2016 is shaping up to be an amazing year as this generation of consoles hits their stride, and we see the return of some of our favorite franchises as well as a few newcomers seeking to make their mark on the gaming world. With all of the huge game releases in 2015, you might be safe in assuming 2016 will see a bit of a slump, with fewer major titles to look forward to. A year where we crafted levels for Mario and Settlements in the Commonwealth.

It was the year of a Taken King and a Bloody Baron, the year of the Big Boss and the Master Chief.

Hitman 3 (90%) 🙋‍♀️: The art of assassination, polished as finely as Agent 47's head.2015 was an amazing year for AAA games.

Minecraft (96%) 💻🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️: Build anything you can imagine, as long as it's made of cubes.

Crusader Kings 3 (94%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️💻: The king is dead, long live the king!.

Wildermyth (90%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️💻: Narrative design as genetic engineering, it will live in your head like an imaginary friend.

Chivalry 2 (91%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️: A brilliant mix of high skill and low comedy, and the best medieval combat game out there.

Forza Horizon 5 (90%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🎮: Even a marginal improvement on the best racing series around is worth celebrating.

Monster Hunter: Rise (90%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️💻: Arguably the greatest entry in Capcom's flagship series, and a game that simply never stops giving.

God of War (90%) 🙋‍♀️🎮: The best game on PS4 is now one of the best games on PC.

Slay the Spire (92%) 🙋‍♀️💻: The deckbuilding roguelike all others aspire to beat.

Strange Horticulture (90%) 🙋‍♀️💻: A beautiful and engrossing detective game packed with mysteries, puzzles, plants, and intrigue.

Total War: Warhammer 3 (90%) 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️: A brilliant final act with the series' most inventive and unusual factions yet.

Valheim 💻🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️: A survival sandbox that rekindled our love for chopping, mining and building with stylish, savvy streamlining.

Disco Elysium (92%) 🙋‍♀️💻: Our 2019 Game of the Year and #1 best PC game for two years running.If you just want a damn fine PC game from the last several years, check these out. They're the cream of the crop on PC, either scoring 90%+ in a review or appearing on our list of the Top 100 PC games (opens in new tab). These games aren't all piping hot out of the oven, but some things get better with age.

10 best games of 2016 pc