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.
Dark Hunting Ground
Pixel action RPG with loot-driven builds and automated farming
93% positive
821 reviews
Sonder
Side-scrolling co-op puzzle platformer built around complementary character abilities
90% positive
Free
Backrooms: Extractions
First-person co-op horror built around rescue and extraction missions
74% positive
819 reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Real-time space strategy with empire building and large fleet battles
78% positive
818 reviews
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
Downhill skiing racer with shortcuts and shared-checkpoint online co-op
92% positive
811 reviews
Survival Machine
Third-person survival adventure about building and defending a moving fortress
70% positive
808 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 3
Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with custom generals and terrain-based battles
85% positive
805 reviews
Chess Evolved Online
Chess-inspired turn-based tactics with custom armies and online matches
91% positive
Free
Artifact Seeker: Resurrection
Top-down survivor roguelite built around collecting and combining artifacts
81% positive
803 reviews
Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Tower defense with placeable tiles that reshape enemy paths
86% positive
799 reviews
Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago
Virtual pet RPG where you raise an elf for quests
90% positive
791 reviews
Prehistoric Hunt
Open-world dinosaur hunting where the prey also hunts you
84% positive
785 reviews
DEATH IN UNISON
First-person co-op horror with prison duties and walkie-talkie teamwork
96% positive
773 reviews
Dysterra
First-person survival crafting on a ruined Earth with PvP
56% positive
Free
Pyrene
Turn-based deckbuilding dungeon crawler rooted in Basque mythology
92% positive
759 reviews
Gods of Sand
Manage a gladiator school through turn-based arena fights
87% positive
757 reviews
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
Remastered first-person shooter with an added episode and multiplayer
92% positive
752 reviews
DK Online
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with transformations and open-world PvP
49% positive
Free
Toy Shire
Tower defense with toy soldiers that can attack enemy bases
87% positive
739 reviews
Spectral Scream
Co-op survival horror with maze exploration and a central puzzle
78% positive
736 reviews
MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED
Mecha action RPG with customizable robots and loot-driven missions
80% positive
728 reviews
Crawling Lab
First-person roguelike shooter with gun upgrades in an AI-controlled lab
83% positive
727 reviews
Astronomics
Top-down asteroid mining and automation before each asteroid leaves
89% positive
725 reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
Party-based RPG mixing field combat and command battles amid murders
84% positive
717 reviews