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The best PC games on Steam of all time, ranked by aggregate rating. The titles worth the space in your library, from genre-defining classics to modern essentials.
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Elden Ring952022Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 2
God of War942018Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 3
Red Dead Redemption 2942018Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt932015Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 5
Baldur's Gate III952023Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) - 6
Mass Effect 2932010Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 7
Portal 2922011Platform · Puzzle · Adventure - 8
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas922004Shooter · Racing · Adventure - 9
Hollow Knight922017Platform · Adventure · Indie - 10
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City912002Shooter · Racing · Adventure - 11
Hades912020Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 12
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic922003Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 13
Undertale912015Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 14
God of War Ragnarök932022Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 15
Red Dead Redemption912010Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 16
BioShock902007Shooter · Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) - 17
Grand Theft Auto V892013Shooter · Racing · Adventure - 18
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos912002Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy - 19
BioShock Infinite892013Shooter · Adventure - 20
Batman: Arkham City892011Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 21
Disco Elysium912019Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie - 22
Grand Theft Auto III902001Shooter · Racing · Simulator - 23
Assassin's Creed II882009Platform · Adventure - 24
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice902019Adventure - 25
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain902015Shooter · Tactical · Adventure - 26
Diablo II892000Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - 27
Inside892016Platform · Puzzle · Adventure - 28
Horizon Zero Dawn882017Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 29
Journey902012Platform · Adventure - 30
Celeste892018Platform · Adventure · Indie - 31
Dark Souls892011Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 32
Stardew Valley882016Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy - 33
Dragon Age: Origins882009Role-playing (RPG) - 34
Batman: Arkham Asylum872009Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 35
It Takes Two892021Platform · Puzzle · Adventure - 36
Mass Effect 3882012Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy - 37
Batman: Arkham Knight882015Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure - 38
Mass Effect872007Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) - 39
Dishonored882012Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure - 40
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia911999Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) - 41
NieR: Automata882017Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - 42
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33892025Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie - 43
Fallout 2891998Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) - 44
Return of the Obra Dinn922018Puzzle · Adventure · Indie - 45
StarCraft881998Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy - 46
Ori and the Blind Forest872015Platform · Puzzle · Adventure - 47
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty882010Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy - 48
Dead Space 2882011Shooter · Adventure - 49
Deus Ex: Human Revolution882011Shooter · Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) - 50
Far Cry 3862012Shooter · Adventure
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