Hey duders, I just purchased my FIRST dedicated gaming computer. I come to you guys and gals in search of some must play pc games that I just couldnt experience before. Just for some reference, my machine can handle The Witcher 2 on high settings just fine.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Civ V. Anything from Blizzard. Team Fortress 2.

Hard Reset

Diablo II. Minecraft.

@PerryVandell said:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Jumping into the deep end. Of MADNESS!

@EndlessObsidian:

Skyrim is out this Friday and is going to be a contender for PC game-of-the-year. With your rig, you should be able to run it at super-max and install the extra-high-res texture mod that'll inevitably come out from the mod community.

You might check out Team Fortress 2 since it's free now and has remained my favorite PC game for years.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the best single-player game I've experienced in recent memory but might not appeal to someone who's just getting into PC gaming.

Don't forget that Steam has massive sales during the holidays. It's possible to pick up multiple $60 games for less than $5 during these sales, so my advice would be just to pick up whatever appeals to you at the moment whenever the sales start.

Can you give the specs on your computer and how much it cost? I'd love to get a gaming computer but I'm not savvy with this stuff.

Thanks for posting it if you do. And Dawn of War II you should play also the original witcher.

- The Witcher (I see you're already playing 2, but 1 is still very much worth it, and I personally like it better).

- STALKER games (mainly SoC and CoP, with Complete mods for extra beautification).

- Dragon Age.

- Metro 2033.

- Penumbra Black Plague (from the same guys that made Amnesia, which was mentioned above so I won't mention it again).

- Risen.

- ArmA II (if you're into that).

- Magicka.

- Company of Heroes games.

- Dawn of War games.

@Ravenlight said:

@EndlessObsidian:

Skyrim is out this Friday and is going to be a contender for PC game-of-the-year. With your rig, you should be able to run it at super-max and install the extra-high-res texture mod that'll inevitably come out from the mod community.

The mere thought of this is making my mind explode.

shogo

the half life games

counterstrike

the total war series

most any game on the steam xmas sale. It will be glorious and you will enjoy it. (summer sale as well)

- The Witcher (I see you're already playing 2, but 1 is still very much worth it, and I personally like it better).

- STALKER games (mainly SoC and CoP, with Complete mods for extra beautification).

@AhmadMetallic: Sure thing.

A. Half Life 1 and 2(and the episodes), Portal 1 and 2, Star Craft 2 on my shitty Dell laptop, ES4:Oblivion, Dragon Age 1 and 2, and some of the Witcher 2. That about covers all the pc games I have played.

B. I honestly like pretty much everything. Big Budget triple A titles all the way to Indie games. First person shooters, RPGs, etc. I'm actually thinking about getting Battlefield 3. But as this is my first time playing a fps with mouse and keyboard I'm kinda intimidated. Also, as I am typing this I just realized that I will be able to play Diablo 3 when it comes out. It's like a whole new world has opened up for me.

Homeworld

Baldurs gate 2

Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne

Starcraft 2

Dawn of War 2 series

Defense Grid

Portal

Team Fortress 2

Civ 5

League of Legends

Download Steam and just buy everything that is ever on sale .Works great.

Seriously though, HL2. That's always the game i play first on all my fresh computers.

Edit: I saw that you had played it before, that does not matter. Play it again not on a laptop, it will be better.

The Witcher 1 and 2

You should just play everything on the PC. Seriously. PC is the best.

Hard Reset

Not really a very visually intense game or anything, but give League of Legends a try, probably the best free game out there. Also, all the other suggestions!

@EndlessObsidian: Team Fortress 2, Skyrim, Starcraft II, Mass Effect 2, Dawn of war II, BF3.

I am ashamed that there have been no sace sims listed, so Starlancer , and its sort of sequel Freelancer.

It really depends on what genre you prefer to play. But if you go after any of the titles mentioned above, you won't go wrong.