This means there's twice as much to see and do in Portal 2, and it should all run smoothly with low requirements. It's hard sometimes to find enjoyable multiplayer games that feature very low-end requirements but there are some serious gems out there. Among Us is a great example that video games don't need insanely complex graphics or gameplay elements to be a blast.
With its cute 2D art style and mini-game-like structure, Among Us offers players a fun gameplay loop that is accentuated by a multiplayer mechanic that makes it even more engaging. Not only will players enjoy the "tasks" sprinkled around each map, but they'll also need to keep away from a player-slaying imposter, while also maintaining their innocence. Loop Hero is a fantastic strategy game with a unique premise and some serious nostalgic vibes.
That said, players with high-end PCs shouldn't sleep on this title just because it looks and feels like a retro release. The world of Loop Hero is complex, giving players the opportunity to "influence a world" rather than simply control a character.
They'll need to place down cards, create paths, manage resources, and "strategize for the future. Those who enjoy punishing gameplay and strategy elements should put Darkest Dungeon at the top of their list. This gritty, macabre RPG is downright unfair at times, hitting players with strings of bad luck and RNG-generated madness. Even the smartest and most prepared players can find themselves hopelessly clinging to life at the hands of Darkest Dungeon's mechanics.
Thanks to its charming 2D aesthetics and side-scrolling action, Darkest Dungeon doesn't require an immense amount of PC power to run smoothly. A lack of complex particle effects paired with its hand-drawn and sometimes simplistic graphics allows players with low-end PCs to join in on the fun.
It also features a pretty dedicated modding community, so there's a lot of customization to be found. There's a lot of debate found throughout the gaming world on whether or not games need expressive graphics and gameplay to be considered truly great. Undertale firmly plants itself as an Indie release that proves that a game can have a fantastic story, fun gameplay, and engaging characters with minimal graphics and effects. Toby Fox created an incredibly imaginative world that spawned a massive cult following thanks to its colorful cast of characters, incredible soundtrack, and fast-paced dodge-based gameplay elements.
Anyone who hasn't played Undertale is seriously missing out and its ability to run well on even the lowest of low-end PCs gives almost anyone a chance to experience it. Tycoon games are both bigger than ever and also a lost genre. There are plenty of titles, particularly in the mobile space, that attempt to replicate the experience without much of the charm.
One of the best options is Game Dev Tycoon , a game about developing video games and becoming a major developing in historical replica of the game's industry at least, in the PAL Regions.
Game Dev Tycoon doesn't offer a lot of complexity in creating literal video games, but in terms of a business simulator, it's incredibly solid. While definitely challenging at first, after a few attempts the game is easy to navigate.
The best part is that it can run not just on low-end PC's, but also cheaper Chromebooks through the Google Play Store. It's addictive and fun and able to be played on just about any device. Monster Train is one of the best deckbuilding roguelites on the market, only subjectively beaten out by Slay the Spire. The game, in terms of intensive visuals, is about as simple to run as any other card game on the market.
Most devices should be able to run the game and have it look about as good as the highest end rigs. The game is endlessly addictive, fusing traditional deckbuilding with a tower defense element of sorts. It offers dozens of combinations in what kinds of decks can be drafted during a run.
It's also a lot easier to get successful runs compared to other games, with the challenge coming in the higher difficulties the game has to offer. The end goal of clearing every combination at the highest difficulty level is a challenge both daunting and enticing.
The Monster Train is definitely a good ride. Farming games, like tycoon games, are typically great for low-end devices. The goals of the game are simple on the surface, but with layers and layers of depth to keep players engaged. And, of course, it's hard to mention the genre without bringing up the best there is: Stardew Valley.
This game wears a lot of different hats over the core farming gameplay loop, and it executes on everything it tries to do with ease. In terms of running on low-end devices, the minimum requirements for Stardew Valley include Windows Vista as the operating system, among other quaint settings.
If that doesn't indicate the fact this game can run on anything, I don't know what else will. It's frequently on sale, so PC game players both hardcore and casual have no excuse to not pick up Stardew Valley. You'll still need to drop money for whatever perfect deck's dominating the meta, or if you can't be bothered grinding daily quests for gold.
But if you climbed out of the money hole of collecting Magic cards in a book full of plastic sleeves back in the day, this is a safe way of re-experiencing that without going broke. A brilliant, stressful strategy dungeon explorer that channels Lovecraft with brilliant narration and truly terrifying quests. As your party encounters horrors in the dark, the stress piles on, and too much stress causes them to take on new personality quirks that snowball into yet more stress and loss of sanity.
This creates a constant tension. What if your plague doctor is the most reliable member of your party, but insults his comrades every few minutes, raising their stress levels? Permadeath is brutal in Darkest Dungeon, but you'll find it hard to quit even when an entire party of heroes gets wiped out.
Disco Elysium is gorgeous in a sad, gritty way, but its painterly 2D environments won't push your system.
It's a detective RPG that feels quite a lot like playing a classic adventure game or a visual novel. Expect to slow things down here to discover clues and secrets in its detailed environments and read a lot of fantastic writing. It's sly, clever, and full of surprises, meaning you can get some of the best new RPG action without needing a GPU that handles ray-tracing.
Thanks to the Final Cut version of the game that now comes standard, Disco Elysium's installation size is a bit beefier than it used to be. If you've got the space to spare though, it should still run swell.
Like Sunless Seas before it, Sunless Skies is part roguelike adventure, part interactive fiction. But it does both better than ever. It earned a 90 in our review, "because of how brilliantly its disparate elements combine to produce exciting stories, from scrapes you survive by the skin of your teeth, to moments where your own hubris gets you killed.
For more wonderful writing in a game that leans more heavily towards interactive fiction with fewer survival mechanics, check out the sublime 80 Days , too. A game about traveling the world is perfect when you're traveling the world with a laptop.
Release date: Developer: Asymmetric Link: Steam. The funniest game of , and maybe the funniest RPG we've ever played. This is a game you explore for jokes, not loot. They're in every corner of the world, and even in the options menu, and it's a joy to discover them. West of Loathing is also a genuinely fun and clever RPG, with classes like the Beanslinger and Cowpuncher instead of genre standards.
As we wrote in our West of Loathing review : "Flush a toilet for an XP gain, search a haystack for a needle or dig through a mine cart for a hunk of meat ore West of Loathing has a meat-based economy , and insult yourself in a mirror to gain a combat buff because you angered yourself so much.
Most importantly, sticking your nose in every corner of West of Loathing isn't just beneficial for improving your character's stats and filling your bottomless inventory with weapons, garments, food, hooch, and hats there are over 50 of them! This is a funny game, and you'll want to root out every last shred of humor before you're done with it.
Release date: Developer: tobyfox Link: Humble Store. This isn't to say it's not a looker or fun. For those versed in RPG and popular video game tropes, Undertale is a colorful, charming, upsetting swan ride through your habits and behaviors. Date a skeleton, pet or kill some dogs, think way too hard about mice and cheese. As we explain in our Undertale review , it will make you second guess every key press except the 'Buy' button.
A successor to Planescape: Torment? It seemed too good to be true, and yet inXile took the engine Obsidian made for Pillars of Eternity and managed to return to the world of Torment in an RPG that recaptures much of what made the original so special.
Lucky for laptop gamers, it can also run on low-end hardware, which is fitting for a throwback RPG. In our Torment: Tides of Numenera review , we wrote that "a slow start gives way to a thought-provoking adventure in a remarkable setting.
A fitting follow-up to a beloved RPG. Release date: Developer: Zachtronics Link: Steam. We have only good things to say about Opus Magnum, but this endorsement could really be swapped out for any of Zachtronics' insidiously deep and clever puzzle games.
If cyberpunk's your jam, try out Exapunks instead. But why Opus Magnum? The joy of expression that comes from building simple or ridiculously complex machines to solve a particular problem, then sitting back and watching it all work. The best puzzle game of ? Certainly the one with the catchiest name. It's about pushing blocks, but also pushing words, which then become commands.
And from those simple combinations, wild varieties of puzzles unfold. Elvenar Browser-based real-time strategy game in fantasy setting. Wartime Real-time military strategy with cartoon visual style. Star Conflict Star Conflict is a free-to-play space action oriented on combat. Rail Nation Rail Nation is a browser-based strategy economy game in genre of train simulator.
Developed by studio Wargaming. Honkai Impact 3rd Anime action roleplaying game developed for the mobile platforms. Read more Select rating Give Fer. Disc Space Massively multuplayer frisbee game featuring different playable classes and challenging gameplay.
Snowballs Casual-friendly snowball action game with character customization and different game modes.
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