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Just got my first entry level gaming pc! i have about 30 bucks to spend, what should i get for it? (self.pcgaming)
submitted 1 year ago by Lurker to c/[email protected]
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I have all my hardware set up, including a new chair. MineCraft and baulders gate 3, terraria, and some freebies are my only games so far. I have a massive console and physical game collection that I love, so I'm really just looking for things that are definitively better on pc, only on pc, or software that I may not know about yet. Free software and game recommendations are always my favorite.

Really just posting here because I thought you would be the best people to find random recommendations from. Usually I would check reddit posts and all that, but I'm here now.

Thanks in advance!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here are my recommandations on what is better on PC because of the advantage of mouse and keyboard vs controller by genre:

Strategy: the first thing I wanted to do when I bought my PC is to play Age of Empire 2 and Starcraft 2 and they still are the top games of the genre. It's night and day compared to their console games like Halo Wars. I recommend also the Civilisation series.

Simulators: Cities Skylines and Microsoft flight simulator are fun games and nothing looks like it on console.

MOBA: AFAIK, MOBAs like DOTA 2 and League of Legends only exist on PC because it's unplayable on controller. I don't like these kinds of games, but it's still something that you won't find on console.

FPS: A mouse let you have better control on your aim, but it's less relevant in games with crossplay multiplayer where the aim assist on controller is strong like in Apex Legends and Halo Infinite. Recently, a lot of people enjoy Battlebit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Although Cities Skylines is the goat city builder it's not the cheapest game in the world with all of the DLC which adds a huge amount to the game. I'd definitely wait it out with CS2 right on the horizon. If you can get the first game on a wicked sale it's still worth it but CS2 is looking amazing!