Game lists, sorted by hardware
Shortcuts through the library. Each list is rebuilt from the requirement data whenever games are added, so the counts below are always current.
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Games for Low-End PCs
The lightest 35% of the library by graphics requirement. If your PC has integrated graphics, an older GTX card or a work laptop, start here.
Starts with Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2 - 29
Most Demanding PC Games
The heaviest 15% of the library by recommended graphics card, heaviest first. Useful for stress-testing a new build or deciding how far to stretch a budget.
Starts with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Fortnite, Palworld - 9
Ray Tracing Games
Games where ray tracing is confirmed, with how heavy each implementation is, so you know what to expect before switching it on.
Starts with Monster Hunter Wilds, Black Myth: Wukong, World of Warcraft: The War Within - 17
DLSS Games
Games with NVIDIA's upscaler confirmed. Owners of RTX cards can usually trade a little sharpness for a lot of frames in these.
Starts with Palworld, Monster Hunter Wilds, Black Myth: Wukong - 18
CPU-Heavy Games
Strategy, simulation and crowded open worlds, where frame rate is capped by the processor long before the graphics card runs out.
Starts with Palworld, Satisfactory, Baldur's Gate 3 - 449
Games for 8GB of RAM
Every game whose publisher lists 8GB or less as the memory minimum, lowest first.
Starts with Borderlands Game of the Year, Vampire Survivors, Katana ZERO - 20
Newest PC Games
Recent releases, newest first, each with the publisher's minimum and recommended hardware.
Starts with Palworld, Scrap Mechanic, CyberCorp - 10
Esports Games
Competitive shooters, MOBAs and arena games built for high frame rates on ordinary hardware. Picked by hand: Steam files most under one Action genre.
Starts with Rocket League®, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Crossout