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The best games of 2017 · Ludixa
The best games of 2017
Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2
2017 · Role-playing · The battle for Divinity has begun.
ŌKAMI HD
2017 · Adventure · Experience the critically acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution.
Opus Magnum: Complete Edition
2017 · Indie · Simulation · Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Linelight
2017 · Puzzle · A world of 1D puzzles awaits
What Remains of Edith Finch
2017 · Walking simulator · Adventure · Explore the Finch family history and try to figure out why Edith Finch is the last one in her family left alive.
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
2017 · Simulation · Join the over 2 million Rise of Nations fans. Master 6,000 years of history, from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. What forces will you wield to lead your nation to global prominence? Trade, espionage, diplomacy…war? Whichever path you choose, you’ll discover the pulse-pounding thrill and speed of real-time strategy gaming combined with the epic scope and depth of turn-based strategy games – brought together for the first time ever in Rise of Nations.
F1 2017
2017 · Sim racing
Pinball FX Classic
2017 · Simulation · Pinball FX Classic is the biggest, most community focused pinball game ever created. Multiplayer matchups, user generated tournaments and league play create endless opportunity for pinball competition.
Rez Infinite
2017 · Rhythm game · Rail shooter · The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
Star Control 3
2017 · Third-Person Shooter · Action RPG · The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
Cuphead
2017 · Run and gun · Platformer · The all-cartoon Magical Wondergame!
Night in the Woods
2017 · LGBT-themed · Halloween · At the end of everything, hold onto anything.
Hollow Knight
2017 · 2D platform game · Soulsvania · Descend into darkness and brave the depths of a forgotten kingdom in Hollow Knight, an atmospheric action-adventure for Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017 · Action · Strategy · The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.
NBA 2K18
2017 · Basketball · The highest rated* annual sports title returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.*According to 2008 - 2016
West of Loathing
2017 · Adventure · Indie · West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Raw Data
2017 · Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
2017 · Alternate history · Action-adventure game · Only you have the guts, guns, and gumption to spark the second American Revolution in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus on Nintendo Switch.
Injustice 2
2017 · Fighting game · Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
2017 · Escape room · Visual novel · Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Monster Slayers
2017 · Adventure · Rpg · Follow your quest to defeat the legendary Harbinger and become a true Monster Slayer.
The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
2017 · Adventure · Indie · Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
SteamWorld Dig 2
2017 · Metroidvania · SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
2017 · Adventure · RPG · Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Paradigm
2017 · Adventure · Indie · Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.
NieR:Automata
2017 · Character-action · Post-apocalyptic · NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Nioh: Complete Edition
2017 · Action · RPG · Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Sonic Mania
2017 · Platformer · Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure, available anytime, anywhere on Nintendo Switch.
Gorogoa
2017 · Puzzle · Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts.
Project CARS 2
2017 · Sim racing · THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY! Project CARS 2 delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Rakuen
2017 · Adventure · Other · An award-winning indie adventure game about a hospitalized Boy who travels with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world.
Thimbleweed Park
2017 · Point-and-click adventure · Adventure · In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
The End Is Nigh
2017 · Action · Adventure · What’s the point of surviving the apocalypse if you can’t share it with a friend?
Nex Machina
2017 · Shoot 'em up · Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Field of Glory 2
2017 · Strategy · Simulation · Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Aliens Go Home Run
2017 · Action · Indie · A combination of Breakout, Shoot Em Up, and Baseball, Aliens Go Home Run puts you in the shoes of a young baseball player versus a horde of invading aliens. Play ball!
Destiny 2
2017 · Post-apocalyptic · Looter shooter · Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
2017 · Survival horror · First-person shooter · Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective. Powered by the RE Engine, horror reaches incredible heights of immersion as players enter a terrifyingly new world of fear as they fight to survive.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
2017 · Hack and slash · Action-adventure game · From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
Detention
2017 · Survival horror · Puzzle · Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
