Best PvE games on PC
Games centered on fighting computer-controlled enemies or overcoming environmental threats instead of competing primarily against other players. Common formats include cooperative missions, survival challenges, and combat-based progression.
- Computer-controlled enemies and hazards
- Cooperative or solo objectives
- Combat and survival challenges
Related: Co-op, Online Co-Op, Action, Multiplayer
668 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Four-player sci-fi co-op shooter with friendly fire and shared war
76% positive
1.2M reviews
Warframe
Free-to-play third-person looter shooter with acrobatic space-ninja combat
88% positive
Free
PAYDAY 2
Co-op first-person heists with stealth, shootouts, and custom builds
89% positive
675K reviews
Destiny 2
Free-to-play sci-fi looter shooter with co-op raids and PvP
79% positive
Free
Valheim
Norse open-world survival crafting with co-op building and bosses
94% positive
552K reviews
Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
511K reviews
Dying Light
Open-world zombie action with first-person parkour and nighttime chases
95% positive
496K reviews
Overwatch®
Free-to-play team shooter built around competitive hero-based matches
32% positive
Free
ARC Raiders
Third-person extraction shooter mixing machine hunts with player encounters
82% positive
416K reviews
Deep Rock Galactic
Class-based co-op FPS about mining procedural caves and fighting aliens
97% positive
380K reviews
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Shared-world pirate adventure built around sailing, treasure, and rival crews
89% positive
373K reviews
New World: Aeternum
Open-world fantasy MMORPG with classless action combat and large-scale PvP battles
67% positive
297K reviews
Squad
Large-scale military FPS built around teamwork, tactics, and combined arms
81% positive
244K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Third-person shooter about crushing alien swarms solo or cooperatively
84% positive
226K reviews
Lost Ark
Free-to-play action MMORPG with customizable combat, raids, and PvP
70% positive
Free
Delta Force
Free-to-play FPS with extraction raids and large-scale vehicle battles
58% positive
Free
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Souls-like action RPG with three-player, randomized boss runs
82% positive
191K reviews
Once Human
Open-world multiplayer survival crafting amid monsters and polluted wilderness
79% positive
Free
God of War
Third-person Norse action adventure with weighty close-range combat
96% positive
185K reviews
Crimson Desert Enhanced
Open-world fantasy action adventure with varied combat and exploration
84% positive
175K reviews
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Open-world fantasy MMORPG for solo questing, co-op, and PvP
81% positive
162K reviews
World of Warships
Team-based naval shooter with historical warships and tactical salvos
76% positive
Free
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Four-player dark fantasy co-op with bloody first-person melee combat
85% positive
148K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Class-based co-op shooter mixing melee and gunplay against hordes
72% positive
139K reviews