Great games only get better with age. There’s something special about revisiting them years later — new details, new perspective, and honestly, they’re just as fun the second (or fifth) time around.
That’s the beauty of replaying old favorites: no two playthroughs feel the same, and revisiting them always stirs up genuine nostalgia. AdmiGram.com is turning back the clock to look at the best PC games of 2019.
Rewind: The Best PC Games of 2019
Best RPG of 2019: Disco Elysium
Developer: ZA/UM
2019 gave us a genuine masterpiece: Disco Elysium reinvented what an RPG could be and captivated millions of players with its storytelling alone. The game is built on deep dialogue, choices that carry real weight, and a wildly original mechanic that lets you interact with different facets of the protagonist’s own psyche. Essential playing for anyone who loves a story-driven game done right.
Best Action-RPG of 2019: The Outer Worlds
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Take the spirit of classic Fallout, set it in space, and you get the formula that made The Outer Worlds one of the standout RPGs of its era. Its retro-futuristic style and setting pulled players into a world that felt genuinely alive — one that operated by its own rules, yet bent significantly based on player choice. An impressive role-playing game with rich dialogue, memorable characters, and varied quests.
Best Action-Adventure of 2019: Red Dead Redemption 2
Developer: Rockstar Studios
PC players had never seen anything quite like this before. A cinematic western in every sense, Red Dead Redemption 2 pulled players in from the first minutes with its sprawling, detailed open world and genuinely emotional story. The graphics, sound design, and finely drawn characters gave the game so much depth that you could lose yourself in the Wild West for hours on end.
Best Horror of 2019: Resident Evil 2 Remake
Developer: Capcom R&D Division 1
There’s not much point explaining what makes the Resident Evil 2 Remake great — you have to play it yourself. It’s a rare remake that lands equally well with longtime fans of the 1998 original and newcomers who’ve never touched it. Capcom nailed the balance: the same suffocating dread as the original, rebuilt with modern production values. More scares, more emotion, more atmosphere — turned all the way up.
Best Shooter of 2019: Metro Exodus
Developer: 4A Games
A blend of adventure and nostalgia set in a post-Soviet alternate universe — it doesn’t get much more atmospheric than that. Like its predecessors, Metro Exodus isn’t the fastest-paced shooter out there, but it’s one of the most immersive. The cinematic visuals (this was one of the first games to support ray tracing) and sound design are still genuinely impressive. Dangerous mutants, scarce resources, a hostile world — a true survival adventure with a setting all its own.
Best RTS of 2019: They Are Billions
Developer: Numantian Games
Genuine RTS masterpieces don’t come around often — so when one does, it’s worth celebrating. They Are Billions channels the spirit of genre classics like Warcraft, but with its own twist: the focus is on building and defending your base against relentless waves of zombies, turning it into as much a survival game as a strategy game. A phenomenal steampunk-meets-zombie-apocalypse experience.
Best Stealth of 2019: A Plague Tale: Innocence
Developer: Asobo Studio
This is the rare stealth game that pulled in players who normally skip the genre entirely. Set in plague-ravaged, Inquisition-era medieval France, its dark survival story grabbed players and didn’t let go — especially anyone drawn to strong visuals and a gripping plot. Sharp level design, compelling character relationships, and clever puzzles made this one of the genre’s real high points of the year.
Best Racing of 2019: Need for Speed Heat
Developer: Ghost Games
Sharp graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and deep car customization made Need for Speed Heat a hit with longtime series fans and newcomers alike. It dropped players back into the adrenaline rush of street racing and police chases — and did it well enough to count as one of the franchise’s best entries in years, bringing back the charm that made the series a favorite in the first place.
Worthy of Special Mention
2019 was, without a doubt, one of the strongest years for PC releases in decades. The lineup was massive, with something for fans of nearly every genre. If you missed any of these, they’re well worth going back for:
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), Control, Anno 1800, Mortal Kombat 11, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Tropico 6, Gears 5, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Devil May Cry 5, Rage 2, Baba Is You, Dirt Rally 2.0, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Unity of Command II, Slay the Spire, Asgard’s Wrath.
