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The top 100 PC games
PC Gamer has published its annual ranking of the 100 best PC games players can enjoy now. The editors describe it as a subjective snapshot of their team’s tastes, combining recognised classics with newer games and reflecting what staff members currently value.
The team first nominated more than 300 games, then rated them for quality, importance and freshness, with quality weighted most heavily. Scores were averaged and adjusted, including a penalty for games with too few votes; the editors also generally limited the list to one game per series, with exceptions subject to team approval.
In short
- PC Gamer’s annual list names 100 recommended PC games.
- More than 300 titles were nominated for consideration.
- Editors balance quality, importance and freshness.
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The case for
A ranked list can help players discover excellent games and gives editors a useful way to explain what they value in the medium. Combining quality, importance and freshness, while drawing on nominations from a large group, offers a considered snapshot rather than relying on one person’s taste.
The case against
Any ranking turns varied experiences and preferences into a single order, and editorial choices about quality, importance, freshness and series representation shape the result. Even a broad staff process cannot make those judgements objective, so readers may find the list less useful than recommendations tailored to their own tastes.
Explained simply
PC Gamer is a publication focused on computer games. Each year, its editors choose 100 PC games they think are worth playing now, drawing on both older classics and newer releases.
The ranking reflects the staff’s opinions rather than a universal measure of which games are best. Editors nominated hundreds of titles and assessed them for quality, influence and how fresh they still feel, giving quality the greatest weight. They also limited most series to one entry, so the list is a snapshot of the team’s current tastes.
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