PC gaming has been on the upswing. The platform now claims 53% of nonmobile gaming sales, according to a report from investment research firm Epyllion, compared to 47% for consoles.Epyllion CEO Matthew Ball posted a slideshow of his company's State of Video Gaming in 2025 report,

Without massive marketing budgets, indie games rely on word of mouth to attract new players. You may immediately recognize every top indie game on this list, but others may be oblivious to this awesome underground world of independent gaming just a download away. Here are the best PC indie games to up your cool cred.

While 2024 provided plenty of great gameplay (and a few disappointments), 2025 has a rather full slate. Expected releases this year include long-awaited and long-promised sequels, new entries in major franchises and even a new Nintendo console.

Despite the hopes of many industry analysts, the Steam Machine project, which promised all the benefits of PC gaming with no headaches, led to a paltry set of middling gaming PCs. Valve mothballed the strategy in 2018. Of course, that’s not the end of the story. Far from it.

The PC scene never rests as games are always launching on Steam. Here is every upcoming major PC game set to debut in 2025 or later.