formula of "zombies...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Exploration
November 10, 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game...
Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Exploration, Open world
June 26, 2025
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
90/100
A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Walking Simulator
November 8, 2019
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima’s original game, a realistic walking and logistics simulator with action, survival, and stealth elements, viewed from a third-person...
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake, Horror
September 2, 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Remake of the adventure action game The Last of Us, created on the engine of The Last of Us: Part 2. The new version features improved graphics, gameplay...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
February 28, 2017
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the confrontation...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Open world, Exploration, Parkour
January 24, 2023
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
62/100
Forspoken is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view that tells the story of a Frey girl with powerful magical abilities in an unusual world. Frey's life...
Action, Shooter, Stealth, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Adventure
February 19, 2013
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Crysis 3 is a continuation of the popular first-person shooter with stealth elements. The game takes place 20 years after the events of the second part. Despite the...
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