{"id":56358,"date":"2013-07-17T02:43:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T00:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=56358"},"modified":"2013-07-17T16:25:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T14:25:41","slug":"top-25-pc-games-of-2013-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/56358-top-25-pc-games-of-2013-so-far","title":{"rendered":"Top 25 PC Games of 2013 (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Review aggregation site Metacritic has released a list detailing the top 25 PC games of 2013 as of 1 July 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The list includes expansions and indie games, which rank highly among the triple-A mainstream releases.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1. BioShock Infinite \u2013 94%<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone who has played Bioshock Infinite can say that the game is arguably the best of the year (so far).<\/p>\n<p>Irrational Games delivered an exciting new experience in the Bioshock universe, but kept intact all the things that helped gamers fall in love with the series.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting is tight, the Vigor mechanics made combat interesting, the visuals were breath-taking, and most of all, the story\u00a0 managed to surprise, please and get gamers brains running on overdrive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56359\" alt=\"Bioshock Infinite screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2. Fez \u2013 91%<\/h3>\n<p>Fez has won numerous industry accolades celebrating it\u2019s awesome indie-ness, and its PC release has finally given it the chance to woo some keyboard and mouse fans.<\/p>\n<p>Fez won the \u201cExcellence in Visual Art\u201d award at the Independent Games Festival in 2008, Story\/World Design and Grand Jury, at IndieCade in 2011, and \u201cSeamus McNally Grand Prize\u201d at the Independent Games Festival in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the visuals, the 2D puzzle-platformer uses a unique mechanic to rotate its world in a 3D plane, thereby revealing hidden and inaccessible areas, or completely changing the dynamic of a level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-35968\" alt=\"Fez screenshot 13\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fez-screenshot-13-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3. The Swapper \u2013 87%<\/h3>\n<p>For those who may not know of The Swapper, the game features a unique art style that uses real-world clay-models and found objects to create an explorable space station.<\/p>\n<p>Gameplay sees players swap between different bodies to achieve otherwise impossible tasks, if you\u2019re looking for great puzzles and an interesting story, then you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Swapper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56360\" alt=\"The Swapper\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Swapper.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Swapper.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Swapper-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm \u2013 86%<\/h3>\n<p>Heart of the Swarm brings with it more units, more buildings, and some heavy-duty tweaks to the fan-favourite strategy game, and it\u2019s no surprise that it sits on the highest-rated list.<\/p>\n<p>For the hardcore, the seemingly insignificant additions (such as extra units) have completely revised the structure of how Starcraft 2 is played.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51786\" alt=\"Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm screenshot_03\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-screenshot_03.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5. Tomb Raider \u2013 86%<\/h3>\n<p>Tomb Raider\u2019s reboot this year marked a high point for the series which has undergone some tough times in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Square Enix did a phenomenal job at reinventing the female treasure hunter, to make her a more relatable and somewhat likeable heroin.<\/p>\n<p>The game may have taken some tips from Uncharted, but its put itself into a frame of its own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-52097 aligncenter\" alt=\"Tomb Raider 2013 review\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Bit.Trip Presents&#8230;Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. DmC: Devil May Cry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Gunpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Trials Evolution: Gold Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Starseed Pilgrim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Mass Effect 3: Citadel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Monaco: What&#8217;s Yours Is Mine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Wargame: AirLand Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Rising Storm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Antichamber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>16. Metro: Last Light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>17. GRID 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18. Kentucky Route Zero &#8211; Act I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>19. Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>20. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>21. Brutal Legend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22. Company of Heroes 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23. Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24. Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>25. Proteus<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>Source:<a title=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Metacritic<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming features:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/56141-video-game-movie-casting-call.html\"><b>Video game movie casting call<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/55940-the-truth-behind-sa-game-prices.html\"><b>The truth behind SA game prices<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/55884-5-reasons-to-play-state-of-decay.html\">5 reasons to play State of Decay<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/55851-top-5-sidekicks-in-gaming.html\">Top 5 sidekicks in gaming<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metacritic lists the best PC games that have made a splash on the gaming scene in 2013 so far<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":56361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5266,283,2206,21,233,6641,10697,201,10668],"class_list":["post-56358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-best-games","tag-bioshock-infinite","tag-fez","tag-headline","tag-metacritic","tag-starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm","tag-the-swapper","tag-tomb-raider","tag-top-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56363,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56358\/revisions\/56363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}