The Best PC Game of All Time

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Two Point Studios Publisher: SEGA Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No I f the phrase, “Patients are reminded not to die in the corridors” sets off your nostalgia senses then congratulations because Two Point Hospital is for, and it’s for me. It’s basically a sequel to the 1998 Theme Hospital in all but name, often feeling so similar that you could swear you were playing a remaster but also putting a few fresh things into the mix to turn this game into one of the most fun and satisfying management sims in recent memory.   Your job is to build up a functioning hospital capable of diagnosing and treating numerous injuries and diseases, all while you manage staff, research new stuff and hopefully turn a tidy profit in the process. It kicks off  identically to the original Theme Hospital as you place an almost disturbingly familiar reception desk in exactly the same place as you would have done all those years ago, and then begin toss down ro...

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Backwoods Entertainment Publisher: Application Systems Heidelberg Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Y ‘know, when I was but a tiny human person playing games like Driver or GTA III or Mortal Kombat I also had a love of point and click games that came from my mum. Still, as I grew up I always thought it would be a genre destined to fade into obscurity as technology marched forwards toward a presumably horrible future where sentient video games take over the world. I still loved the games, but at the time they seemed so antiquated compared to the vast worlds that were being built. What was Guybrush to do against the might of CJ as he roamed a huge map of San Andreas? And yet here I am in 2018 still happily enjoying figuring out little puzzles. Man, I’m glad I was wrong. The point and click genre is still going strong. The star of the game is Harper Pendrell, a well-meaning guy who...

Platforms: PC (Closed Alpha), Xbox One, PS4 Pre-Reviewed On: PC (Closed Alpha) Developer: Crytek Publisher: Crytek Singleplayer: No Multiplayer: Yes Closed Alpha entry code was supplied by the publisher. In the dead of night, I’m wading through a deep swamp that’s hindering my movement, feeling far too vulnerable for my own good. To the right of me I can hear the echo of rifle fire as several players duke it out for dominance, but as a solo player I have to be more careful. Ignoring the gunfire and steadily weaving through the myriad of beasts lurking in the darkness I make my way to the final clue which reveals the location of my quarry; a giant arachnid that’s far too realistic for my liking. And that’s when I freeze, the nearby ambient noises having changed and alerted me to the sound of other players who are also hunting the beast. Two of them emerge from the treeline, the probable victors of the gunfight I heard earlier. They’re unbearably close to me, and for me, it’s the...