The best games of 2017 certainly make up an exciting list; it really was a vintage year for PC titles. Resident Evil 7 ripped our nerves to shreds.

By my estimation, 2017 was one of the best years in gaming history. Even if we ignore the Nintendo Switch (and we will because this is PCWorld) 2017 delivered an incredible number of top-tier games.

Look for those and more inside, as we round up the best PC games of 2017—so far, at least. This fall’s looking even more packed. Prey. It’s not the story you tell, it’s how you tell it.

When cobbling together our list of the best PC games of 2017, we took a big picture view. We aren’t restricting this list to games that are only playable on PC.

Here are all the best video games of 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One ... An imperfect game, Prey still managed to capture something of that old-school PC single-player spirit that we've ...

The best of 2017 may have been outlined in a number of lists from various publications, but Valve put together its own best-of list based on the actual numbers generated by various top-selling ...

So 2017 was … well, the games were great. We spent 2.5 hours last week determining our top 10, and that list has some all-time greats on them. This is the culmination of our GamesBeat Rewind ...

Who will take home the crown of best PC game of 2017? ... This time next week, we'll begin posting our picks for the best PC games of the year. Today, you can get an early look at the contenders.

The Best PC Gifts for 2017 ... Divinity: Original Sin II This year brought us not only one of the most popular battle royale games of all time, but also one of the greatest RPGs ever made.

Released in early 2017, it arrived far away from the fall release window that so many big games land in. It is another Metroidvania game in a time when the PC is rotten with quality Metroidvanias.