Must play pc games?

I just got a new computer after about 2 years of having absolutely no pc gaming. What are the best action and rpg games?

games I know I'll be getting:

-witcher 2

-skyrim

games I know I won't get:

mass effect games

battlefield 3

call of duty

assassins creed games

asides from those ones which are the must play pc games?

Crysis and Crysis: Warhead

STALKER: Shadow Of Chernobyl

Wow. Uhh, everyone has to have Team Fortress 2. Also Portal 2 if you didn't play it on consoles.

The same goes for these- Deus Ex HR and Batman: Arkham City and Max Payne 3

As well as Orcs Must Die 1 or 2, the Torchlight games, and I have heard good things about Metro 2033.

So those are some that may or may not get recommended by others.

Total war shogun2

Best action/RPG games (in my opinion)

• Skyrim
• The Witcher
• The Witcher 2
• Legend of Grimrock
• Gothic 3 Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition
• Just Cause 2
• Arma 2 + expansions and DayZ mod
• Diablo 2
• Planescape Torment (you might have to pick up a copy of it on a site like Amazon)

If you're in the mood for some FPS/other games

• Half Life 2 + the episodes
• Metro 2033
• Crysis
• Crysis Warhead
• L4D 2/L4D
• Killing Floor
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games (I only have Call of Pripyat and I find it to be amazing)
• Starcraft 2
• Warcraft 3 + expansion
• League Of Legends

That should keep you busy for awhile lol

Why no mass effect D:

Get L.A Noire (little action and more roleplaying as a detective) and Deus Ex Human Revolution.

They're very cheap now.

mass effects > skyrim

- The Witcher 1

- Stalker series

- Sleeping Dogs

- Anno 2070

- Shogun2 (and its expansions/DLC)

- Orcs Must Die 2

- Gothic2

- Divine Divinity

- Company Of Heroes

- ARMA2/Operation Arrowhead/Dayz (If you like realistic shooters like say Ghost Recon 1, Operation Flashpoint1 or Red Orchestra)

- Team Fortress 2

- Minecraft

Just the last 2 years or from before that aswell?

I'll just list some games I personally enjoyed on the pc:

-Just Cause 2 with all dlc

-Saints Row 3

-Minecraft / Terraria, if it's up your alley

-LA Noire complete, if it's up your alley

-STALKER, WITH the STALKER complete 2009 mod. I know it's older than 2 years but with the complete mod it's amazing. Especially if you add the realistic weapon damage mod aswell. Even if you have already played and finished STALKER this is absolutely amazing. Sweet graphics, weather effects, lighting, items, realism, sleeping bag, better combat, etc etc.

-World in Conflict

-Amnesia

-Deus Ex Human Revolution

-Limbo

-Machinarium

-Torchlight / Diablo 3

-SWAT 4 if it's up your alley (older than 2 years)

PlanetSide 2, Mafia-II, Blur, zuma game, Minecraft and mass effect

awsome, thanks guys. I forgot about stalker, I had it on my old pc but it ran terribly. Think I'm going to go 1. witcher 2 2. diablo 3 3. stalker games 4. Batman: AC 5. Metro 2033 6. shogun 2 that should hold me over for a long timerobokill

Swap out Diablo III for Torchlight.

Well, you can start with some of my favorite exclusives this generation, a good chunk released in the last 2 years:

• Legend of Grimrock (First Person RPG)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (party based RPG, the greatest story this gen)
• Mount & Blade: Warband (sandbox RPG) with the Prophesy of Pendor module for SP, and cRPG for multiplayer.
• Torchlight 2 (point 'n click - hack 'n slash RPG)
• Tribes Ascend (F2P MP FPS)
• Total War: Shogun 2 (TBS/RTS hybrid)
• Civilization 5 + Expansion (TBS empire building)
• King's Bounty: Armored Princess (RPG/TBS hybrid)
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent (First Person Horror)
• Stalker Trilogy (open world FPS) with the Complete Mod for each game
• Vindictus (MMO Action RPG, quite brilliant and fun)
• Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga (open world RPG, one of the best there is)
• Trackmania 2 Canyon (incredibly fun MP racing game)
• Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery (ridiculously addictive RTS/City Building game)
• Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars + Dragon Storm expansion (RPG/RTS hybrid)

Any port is going to be superior and worth getting for the PC, you can start with these, which are amongst my favorite, if you haven't played them yet:

• Fallout: New Vegas
• Max Payne 3
• Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
• The Orange Box (Half Life 2, episode 1 + 2 worth it alone)
• Sleeping Dogs(brilliant game, my favorite modern open world)
• Orcs Must Die! 2
• Metro 2033
• X-COM: Enemy Unknown
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution

depends on who you ask. angry joe will give a completely diff answer than 100% of the users here as an example

That really depends upon what type of games you're into.

Free to Play:

-Team Fortress 2

-PlanetSide 2

-League of Legends

-Quake Live

-Vindictus

-Tribes: Ascend

All of those are great free to play games, but if you're interested in other games that are retail I'd suggest playing some of the multiplatform games on PC:

-Farcry 3

-Battlefield 3

-Skyrim (million times better with mods)

-Borderlands 2

-The Witcher 2

-Saints Row: The Third

-Borderlands 2

Games that are exclusive to PC that are worth trying:

-Amnesia: The Dark Descent

-Guild Wars 2

-Torchlight 2

-World of Warcraft

-Starcraft 2

-Company of Heroes

-World in Conflict

-CounterStrike: GO or source (Go isnt exclusive but still is fun)

-Total War games

-Arma II+DLC+Day Z mod

All I can think of but I hope that's a good start. xP

(edited for formating and added a few games)

World of Warcraft is a must play RPG. One of the best in the RPG genre.

World of Warcraft is a must play RPG. One of the best in the RPG genre.

-Unreal-

farcry 1 is pretty gud i didnt enjoy farcry 2