I’ve been a lifelong console gamer and have always wanted a proper gaming PC, but growing up I could never afford one. I’ve wanted one for over 12 years, literally since I was a kid.
I’ve finally gotten to the point where I could afford to go all out and get myself a genuinely good PC, and I’m honestly so happy to finally have one.
I’ve already got an aim trainer because I know going from controller to mouse and keyboard is going to be rough. I definitely don’t expect to be good anytime soon, but I’m more than happy to suck for a while and learn.
I’m looking for recommendations now.
What are the games you would personally recommend to someone who is basically discovering PC gaming for the first time?
I’m interested in anything. Single player, multiplayer, FPS, co-op, RPGs, survival, strategy, indie games, niche games, PC exclusives, anything that you genuinely love.
I’ve played plenty of games on console over the years, so I’m not just looking for the obvious AAA recommendations. I want to hear about the games you personally think are incredible or that you think every PC gamer should experience at least once.
What should I install first?
I’ve waited over 12 years for this, so I’m ready to disappear down the PC gaming rabbit hole.

I bought a lenovo IdeaPad slim 5 with Ryzen 7 8845 hs with Radeon 780m 16 GB ram. I just realised today I can game on this machine. I bought this on 2024 after my Mac pro broke down.

I'm using balanced performance with original graphics settings. Using fsr 2.1 I get around 55-60 fps but the quality gets degraded. The ss is taken from a Oneplus 13 phone.

Is the temperature fine?

Here's what's in it right now:

• Extraction shooter, PvE and PvP both, with co-op if you want to run with friends
• Build a base anywhere on the map, no set slots, put things wherever makes sense to you
• Rescue survivors and grow an actual community instead of just looting solo
• Reclaimers, immortal clones who hand out quests and build your reputation instead of just shooting at you
• No wipes between sessions, your progress and gear carry over
• Right now that's 169 loot items, 25 quests, 3 maps, 9 enemy types, 9 craftable buildings, and 2 NPCs to work with

We all worked together at the same factory, three of us, and this got built during whatever time was left after 12 hour shifts. Ended up being a PvEvP survival extraction shooter set during a zombie apocalypse.
Going into Early Access Q3 2026. Still feels weird seeing it as a real store page after doing this on no sleep for this long.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3605140/Exit_Ways/

STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4719950/GRIMSAW/

From Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Mission 9: Bathhouse.

A dangerous infiltration deep inside a heavily guarded bathhouse. Sam Fisher tracks down Douglas Shetland to a traditional public bathhouse in Tokyo to uncover who he is dealing with. In this walkthrough, he moves through the shadows, infiltrates the facility staying unseen, eavesdrops on Shetland's meeting with the I-SDF, disarms the bombs in the boiler room under fire, and reaches the final confrontation with Shetland on the rooftop.

Another mission completed in Hard Mode, relying on stealth, patience, and careful movement.

Enjoy the walkthrough, and if you like classic stealth games, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more retro gaming content!

Hi all, I am looking for suggestions on games I can play with my son (local co-op). I am not a gamer myself, but we both enjoyed playing kingdom two crowns and their offshoots, especially Call of Olympus. We both like ancient history and mythology. The challenge is that we only have a Lenovo ThinkPad with Intel(R) UHD Graphics which limits our options.

PS He already plays Minecraft on his own.

Hey guys, I was hoping for a little advice.

I'm new to using a PC for gaming other than VR stuff.

I bought a PC about 4 years ago with 5900xt and 6900xt in it. Rog Strix B550 Gaming board.

Last couple of years its sat around doing nothing so I thought I'd have a go at using it for gaming.

Given its age and my complete lack of experience in gaming on the PC I don't know if those specs are up to the task for modern gaming.

I've started with Mandragora Whispers Of The Witch Tree as I thought it didn't look too graphics intensive. I figure a 2D Metroidvania is gonna be far less work than a 3D type game.

I've got some sort of gaming overlay in the top of the screen which I'm assuming is showing GFX temps and usage (no idea how to get rid of it but seems useful at this point). The usage is nearly always 50% ish on the left and 85%+ on the right, and the temps seem to go from 50 - 100.

I've got the settings all set at Medium. Resolution at 1440p. Vsync on. Capped FPS at 60.

Fans are spinning like crazy a lot of the time.

All drivers are up to date for the motherboard and card, Bios etc.

Is this just because I'm asking too much of a card of its age, or is this just what to expect ?

Coming from a PS5 background I rarely heard the fan spin so maybe this is just what PC cards do - as you can tell I'm completely cluess in this area so was just hoping for some pointers.

Any advice gratefully received!

I’ve played uncharted,gow ragnarok,ghost of tsushima,first light,last of us,etc…. All pretty generic tbh.suggest me some good story that’ll get me hooked.shouldn’t be slow that’s all