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.
It's hard to describe but easy to understand once you play it, and in our Baba Is You review we dig into why it's so fun to play:. But you can use 'Baba' as the start of a horizontal command, a bit like a programming crossword puzzle. Write 'Baba is win' and it makes you Baba the win condition of the level. The latest adventure game from Blackwell creators Wadjet Eye is one of its best, bringing in demons, exorcisms, and some light roleplaying elements that affect how the story plays out.
An ingenious puzzle game years in the making, hand-drawn by creator Jason Roberts. Gorogoa tells a story with its puzzles, rather than simply placing puzzles in a thematic wrapping. This is part of what makes it something special, and particularly engrossing, as we wrote in our Gorogoa review : "The story itself is an interesting, ambiguous framework through which to explore the idea of repeating patterns.
A fantastic feat of interlocking storytelling and design. Terraria is a huge game in a very tiny package. Even if you originally wrote it off as a 2D Minecraft clone, it's grown far beyond that label in the years since. Terraria is a crafting adventure with heaps of updates to its name with new bosses, biomes, fishing, and too many other things to name.
It was still getting updates in It's also wild how little this huge game demands from your computer with its tiny install size and modest system requirements. Release: Developer: Indefatigable Link: Steam. In the wake of 's Doom, we've seen a resurgence of new-but-old shooters that fully embrace the graphical styles and level design of 90s hallmarks like Quake and Hexen. Amid Evil may be the best of them: it's the heavy metal album cover version of a 90s FPS, full of epic axes, swords that shoot green energy beams, and grenade launcher wands that fire miniaturized planets as weapons.
Every area in the game has a unique aesthetic and set of enemies, so it never overstays its welcome. And because the design is faithful to its 90s inspirations, it'll run on a toaster a suitably hardcore toaster, anyway.
The indie platformer darling of the past few years, and with good reason: Celeste combines tight, instantly satisfying controls with wonderful music and a story that may speak to you, if you've ever battled your way through depression. If you're more into the jumping than the self-reflection, that's okay too—Celeste has the snappiness of Super Meat Boy, where trying a challenge over and over again takes only seconds, and nailing it at the end leaves you pumping your fists.
That air-dash. Like many PC platformers, Celeste is perfectly playable with mouse and keyboard, but you might want to throw a controller with a good D-pad in your bag if you're traveling. To see more about the game, follow this link. Originally released in , The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim easily takes a spot in any list with the best PC games of all-time, and it is extremely lightweight.
This is an extremely well-renowned RPG game that was the origin of many memes and has received many awards, being an amazing choice to try out. And, because it was released nine years ago, the vast majority of current computers and laptops can run it just fine, without any issues for you, as well as having a quite attractive price much more so than nine years ago, at least! One of the most successful games on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, Broken Age is the reimagination of an adventure game released in the s.
Follow this link to see more about it. CPU : 1. And since it was released so long ago, nowadays Half-Life 2 can run even in the slowest computers without any issues whatsoever.
Not only an accessible game, Half-Life 2 is also a piece of videogames history worth enjoying. Using nothing but a weapon that creates teleportation portals, you will have to go through many different levels, paying close attention to the mechanics and obstacle patterns for each level. Learn more about it on this link. Minecraft is certainly one of the freest games ever, where you can do almost anything you want. From recreating a map of your country to building a huge fortress or even going on large-scale online battles against other players, it is possible to do everything you want on Minecraft.
See more about it on its official website , learn here how you can play Minecraft for free , and check out the best Minecraft console commands! Into the Breach gives you a squad of mechs and some kaiju to battle in grid-based, turn-based combat. If that last one was too cheery for you, consider being a border agent for a fictional Eastern Bloc country. Your family is starving, your wages are pathetic, and you have to juggle your own needs against the plights of the people coming through the border.
Will you sacrifice your professional integrity for personal gain, or will you stand steadfast and do it by the book?
When your food supply at home begins to run low, you might not have a choice. And what happens when empathy takes over reason? It might essentially be a playable spreadsheet, but Papers, Please is a powerful, memorable game stuffed with moral dilemmas.
How about a little violence, as a treat. Hotline Miami is a stylish, top-down shooter where you have to murder people as brutally and efficiently as you can. Oh, now you feel bad? Moonlighter is another loot-and-grind type of game with pixel-art style graphics. Obvious it runs great on low-end laptops. The game is pretty fun. Basically you enter dungeons, kill monsters, loot stuff, and sell them on your shop to get upgrades.
Read my review for more details. Dead Cells is a rougue-lite game featuring pixel-art style graphics and arcade platformer gameplay. The game can be fun and frustrating at the same time. Read my review and give it try. It features a top-down isometric view and beautiful graphics. You may be able to run it on super low graphics. The game still holds tournaments and has a very active player base. Leave a comment and let me know what games you play on your old laptops.
By GandalfTheGamer Share. He's a huge fan of games with a grind. Right now he's obsessed with Destiny 2 and Warframe.
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