The Best PC Exclusive Game of 2017

It’s award season here at Twinfinite! Let’s look back the best PC exclusive games from 2017. Voted on by our editors, these great games left console owners jealous. Let’s start with our top vote-getting runner-ups, and finally, of course, our overall winner!

Second Runner-Up: Dream Daddy

The Best PC Exclusive Game of 2017

Dream Daddy, baby. Of course, we had to throw a nod over to this little game that could. It’s not every day that a dating sim reaches outside of its niche audience and manages to grab people en masse. This isn’t just any dating sim, though. No, it’s all about dads tryin’ to get it in. It’s a fun, light-hearted game that you can complete in one sitting. Provided that you’re hooked to do so.

Since it was created by various members of the popular YouTube channel Game Grumps, you know that it’s got a lot of jokes to read through. It can be a hard sell to get people to read through what is literally a visual novel, but making choices is always an awesome mechanic thrown into any game. I highly doubt there is a single person that will play this and won’t instantly decide which dad they’re going to attempt to seduce like it’s Friday night in Downtown.

First Runner-Up: Total War: Warhammer II

The Best PC Exclusive Game of 2017

Strategy games are still alive and well on PC, and in fact, it’s sometimes hard to stand out from the crowd. The Total War series, still stalwartly run by Creative Assembly, continues to pump out critically acclaimed titles.

Total War: Warhammer II, was a triple threat, pleasing Total War, Warhammer, and strategy game fans all in one effective swoop. Featuring a tight, plot-driven campaign, players will engage in massive wars between the game’s four primary races. Those interested in the legendary series’ high fantasy lore and story, will covet the drama that ensues over the mysterious Great Vortex. Even if Warhammer isn’t your jam necessarily, there’s still a deep and complex strategy game to sink your teeth into.

There’s a lot going on in Warhammer II and it can be intimidating, especially to newcomers. The battle rages on whether you know what you’re doing or not, but it’s in those moments where you figure it out, that Warhammer II shines.

Winner: Divinity Original Sin 2

The Best PC Exclusive Game of 2017

Divinity Original Sin 2 is the ultimate PC game this year, and just like, in general. The isometric RPG genre is one that thrived on PCs but is not as common or popular as it was for reasons unknown. The Divinity Original Sin games are Larian Studios’ love letter to the genre and it’s everything that fans of games like Baldur’s Gate could ever hope and dream of.

You should read our review for the full scoop because there’s a lot, but just a quick rundown. There’s a MASSIVE campaign filled with an absurd amount of content totaling to an easy hundred hours if you want to spend that much time. So much of that stuff features multiple ways to complete quests and different experiences depending on what your characters’ backstory is. Oh so yeah, you can pick from a number of surprisingly interesting pre-created characters with their own origin story that impacts your gameplay, or create your own as well. All of this can be played co-op with friends, too, to boot.

Finally, if you somehow get tired of the story or complete everything. You can take a stab at Game Master mode, and channel your inner D&D to come up with fun quests, scenarios, and story using Divinity Original Sin 2’s assets.

If any of this is even remotely appealing to you, Divinity Original Sin 2 will hook you in. It’s so incredibly rich with content, and at least for now, available exclusively on PC and is our runaway pick of the best of 2017 for PC.