The Top 10 PC games 2013

2013 is shaping up to be a great year for PC games, more so than ever before. Here's what's in store.

10. Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs.

If you thought Amnesia: The Dark Descent was a scary game, we're promised something even more terrifying with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It's developed by thechineseroom, which created the haunting (but not actually scary) first person experience, Dear Esther. Nothing pleasant was ever designed for pigs.
Release date:TBA.  

9. Shadow Warrior.

A reboot of the eponymous 90s classic, Shadow Warrior puts you in the boots of Lo Wang, a "corporate shogun" hired by some mysterious enterprise to locate a mystical katana.

The game's penchant for hack and slash, shooting, as well as tactical gameplay will scratch your itch for gory combat versus both demonic and more mundane enemies.

The game will see numerous technological advancements and innovations to the RTS genre—and best of all, it'll only be available on the PC.

Release Date: June 25, 2013.

8. Bioshock Infinite.

Bioshock Infinite takes place not on the underwater city of rapture but on the flying city of Columbia. There's always a lighthouse, and there's always a city.

While the original title wowed us with its underwater utopia gone wrong, Infinite takes us to the skies with a colorful and fast paced twist, showing us the utopia's downfall, rather than the aftermath. You'll definitely fall in love with Elizabeth, as you play, but don't get too attached.

Release Date: Available Now.

7. Wasteland 2.

Wasteland 2 is a tactical turn-based and party-based RPG with an "old school" isometric view in which players take control of a party of up to seven characters (three of which are NPCs), and all of whom are highly customizable.

Wasteland 2 comes from the makers of Fallout and the original Wasteland—precursors to just about every other modern RPG. As one of the first major games to be funded by Kickstarter, Wasteland 2's development is entirely independent from the machinations and meddling of marketing departments and corporate big-wigs. 

Release Date: TBA.

6. Crysis 3.

Crysis 3 may be getting released on consoles, but it's a game that finds its home on the PC as its developers plan to make full use of the PC's powerful hardware. Veering away from the corridor shooter gameplay of the second Crysis, Crysis 3 is set to offer wide open spaces in a New York City overrun by flora and fauna. 

Much like the first Crysis and Far Cry before it, players can expect to be able to utilize free-form strategies against AI opponents as they traverse through the wide open areas. 

Release Date: Available Now.

5. Metro: Last Light.

Metro: Last Light is the sequel to Metro 2033, taking place a year after the events of the first game. Originally slated for release in 2012, the game has since been delayed to an early 2013 release. The writer of the books, Dmitry Glukovsky has been signed on to work with the developers on the game. 

Like Metro 2033, the game is expected to make full use of the PC's capabilities to offer better visuals than its console counterparts. 

Release Date: May 14, 2013.

4. Planetary Annihilation.

Planetary Annihilation can be best described as the spiritual successor to Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander, offering real-time strategy battles that take place on a planetary scale. Games are expected to vary from half-hour 2-player battles to large scale, and lengthy 40-player matches.

The game is set to feature a planet-based map system spanning over multiple star systems, different types of planets, and even asteroids. Players will be able to conquer planets and even entire solar systems in their war for galactic dominance. 

Release Date: TBA.

3. Total War: Rome II.

Total War: Rome II is set to be the latest and greatest title in Creative Assembly's Total War series of real-time strategy games. As the eight standalone title in the series, Rome II is set in the classical antiquity with a focus on the Roman Republic. The game is set to offer a much larger campaign than any previous Total War title, encompassing the extent of the Roman Empire and its environs. 

This time around however, players will be prompted with a variety of decisions to make throughout their campaign. For the first time ever, players will have to make decisions which affect how the campaign plays out by assigning traits to their legions, customizing their loadouts, and more.

Additionally, the game's developers also seek to capture the uniqueness of the different cultures and fighting forces of the time so you won't simply be commanding cloned armies to fight one another. Each unit in the game will have a unique look and feel associated to its culture, and a technological tree that makes historical sense. 

Release Date: September 3, 2013.

2. SimCity.

SimCity is one of our most wanted games of 2013 for the PC. Heck, it's been one of our most wanted games for a decade now. We've wanted a proper, current-generation sequel to SimCity 4, a game which has—thus far—remained uncontested by the likes of too many city simulations that simply fail to compete.

The new SimCity offers a city simulation with more detail than ever before thanks to the powerful Glassbox engine it runs on, which simulates everything from underground water tables to the spread of fire, pollution, and crime. Beyond that, it's got detail that'll make use of high-end PC hardware to their max, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in a simulation.

It's got its share of problems, but they've been fixed. Aside from the game's always online requirement, most of its issues that were around during its launch have since been alleviated, making it one of the best city simulation games of all time.

Release Date: Available Now.

1. Battlefield 4.

Battlefield 4 is being developed on a powerful next-gen engine and features Destruction 4.0 — allowing for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 style effects — tessellation and dynamic weather effects. As with Battlefield 3, the next entry in the series' primary platform will be PC.

More than just a yearly upgrade, the game will come with a host of improvements to the way its maps are set. For instance, each map in the game will be subject to various weather conditions including fog, sandstorms, rain and haze with these being completely random according to the leak.

This, and a dedicated single-player campaign will be part and parcel of the next-gen Battlefield 4 experience.

Release Date: 04 2013.