Era: I bought my first gaming PC in YEARS.... what's the first PC exclusive I should play??????

[emilioasis]

I've played exclusively on consoles for like 15 years so yeah, the title says it all, whats the one game that can only be played on PC that I should give it a try??

Don't matter the genre, year of release or if its going to melt my pc, what should I play???

 

[ProstatePuncher]

Play something you might have enjoyed on consoles and have your arse blown off by the quality improvement.

 

[Deleted member 15973]

Age of Empires 2 HD

 

[Cenauru]

Well I'd have normally said Terraria and Minecraft but they're not exclusive anymore.

 

[mattyhochs]

Crusader Kings 3, Valorant

 

[Deleted member 9584]

Roller Coaster Tycoon 2.

 

[TripleBee]

Microsoft Flight Sim

 

[DominicanGlory]

Crysis obvs

 

[Darknight]

Microsoft Flight Simulator

 

[Pitou]

DOTA 2

 

[qatak]

Play something you might have enjoyed on consoles and have your arse blown off by the quality improvement.

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yep! This.

 

[FaceHugger]

First, I hope you're enjoying the new PC.

I can't really think of any PC exclusives that are must play these days. I'd maybe try something that is multiplayer and can be pushed graphically, like Division 2. Are you running 1080, 1440, or 4k?

 

[emilioasis]

Play something you might have enjoyed on consoles and have your arse blown off by the quality improvement.

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you mean Rogue Legacy?

 

[Bear]

Among Us.

 

[Gorger]

Total War: Warhammer 1-2

 

[Stalwart]

Duke Nukem 3D

 

[PlatypusDude]

Disco Elysium if you enjoy story-based games and/or RPG's. One of (if not) the best written games out there.

 

[Hellfire]

Play game genres you wouldn't on console. These are 3 very different types of strategy game.

~Strategy/Action RPG sandbox

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

store.steampowered.com

Grand Strategy with RPG elements

Crusader Kings III on Steam

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

store.steampowered.com

Real time tactics with turn based strategy layer

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

store.steampowered.com

 

[exodus]

Valorant
Total War 3 Kingdoms
Disco Elysium
Mount & Blade 2
Microsoft Flight Simulator (GamePass)
Crusader Kings 3 (GamePass)
Factorio


Not exclusive but the best way to play:
Kerbal Space Program with mods
Skyrim with mods
Final Fantasy XIV
Subnautica

 

[OnionPowder]

If you like RPGs or good stories i'd suggest picking up Disco Elysium since it's still a PC exclusive.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut on Steam

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Bradford]

If you like RPGs or good stories i'd suggest picking up Disco Elysium since it's still a PC exclusive.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut on Steam

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

store.steampowered.com

That's 4 posts in a row with Disco Elysium, just sayin OP

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100% this.

 

[Deleted member 16136]

Crysis (2007)

 

[VeryHighlander]

World of Warcraft

 

[dipship31]

Try Rocket League if you played a good amount on consoles

 

[King Dodongo]

Age of Empires 1, 2 and soon 3 on HD

 

[Letters]

The best most mindlowing exclusive is Alyx but you need extra hardware for it.

Valorant, CSGO and Dota 2 are amazing if you're into multiplayer.

Play Hades if you don't have a switch.

Get a gamepass trial and try PC versions of many games you've already played, now looking and running much better. If you have a high refresh monitor everything will run so much better, it's a night and day difference. If so try the now free rocket league for example, so smooth.

 

[purseowner]

Sam & Max Hit the Road

 

[Indy_Rex]

As someone who went from PS4 Pro/XSX to a PC with a 2080Ti and a 3900X in it? Don't play anything on PC you've already played on console. There's improvements, but outside of performance? It's literally just "nicer looking version of ____ game".

WITH THAT SAID: Play Control with RTX on if you can. Legitimate showcase for PC > Console.

 

[Comet]

WarCraft III honestly

 

[emilioasis]

Play game genres you wouldn't on console. These are 3 very different types of strategy game.

~Strategy/Action RPG sandbox

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

store.steampowered.com

Grand Strategy with RPG elements

Crusader Kings III on Steam

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

store.steampowered.com

Real time tactics with turn based strategy layer

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

store.steampowered.com

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Crusader Kings 3 is on Game Pass!! I think we have a winner

 

[hersheyfan]

Play something you might have enjoyed on consoles and have your arse blown off by the quality improvement.

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This is always my answer as well, OP. Basically, make a list of all your older favorites on console (which should be good and cheap in the next sale) then play them on PC. See what you've been missing!

Edit: Preferably AAA/graphically intensive older favorites, for maximum effect.

 

[OnionPowder]

Actually OP, the greatest PC exclusive is actually this game. Might not look like it but it is.

Factorio on Steam

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really...

store.steampowered.com

As someone who went from PS4 Pro/XSX to a PC with a 2080Ti and a 3900X in it? Don't play anything on PC you've already played on console. There's improvements, but outside of performance? It's literally just "nicer looking version of ____ game".

WITH THAT SAID: Play Control with RTX on if you can. Legitimate showcase for PC > Console.

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Depends on the game I'd say. Shooters are amazing to replay on PC because the controls are just so much better. Bioshock Infinite and Deus Ex Human Revolution are 2 games that I would say are worth another look on PC if you've played on console. New UIs and just faster and smoother gameplay.

Most games though, yeah unless you really want to replay that game just stick to new stuff. Maybe if the controls were junk on console and you want to try again on PC. Every game will really be a showcase from here on out so looking at old games gets boring quick.

 

[Shoichi]

First you should get GamePass. Such as a great deal even now.
Play Control if you have an RTX build (guessing you got it with at least 2xxx/3xxx GPU)
Also World of Warcraft, FFXIV, RDR2, maybe some League of Legends, and eventually Cyberpunk 2077

 

[-Tetsuo-]

Get game pass

Play Crusader Kings 3

 

[MinerArcaniner]

What are the specs?

 

[Thewonandonly]

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This is really the big plus here!!! Having been a console gamer for my whole life I just got a beastly PC a couple months ago and playing dark souls 3 on ultra wide at 120FPS blew my mind!!!!

 

[Khanimus]

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

 

[Hellfire]

Crusader Kings 3 is on Game Pass!! I think we have a winner

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Beyond the usual advice to take all the on boarding options like playing the tutorial and not being afraid to look things up, Crusader Kings caters to many different types of playstyles so you may find you like playing as characters that have different options than others.

 

[SkoomaBlade]

I'd suggest dabble in stuff that isn't really available on consoles. Stuff like RTS, 4X Strategy/Grand Strategy, Simulators, etc. Obviously gravitate towards genre and gameplay that you'd enjoy.

Unlike most other PC gamers (or so it would seem), I use my PC mainly to play exclusives that I couldn't on consoles (heresy!). My current jam is Microsoft Flight Simulator which I highly recommend.

 

[RSTEIN]

It's on console but Divinity 2 at 4K/100fps+ is gorgeous and it plays way better than console.

MS Flight Sim is great and on gamepass. Grab Wasteland 3 too if you havent played it.

Control, Witcher 3, crusader.

 

[padlock]

The best most mindlowing exclusive is Alyx but you need extra hardware for it.

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This is the right answer.

 

[Serule]

My PC is only used for

World of warcraft
and
Magic Arena

 

[SuzanoSho]

Surprised no one has mentioned Minesweeper. Best story mode ever...

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Rimworld. Best simulation/builder game ever maybe.

 

[Rizific]

Play something you might have enjoyed on consoles and have your arse blown off by the quality improvement.

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This is always my suggestion in threads like these. Play your favorite games you've played on console, but this time with 2-3-4x the performance. See how much the experience changes.

 

[Dylan]

Civilization V or VI and if you have a high refresh monitor Titanfall 2.

 

[Deleted member 2834]

Factorio

 

[TaterTots]

I'd echo Disco Elysium if you enjoy story rich games. Doubt you have a VR headset, but if you do, Half-Life: Alyx.

 

[Arthands]

Portal and Portal 2. 2 classic timeless games imo

 

[Asklepios]

When I got my first PC recently it was to play Disco Elysium. Play it, it's totally worth it.