Online 2017 for PC — top best games in the Online genre

Escape from Tarkov - a game in the Online genre

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Online, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2025; Beta testing: PC → 28 July 2017

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Survival game with elements of first-person stealth shooter and RPG in a visual style of post-Soviet Union, set in the fictional city of Tarkov. Players make raids...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 27 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 7 July 2014; Game released: PC → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brain-eaters." The...

PUBG: Battlegrounds

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 December 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival...

Destiny 2

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 23 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Released in 2017, Destiny 2 is a sequel to the MMOFPS from the first person Destiny. The last city of humanity fell under the assault of a massive army led by...

For Honor

Online, Action, MMO, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 13 February 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For Honor is a competitive medieval-fantasy action game about sword fights and large-scale battlefields. You will take part in team battles for territory with many...

Absolver

Online, Action, Fighting, MMO

Game released: PC → 29 August 2017

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Absolver is a multiplayer fighting game from developers from the Sloclap studio, originally from Ubisoft. The game is an interesting hybrid of pseudo-MMO in the...

Crossout

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 26 July 2017

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 7.2/10

The near future. During a global catastrophe, earthly civilization fell, leaving only rusty frames and dust. The few survivors turned the remnants of the old world...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Action, Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2017; Game released: PC → 27 April 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Friday the 13th: The Game

Online, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 25 May 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Construction, Zombies

Game released: PC → 26 August 2017

Metacritic: 45/100

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down cooperative zombie shooter for multiple players. Every night you have to defend yourself from hordes of undead. This...

BIGFOOT

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Survival horror, First-person view, Shooter

Early Access: PC → 31 January 2017

Players: 8.3/10

A game with survival elements about hunting Bigfoot. There are 2 modes available: you can play against the AI-controlled Bigfoot, or another player can play as the...

Spacelords

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 22 September 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Spacelords is a sci-fi online action game with a third-person view and asymmetrical multiplayer. The game takes place on a dying planet in the constellation Lyra...

Heliborne

Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: PC → 12 October 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...

World of Warships

Action, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Tactics, MMO, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 17 September 2015

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A multiplayer online action game that immerses you in the world of large-scale naval battles of the first half of the twentieth century. More than a hundred...

Gigantic

Role-playing game, Online, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Free game, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 9 April 2024; The project is closed: PC → 31 July 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A dynamic game that combines elements of online action and MOBA strategy. You are given a choice of two teams that will have to fight each other. The main goal of...

Trail - A Frontier Journey

Adventure, Simulation, Online, Free game

Game released: PC → 16 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Trail — A Frontier Journey — a free-to-play adventure online simulator. You will embark on a quest to find the mysterious city of Eden-Falls and along the way...

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 28 May 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is an addition to the multiplayer role-playing game in a fantasy setting in the Elder Scrolls universe. A new chapter of the...

Foxhole

Strategy, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 27 July 2017; Game released: PC → 28 September 2022

Players: 7.5/10

Multiplayer tactical real-time strategy. The events take place during the Second World War, where you will have to unite in squads with hundreds of other players...

Fragmented

Online, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Fragmented is a multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person perspective and open-world survival elements. As a colonist, you have to explore the...

Day of Infamy

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 23 March 2017; Early Access: PC → 31 July 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Day of Infamy is a competitive online first-person shooter set in the World War II era from the creators of Insurgency. Expect a variety of mid-century weapons, a...

VRChat

Online, Adventure, MMO, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2017

Players: 7.2/10

VRChat is a free-to-play multiplayer social game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. In the game you will be able to use...

Raw Data

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 2 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Raw Data is a competitive futuristic online shooter with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Players will have to fight...

UNO

Online, Board / Group Game, Card game

Game released: PC → 3 January 2017

Players: 7.9/10

UNO is a multiplayer card game for a fun group of friends. Collect combinations of cards and play active cards to change the course of the game. Try to get rid of...

Secret World Legends

Role-playing game, Online, Horror, MMO, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 31 July 2017

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Secret World Legends is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view. The events of the game take place in a modern world, similar...

Exiled

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: PC → 23 February 2017

Players: 4/10

Exiled is an isometric role-playing game with online, action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from developers Fairytale Distillery. The game is published...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 1 September 2017; Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Deceit

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 3 March 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Deceit — a free-to-play competitive shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. You will wake up in an unknown place from a strange voice along with...

Raid: World War II

Online, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 September 2017

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 46/100

Raid: World War II is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the World War II era. You can play the game in co-op for up to four people. The main enemy in the...

Quake Champions

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Early Access: PC → 22 August 2017; Game released: PC → 18 August 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Quake Champions is a sci-fi competitive first-person shooter set in the Quake universe. You will find traditional arena gameplay with a variety of characters who...

Танки Онлайн

Online, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game

Game released: PC → 2 March 2017

Players: 5.1/10

Tanki Online is a shareware multiplayer arcade tank simulator with a third-person view. In the game, you can build your own futuristic tank using a different...

Battlerite

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Free game

Game released: PC → 8 November 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Battlerite is a free-to-play action strategy MOBA that is the spiritual successor to Bloodline Champions. The game will tell you about gladiator battles in arenas...

LawBreakers

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 4 August 2017; The project is closed: PC → 15 September 2018

Players: 4.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

LawBreakers is a team-based first-person shooter where different factions fight. The events of the game develop when the Earth has come to an end — albeit not...

Stick Fight: The Game

Arcade, Online, Action, Side view

Game released: PC → 28 September 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Stick Fight: The Game is a side-scrolling competitive arcade action game. In the role of cartoon people you will have to compete with other players from all over...

ARK: Aberration

Online, Simulation, Action, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Players: 8.3/10

ARK: Aberration is an open-world action add-on with a first-person view and survival elements ARK: Survival Evolved. Events unfold on a damaged ark, the internal...

Starblast

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 8 November 2017

Players: 6/10

Starblast is a top-down multiplayer arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. You will take control of a spaceship and set off to conquer the vastness of limitless space...

Black Squad

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game

Early Access: PC → 28 July 2017; Game released: PC → 26 June 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Black Squad is a free-to-play competitive shooter with first-person and third-person views. The main feature of the game is the ability to combine the character's...

Dead Alliance

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 29 August 2017

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Dead Alliance is an online first-person shooter in a post-apocalyptic world. You will have to fight in team-vs-team mode on a variety of maps filled with zombies...

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Best Games in the Online genre of 2017 for PC